Papers for the Conference submitted in advance by States/Administrations and International Organizations are classified as either “Discussion Papers” or “Information Papers”.

Discussion Papers (DP)

1. Discussion Papers (DP) deal with substantive matters that are intended to be raised at the Conference under the Agenda Items listed in the Provisional Agenda, provided in the Conference website. Since the Provisional Agenda may be changed, all papers received will be accommodated under appropriate items of the final Agenda.

2. It is emphasized that the Discussion Papers for the Conference should focus more on matters at policy level, conceptual issues, as well as global and regional trends, for a more productive outcome. It should be noted that ICAO APAC Contributory Bodies such as the RASG-APAC, APANPIRG, RASCF and their affiliated bodies provide the most appropriate forum to deliberate on matters of specific technical nature in view of the presence of relevant subject matter experts in those fora, therefore it is strongly recommended that submission of Discussion Papers with such contents to the DGCA Conference be avoided to the extent possible.

3. States/Administrations and Organizations are also requested to avoid submitting Discussion Papers, which have already been presented in previous DGCA Conferences as well as other regional meetings with similar content.

Information Papers (IP) are intended to inform the Conference about trends and developments occurring within States/Administrations, or they deal with innovative policy issues and technological advancements of interest to States/Administrations. Some Information Papers explain progress in promoting ICAO policies and/or provisions.

Note: On exceptional basis, depending upon the nature of the matters raised and the amount of time available, after the presentation of all Discussion Papers some opportunities may arise for presentation of selected Information Papers if agreed by the Conference.

Discussion and Information Paper should include:

• A summary block of about 8 lines to describe the essence of the paper;
• Main body;
• Executive Summary (for DPs only) of about one-half page length.

Note: Authors of DPs are strongly encouraged to prepare Executive Summary, which will facilitate adequate coverage of the main issues and proposals raised in the paper in the Conference Report.

The main body of the DP should include:

• a concise introduction;
• one or more discussion sections on the matter(s) raised; and
• a section on “Action by the Conference” inviting the Conference to note the contents of the paper and consider appropriate actions.

The IP should conclude with “Action by the Conference” inviting the Conference to note the information contained in the paper.

It is strongly recommended that papers should be not more than six (6) pages. Papers should be submitted in electronic form using MS Word format to allow the Secretariat to do the final formatting. Attachments to papers that are not supposed to be edited by the Secretariat could be submitted in Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format. The overall file size of each paper together with any attachments should be optimized for easy download from the website.

Papers should be prepared using the pre-formatted templates provided in the Conference website. The style specifications are as follows:

• Font: Times New Roman
• Size: 11 points
• Data processing format: MS Word (.doc)

States/Administrations and International Organizations are urged to submit their papers at the earliest possible convenience, but not later than 15 September 2023.

The papers should be sent as e-mail attachment to the ICAO Asia and Pacific Regional Office and copied to the Host State on the following addresses:

ICAO Regional Office
Regional Director
E-mail: apac@icao.int

Host State - Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh
Conference Secretariat: secretariat@dgca58.gov.bd
Conference Website: www.dgca58.gov.bd

Timely distribution of the papers is particularly important in the case of Discussion Papers so that the matters raised can be given due consideration by the delegates. All papers received by the specified deadline will be posted in pdf format on the website established by the Host State for the purpose of this Conference. Every effort is made by the Host Organizing Committee and the Secretariat to make papers available to participating delegates prior to the Conference.

On the question of selection of papers, the Directors General of Civil Aviation, during the 42^nd Conference also decided that it should be left to the ICAO Regional Office. The Regional Office would select papers for presentation bearing in mind the time allocated to each session. Only Discussion Papers would be taken up for presentation while the Information Papers, which often provide valuable materials, should continue to be encouraged, but only for the information of delegations.