AICC News Blog

Press Release: Second Life and Aviation Training Innovations

2009-10-27T10:59:00.000-07:00

At meetings in Stuttgart, Germany, Aeroflot demonstrated innovative use of Second Life to support aviation training. Meeting sessions addressed many emerging technologies for training and advances in learning technology standards as applied to aviation.

Additional presentations by leading researchers and innovative suppliers addressed social learning, international technology standards for training, and solutions for emerging issues facing the aviation community. Aeroflot demonstrated live users of Second Life interacting with each other and natural language processing chat bots to refine radio communications and ICAO English for pilots. Many AICC presentations like this have direct applications in the larger Learning, Education and Training (LET) community.

Read the full “Second Life and Aviation Training Innovations at AICC October Meeting” press release online.

A link to the meeting minutes and presentations from the Stuttgart sessions can be found on the AICC Meeting Information page, along with information on past and upcoming meetings.

UPDATE November 16, 2009: In collaboration with the Halldale Media Group, the AICC will be meeting in conjunction with WATS 2010 during April in Orlando. ~~The FAA will host AICC meetings during January 2010 in Palm Coast Florida, USA.~~

Anyone interested in aviation training and training technology is welcome to attend or to join the AICC. Meeting fees are waived for members and for airlines sending a representative for the first time. Watch for additional announcements regarding AICC and WATS 2010.

AGR-010 Certification: QuestionMark

2009-09-25T08:08:00.000-07:00

QuestionMark has received its 5th AICC certification to AGR-010 for QuestionMark Perception Version 5.1 on 25-Sep-2009. The Test Lab Report and the Certification Statement are now available online.

Stuttgart Meeting: Finalize Your Plans Now

2009-09-01T20:23:00.001-07:00

The AICC Meeting in Stuttgart looks to be a very popular and interesting meeting for aviation training and training technology. Registrations are already well over expectations. The agenda has grown beyond full and AICC has had to defer some administrative presentations in order to accommodate more guest presenters.

Stuttgart hotels are filling up, but the recommended hotels have extended their special rates until September 7, 2009. Please make your hotel reservations as soon as possible. Visit the AICC Meeting Information page and follow the link to Meeting Information and Agenda for details on the rate codes, travel, venue and agenda.

Additional reminder: All participants must also register with AICC to confirm their meeting participation. This includes, guest speakers, members and general participants. Follow the link to Register online as found on the AICC Meeting Information page. The meeting dates are September 28, 2009 - October 2, 2009.

Registration is particularly critical for this meeting. AICC would like to make sure we can accommodate all of the people interested in participating in this meeting. There are also receptions and special events that need accurate registration numbers to make proper arrangements. Your cooperation with the registration process is greatly appreciated.

AICC Meeting Minutes and Call for Presentations

2009-06-22T13:53:00.000-07:00

Electronic versions of the presentations and the meeting minutes from the AICC June 2009 Orlando meetings are now available online. See links below for:

The next AICC meeting is scheduled for September 2009 in Stuttgart, Germany.

As an international organization, the AICC always encourages participation from across the globe. For the September meeting, the AICC is particularly interested in ideas, topics and presentations from organizations in the European, Middle-East, and African regions.

Suggestions for discussion topics and presentation proposals should be sent to presentations@aicc.org for review.

Update: AICC Hotel Discount Extended to May 29

2009-05-16T12:20:00.001-07:00

Good news in tight times. The DoubleTree Suites has responded to the AICC and extended the room discount availability until May 29, 2009. The special AICC meeting rate saves over $80 USD per night compared to the standard rates. Visit the AICC Meeting Information page and follow the link to AICC Orlando Meeting Information and Agenda for details on the discount, travel, venue and agenda.

All participants must also register with AICC to confirm their meeting participation. This includes, guest speakers, members and general participants. Follow the link to Register for the AICC Orlando Meeting as found on the AICC Meeting Information page. The meeting dates are June 16-18, 2009.

