Avionics News August 2013 - 10

AEA’s Ric Peri to Moderate
Panel Discussion at Avionics
for NextGen Conference

The third annual Avionics for
NextGen Conference will take
place on Tuesday, Sept. 17, at the
Sheraton Hotel in Atlantic City,
N.J.
Produced by Avionics magazine, the event will bring together
hundreds of aviation professionals
from commercial, business/general
Ric Peri
aviation and government markets
responsible for driving the future of
NextGen to discuss their experiences, challenges and solutions
with the implementation of these technologies.
The Avionics for NextGen Conference will address tough
issues and questions, such as:
• How are airlines preparing for the looming ADS-B mandate, and how does NextGen look from the cockpit of airliners?
• What financial concerns do private operators face as
they equip their aircrafts?
• What are the latest updates in the field from the airlines
and airports who have already put components of NextGen
technology into play?
• How are operators, regulators and suppliers ensuring
that air-traffic modernization efforts are synchronized globally?

• Will there be sufficient certified installers for the
ADS-B mandate, and will the Federal Aviation Administration
be able to handle anticipated and significant requests from
manufacturers for box certification? Will all the aircraft be
equipped in time?
In addition, Ric Peri, AEA vice president of government
and industry affairs, will moderate the panel discussion, “The
Equipage Cliff: What does 2020 Look Like?”
Aircraft Electronics Association members save 10 percent
on their registration fees. To take advantage of the savings,
AEA members should use “VIP code: AEA” when registering
online at www.AvionicsforNextGen.com.
A detailed program of the event is available online at www.
aviationtoday.com/nextgen/program.html.
For more information on the Avionics for NextGen
Conference, visit www.AvionicsForNextGen.com or contact
Adriana Lora at 301-354-1783 or alora@accessintel.com. q

Kim Stephenson Appointed AEA Secretary
In accordance with the Aircraft Electronics
office, and later for Mooney Aircraft where she
Association’s bylaws, Gary Harpster, AEA
delivered and eventually sold aircraft.
chairman of the board, recently appointed Kim
In 1998, she joined L-3 where she is currently
Stephenson of L-3 Aviation Products as the
the senior manager of aftermarket business
international secretary of the board. Stephenson
development.
will complete the unexpired term of Chuck
Her involvement in the AEA also began
Freeland, who passed away in June following a
in 1998, and she was elected to the board of
lengthy battle with cancer.
directors in 2009. Stephenson has served on
After completing a bachelor’s degree in aerothe AEA’s Trusteeship Committee, the Member
Kim Stephenson
nautics from Miami (Ohio) University and becomServices Committee, the ad hoc Avionics Market
ing an instrument-rated commercial pilot, Stephenson
Report Committee, as well as the association’s Member of
began her aviation career by working at a Beechcraft sales
the Year Nominating Committee. q

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