This annual conference was organized by the International Federation of Aeronautical Information Management Associations (IFAIMA) in cooperation with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), International Air Transport Association (IATA) and EUROCONTROL; hosted by Dubai Air Navigation Services (DANS) under the support of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA). Dubai Air Navigation Services (DANS) is the company responsible for providing air traffic control, electronic engineering, meteorology services and Aeronautical Information Services to Dubai Airports to help maximise the capacity and throughput of aircraft and passengers at both Dubai International Airport and Al Maktoum International at Dubai World Central (DWC).

There are 252 participants from 61 countries, 6 international organizations and 21 industry enterprises. this year’s conferenceis “Implementing AIM – The next generation Aeronautical Information Professionals”. Over the three working days, the conference focused on discussing the requirements of the aeronautical information, training the staff in aeronautical information departments to be able to switch from Aeronautical Information Services (AIS) to Aeronautical Information Management (AIM) as well as opportunities and challenges facing the next generation of aeronautical information professionals when implementing AIM.