Final deadline for presentations topics is May 18, 2008. There may still be 1-2 openings. Submit a presentation title, brief description, speaker title, and speaker contact information by sending email to: presentations [AT] aicc.org

Make your reservations for the AICC June 2009 Meeting

2009-05-12T23:11:00.001-07:00

The hotel group discount rate deadline is May 16, 2009. Participants and presenters need to make their hotel reservations soon for the AICC Meeting June 16-18, 2009. Be kind to your travel budget. The AICC meeting rate saves over $80 USD per night compared to the standard rates.

Participants (or their travel agent) must contact the hotel directly and use the proper rate code for the discount. For or hotel web site and phone contact information with rate code details, visit the AICC Meeting Information page and follow the link to AICC Orlando Meeting Information and Agenda.

All participants must also register with AICC to confirm their meeting participation. This includes, guest speakers, members and general participants. Follow the link to Register for the AICC Orlando Meeting as found on the AICC Meeting Information page.

Do you have a great idea, technology, experience or success story relating to aviation or training? Submit a presentation title, brief description, speaker title, and speaker contact information by sending email to: presentations [AT] aicc.org. The deadline for presentation proposals is May 18, 2009.

Meeting Announcement and Call for Presentations

2009-04-20T21:06:00.000-07:00

The AICC is meeting in Orlando, FL USA on June 16-18, 2009. Meeting logistics and registration information is available from the AICC Meeting Information page.

AICC meetings are open to all interested parties. Representatives of member organizations in good standing (i.e., have paid their annual membership dues), meeting speakers, and airlines, will not be charged for participation. AICC voting members, observer members, and invited guest speakers will not be charged a fee. Non-members will need to pay a $150 USD fee as part of the registration process.

Call for Presentations
The AICC welcomes presentations on aviation training case studies and success stories, lessons learned, emerging technologies, and emerging needs for training and training systems. Past presenters have included representatives from airlines, aviation, research organizations, regulatory agencies, technology, software and service suppliers.

Interested parties should submit a presentation title, brief description, speaker title, and speaker contact information by sending an email to: presentations [AT] aicc.org.

Presentation proposals may be submitted immediately and are due no later than May 18, 2009. Presentation slots are limited. Presentations will be evaluated as they arrive, with presentations from airlines receiving top priority.

Draft AICC Offline CMI Specification CMI-009 Now Available for Comment

2009-03-12T12:13:00.000-07:00

The AICC has released Draft 2.4 of its Offline CMI Specification (CMI-009) for review and comment as per discussions in the Feb 2009 AICC Singapore meeting. CMI-009 defines a communication mechanism that allows server-based ("Online") LMS systems to sychronize with client-based ("Offline") LMS players so that nomadic learners can view training content while disconnected from the internet and still have LMS tracking. CMI-009 Draft 2.4 leverages the following existing (relased) AICC specifications:

Current and previous drafts of CMI-009 are available at the following location:

http:/www.aicc.org/review/cmi009/

The AICC encourages comments from wider elearning community. Please post your written comments, before May 15th, to any of the following :

cmi009@aicc.org (Group e-mail for CMI009 draft comments)
AICC Forum (Offline CMI working group board)

June Meeting at a North American Location Near You

2009-03-01T21:12:00.001-08:00

The AICC is looking for an organization to host its June meeting. In exchange for hosting, the organization is free to participate as leading organizations in aviation training design, implementation and delivery join together to discuss products, processes, issues and solutions. This will be the only AICC meeting in North America in 2009 and represents a unique opportunity.

Meetings usually run for four days with typical participation of 30-40 representatives from airframe manufacturers, key component suppliers, training service providers, hardware and software vendors. Past participants have included representatives from:

ADL
Adobe
Aeroflot
Airbus
Air France
Alteon
Boeing
Bombardier
CSA
Delta
Embraer
Finnair
Delta
FAA
FedEx
Halldale Publications
Honeywell
Intel
Lufthansa
Microsoft
Northwest Airlines
Plateau
Pratt & Whitney
Questionmark Corp.
Rockwell Collins
Saba
Singapore Airlines
Skillsoft
Thai Airways
United Airlines
UPS
... and many more.

