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Working Groups

The WAEA Technology Committee forms individual Working Groups to focus on the emerging technologies most relevant to the inflight industry. Each Working Group establishes a mission statement and set of goals and project parameters with respect to its particular emerging technology. The Working Group then meets and works to complete these projects, which may range from a simple evaluation of the technology and its potential inflight applications to the creation of a formal Technical Specification.

Any WAEA Member with an interest in a particular technology may join and participate in a Working Group. Working Groups conduct their work (via meetings, teleconference, web forums, etc.) separately from or in conjunction with the TC (general) Meetings and report their progress at these general meetings.

For more details on these Working Groups, their mission statements, their progress and documents, their upcoming meetings or teleconferences, please see the WebBoard.

Active Working Groups include:
DIGITAL CONTENT MANAGEMENT Working Group (DCMWG)
Chair: Michael Childers, IMS

Previous Working Groups include:

• WIRELESS WG
  Co-Chairs: Andrew Allaway, formerly of Stratos, Paul Guckian, Qualcomm, Jim Mitchell, Rockwell Collins, and Steve Sizelove, Panasonic Avionics Corporation
• AUDIO TECHNOLOGIES WG
  Co-Chairs: Al McGowan, TEAC Aerospace Technologies, and John Salzman, Spafax Airline Network
• AUDIO QUALITY/RELIABILITY SUBGROUP
  Chair: Geoff Underwood, Inflight Peripherals
• AUDIO SPECIFICATION (1289) SUBGROUP
  Chair: John Salzman, Spafax Airline Network
• HEADSET TECHNOLOGY SUBGROUP
  Chair: Hratch Astarjian, Bose Corporation
• Next Generation Wired Network (NGWWG) - Co-Chairs: Sudhakar Shetty, Boeing and Kathy Garcia, Rockwell Collins
  Visit the WebBoard for postings of presentations, minutes and results of past meetings.
  
  DVD WG - Click to review and download DVD documents and specifications
• Digital Media Reproducer (DMR) Ad Hoc Subcommittee
  Co-Chairs: Amy McHaney, formerly of American Airlines; Peggy Bukar, formerly of United Airlines; Al McGowan, TEAC Aerospace Technologies
• Smart Cards - Focused on the impact of high-function, microchip-based transaction cards on inflight entertainment, services, shopping, etc.
• Satellite - Focused on the advances in satellite telecommunications and its applications for inflight voice and data transfer
• Internet - Focused on the hardware, software and transfer protocols influencing Internet- and intranet-based inflight applications
• Mass Storage - Focused on the new strides and challenges in data storage drives and media for inflight cabin applications
• Program Content Delivery - Focused on developing guidelines for more efficient distribution schedules, cycles, and procedures among content distributors, film labs, and airlines
• Cabin Systems Task Force - Focused on identifying those cabin systems issues/areas of greatest importance to IFE professionals and the proper structures and procedures for standard-making, project funding, etc.