Next Generation of AIr Transportation

NextGen:  Aligning Costs, Benefits and Political Leadership Wednesday, April 4, 2012 10:00AM-11:30AM Bipartisan Policy Center 1225 Eye St. NW Suite 1000 Washington, DC CORRECTED LINKTo RSVP, click here.Invitation transferable. Introduction by Gen. Charles Wald Member, BPC Board of Directors Director, Deloitte Services LP Leader of Deloitte's Department of Defense Practice, Federal Government Services Presentation of Eno Center for Transportation paper by Joshua Schank President and CEO, Eno Sakib Bin Salam Eno 2011 Fellow Respondents' Panel Moderated by  Linda Daschle President, LHD & Associates Jane Garvey Chair, BPC Board of Directors Former Administrator, FAA    David Plavin Former President of ACI-NA Member, Eno Board of Directors Additional panelists to follow.
The Eno Center for Transportation (Eno) will present its recently completed paper on the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen). NextGen is a comprehensive overhaul of our National Airspace System, replacing an aging ground-based radar system, with a satellite/GPS based system. With a continuous roll-out of improvements and upgrades, NextGen has the potential to guide and track air traffic with more precision and efficiency, reducing congestion, fuel consumption, noise and pollution.  This paper breaks new ground by providing a realistic assessment of the potential costs and benefits of NextGen and a discussion of possible funding options. The presentation of the Eno NextGen paper will be followed by a response to the paper and a discussion of NextGen issues by a panel of top experts from the government and the aviation industry. Founded in 2007 by former Senate Majority Leaders Howard Baker, Tom Daschle, Bob Dole and George Mitchell, the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) is a non-profit organization that drives principled solutions through rigorous analysis, reasoned negotiation and respectful dialogue. With projects in multiple issue areas, BPC combines politically balanced policymaking with strong, proactive advocacy and outreach. For more information, please visit www.bipartisanpolicy.org. The Eno Center for Transportation is a neutral, non-partisan think-tank that promotes policy innovation and provides professional development opportunities across the career span of transportation professionals. For more information, please visit www.enotrans.com.