The dates are flexible. This represents a unique opportunity to have aviation training colleagues and experts meet at your organization's location, training center or a nearby facility. Learn and share. Improve your expertise as experts come to you. Help define topics and themes for discussion.

Contact the AICC Administrator for more information or to volunteer as host.

AICC Singapore Minutes, Presentations and Photos

2009-03-01T20:40:00.001-08:00

The meeting minutes, presentations, and some images taken in Singapore are all now available online. See the AICC Meeting Information page and scroll down to Minutes from Previous Meetings or follow this direct link to [meeting minutes] February 24-27, 2009 - Singapore - Hosted by Alteon Training.

Those interested in sharing their own pictures from the proceedings or their visit to Singapore can contact the AICC Communications Chairman for information on how to forward pictures to the gallery by email.

Live Blogging Example from AICC Singapore

2009-02-24T19:14:00.000-08:00

For demonstration purposes, we are experimenting with Live Blogging of today's AICC meeting using CoverItLive. I will be starting with the Singapore Airlines presentation, "Hardware or Heartware?.." and joining it in progress.

AICC Singapore Live Blogging

Reminders for Singapore Meeting

2009-01-13T08:47:00.001-08:00

The AICC International Aviation Training Conference and Meetings begin in approximately 6 weeks. Meetings run February 24-27, 2009. To ensure discount rates please book your travel immediately.

Meeting location, agenda and lodging: Information on the meeting agenda and obtaining discounted hotel room rates is found on the AICC Meeting Information page in the Meeting Information and Agenda [Google Docs].

Online registration: All AICC Members, guests and presenters must register online for the event:
https://www.regonline.com/aicc-feb-2009

Presentations: A limited number of presentation slots are still available. If you are interested, please submit a presentation title, brief description, speaker title, and speaker contact information by sending an email to: presentations [AT] aicc.org.

Presentation proposals are due on January 23, 2009.

AICC Events Calendar Online

2009-01-02T18:33:00.001-08:00

The AICC now hosts an online events calendar that features AICC and aviation industry training conferences and events. You can visit the calendar by visiting the AICC Events Calendar online. The public can subscribe to the AICC Events Calendar using an XML or iCal Feed available on that page.

Upcoming Events
Recent events added to the Events calendar include:

AICC Singapore Meetings: February 24-27, 2009
Halldale WATS Conference: April 28-30, 2009
ITEC Conference: May 12-14, 2009

Additional events have also been posted to the calendar. If you would like your event included in the AICC Event calendar, please contact events@aicc.org.

Call for Papers and Presentations
The AICC and Halldale WATS events both have an open call for papers and presentations. Those interested in presenting at the AICC International Aviation Training Conference, can send a session title, speaker name, speaker title, and session description to: presentations@aicc.org. See the Halldale WATS conference site for additional details on submitting presentations or papers.

Proposal Deadlines

AICC Singapore Meetings: January 16, 2009
Halldale WATS Conference: January 9, 2009

NOTE: AICC members exhibiting at WATS are once again encouraged to participate in the “Proud to Be AICC” program. Contact the AICC Administrator or an AICC Executive Committee member for details.

International Aviation Training Conference February 2009

2008-12-12T14:24:00.001-08:00

The AICC is meeting in Singapore on February 24-27, 2009 at the Alteon Singapore Training Center. There is an open call for sessions on innovation in aviation training and related technologies. Selected topics will be presented during meeting sessions on February 24-26, 2009.

Airlines, aviation suppliers, and government agencies are encouraged to use this opportunity to showcase their learning organizations, learning programs, and initiatives that may be of interest to their peers in aviation.

