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1 Aviation Accreditation Board International Institutional Workshop: Industry Advisory Boards Lacey Pittman, Managing Director of Safety, Q400 Captain February 26, 2015 1

2 ERAU COA Industry Advisory Council Who?  Membership What?  Agenda Coordination How?  Department Chair updates  Classroom Guest Lectures  Student Forum Meet and Greet  Industry Caucus Why?  IAC Benefits 2

3 ERAU COA Industry Advisory Council Membership  Major Airline  Regional Airline  Corporate Aviation  Space Operations  Unmanned Aircraft Systems  Aviation Labor Leadership  Safety  Flight Operations  Simulation  Weather 2

4 ERAU COA Industry Advisory Council Agenda Coordination  Solicit agenda items from IAC members during previous caucus  Emerging trends in industry and COA  Dean and IAC Chair discuss, review, approve agenda  Key questions  From your company’s/organizations perspective, what is the current largest issue we need to be concerned about?  From your company’s/organizations perspective, is our curriculum meeting your needs? 2

5 ERAU COA Industry Advisory Council Department Chair Updates  Updates provided at each IAC  Focus on curriculum changes based on IAC input 2

6 ERAU COA Industry Advisory Council Classroom Guest Lectures  Sign-up ahead of IAC  Coordination with professors and industry members  Relevant topics applicable to classroom subject 2

7 ERAU COA Industry Advisory Council Student Forum Meet & Greet  Introductions and industry briefing  Allow for student movement among all industry representatives  Provides potential for student networking, internships and jobs 2

8 ERAU COA Industry Advisory Council Industry Caucus Discussion, Fall 2014  Pilot and technician shortage is still key concern  Begin training UAS students to process and analyze imagery. Increase emphasis on micro robotics.  Increase farming/agricultural/survey applications of UAS and CSO as both industries are moving in that direction for commercialization.  Concern over regulatory environment and timeline for ATP, Air Traffic Controllers, and certification.  Recommend shadow program for Embry-Riddle faculty to get current industry exposure similar to a continuing education program. 2

9 ERAU COA Industry Advisory Council IAC Benefits  New programs  Commercial Space Operations  Improvements to existing programs  ASAP industry norms  UAS industry leading improvements  Current and relevant industry immediate feedback  Connect faculty and industry  Provides students direct access to industry for networking, internships, jobs 2

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