Patrick Ky, Executive Director of the SESAR JU, and Denis Koehl, Senior Advisor for Military Affairs, participated in a conference on 'SESAR and the Military; Implications of the Single European Sky Implementation on the Military Air Component' on 28 October 2011 in Venice. The meeting, initiated by the Italian Air Force, provided an excellent opportunity for the SESAR JU representatives to meet various actors from military aviation, defense industry and manufacturers, but also experts from the military's procurement and financial area. The SESAR JU actively seeks opportunities to discuss the SESAR implications for the military and therefore welcomes similar initiatives from other countries.