Software vendors, providers of training services and technologies supporting learning, training and e-learning for aviation are also encouraged to participate. Suggested topics include case studies, project reviews or advance technology demonstrations in the areas of:

ICAO English
Crew coordination
Recurrent training
Workforce development planning and management
Authoring, media development, content management, and learning support systems
Metric and assessments
Deployment technology, including mobile learning and EFB (Electronic Flight Bag)
International specifications and standards relating to learning and training

Submit a presentation title, brief description, speaker title, and speaker contact information by sending email to: presentations [AT] aicc.org. Those already approved to present at the rescheduled January meeting will be given first consideration.

Presentation proposals are due by close of business on January 23, 2009.

Mumbai Meetings to be Rescheduled

2008-12-08T08:08:00.001-08:00

The AICC would like to express our sincere condolences over the recent events in Mumbai and extend our sympathies to those who have suffered. These terrible events and the resulting changes in travel policies and restrictions for members, and anticipated processing times for visas have all had a negative impact on our shared plans.

After much thoughtful discussion within the AICC, the Executive Committee made the decision to defer meeting in Mumbai until a later date in order to make it a more effective and productive meeting for everyone. The AICC would like very much to reschedule Mumbai as international venue in the near future and hope that we can work with our local members to arrange this in an upcoming year.

The previous agenda will remain available online with suitable notation, so that those who have made travel arrangements can contact the hotel.

If necessary, the AICC may schedule a contingency meeting to sustain business continuity. No decisions or arrangements have been made.

AICC Call for Presentations- December Deadline

2008-11-25T23:20:00.001-08:00

The has an open call for presentations on innovation in Aviation Training and related technology. A limited number of presentation slots are still available for the January 2009 meetings in Mumbai. Presentation proposals may be submitted effective immediately. The final deadline is December 19, 2008.

Providers of training services and technologies supporting learning & training and e-learning for aviation are also encouraged to participate. This may include case studies or advance technology demonstrations in the areas of authoring, media development, content management, learning management, assessments systems, deployment. mobile systems and other areas.

Submit a presentation title, 50-75 word presentation description, speaker title, and speaker contact information by sending email to: presentations [AT] aicc.org.

Presentation proposals are due no later than close of business on December 19, 2008.

Logistics and Registration for January 2009 Meeting

2008-11-23T19:00:00.001-08:00

The AICC will meet in Mumbai India on Tuesday January 20, 2009 - Friday January 23, 2009. Meeting host Hurix Systems has negotiated special rates at the recommended hotels.

Hotel room and rate information is available from the Meeting Information and Agenda kept on Google Docs. Please note that agenda items are updated regularly to reflect changes in individual sessions. This document will change week-to-week as speakers confirm their sessions.

Please make sure you understand and comply with the appropriate visa and travel items included in the Meeting Information. AICC Staff can assist with obtaining the invitation letter required for a visa.

Everyone who will attend in person must register online before the meeting. To register, please visit: http://www.regonline.com/aicc-jan-2009

Complete information, links to document, forms and resources for meetings are always available from the AICC Meeting Information page.

AICC Meetings January 2009 in Mumbai

2008-11-10T07:51:00.001-08:00

It is time to start making your arrangements for the next AICC meeting to be held Mumbai, India hosted by Hurix Learning. To assure your ability to participate we urge you to begin making travel plans now to allow adequate time for visa and other requirements. Preliminary information is available immediately from the AICC Meeting Information page. Additional details will be posted as they become available in the next week or two.

Summary Information for Mumbai Meetings

Meeting Schedule: Tuesday January 20, 2009 - Friday January 23, 2009. Meeting sessions start at 8:00 am and run until 5:00 pm most days. Note that this set of meetings will begin on Tuesday in order to better accommodate international travel,

Meeting Logistics: All AICC Subcommittee Meetings will be held at the offices of Hurix Learning, Mumbai India. Transportation to the meeting will be provided from the meeting hotel to the meeting location. Dress is business casual.

Lodging: As of November 8, 2008, Hurix is currently negotiating hotel rates. The hotel information will follow in subsequent announcements.

