Airborne Internet

1. Airborne Internet Host: Boeing ATM Tech Planning Facilitators: Yost, McHugh & Meer Organizational Discussion Facilitator: Masson March 3, 2004

2. Agenda 8:45Arrival and Introductions 9:00 Host Introduction 9:10 Meeting Process and Rules 9:15 Open: Results to Date, Today’s Objectives 9:30 Collaborative Information Environment 10:30 Break 10:45 Airborne Internet Spectrum Study 12:00 Lunch Break 1:00 RF Simulation 2:00 Consortia Startup and Business Planning

3. Agenda 3:00 Break 3:15 Workplan Review 3:45 Sponsor Solicitation Review 4:15 Next Organizational Steps 4:30 Results and Next Steps 4:45 Adjourn

4. Meeting Process & Rules • Logistics • Signup sheet • Bathrooms • Lunch • Rules • Cell phones and beepers off • Start and stop on time • Stay on topic…parking lots for issues • Side conversations outside the room • Raise new issues at break with the Facilitator

5. Results to Date • Purpose of Group • Definition, Charter, Objectives, Principles • Technical Exchanges • Workplan (July 03) • Startup Elements • Research and Development Elements • Market, Public Policy, Transformation Elements • Decisions from July 03 • Breakout group: Consortia formation • Develop startup business plan- STARNet • Solicit sponsors for initial part of workplan

6. Today’s Meeting • Technical exchanges • Results of breakout group • Develop startup business plan • Solicit members/sponsors for initial part of workplan • Next steps for startup

7. Airborne Internet Organizing Issues

8. January ‘03: Common Interest? • Determine the level of consensus for the value an airborne internet collaborative effort • Identify contributions available to develop open standards for airborne internet • Identify consensus for a next meeting to address the organizational issues of a collaborative effort

9. Organizing Issues • Definition: Airborne Internet • Charter: For the Group • Principles: To guide the Group • Objectives: To be achieved by the Group • R&D Workplan: To achieve the objectives • Consortia Startup Business Plan: To organize the Group • Member & Resource Solicitation: To participate & fund

10. Airborne Internet Definition A private, secure and reliable peer-to-peer aircraft communications network that uses the same technologies as the commercial Internet.

11. Charter for the Airborne Internet Collaboration Group (AICG) Using a public private collaboration: • Develop open systems architecture and standards for aviation digital communications • Foster and promote internet protocols in aviation • Develop intellectual content to guide and influence public and private investment

12. AICG Principles • Led by the private sector • Promote concept and national value of airborne peer-to-peer communications • Open to public and private sector participants

13. AICG Objectives • Creation of a public private collaboration • Advocate the capability of A.I. • Create A.I. guiding principles • Create an A.I. Operational Concept • Create and evaluate Systems Architectures • Develop an implementation roadmap – Near Term & Long Term • Influence, tailor or create standards

14. AICG Workplan Plan & Budget • Organizational Startup • New conceptual transportation model-aviation • Stakeholder Needs Analysis • Guiding Principles • Research and Development Activities • Market Activities • Public Policy Activities • Transformation Mapping • Consortium Implementation • R&D Budget Goal: $30 million over 3 to 5 years • Consortia Startup Goal: $100k over 1 year

15. Organizing Options

16. Organizational Startup • Consortia Startup Plan: 7 Steps • Consortia Business Plan • Member/Sponsor Recruitment Preparation • Letter of Intent • Summary of Business Plan

17. Consortia Startup • Develop Airborne Internet “Stakeholder’s” Map • Develop Phased Workplan • Develop Consortia Startup and Operating Plan • Develop Membership Solicitation • Recruit Core Members from AIC and Initiate Startup • Provide Private Sector Leadership of Plans • Create AIC Formation Steering Group • Solicit Federal Sector Participation

18. Consortia Business Plan • Mission: Define, develop & promote common systems elements to deploy comprehensive aviation based information links through evolving internet • Objectives: Repeat six objectives • Outputs: Research studies, Standards and Guidelines reports, Advocacy • Legal Vehicles: Research non-profit (501 ( c )3) and Federal co-ops • Founding Membership: Three core corporations @ $25,000 • Ongoing Membership: Two levels of commercial, government and academia • Governance: Founding board of three, ongoing board of seven • Management & Operations: Part-time ED and full time operations sub-contract • Phased Budget: 3 phases of 3- 5 years, phase 1 of $300 K all phases $30 M • Resources Strategy: Start with private funding, solicit Federal research funds

19. Next steps • Next meeting preparation • For business meeting: objective • Starnet LLC will prepare a business planning session • Starnet to draft set of 501c3 formation papers • Starnet to draft board operations and board legal liability operations issues • Send out Letters of Intent and Summary Business Terms to all attendees of the meetings and the top corporate candidates • Possible next meeting dates: Mon April 26, 2004