On October 15, 2013 in Montreal began the ICAO Council meeting. This is the first meeting of the new Council which includes 36 countries selected during the 38th Session of the ICAO Assembly. It is historically the first meeting of the Council, in the meetings of which Poland will participate during the years 2013-2016. The Polish delegation - Mr. Piotr Ołowski, President of the Civil Aviation Authority of the Republic of Poland and Ms. Małgorzata Polkowska - the Polish Permanent Representative on the ICAO Council are present at the meeting.
During the first day of the Council’s meeting the members of various committees were selected. The Polish representative on the ICAO Council will participate in the Air Transport Committee which is an advisory body of the Council established to carry out the tasks set out by the Council, including studies, research and presentation of proposals for economic issues of air transport. Poland will also take part in the works of the Technical Cooperation Committee tackling the problems of technological assistance in the field of civil aviation to developing countries working in close cooperation with the UNDP (United Nations Development Program).
The Polish representative will also sit on the special Committee of the ICAO Council which obtains nominations for the Award from the Organization's 191 Member States, from institutions or from individuals. The Committee then recommends for the approval of the ICAO Council the selected individual or institution whose efforts for civil aviation are considered to be most outstanding. The award is named after the first President of ICAO - Edward Warner. The Edward Warner Award is a gold medal with the recipient’s name engraved on it, and a certificate of recognition citing the reasons for the Award. Since 1959, the award has been granted 40 times. During the 38th Session of the ICAO Assembly in 2013, Dr. Assad Kotaite - President Emeritus of the ICAO Council was awarded.