Registration: Non-members of AICC will be charged $150 to attend the meeting. Representatives of member organizations in good standing (i.e., have paid their annual membership dues) will not be charged.

Business Visa Requirements and Health information: A Business Visa is needed for those who are doing business in India such as making sales or establishing contacts on behalf of a company outside of India. An application can be completed online. A sponsor letter from an organization in India is also needed.

Please see the preliminary meeting information for additional details on visa, sponsor letter and travel information. Please allow 4-6 weeks for visa processing.

AGR-010 Certification: Plateau Systems

2008-11-04T07:52:00.000-08:00

Plateau Systems, Ltd. received AICC certification to AGR-010 for for Plateau Learning Management System Version 5.8 on 04-Nov-2008. The Test Lab Report and the Certification Statement are now available online.

Meeting Minutes and Call for Presentations

2008-10-12T22:31:00.001-07:00

Electronic versions of the presentations and the meeting minutes from the AICC September 2008 Louisville meetings are available online. See the AICC Louisville Meeting Minutes page for the minutes and a link to all of the available online presentations.

The next AICC meeting is scheduled for January 2009 in Mumbai. As an international organization, the AICC always encourages participation from across the globe.

For the January meeting, the AICC is particularly interested in ideas, topics and presentations from organizations in the Pan-Pacific and Indian Ocean areas.

Suggestions for discussion topics and presentation proposals should be sent to presentations@aicc.org for review.

Though membership is encouraged, presenters do not need to be AICC members. Typically, meeting attendance fees are waived for guest presenters. As always, representatives from AICC Voting Members and Observer Members may attend meetings free of charge. Non-members are always welcome to attend any general session of the AICC and can chose to pay a nominal meeting fee instead of annual membership.

The meeting logistics and schedule for January are being confirmed by the meeting host. Details will be posted here in approximately two weeks.

Podcasts, Information, and Celebration

2008-10-06T08:55:00.001-07:00

Podcasts — Two additional podcasts are available in the AICC Podcasts series. Improved links to the podcasts are now included in the sidebar of the AICC News blog page. The latest podcasts feature Ed Cohen of Plateau, and current AICC Chairman, Neil Cramer, of Northwest Airlines.

Information
There were some great tidbits of information exchanged at the AICC Meeting in Louisville. Below are some of the items people contributed or found interesting.

Here Comes Everybody by Clay Shirky, 2008 – Excellent book on the “Power of Organizing Without Organizations,” that addresses social networks, social capital, and distributed coordination/organization of labor.

X-Plane – Excellent flight simulator available for Mac, Windows and Linux. Currently $39 USD it soon goes back up to $59 USD.

X-Plane for iPhone – As demonstrated by Kris Rockwell during the Mobile Technologies presentation. X-Plane flight simulator that runs on iPhone, pitch and roll controlled by tilting and accelerometers.

Xobni – Email organizer, search, analytics and productivity tool for individuals. Plugin for Microsoft Outlook that calculates average response times, threads conversations and more.

DeviceAnywhere – Test any mobile device on any mobile network with their hosted hardware and software solution. Great for mobile application development and deployment testing.

Acoustic Magic Voice Tracker – Array microphone that tracks / "tunes in" to the current speaker in a conference room. Recommended by a distance education technologist from University of Louisville.

Captionate – Captionate is a Windows application that embeds data into FLV (Flash Video) files. Excellent tool for captioning, closing captioning and using cue points with streaming media.

Celebration — Social networking is even better when celebrating. AICC participants shared ideas, memory and delicious cake during the 20th Anniversary Celebration. Happy Birthday AICC.

Special thanks to our wonderful hosts, UPS Airlines who handled all the meeting arrangements and provided a fantastic tour of the UPS Worldport facility. The AICC especially appreciated the arrangements made by Ray Butler of UPS for a special package:

Meeting minutes from Louisville will be posted shortly and announced here. Attendees will also receive a meeting roster of fellow participants. The January 2009 meeting is being planned for Mumbai, India. More information on that upcoming meeting will be posted in late October.

