NEW on the NextGen Institute Website-Updated 4/9/08

Vision 100—Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act, Pub. L. 108-176, represents a multi-agency initiative to transform the future air transportation system. This act created the Joint Planning and Development Office as the means by which six government agencies will combine resources and talent to effect the transformation and further, Vision 100 directed that "the [Joint Planning and Development] Office shall consult with the public and ensure participation of experts from the private sector."
The NextGen Institute was established in March 2005 via an Other Transactions Agreement between the National Center for Advanced Technologies (NCAT) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) "as the mechanism through which the JPDO will access world-class private sector expertise, tools, and facilities for application to NextGen activities and tasks." Professional, technical and consulting services from a broad spectrum of industry will be provided through the NextGen Institute "as requested by the JPDO leadership in support of planning, research, analysis, assessment, architecture, functional requirements setting, prototyping, simulation, and demonstrating future system attributes."

Co-located with the JPDO, the Institute is a fully involved partner in the day to day activities and process through which the JPDO accomplishes the Vision 100 and NextGen goals.