Schedule and Strategic Planning Study Group
Airline Strategy and Scheduling in these troubled times Venue: Sheraton Hotel @ Fisherman's Wharf, SanFrancisco USA Conference Dates Start 03June, 2002 @ 8:15am Finish 104 June, 2002 @ 4:00pm Chairman: Ken Wang Theme The events of 11th Sep 2001 have caused huge disruptions in the airline business. All aspects of the industry, airline, airports and ATC are forced to undertake major re-thinking on how to cope with the challenge and maintain viability to survive. Many adapted the best they could, under very difficult conditions, others did not survive. This meeting will focus on how OR models have helped many airlines to adapt to these changing conditions. This is the annual AGIFORS Study Group meeting where delegates meet to exchange ideas relating to airline planning. The emphasis is on developing OR techniques and systems to optimise fleet requirements, schedules and related issues. The OR techniques are also used to improve revenues and improve punctuality of proposed flight schedules. The attendees at this annual study group meeting will discuss issues relating to strategic decision-making, fleet selection, fleet assignment, route planning, as well as airspace and airport capacity issues. Active participation by the attendees of this meeting is necessary for it to be successful. We therefore encourage you to share your ideas with the others in Airline OR in the form of a presentation to the group. A soft copy of your presentation should be made available for the meeting and for publication, (Power Point). Presentations do not need to describe a completed or implemented work. An update on a long-term project or a discussion of ideas for the future development is often as interesting and useful to the group. CONFERENCE REGISTRATION The conference fee of US$ 268 covers costs of meeting room, coffee breaks and lunches and one group dinner. We have an agreement with the Sheraton Fisherman’s wharf SFO to assist the collection of the conference fees, when you check-in @ the hotel. So, like last year, please pay conference fee at Sheraton Front Desk at Check -in. Hotel reservation at the Sheraton Fisherman Wharf is the responsibility of the attendees. We have negotiated an attractive rate per night of US$ 149 plus local tax. So please hurry and book directly Please contact Sheraton Fisherman’s Wharf San Francisco by faxing the attached form to the numbers below and make sure your reservation refers to "AGIFORS SSP Meeting" special rate code : QEF04A. ADDRESS Sheraton Fisherman’s Wharf @ San Francisco 2500 MASON STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94133 Tel: 415-362-5500 (Main Hotel Line) Reservations Phone: 1 888 627 7024 Fax : 415-989-9757 Downloadable Hotel Registration Form MS Word Downloadable Provisional Agenda for June 3rd MS Word Downloadable Provisional Agenda for June 4th MS Word 2001 Meeting Summary