AICC Position Paper for SCORM 2.0

2008-09-29T11:09:00.001-07:00

During today's meetings we discussed the AICC Position Paper on SCORM 2.0 (click the attachments tab or download link for full paper). Interested parties should visit the page and add their comments to the LETSI wiki before the October 15-17, 2008 LETSI SCORM 2.0 Workshop (sold out). A paper background and summary follows below.

As original contributors to SCORM and as representatives of a community of practice with a great volume of long-lived legacy content, the AICC has submitted this paper expressing our high level requirements for the existing model and for the evolution of SCORM going forward.

The AICC Position Paper addresses 7 major considerations for SCORM evolution:

Maintenance of a data model consistent with the requirements of all communities of practice, or a reliable methodology for profiling to suit the specific needs of any COP.
Creation of a web services based communication protocol.
Modification and simplification of the sequencing model.
Enhanced functionality for capturing assessment data.
Enhanced functionality for mobile computing.
Introduction of portfolio or portable records functionality.
Introduction of functionality for simulation interoperability.

Register for AICC Louisville Meetings and Activities

2008-09-14T22:30:00.001-07:00

Follow the instructions below to register by email for the AICC Meetings September 29, 2008 - October 3, 2008 in Louisville, Kentucky hosted by United Parcel Service (UPS). A twentieth anniversary celebration is planned, including insights from past members and Chairmen and special activities.

Note that the AICC Meetings will include a special tour of UPS facilities. In compliance with TSA regulations, this tour requires valid US Government photo ID or a passport. As an additional AICC activity there will also be a tour of the Maker's Mark Distillery, arranged by Adobe. There is limited space available for both activities, so please register as soon as possible.

Please indicate your plans to attend the meeting and request participation in the additional activities by using the following link to send a note to ann AT aicc.org. An updated meeting agenda and meeting logistics are available from the AICC Meeting Information page.

Be sure to visit the AICC Forum AICC Memories section to read or share some favorite AICC achievements, history and fond remembrances.

New Podcast and a SlideShare from Stuttgart

2008-09-08T23:03:00.001-07:00

The AICC podcast series continues with some vendor perspective provided by Eric Shepherd of Questionmark. In interview format, Eric's responses provide insight on the benefits of participation and the AICC open processes.

Eric and Questionmark have been participating in the AICC for about 10 years, and have also obtained a record number of back-to-back AICC certifications for their product, Questionmark Perception. All that and managing to do hundreds of interoperable integrations across the globe too. Finally, with some prompting from Tom, Eric also chimes in with some tips on fascinating travel destinations that are bound to help support the aviation industry.

Thanks to Eric for the tips and insights. The full interview is available for free from either the AICC Podcasts RSS Feed on this site, or AICC Podcasts on Apple iTunes.

In other AICC news, AICC Technical Advisor Jack Hyde recently participated in ISO meetings in Stuttgart Germany. Jack will be providing a report on the activities later this month at the September 2008 AICC Meetings in Louisville. In the meantime, Jack Hyde's presentation is available via SlideShare, and inserted immediately below.

AICC – Example of an Industry Organization

View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: stof08 education)

Meeting Logistics and Draft Agenda for September in Louisville

2008-08-16T16:51:00.001-07:00

It is time to start making your arrangements for the next AICC meeting to be held September 29, 2008 - October 3, 2008 in Louisville, Kentucky hosted by United Parcel Service (UPS). Details to help you make your travel plans are available from the draft agenda on the AICC Meeting Information page.

A few presentation slots are still available will speaker sessions are being finalized. If you are interested, send a session title and speaker information to: presentations@aicc.org.

Note that on Thursday UPS will provide a hosted lunch. No AICC committee sessions are scheduled for Friday. A local Adobe representative has arranged a site-seeing tour that is available on Friday, but advanced registration is required. See the meeting information for details.