5th November (online)

UECNA CONFERENCE: TACKLING AVIATION NOISE

2.00pm (Brussels time)

Welcome Dominique Lazarski, President UECNA

2.05 Aviation Overview:

Dominique Lazarski: an update on the work of ICAO and EASA

John Stewart, Vice President UECNA, the latest on flight paths, metrics, night flights, good practice

Eleftheria Emfietzi, UECNA Treasurer and health specialist: an update on health issues

2.40 International Panel Discussion: Campaigning Across Continents

Campaigners discuss the issues they face

Rogerio Carneiro de Miranda (Belo Horizonte, Brazil)
Sean Foley (Brisbane Australia)
Elaine Miller (New York, USA)
Anna Serdari (Athens, Greece)
Wouter Looman (Schiphol, Netherlands)

The panellists will not give formal presentations but will take part in a discussion facilitated by John Stewart, about the situation at their airports. After some initial panel discussion, we open the floor to all the participants to ask questions and talk about how the points made by the panel and from the floor relate to their own airport.

4.00 BREAK

4.30 Eleftheria Emfietzi welcomes people back and introduces Marco Paviotti

4.35 Update on EU Developments: Marco Paviotti, Policy Officer European Commission with responsibility for noise followed by questions

Dr Arline Bronzaft, Professor Emerita of the City University of New York and long-time campaigner on noise, will

chair this part of the meeting

5.15 The Best Metrics to Use: Tim Johnston, Director Aviation Environment Federation, followed by questions

5.45 German campaigners vision for the future: a presentation followed by questions

6.05 Moving Forward: Make Change Happen A final short session, chaired by Dominique Lazarski, highlighting key things we could all campaign on.

6.30 Close

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