Ministry of Transport, the Czech Republic

Southern California Safety Institute

• Jim Burnett,  Transportation Safety Consultant,  former three-term Chairman, NTSB
• Nicholas J. Butcher,  Head,  Flight Operations Cabin Safety Office,  CAA UK
• Barbara Dunn, Symposium Co-Founder
• Jeanne M. Elliott,  National Coordinator,  Safety/Security and Regulatory/Legislative Affairs, Professional Flight Attendants Association (PFAA)
• Marlene Foulk, Director of Administration, SCSI
• Peter C. Gardiner,  President and CEO, SCSI,  Symposium Co-Chair
• Terry M. King, British Airways
• Captain Dietrich Langhof,  SEP and Security Manager, Condor Airline, member of the Thomas Cook Group.
• Ladislav Mika,  Ministry of Transport, the Czech Republic,  Symposium Co-Chair
• Sami Sieva,  Manager, Inflight Cabin Safety, Finnair
• Joan H. Strow,  Sr. Cabin Safety Administrator, American Airlines

Special Symposium Rates:  

Reservation Cut off Date:   23 February 2004.

Required Information When Registering:  When making reservations,  you must provide family/first name, full permanent address (street name/number, postal code, city and country), citizenship for foreigners, passport number, date and place of birth, purpose of stay in the Czech Republic, visa number for those guests who require visas, and car registration for guests who come by car. 

To Make Reservations:     Be sure to mention you are attending the "Annual Aircraft Cabin Safety Symposium" to get the special symposium rates shown above.

To Contact Hilton Prague Directly:  telephone +420 224 841 111, FAX +420 224 842 378.  You can also make reservations by going to www.prague.hilton.com or you may book on-line using reservation code:  SCS

Symposium Registration Fees

Registration fee includes:

• Buffet Lunches Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
• Symposium Proceedings on a CD
• Attend all symposium general assembly sessions, workshops, and exhibits
• Morning and Afternoon refreshment breaks

Symposium  Registration Fees

There will be

• Any awards will be made during the General Assembly Session. 
• Keynote speakers, panel speakers, and interactive workshops with plenty of time to ask questions and network.
• Buffet lunches served Tues, Wed, Thurs.
• Special attention to those with special dietary needs and concerns.
• No workshop or breakout sessions will be scheduled while the general assembly is in session.

Czech Airlines

The Official Carrier for the Prague Symposium

We are delighted to announce that Czech Airlines will be the Official Carrier for the Prague Symposium.

All Prague Symposium participants will be provided with 15% discount from applicable economy class fares and a 25% discount from business class fares on all ČSA flights (except OK 3000 - 4999 operated by other carriers). 

The discount will be valid for flights one week before and one week after the symposium.

For reservations, participants can call  their nearest ČSA office. A Prague Symposium Registration form marked with "registration fee paid"  issued by SCSI will be required to obtain the discounted prices. 

Clic on www.czechairlines.com  for more information on ČSA services, timetable and a list of offices worldwide.

Driving, Train, and Coach  Directions and Local Transportation between the Prague Airport and the Hotel

 Directions to the Hilton Hotel by car

From the North:

You are on the North-South speedway from Dresden. Follow the signs to the city centre. Upon reaching the Vltava River, the hotel is visible on the left side. At the end of the bridge turn right and use the Tesnovsky tunnel to move to the other side of the speedway. At the end of the tunnel turn right and the hotel is on the left side. At the next lights turn left.

From the South

You are on the North-South speedway from Brno / Bratislava / Vienna, follow the signs to the city centre. When you reach the train station on the right you are only 300m from the hotel, take the second exit from the train station and at the crossing lights go straight across.

From the West

You are on the highway from Pilsen. Follow the signs to the city centre that leads you to Plzenska road. Keep the same road until you reach the Vltava River. Cross the bridge and turn left, you are on the right riverbank. Follow the river flow until you reach Tesnovsky tunnel. At the end of the tunnel turn right and the hotel is on the left side. At the next lights turn left.

