INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM FOR TELEMETRY SPECTRUM Countdown to WRC-07: The ICTS Exhibition Booth Darrell Ernst ETTC´07 Toulouse.

INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM FOR TELEMETRY SPECTRUM

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Countdown to WRC-07: The ICTS Exhibition Booth

Darrell ErnstETTC´07 Toulouse

June 2007

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Agenda

• Why an ICTS booth at WRC?• The setting: WRC and the WRC Exhibition• The ICTS Booth

– Theme– Design– Operations– Staff

• Status• Summary

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Why an ICTS booth at WRC?• 190 member nations (“administrations”)

– ~150 administrations attend WRC– 15-20 administrations attended AI 1.5 working

sessions• FACT: Most delegates do not read details of most

agenda items– Very large number learn about agenda items at

Exhibition

Mission of ICTS booth: Educate delegates about importance of Agenda Item 1.5 to their national economies and security

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The setting: WRC and the WRC Exhibition

• Approximately 3,000 participants

– National administrations, international organizations, special interest groups

• 26 Days (22 Oct – 16 Nov)

– Plenary sessions, working groups, side meetings, working dinners, socials, etc

• Exhibitors include major telecommunications companies, NASA

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Location of WRC and Exhibition

Exhibit Hall

Conference

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ICTS Booth Venue

ICTS Booth: Theme

• Icarus image

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ICTS Booth Design

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Fly Safe – AI 1.5

ICTS Booth Operations

Attractors

Informants

Continuous video

Bee

r & P

retz

els

Model airplane raffle

Trained hosts

AI 1.5Economics

AI 1.5SharingStudies

Technical literature

Our vi

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Tchotskis

GreeterB

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ICTS Booth Staff

Steve LyonsHans Klewe

Ron Streich

Tm Chalfant

B. Sucharita

Luiz de Souza

Sergio Penna

Mike Ryan

Carolyn KahnDarryl Holtmeyer

Richard Hefka

Booth Operations Manager Jean-Claude Ghnassia

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Status

• Host staffing complete

– Training course in development

– Hotel arrangements complete

• Booth artwork complete

– Panels in production

• Booth reservation and site survey complete

• Aircraft manufacturers’ models in work

– Bell Helicopter and Boeing models delivered

– Commitments obtained from Airbus, Lockheed, Embraer, Cessna, Northrop-Grumman

– Possible donations from Eurocopter, Arianspace, Dassault, Bombardier, Sikorsky

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Status (concluded)

• Booth furnishings decided, sources being researched

• Booth displays & electronics being provided by QinetiQ

• Work to be completed:

– Purchase host attire

– Purchase tchotskis (give-aways)

– Lease furniture

– Complete booth production and test assembly

– Distribute telemetry video DVD

– Develop or purchase of videos for display

– Develop literature and briefing materials

– Develop Web site advertising

– Arrange shipping and customs

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Summary

• Development of ICTS WRC booth is on schedule

– Booth contract in hand

– Art & graphics near completion

– Staffing commitments complete

– Remaining work assigned

• Much work remains to be done

– Literature and briefing materials on critical path

– Booth furnishings should be no problem

– Substantial logistics work in September and October

We Welcome Your Ideas and Help

Contact Darrell Ernst or Jean-Claude Ghnassia