Washington, DC Chapter
Meeting Notice

• Noon – Cash Bar
• 12:30 PM – Lunch
• 1:00 PM – Speaker

Speaker: Bruce Lev, Managing Director, Loeb Partners Corp., New York City

Mr. Lev will discuss the status of FAA's Next Generation Air Transportation System, and particularly some of the critical issues needed to be resolved to successfully implement NextGen, such as interagency coordination to obtain real-time weather data for the aviation industry. He will summarize some of the recent conclusions of the US DOT's Inspector General report regarding the status of NextGen and key actions needed. Mr. Lev will also present AirDat's unique real-time weather information and forecasting capabilities, based on aircraft mounted sensors, satellite communications, and ground processing sensors, which is now commercially available to complement National Weather Service information and forecasts. AirDat information has proven accurate in forecasting hurricanes and storms, e.g. Hurricane Ike, as well as analyzing the role of weather in air crashes. Mr. Lev will explain how the AirDat data can help expedite availability of one of the key requirements for NextGen and can help airlines and transportation organizations better prepare to handle storms and weather-related disruptions.

Prior to becoming Managing Director of Loeb Partners Corp., Mr. Lev was Vice Chairman and Director of USCO Logistics which business was sold to global freight forwarder Kuhne & Nagel in 2001. He is also Vice Chairman of AirDat, LLC. a privately held company which provides highly accurate weather forecasting and business risk solutions for commercial and military users and is on the Board of Directors of Integral Systems Inc. (Nasdaq/ISYS) a leading global provider of satellite ground based command and control systems for commercial and military customers. He also serves as Non Executive Co-Chairman of Albertine Enterprises, a Washington DC based consulting firm. From 1995 through early 2000 he was Executive Vice President of Corporate and Legal Affairs of Micro Warehouse Inc., a $2.5 billion direct marketer of brand name personal computers and accessories to commercial and consumer markets. From 1995 through 2002 he was also a member of the Board of Directors of the Roper Organization and served on the Board of the Direct Marketing Association. He is a 1965 graduate of Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT, and a 1968 graduate of the University Of Virginia School Of Law.

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