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Stephan Poirier joined The Calgary Airport Authority as Director Cargo Air Service Development in the fall of 2000. Prior to his arrival in Calgary he was General Manager for Bax Global in the province of Quebec; Cargo Director for the Montreal Airports Authority managing the cargo programs for both The Montreal International Airport: Dorval and Mirabel; Director of Logistics Investments, managing a portfolio of transportation and logistics investments for SGF, a large venture capital company.
Stephan holds a Finance degree from FX Garneau College in Quebec City as well as a B-Com in International Business from Concordia University in Montreal. He has completed studies at the University of Innsbruck in Austria in International Business and at the University of Vienna, Austria where he studied International Business and World Trade.
He is currently Senior Director of Cargo Air Service Development for The Calgary Airport Authority and Chairman of ACI World Cargo sub-committee.
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Stephan
POIRIER
On behalf of the Calgary Airport Authority it gives me great pleasure to welcome you to Calgary, Albert, Canada. Situated in the foothills of the majestic Rocky Mountains, I believe our city provides an inspiring setting for all attendees to network and focus on our conference theme: The Transport of Animals in An Insecure World: Traceability & Security. The city of Calgary has an excellent track record for hosting other international events and conferences. When we bid to host the AATA 2005 Conference, we knew that we could build on Calgary’s excellent track record of hosting world-class events such as the 1988 Winter Olympics, the 2002 G-8 Summit and the Annual Spruce Meadows Master’s Tournament. Not only is the city of Calgary an exciting and beautiful place to live, it is a leader in Canada in terms of economic and population growth, urban development and boasts the second highest concentration of corporate headquarters. I am also very proud to say that we are the fourth busiest airport in the country for passenger traffic and have maintained the strongest growth rates for cargo across the country. The Calgary Airport Authority is a long-time AATA member and an innovative animal friendly airport. We are home to Canada’s premier airport livestock facility that boosts 12,000 square feet of covered and insulated space, a live animal loading system and a portable animal penning system with direct airside access. The Calgary Airport Authority has worked diligently to provide an excellent live animal platform, however, our success has only been possible with the cooperation of the cargo community, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, our ground handlers, shippers and freight forwarders. We look forward to continually strengthening these relationships in order to further enhance the safe and secure shipment of live animals. This year’s AATA conference agenda is filled with opportunities to connect with colleagues and discuss the common challenges we face and the unique approaches we take in order to address them. We hope you enjoy the conference and Calgary’s renowned hospitality and spirit. |
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Martin APPELT, MRCVS Canadian Food Inspection Agency 59 Camelot Drive Ottawa ON K1A 0Y9 CANADA Tel: + 1 613 -225-2342 Direct: + 1 613-228-6696 x3779 Toll free: + 1 800-442-2342 Facsimile: + 1 613-228-6637
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Keynote Address:
Martin APPELT, MRCVS Canadian Food Inspection Agency As Humans, we have basic needs that need to be fulfilled. In the ranking of importance, safety comes in as a close second, surpassed only by the bare necessities of life - air, food and water. Security and Safety are often used interchangeably. Both point towards freedom from danger or injury. Biosecurity has become a catchy term in times of ever-present or perceived terrorist threats. While often associated with bioterrorism and biological warfare, the principle of protection from infectious agents applies to many activities in our lives. On the quest to satisfy the need for safety, the concept of traceability takes centre stage. Many forms of identification and tracing are widely used and accepted. License plates and prescription labels are two examples. While the individual piece of information, collected innocently to serve an innocent purpose, the ability to link this information together and form a "bigger picture" contains undesirable side effects. We need to be aware of the many reservations society has when it comes to collecting and linking data. Peoples' fears of "Big Brother" and the negative connotations of a "watchtower state" are real. We need to understand this environment and make our decisions regarding ID and tracking accordingly. [ PDF of PowerPoint Presentation ] 273kb |
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HOW ARE SECURITY ISSUES AFFECTING YOUR ANIMAL SHIPMENTS? |
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Manager, Cargo Operations The Calgary Airport Authority 2000 Airport Road, NE Calgary, AB T2E 6W5 Canada Tel: +1 403-735-1336 Fax: +1 403-735-1281 Cell: +1 403-620-4212 Born, raised and educated in Scotland. Tom has an extensive background in the airline transportation industry, which includes cargo sales, operations, logistics and international negotiations. He has worked in the freight forwarding and engineering industry and was the project leader in the conversion of passenger aircraft to cargo freighters. Prior to his recent appointment as Manager of Cargo Operations for The Calgary International Airport Authority, he was the Operations Manager in charge of security screening, also at Calgary Airport.
