From 14 to 15 of November 2013, in Gdansk in the building of the Polish Baltic Philharmonic the "Gdansk International Air & Space Law Conference - Poland on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization" will be held. The hosts of the conference are the Civil Aviation Authority and the Polish Air Navigation Services Agency.
At the invitation of the President of the Civil Aviation Authority – Mr. Piotr Ołowski more than 100 experts in air and space law and representatives of aviation organizations from around the world will participate in the meeting, including Ms. Nancy Graham, Director of ICAO Air Navigation Bureau, Mr. Catalin Radu - President of the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) and Mr. Frank Brenner - Director General of EUROCONTROL. The conference will be also attended by representatives of aviation authorities from around the world who, during the last elections to the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), supported the Polish Candidate, helping Poland to become for the first time in history a part of the governing body of the most important aviation organization in the world. By a decision of the Minister of Transport, Construction and Maritime Economy, Mr. Sławomir Nowak, the Polish candidate was Ms. Małgorzata Polkowska, Ph.D.
The conference will be divided into four thematic panels. The discussion will include contemporary challenges in civil aviation, the provisions for the protection of passenger rights, space law and issues related to Safety Management System in civil aviation.
Technical progress, especially progress in aviation technology made it necessary to adapt the provisions of air and space law to the changing reality. Currently, work is already underway on the launch in the near future of commercial passenger suborbital flights. Therefore, the appropriate arrangements for ensuring the safety of this type of air operations shall be made. The conference brings together many prominent legal experts and will aim at exchanging experiences and knowledge that will contribute to the development of civil aviation. Due to the international nature of the conference, it will be conducted entirely in English.
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