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BUILDING BRIDGES IN MONTREAL                                                                        PAGE 11




            “The RVPs really are                             The programming went on to include an ex-

            IFALPA’s regional                                ploration of the IFALPA Air Traffic Services (ATS)
                                                             Committee as an example of cross-collabo-
            satellites around the                            ration of Committee and Regional Expertise.
                                                             The session highlighted the overlap between
            world and it is crucial                          Committees and Regional reps who need to be
                                                             aware of IFALPA policies and positions when
            that they play an                                representing IFALPA at ICAO panels and other

            active participating                             external meetings.

            role in the structure                            Captain Brian Shury, EVP Professional and
                                                             Government Affairs (PGA) presented the new
            of the Federation                                PGA structure and opportunities for Commit-
                                                             tee and Regional expertise to overlap. Captain
            to ensure that we                                Shury emphasized the relevance of industrial
                                                             issues to Regional work and the importance of
            truly represent pilots                           viewing technical and industrial areas as most
                                                             often interrelated, not separate.
            globally.”
                                                             In addition to the PGA Committee’s annual
                                                             meetings, a permanent PGA Steering Group
            Cpt. Jack Netskar
                                                             has been formed to establish advisory teams,
            IFALPA President                                 select relevant research projects, recommend
                                                             on training, attend Regional meetings, and ad-
                                                             dress PGA issues as they arise.

                                                             Keynotes were delivered by former IFALPA RVP
                                                             CAN/Arctic Captain Ray Gelinas and former IF-
                                                             ALPA Representative to ICAO, Captain Paul Mc-
                                                             Carthy. Many thanks to both for their insightful
            “For a group to work                             and inspiring takes on IFALPA work.

            together effectively,                            An update by Husnia Adel, IFALPA Communi-

            they need to engage                              cations Specialist (IT, Member Comms), intro-
                                                             duced participants to the new IT platforms,
            in collaboration and                             with SharePoint and the IFALPA Hub as tools
                                                             for simple realtime collaboration around the
            teamwork, built upon                             globe.

            a mix of interpersonal
                                                             Breakout groups engaged in active discussions
            and communication                                identifying general expectations of IFALPA Re-
                                                             gional Representatives and reviewing the job
            skills. The EVP/RVP                              descriptions for the elected positions. Guid-
            Workshop has moved                               ance materials, tools, and training measures
                                                             necessary to best prepare and equip Regional
            IFALPA another step                              Representatives were determined and ex-
            forward toward                                   plored.

                                                             The Workshop was enthusiastically appreciated
            achieving this goal.”                            by the participants who felt it was long over-
                                                             due, provided necessary and helpful informa-
            Cpt. Ishtiaque Hossain                           tion, and laid the groundwork for a new era of
            EVP ASIA/PAC                                     Regional Representation.
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