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The Impact of Security
Requirements
Tom KIRK Manager—Cargo Operations Calgary Airport Authority
“What will tomorrow bring?… The challenge of the future is to process ever increasing volumes of cargo with greater speed, efficiency and optimum security but not impact commerce.” As we are all aware, new and more restrictive security regulations have changed the way that airports, airlines and shippers conduct business. As passengers, you immediately notice the longer security line- ups and the more thorough screening of your carry-on luggage. Changing security regulations on the passenger side of business have led to new terminal designs and the procurement of enormous screening, x-ray and EDS machines. The impact on passenger terminal operations has been immense leading to large investments for airports and airlines, not to mention the impact on the passengers’ travel experience. What about the impact of security regulations on the transport of animals? Have any new security requirements impacted the live animal transport business? How do changing regulations impact the Airport Authority? How can an Airport Authority provide a secure environment for the shipment of animals? And importantly, how can an Airport Authority and its Animal Transport Stakeholders work together to proactively educate and advise regulators in order to prevent a negative impact on the animal transport industry? These are the questions that this presentation will attempt to answer from the perspective of an Airport Authority. The first part of the presentation reviewed the situation that we face today with regulating bodies, agencies and associations that we would expect to provide guidance to both the shipper and the airport. This included agencies such as TC, IATA, ACI, ICAO, TSA, DfT, and more mysterious acronymic organizations. The second part of the presentation outlined the challenges that we face as an airport in meeting the needs of our animal transport stakeholders, planning for the future and investing in new infrastructure. Finally, a brief case study was provided in order to display how the Calgary Airport Authority has reacted to the current security environment and to serve as a forum for discussion and ideas for how all animal transport stakeholders, airports included, as to how they can best prepare for the security regulations of the future. [ PDF of PowerPoint Presentation ] 994kb |
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Manager
Operations & Security, Cargolux Airlines International, S.A. 1900 N. W. Corporate Blvd. Suite W105 Boca Raton, FL 33431 Tel: +1 561-988-1868 Fax: +1 561-988-1012
Joe Joyce has just completed 25 years with Cargolux on 18 February 2005. He has spent 33 years in the industry with two companies, Cargolux and Icelandic Airlines. Was an AATA Board member from 1992-1999 and President 1995-1997.
Cargolux has just passed its 35 year anniversary and is currently represented in over 50 countries with 85 offices covering 90 destinations. Cargolux was recently named, in 2005, "Best All-Cargo Airline" by Air Transport World magazine.
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Security’s Affect on
Animals Shipped by Air Cargo
Joseph JOYCE Manager Operations & Security, the Americas Cargolux Airlines International, S.A.
The presentation focused on the requirements of post 911 security concerns of the world airlines in relation to the continuance of commerce. An important part of Cargolux's revenue stream is the transport of live animals.
The requirements placed upon airlines by the various government agencies in each country that an international airline operates into and out of places a severe burden not only on those charged with the execution of operations but more specifically upon the senior management of those airlines in a way never before exercised by local governments over airline companies. These requirements mandate that any airline operating in the current day security-conscious environment apply serious attention to its security with sufficient high-level control through manpower resources, technological advancement and continuous vigilance of its staff over the entire worldwide operation.
The transport of live animals presents a unique set of requirements to the airline. The U.S. government, through its Department of Homeland Security, has mandated that airlines may only do business with "known shippers." Up until November 2003, All-Cargo airlines were exempt from certain provisions of FAA and then TSA regulations as they relate to passenger and combination carriers. Nevertheless, All-Cargo airlines have applied certain security rules. The new rules effective from that date have changed the way All-Cargo airlines apply security to its operation.
The examination of the recent past as well as the future of air cargo security was the subject of the presentation incorporating recent developments.
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Gregg PITTELKOW Senior Specialist – Operations Department C5680 7500 Airline Drive Minneapolis, MN 55450-1101 USA Tel: +1 612 727 6516 Fax: +1 612 726 2028
Gregg Pittelkow, a 23-year veteran at Northwest Airlines, is responsible for developing and implementing policies and procedures to ensure the continued safe and efficient transport of live animals, perishables and human remains on Northwest’s global route system. Prior to his current assignment at Northwest Airlines Cargo, he held long-term positions with the carrier in Luggage Services, Passenger Marketing Programs, and Information Services.
