Conference Invitation and Programme - alpha-board

Invitation to attend
Together with the Chairmen of the
conference and the Scientific Advisory
Board and Committee I cordially invite
you to attend the 3 rd International
Conference “Supply on the wings”
held in conjunction with the International
Aerospace Supply Fair AIR-
TEC. This year the conference will be
embedded in the new theme park
“Aerospace Composite World”.
The conference provides excellent
opportunities to learn about new
trends and technologies and to
exchange information, opinions and
ideas. Besides the technical sessions
there will be time for communication
with speakers, delegates and exhibitors
during the lunch and coffee
breaks as well as during the evening
conference receptions.
The Keynote speakers this year will
be from Airbus, Boeing and from the
EU Commission.
I wish all attendees successful and
inspiring days and a pleasant stay in
Frankfurt.
Diana Schnabel
Exhibition Management, AIRTEC 2008
CEO / President
airtec GmbH & Co. KG
The aerospace business develops
very fast and affects strongly the
OEMs and suppliers. Growing markets
- especially in the composite sector
- provide opportunities and challenges
to the aerospace industry. One
key for success is intensive networking
across different sectors and technologies.
The general trend of outsourcing,
typical of the automotive
industry, will continue also in the
aerospace industry, thus making a
powerful supply chain even more
important than before. Under this
year’s motto “Aerospace – The innovation
driver for the industry” the
conference “Supply on the wings”
brings together renowned experts
from industry and academia of various
field of the aerospace industry.
The conference is an ideal meeting
place for professionals from the area
of development, engineering, project
management, business administration,
production, manufacturing, procurement
and related fields. The topics
addressed in the conference will
cover all aspects of current and future
aerospace products. Although the
conference considers all relevant
aerospace materials, the main focus
this year is on Composite Structures.
The main topics of the sessions are:
Composite Structures
Metallic Structures
Improved simulation
(for composites and metallics)
Engines
Systems and components
Aerospace supply chain
Do not miss the opportunity to get the
latest trends and technologies in
aerospace and meet partners and
new collaborators, customers or suppliers
in your important business
field. Make sure to join the third
AIRTEC 2008 conference “Supply on
the wings” on November 11 to 13,
2008.
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Richard Degenhardt
Scientific Chairman of the Conference
German Aerospace Center (DLR) and Private
University of Applied Sciences Göttingen (PFH)