1. International Consortium For Telemetry Spectrum 37 th Annual International Telemetering Conference Rivera Hotel, Las Vegas NV, 25 October 2001 International Foundation For Telemetering MR. TIM CHALFANT Air Force Flight Test Center Edwards AFB, California USA

2. To Ensure the Future Availability of Electromagnetic Spectrum for Telemetering. MISSION: International Foundation For Telemetering 37 th Annual International Telemetering Conference Rivera Hotel, Las Vegas NV, 25 October 2001

3. FACTORS  Radio Frequency utilization increasing.  Telemetry critical to economic/security goals.  Telemetry bands reallocated or threatened.  Increased demand for Telemetry & Commercial Spectrum.  More Telemetry band allocations difficult. International Foundation For Telemetering 37 th Annual International Telemetering Conference Rivera Hotel, Las Vegas NV, 25 October 2001

4. COMMON CONCERNS  Science of Telemetry little understood.  Telemetry economic benefits hard to quantify.  No cohesive Telemetry advocate group for Regional/World Conferences.  National Delegations Telemetry-naive.  Telemetry spectrum technically attractive for reallocation. International Foundation For Telemetering 37 th Annual International Telemetering Conference Rivera Hotel, Las Vegas NV, 25 October 2001

5. OBJECTIVES  To create a forum for information exchange on Telemetry issues.  To inform spectrum managers of the economic/ security importance of Telemetry.  Invite open participation of all Telemetry practitioners.  Share information on the use/research & development of new Telemetry technologies. International Foundation For Telemetering 37 th Annual International Telemetering Conference Rivera Hotel, Las Vegas NV, 25 October 2001

6. International Foundation for Telemetering Board of Directors Region I (Europe/Africa) Coordinator J. M. Berges Region II (Americas) Coordinator M. Ryan Region III (Asia) Coordinator V. Crouch ICTS Chair V. Crouch ICTS Secretary/Treasurer G. Mayer ICTS Vice Chair T. Chalfant Region I Members Region II Members Region III Members I C T S International Foundation For Telemetering 37 th Annual International Telemetering Conference Rivera Hotel, Las Vegas NV, 25 October 2001

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11.  WRC-2005/6 Agenda Item 2.12: to consider spectrum requirement for wideband aeronautical telemetry in the band between 3 GHz and 30 GHz.  ICTS Working Group formed to develop a paper addressing the feasibility of new bands.  ICTS Members to conduct country studies to identify candidate frequency bands & bandwidths.  Next ICTS Meeting: ETC 2002/Garmisch Germany/ 27-30 May 2002 ICTS WORKING GROUP International Foundation For Telemetering 37 th Annual International Telemetering Conference Rivera Hotel, Las Vegas NV, 25 October 2001