• What is Reachout?

• History of Reachout

• Reachout Committee Members
  Chan Wing Keong
  Caj Frostell
  Vic Gerden
  John Guselli
  Naseem Syed Ahmed
  Ron Schleede
  Nick Stoss

• Travel Policy for Reachout Volunteers

• Reachout Reports

The International Society of Air Safety Investigators
Reachout Workshop History

How it Began
When Jim Stewart first brought the idea of Reachout to the ISASI Council, he was Chairman of the ISASI Seminar Committee and had served in that capacity for a number of years. He and a number of other members of the International Council felt that ISASI could reach a broader audience if a new approach was added in providing communication and training opportunities in areas of the world where the main ISASI seminar could not reach.

During that first discussion, George Oldfield, then International Councillor, became an instant supporter and source of essential guidance and strength to Jim as he further developed the concept. George’s experience in delivering international workshops, his knowledge of the international community, his energy and advice were critical in moving the plans forward. Jim and George worked on the details together and were able to present a more detailed plan to the council and the general ISASI membership at the Boston seminar in 1999.

When Jim and George made contact with Ladislav Mika, from the Ministry of Transport and Communications of the Czech Republic, things began to move quickly. Ladislav offered Prague as the first site and encouraged his Ministry to become host and main sponsor. Jim, George and Ladislav began creating the tools to deliver the workshop from scratch and identified suitable instructors to deliver the agreed subjects. Ladislav’s enthusiasm and commitment and his ability to deliver on ideas and promises were exactly what Jim and George needed to bring the first Reachout workshop to success.

Unfortunately, George Oldfield passed away before he could participate in the Prague workshop. ISASI member Caj Frostell was asked to replace him on the instructing team. Caj was Chief of Accident Investigation and Prevention at ICAO and quickly saw how the Reachout Workshop program could be used to benefit international aviation. He encouraged Jim to pursue a stronger partnership with ICAO and arranged support for the Prague Workshop through the ICAO Regional Office in Paris. The partnership with ICAO has proven essential to the continuing success of the program.

Following the successful Prague workshop, the continuation of the Reachout program was assured and the support of the ISASI Council strengthened.

Our First Instructors
Instructors at Reachout Prague used their experience and expertise to develop and deliver a workshop which has formed the model for all subsequent workshops. ISASI produced a quality workshop which attracted over 100 participants from 11 Eastern European countries.