EADS is a global leader in aerospace, defence and related services. In 2004, EADS generated revenues of 31.8 billion and employed a workforce of about 110,000. The EADS Group includes the aircraft manufacturer Airbus, the world’s largest helicopter supplier Eurocopter and the joint venture MBDA, the international leader in missile systems. EADS is the major partner in the
Eurofighter consortium, is the prime contractor for the Ariane launcher, develops the A400M military transport aircraft and is the largest industrial partner for the European satellite navigation system Galileo. The UK is one of the four home nations of EADS and the Group is a major supplier of equipment, systems and support services for the British Army, Royal Air
Force and Royal Navy. www.eads.net

LLOYD’S REGISTER works around the world to assess and certify ships, systems and facilities to improve quality and increase safety. We work closely with shipowners, operators and builders to provide innovative, value-added solutions that help improve business performance throughout the design, construction and operation of ships. Because life matters, safety is not negotiable. Standards have to be applied consistently, and we have the experience to do this, particularly in helping companies comply with the ISPS Code. Throughout our history we have responded to change and led the developments that have made lives safer and helped businesses prosper.
For Lloyd’s Register, life matters. www.lr.org

THE NAUTICAL INSTITUTE is the world’s largest leading professional body for qualified mariners whose principal aim is to promote high standards amongst those in control of seagoing craft both ashore and afloat. The Institute is a major publisher of operational guide books and will be launching a new publication entitled ‘Security at Sea’ at this event. Full details www.nautinst.org

THE WHITE ENSIGN ASSOCIATION is a leading Naval Charity based onboard HMS BELFAST in the City of London. The Association was set up nearly fifty years ago by Lord Mountbatten, the then First Sea Lord, to assist all serving and ex-serving, officers and ratings of the Naval Services and their Reserves. The Association provides help and guidance with resettlement, employment,
personal finance, welfare and general administrative matters. The Association is staffed by ex-naval officers supported by a panel of professional advisors and a powerful Council of senior people from the Royal Navy and leading professions in the City. All help is provided free of charge. The Association can be contacted on Tel: 020 7407 8658, or by e-mail:
office@whiteensign.co.uk website: www.whiteensign.co.uk

TRINITY HOUSE is the General Lighthouse Authority (GLA) for England,Wales and the Channel Islands. To meet its remit of serving the mariner it provides and maintains nearly 600 aids to navigation ranging from lighthouses and buoys through to the latest satellite navigation technology. Additionally the GLA inspects over 10,000 local aids to navigation provided by port
and harbour authorities, and those positioned on offshore structures. Trinity House is also a major maritime charity, which operates as a separate entity to the GLA. The charity is wholly funded by its endowments. It spends around £2 million every year on the welfare of mariners, education and training of future seafarers, promoting safety at sea and fulfiling its role as a Deep Sea Pilotage Authority. www.trinityhouse.co.uk

VIDEOTEL MARINE INTERNATIONAL is the World Leader in Maritime Training, offering interactive CBts,VCDs, DVDs,Video and Distance Learning Courses for Seafarers. Videotel enjoys a close working relationship with the world's major shipping and offshore companies as well as ports, colleges world wide, industry bodies such as the IMO, SIGTTO, The Nautical Institute, and
IMarEST. Videotel's Long Term Registered Library Scheme ensures that up-to-date training is available on board. These libraries are on more than 7,000 ships. Videotel Training Services also offers a structured training and record keeping service to ship owners and operators. www.videotel.co.uk