From the East

You are on the highway from Hradec Kralove or from Mlada Boleslav. When approaching the city of Prague, follow the sign Cerny Most quarter. Then continue toward the city centre/Karlin till you see first the International Business Centre and behind it the Hilton hotel on your left hand side. On the traffic lights next to the hotel turn to the left and on the next one as well.

Directions to the Hilton hotel if you travel by train

You will arrive in Prague - Main Station or Prague – Holesovice. In either case you could use the city taxi service or metro. To reach the Hilton hotel you can take the metro to station Florenc on line C. The Hotel is situated near the Vltava river cca. 100 meters from the Florenc station to the north.

Directions to the Hilton hotel if you travel by coach

For nearly all coach lines the final destination is the Central Bus Terminal Florenc. The Hotel Hilton is situated near the Vltava river cca. 150 meters from this terminal to the north.

Directions from the Ruzyně Airport to downtown and the Hilton hotel

Take the shuttle service CEDAZ.   This is the official airport shuttle service for providing bus service to downtown Prague.  Shuttle Schedule: every 30 minutes from 5:30 a.m. until 9:30 p.m.

Confirmed symposium workshops are as follows:

Training Session 1. (TS-1)  Arctic, Jungle, Water, and Desert Survival Training. 

• Arctic Survival taught by Johan Nystrom, Supervisor, Peter Blaberg, Instructor, and Hannele Saren, Instructor,  Finnair Safety Training Department. 

• Desert Survival taught by Cabin Safety Specialist Mr. Abdulhafeez Bokhari, and Mr. Mohammed A. Gari, Saudi Arabian Airlines.

• Water Survival taught by Frank König, SEP Trainer, Condor Airlines, member of the Thomas Cook Group, and  LCDR. Winker, German Navy.  

• Jungle Survival     "We can survive,"  Varig Flight Training,  Roseli Moreira Sousa e Silva, Cabin Crew Training Manager in Săo Paulo,  Ludiana Gouveia Ferah, Cabin Crew Training Manager in Rio de Janeiro,  Varig Airlines

Training Session 2.  (TS-2)   CRM:  A vital part of cabin safety training.  Bo Nielsen, Training Manager, SAS.

Hijacking Exercise. (HE)  Full Scale Hijacking Simulation Exercise using Cabin Simulator.  Details are currently being finalized.  This exercise will be conducted twice and there is a limit on the number of seats available for participants.

Workshop 1. (W-1) Qualified Assistance Onboard:  The Project "Flying Doctor,"   Edgar Buehrle, MD, Medifan GmbH, Brigitte Danzeisen, RN, Supervisor, Medifan GmbH.  Medical emergencies have become a common occurrence for airline crews during flights. Often the assistance of a medical doctor is needed. How does the crew member identify a qualified medical expert? How does a doctor understand the special circumstances of airline medical emergencies?  How does a doctor feel and react? How to motivate doctors to provide their voluntary assistance?  Flying Doctor is a two-day training that helps the participating doctor understand the onboard situation today for handling medical emergencies and prepares doctors to deal with common medical emergencies during flights. Workshop includes:

• General overview from a medical, operational and legal perspective for handling medical emergencies during flights.

• Discussion about experiences with doctors onboard.

• Tips on how to lead doctors through medical emergency situations onboard.

• Information about the Flying Doctor Training Program.

• Introduction to the Flying Doctor Card program.

• Guidelines for tailoring a Flying Doctor Training and Card program for individual airlines.

Workshop 2. (W-2)   Crash fire rescue--what happens at the end of the slide?  Simon Reilly.  What happens in a crash and what can be expected of the crews following an evacuation.  

Symposium Program and Schedule of Events 

General Assembly Schedule 

TFC GmbH-Germany

Condor Flugdienst GmbH, Member of the Thomas Cook Group

Finnair