LA CROSSE, WIS. – The Wisconsin Aviation Conference will celebrate its 60th anniversary at the La Crosse Center in La Crosse, Wis., May 11-13, 2015, along the beautiful Mississippi River. The conference is geared to airport managers, airport commission members, aviation business owners and operators, and corporate flight department managers and professional pilots. The Wisconsin Airport Management Association, Wisconsin Aviation Trades Association, Wisconsin Business Aviation Association, and vendors and consultants, sponsor the conference.
Topics will include updates from the FAA and Wisconsin DOT Bureau of Aeronautics; the non-aeronautical use of hangars; maintaining airports of every size; executive over-flight – issues and resources for airport operators and commissioners; air service – develop or face decline and defeat; pilot retention and the Third Class Medical; mechanic liens – concerns and a way forward; airport revenues and relationships – limited or unlimited opportunities for small airports; managing the lifeblood of aviation – access to, storage of and pricing of aviation fuel; and the looming pilot shortage and potential loss of local air service.
A welcome reception will be held Monday night, followed by a cookout and riverboat cruise.
To register, go to: http://fs9.formsite.com/WIAMA/ConferenceRegistration/index.html.
For exhibitor information, go to: http://fs9.formsite.com/WIAMA/ExhibitRegistration/index.html.
For sponsorships, go to: http://wiama.org/conference-sponsor.html
For hotel reservations, contact the Radisson Hotel La Crosse at 608-784-6680 or 800-333-3333, or register online at www.Radisson.com/lacrossewi. Promotional Code WAC15. Group rates begin at $89.00 plus tax.
For additional conference information, contact Bob O’Brien at 815-757-2869 or bob@thewisconsinriver.com.
