CMH-17 2026 Fall Joint Virtual Coordination Meeting

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November 2-6, 2026

Our upcoming Joint Coordination Meeting will be held via Webex, with call-in numbers available for those joining by phone. To ensure a smooth experience for all, please remain muted when not speaking to minimize background noise. Panel session and Mini-tutorial participants should stay muted throughout their meeting, and we ask that questions be saved until the end of each presentation. Your cooperation will help keep the meeting focused, efficient, and productive. 

All WG/TG meetings are open to all CMH-17 meeting attendees unless otherwise noted. The schedule is flexible and may be changed prior to the meeting. 

Schedule - Subject to Change - Live Linked Agendas. Session titles that are underlined have posted their agendas. Click the session title to view.

 All times listed are in Pacific and Eastern Time. Sessions in Bold require registration. Working Group and Task Group Sessions are free to attend. Please contact the Secretariat if you are interested in only attending Working and Task Group Sessions. The Secretariat will provide more information on attending these sessions. Registration status will be checked during registration required sessions. 

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Registration is required to attend Coordination Meetings, Mini-tutorials, Content Reviews, Panels, Forums, and Invited Speaker Presentations. Your registration fee supports the organization's technology costs while providing access to learning opportunities led by industry experts. 

Coordination Meetings and our Forum

During our Opening Coordination, we will review the state of the organization, Volume progress and updates, and the Working and Task Group Chairs will present on their session agendas for the week.

During the Thermoplastics Initiative Forum, we we will review the existing plans for incorporating Thermoplastic Composite Content into the Handbook. We want to ensure we have comprehensive information on the use of Thermoplastic Composites, while recognizing there will may not be comprehensive solutions to the incorporation of Thermoplastic Composites in aircraft. During this forum session, we will hear from Theromplastic Initiative Leaders on the next steps for incorporating content.

During Closing coordination, we will review the meeting and update the Organization Taskings sheet with results from the meeting and the work performed between our Denver Coordination and the Fall 2026 Coordination Meeting. 

Mini Tutorials and Content Reviews

Two mini-tutorials and a New Content Review will be presented as part of the content for our Fall Coordination Meeting. 

Surface Preparation for Bonding Processes During this 90-minute session, Lisa McHugh (Northrop Grumman Aeronautical Systems), and Tanila Faria (Embraer) will discuss strategies for surface preparation for adhesive bonding. Attendees will learn about processes and controls, requirements for, and verification of same, to ensure reliable and repeatable processes for robust bonded joints. There will be discussion of lessons learned and attributes of bonding systems that are key to successful bonding. This session is a mini-tutorial, and we are excited to present this topic at the Fall 2026 coordination meeting. Attendants who are interested in learning more about this topic should consider joining the Bonding Process Task Group, which is a part of the Materials & Process Working Group for PMC. Additional time for questions is provided in this schedule for this session.

Supportability: Radome Repair Case Study Review will be presented by Steve Starnes. This is a review of the new content for the next revision of Volume 3. This content is a case study on Radome Repair. We look forward to learning more about the development of this case study. More details about this session will be released soon.

Resin Transfer Molding Processes will be presented by Dr. Pascal Hubert. This mini-tutorial will be 1 hour and it will cover the basics of Resin Transfer Molding. More details about this session will be released soon.

Guest Speaker Session

AI and Machine Learning for Composites and Advanced Materials During this 2-hour session, Dr. Navid Zobeiry (UW) and Dr. Anoush Poursartip (UBC, Convergent) will cover AI and Machine Learning in Composites and Advanced Materials. Participants should expect to learn about basic AI/ML methods in the context of example applications, which will be grounded in an ecosystem scan of a very fast moving domain. This session is a mini-tutorial, and we are excited to present this topic at the Fall 2026 coordination meeting. Attendants who are interested in learning more about this topic are invited to contact either of the presenters.

Panel Session: Composite Repair

Panel Moderator: Dr. Carl Rousseau

Panelists will include: L. Ilcewicz, S. Starnes, A. Fawcett

Panel will  address questions regarding repair design/analysis, certification/qualification, repair shop capabilities, standardized vs engineered repairs, and topics from the audience.

Meetings Costs
Joint Virtual Coordination Meeting - $150

*Email CMH-17 if you are a FAA/EASA Employee or WG/TG Chair for additional discounted registration code or need to be invoiced for your registration.

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Registration Questions? – Email the Secretariat at info@cmh17.org