http://www.jpdo.gov The Home Page of the JPDO 120 http://www.jpdo.gov/newsArticle.asp?ID=98 Jointly sponsored by government and industry, the annual ICNS Conference addresses research and development issues for technology to support future global air transportation systems for both the near and far terms. http://www.jpdo.gov/newsArticle.asp?ID=97 As the result of a six-month effort by the JPDO’s Weather Working Group, the “Four-Dimensional (4D) Weather Functional Requirements for NextGen Air Traffic Management” represents a milestone toward the realization of the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen). http://www.jpdo.gov/newsArticle.asp?ID=96 “NextGen has been made a priority on several fronts,” said JPDO's Deputy Director Bob Pearce at JPDO’s third “All Hands” meeting, attended by more than 150 representatives and stakeholders from Government and industry. http://www.jpdo.gov/newsArticle.asp?ID=95 For any large initiative, evolving reference and background materials may serve as a valuable resource. With more than 1,000 entries, JPDO’s first-ever acronym list has been published on www.jpdo.gov for your reference and use. To access our list of JPDO acronyms, please visit the “Library” and click on “JPDO Acronyms.” http://www.jpdo.gov/newsArticle.asp?ID=94 To support U.S. aeronautics development and the transformation of the national air transportation system through 2020, President Bush last month approved the first National Plan for Aeronautics Research and Development and Related Infrastructure. http://www.jpdo.gov/newsArticle.asp?ID=93 NextGen was the subject of a briefing by Jay Merkle, JPDO Chief Architect, to a visiting delegation led by the Director-General and Chief executive Officer of the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore, a statutory board under the Ministry of Transport, which operates Singapore Changi Airport, a major international hub in the Asia-Pacific region.