In addition to his duties at Northwest, Gregg is very active in the International Air Transport Association (IATA) serving as the carrier’s representative to the Cargo Services Conference, and in elected positions on the Live Animals and Perishables Board, and the Cargo Procedures Conference Management Group. In 2003, he was elected Chairman of the Live Animals and Perishables Board; a position he still holds today. Gregg is also a consultant to various industry, government and non-government organizations on issues relating to the transport of live animals by air. A graduate from the University of St. Thomas (1985) and a life-long resident of the Twin Cities, Gregg makes his home in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Security Issues Involving
Transport of Live Animals
Gregg PITTELKOW
Since the tragic events of September 11, 2001 the United States Government has taken significant steps to strengthen security on flights to, from and within the U.S. While the initial emphasis was on passengers and their luggage, cargo transported on passenger aircraft has come under increased scrutiny and ever more stringent security guidelines and directives. And, more changes are on the way. Today, with few exceptions (live animals being one of them) cargo from unknown shippers is not permitted on U.S. passenger aircraft. Furthermore, all cargo is subject to strict security regulations, whether it travels on a passenger aircraft, or on a freighter. Compliance with the regulations is mandatory, the obstacles are many, and the consequences for non-compliance are severe. Security concerns and other factors have led many passenger air carriers to either restrict or embargo the carriage of live animals; a fact well known to AATA members. The continued availability of air transport for live animals is contingent upon shippers and transporters working together to ensure that safety and security are never compromised.
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Sea Air International Forwarders Ltd 3272 Elmbank Road Mississauga, Ontario L4V 1A5 Canada Tel: +1 905-677-7701 Fax: +1 905-677-3279 Tollfree: +1 800-208-9409
Geoffrey M. Robinson is directly involved in all aspects related to the air and ocean transport of livestock, bloodstock, swine and other live cargo. Mr. Robinson is widely recognized as an authority in his field by the international communities of livestock exporters, geneticists, carriers and related industries.
Prior to the purchase of Sea Air in 1978, Mr. Robinson dedicated ten years to the development of his expertise in the fields of freight forwarding and livestock shipping.
Mr. Robinson graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Sir Wilfrid Laurier University in 1967 and earned his Diploma of Management Studies from the University of Toronto in 1975. [ Back to Top ] |
From a
Freight Forwarder:
Geoffrey
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Tim HARRIS, SDA Harris Associates Ltd. Managing Director P.O. Box 251 Redhill, Surrey RH1 5FU England, UK Tel: + 44 01737 82 22 49 Fax: + 44 01737 82 29 54 harrisassociates@btconnect.com
Tim Harris trained in Agriculture at Edinburgh University and returned to the family farm in 1961 to develop the production of pedigree breeding pigs. Exports in those days were handled by specialist export agents. It was a shipment of his animals for China in 1964 that resulted in one being left behind by one of these so-called 'experts' entirely due to inadequate paperwork. This was the trigger that made Tim decide to do all his own exports in the future.
Veterinarian Graham Joss, who was at that time advisor to British Airways and the IATA LAPB, introduced Tim to the AATA immediately after its inception in 1976. It was realised that a European Office was required to address animal transport issues outside the American continent which Tim has been administering since that time. Exports of animals have numbered several tens of thousands to over 40 countries, mainly breeding pigs, but also many other species from giraffes to gerbils.
He has contributed as a writer, speaker or member in many advisory groups including the American Society of Animal Science, British Society of Animal Science, British Veterinary Association, Council of Europe, Department of Trade and Industry/SITPRO, European Union, European Livestock Transporters, IATA, ILPH, Lloyds of London, OIE and the UK Farm Animal Welfare Council. He publishes the 'AATA Manual for the Transportation of Animals'. |
If You Ship Into the EU,
You're Required to Use TRACE Tim
HARRIS, SDA
TRACES [TRAde Control and Expert System] has been in place since 1 January 2005. It has replaced ANIMO [ANImal MOvements records] which has now been switched off. The objective eventually is to electronically track and trace all foodstuffs and animal products entering and leaving the EU, but the whole operation is so complex and has been so hastily introduced that only commercial movement of live animals are included at present. The birth of this system has not been without its problems, and it is still not running smoothly. The presentation outlined some of the objectives and problems of the system, and advised how the system should be used by any 'approved' operator. Since it is internet-based, such operators may be anywhere in the world, but must first be registered on the system. Whoever accesses the system, the CVED [Certificate of Veterinary Entry Document] has to be generated either manually or electronically to cross the border.
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