TAAM users have banded together to create an active community of software users. The World-Wide TAAM Users Group (WWTUG) includes TAAM users from around the globe. Some of the world's most respected and successful airspace architects belong to the WWTUG. The group meets to share information and tips on how to get the best results from using TAAM and to further the use of simulation within the aviation industry as a whole.
The World-Wide group is broken into two further sub-groups based on Geography – The Europe, Middle East, and Africa TAAM User Group (EMEATUG), and the Americas & Pacific TAAM User Group (APTUG). Each of the users groups are free to organise meetings whenever ideal in the region, however the annual WWTUG meeting is the key meeting for users to come together to share innovative ideas.
Jeppesen Product Management and support staff attend user group meetings, presenting product updates and using the meetings as a valuable communication forum with the users. Users work closely with Jeppesen at these meetings to identify and prioritize problem areas, enhancements and focus areas. In addition, the user group meetings are a platform for users to present summaries of their work for the benefit of others. Most of the presentations center around past projects, new trends and techniques, and user developed tool sets that are complementary to TAAM.
Information regarding TAAM user group meetings and locations are available from the following table.
Meeting | Location | Host | Chairperson | Resources |
2020 WWTUG |
Cancelled due to COVID-19 Travel restrictions | - | John Kuchenbrod | - |
2019 WWTUG | Madrid, Spain | Boeing Research and Technology, Europe | John Kuchenbrod | Presentations |
2018 WWTUG | Chicago, USA | Ricondo | Erik Wilkins | Presentations |
2017 WWTUG | Hangzhou, China | ATMB | Jay Wang | Presentations |
2016 WWTUG | Whiteley (Portsmouth), U.K | NATS | Jay Wang | |
2015 WWTUG | Seattle, U.S.A | Boeing | Phil Trautman/Jean-mari Rossouw | Presentations |
2014 WWTUG | Canberra, Australia | Airservices | Phil Dowson | Presentations |
2013 WWTUG | Cape Town, South Africa | ATNS | Jan van Antwerp | Presentations |
2013 EMEATUG | Whiteley (Portsmouth), U.K | NATS | Simon Martin | |
2013 APTUG | Washington D.C, U.S.A | Noblis | Mike Yablonski | |
2012 WWTUG | San Francisco, U.S.A | Landrum and Brown | Ani Kane | Presentations |
2012 EMEATUG | Madrid, Spain | AENA | Sebastian Rosello | Presentations |
2011 WWTUG | Singapore, Singapore | Jeppesen | Tony Vassiliadis | Presentations |
2011 EMEATUG | Naples, Italy | SICTA | Maria-carmela Supino | Presentations |
2011 APTUG | Memphis, U.S.A | FedEx | Todd Waller | Presentations |
2010 WWTUG | Seattle, U.S.A | Boeing | Phil Trautman | Presentations |
2010 EMEATUG | Frankfurt, Germany | Jeppesen | Jan Hein van Dronklaar | |
2009 WWTUG | Vienna, Austria | Vienna Airport | Richard Feller | Presentations |