Canterbury Tech February 2025 - TechTuesdays - IRL*In Real Life

"A Mission Critical Opportunity" presented by Airways with Geoff Peck (Chief Information Officer), Jennifer Nepton (Manager - Air Traffic Services Development) Edan Cain (Solution Architect, Unmanned Operations)

Join us for the first TechTuesday of 2025 where we will be joined by Airways (the New Zealand Air Navigation Service Provider) as they discuss how they plan to provide services for the Urban Air Mobility (UAM)/drone community and enable opportunities for NZ software developers to utilise this system to create their own value.

Airways proposes to deploy a Flight Information Management System (FIMS), separate to but alongside the current Air Traffic Management (ATM) system - with its purpose to be the one-source-of-the-truth for all NZ aviation traffic, both for future UAM and the existing users.

Come along to find out more about the global approach to FIMS, New Zealand's history of writing our own mission critical ATM software (both domestic and international), development standards, the opportunities this approach will bring and how Airways is positioning this platform to enable minimal barrier to entry.  

As with any project in development - feedback is sort and appreciated!

About the speakers:

Geoff has worked at Airways for eight years. Previously Geoff was the chief technical architect at Tait Communications, CEO of Biotech company Syft Technologies, and CEO of router/switch developer Allied Telesyn labs. Geoff has degrees in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Operations Research.

When: Tuesday 4th February 2024

Where: Epic Innovation, 100 Manchester Street, Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011

Event Outline: 

5.30pm - Registration opens, networking, drinks and nibbles
6.00pm - Canterbury Tech updates
6.10pm - Quick Pitch - Jim Luhrs (Lean Canvas)
6.15pm - Guest speakers
7.00pm - More networking
7.30pm - Close of event

Things to note: Entry to the venue will be open from 5.20pm. Each attendee will receive 2 drinks tickets for the event. Alcoholic beverages may not leave the function space.

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