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Minutes of the Airborne Internet Collaboration Group (AICG) July 24, 2003 The AICG meeting was held at Mulkerin Associates Inc. (MAI) in Springfield, Virginia. The purpose of the meeting was to develop the next steps in the development of public-private collaboration. The principal work to be done was to complete the development of the Work Plan for the AICG and to begin activity toward its completion. The meeting began with an introduction by Paul Masson of STARNet that outlined the work to be accomplished at this meeting (see Agenda). Ralph Yost of the FAA Tech Center stated that the group had moved ahead and matured to be more than just a support function for SATS. Pete McHugh, the FAA program manager for SATS, stated that there was a need for public/private collaborations that would create standards for all, among other activities. Click here to see the McHugh briefing. Jim Meer of Microflight stated that we needed to identify sponsors for the collaboration who are advocates for the activities of the AICG. Mr. Meer gave an example of John Wiley's involvement at the FAA Tech Center where he is becoming interested in supporting NASA SATS and the Airborne Internet simulation activities with air traffic laboratories. Mr. Meer summarized what had been accomplished in the previous AICG meetings:
Mr. Meer expressed the need to develop the Work Plan and identify outside resources to support the AICG. Paul Masson facilitated the meeting to review the work accomplished thus far and to begin developing the Work Plan. Mr. Masson mentioned the ATCA meeting this week and the presentation given by the FAA Administrator, Marion Blakely. Mr. Masson positioned the new Joint Program Office (JPO) as being well aligned for efforts anticipated by the AICG. Some discussion ensued with review of the charter and modifications were agreed. See June 24 meeting for the Charter, goals, and Objectives. The meetings participants divided into two groups with the task to develop the work plan elements and their cost. The groups returned to the meeting and a combined set of work elements and their cost were agreed. (Click here to see the work plan and cost estimates) Due to the large initial cost estimate of the work plan, it was the consensus of the participants that a smaller effort was required to initiate the work plan. The first task would be to obtain sponsors who could either commit to the effort or could seek commitments within their organizations. The level of effort for this task was estimated to be from $100K to $150K. The next meeting is planned to be in September. The format will be more information transfer oriented. There will be a report of the organizing activities including those that have occurred since this meeting. If time permits, there will be a break-out group to further discuss the organizing activities and next steps. Paul Masson committed to provide a guidance paper as a result of the meeting. The potential meeting sites for the next meetings include Indianapolis, IN.; Northern Virginia; Richmond Virginia; Microsoft in Reston, VA.; or Boeing ATM in McLean, VA. Click here to see the attendee list
Suggested Additional hyperlinks: Original list of work plan elements Jim Meer's Response to Draft Plan Mulkerin's memo Griner's memo (especially as it calls out inclusion in their 06 program) |