Dear Colleagues
The Australian International Aerospace Congress (AIAC) series is the pre-eminent
aerospace forum in the region, held in Melbourne every two years during
the week of the Australian International Airshow at Avalon. The fourteenth
in the series, AIAC14 and its incorporated Conferences and Associated
events, has been organised to provide significant technical and business
opportunities for aerospace professionals worldwide, but particularly
for those in the Australasian region.
Following on the format of the previous two events, AIAC14 will incorporate
the;
•Fourteenth Australian Aeronautics Conference,
•Seventh DSTO International Conference on Health & Usage Monitoring
(HUMS2011) and
•Third Asia-Pacific International Symposium on Aerospace Technology
(APISAT 2011).
Associated events include AVALON 2011- Australian International Airshow
and Aerospace & Defence Exposition and the DSTO Symposium “Technology
for Air Power Development”.
In partnership with Avalon 2011, the Congress commemorates the 90th anniversary
of the RAAF and will look forward at current technology developments that
will shape aerospace in the remainder of this century.
This year the Congress will be held in the first convention centre to
be awarded a "6 Star Green Star" environmental rating by the
Green Building Council of Australia and will offer 2 days of sessions,
followed by a visit to AVALON 2011. I am very pleased that the Conference
Committees have assembled an excellent technical program in a broad range
of discipline streams.
AIAC14 is supported and hosted by two of Australia's leading professional
bodies, Engineers Australia and the Royal Aeronautical Society, Australian
Division, with support from the State Government of Victoria and the City
of Melbourne. Leading Australian and international aerospace companies
and research organisations are providing sponsorship and valuable advice.
On behalf of the hosts, supporters and sponsors, together with the members
of the Congress Organising Committee, I and the Conference Chairs welcome
you to AIAC14 and wish you a great week of aerospace activities.
Don Love
Congress Chairman