Group of Experts on Aviation Safety, Security and Assistance (GEASA)

Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0N8

To all members and participants

We have the honour to write to you as co-Chairmen of the Group of Experts on Aviation Safety, Security and Assistance (GEASA) and as Hosting Authority to invite you to participate in the seventh GEASA meeting.

This three-day meeting will be held from December 3 to December 5, 2007 at the Riande Continental Hotel in Panama City, Panama.  Information on this hotel can be found on the Internet at http://www.hotelesriande.com/continental/index.asp.
You may contact the Hotel by telephone at 001 (507) 265-5114 or by fax at 001 (507) 265-6380.

It is our hope that this working group will benefit from your continued participation as it moves forward with its goal of contributing to the enhancement of civil aviation safety and security; With the rapid changes which are seen in technology and security, as well as the increase in globalization felt throughout the World, it is important that new chalenges and new solutions are addressed to improve and sustain air transportation under the best frame of safety and security.    Once again, we invite you to extend the invitation to industry members within your own Civil Aviation Authority.

We continue to believe that GEASA offers a fresh format that could be used to facilitate the development and funding of many civil aviation projects throughout the hemisphere.  It is our hope that at this next meeting we will have the opportunity to facilitate projects that impact your country directly.   It would be important that details of such projects be forwarded to us in advance or brought to the meeting.  Project Funding Request forms are available on the WHTI-GEASA web site at http://www.whti-geasa.org/ . 

Please confirm your attendance by November 15th, 2007 to Phil Hollingdale by e-mail at hollinp@tc.gc.ca.  Please direct your agenda items and suggestions to Mr. Hollingdale before November 15th.  Casual attire is suggested – no suits, no ties.

We look forward to seeing you in Panama and having the opportunity to further develop this very important initiative with you.