Mark your calendars and make 2013 the year to
attend as many of the regional conferences as possible. Remember, your
conference venue is not limited to where you are based. We encourage you
to experience the different regional offerings
and a chance to get connected to other air show communities.
360 Degree Marketing at a Safe Air Show – SWCAS Conference February 8th & 9th
For those arriving early Friday into historic old
town Sacramento, there will be a visit to the California State Railroad
Museum before the official kick-off on Friday evening with a hosted
social cocktail hour and opportunity to meet all
of the attendees including organizers, performers and vendors.
Saturday’s activities begin at 8 a.m. in the Sacramento Grand Sheraton
with a full breakfast in the meeting room and formal introductions to
all attendees. After the opening remarks from the SWCAS
leadership team, the featured keynote will be delivered by Clarence E.
“Bud” Anderson, WW2 P-51 Mustang pilot and triple ace. The interactive
education session will continue until 5 p.m. with a working lunch
brought in and discussion areas around marketing
led by John Haak of Extremetix and safety including an update from ACE
Bill Cornick on changes to pilot oversight and a cadre of experienced
air bosses will review initiatives around air boss training and
standardization including an overview of material presented
at the 2012 Air Boss Academy held at Little Rock AFB in Arkansas. They
day will conclude with a hosted dinner. For more information:
www.swcas.org
21st Annual NECAS Conference – February 15th, 16th & 17th
The Niagara Falls Air Reserve Base will once again
be host for the northeast’s premier air show education and networking
event when the members of the Northeast Council of Air Shows gather for
their annual winter opportunity to re-charge
the entrepreneurial and creative spirit and continue preparations for
the upcoming 2013 air show season. Historically, the NECAS Conference
has received high marks for both the learning opportunities that this
well established event provides AND the chance
to meet with, get to know and establish useful working relationships
with air show professionals from throughout the northeast United State
and eastern portion of Canada. And, once again this year, the
world-class meeting facilities at the Niagara Falls ARB
will help ensure that the meeting is held in the best possible location
at extraordinarily reasonable prices. Final plans for the conference’s
extensive educational programming will soon be available on the NECAS
website. For more information:
www.necas.org.
Elevate your Airshow Season – NWCAS Conference March 1st & 2nd
Whether you are a producer, performer, air boss,
announcer or support provider, this conference is guaranteed to have the
networking, contacts and best practices that will ensure 2013 is your
best air show season yet! We have a fantastic
speaker line up with Lockheed Martin’s F-35 test pilot Billie Flynn
kicking off our Friday afternoon, Mary Lee bringing us new and inventive
marketing methods and Lt. Colonel Jon “Huggy” Huggins will have us
flying high with his U2 and T-38 highlights. Part
three of “Thinking Inside the Box” will add value to our focus on our
safety and efficiency and the military agencies and the FAA will be on
hand with the latest updates. And you won’t want to miss the legendary
NWCAS hospitality starting on Friday night
with our welcome event. To top it all off, our wind-up banquet is in
the Space Gallery at the Seattle Museum of Flight. Astronaut John
Creighton will walk us through the space shuttle program and you can
experience the full flight trainer first hand. For
more information: www.nwcas.org.
Submitted by Dave Pinsky, Colonel, USAF (Ret.), Air Show Operations, "Wings Over Wine Country" Air Show
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