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Aero Exhibition is now an annual event
"Burt Compton - Marfa" wrote in message ... Good points from Tom. I would love to see an annual sunbelt SSA Convention site where we could also fly sailplanes. There are other sunbelt sites from Orlando to Phoenix to California. Wait a minute, perhaps there is a whiff of an idea there. What if we had the convention at an airport site where we could fly AND do "convention things"? The annual convention could be part soaring camp, perhaps even part contest, the exhibiters could actually demonstrate their wares, yet we could still do the "convention stuff" if we made a good choice of locations. A portion of the Sun-N-Fun site (along with the FAA conference facility) quickly comes to mind. Has anyone ever looked into that? I know that Burt and Tom are familiar with the place because I have meet them there. Vaughn |
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Aero Exhibition is now an annual event
Holding the event at the same location every tine only makes sense.
Aero Friedrichshafen will be held every year in, well, Friedrichshafen. Setting up and organizing it every time in another city can not be cheap, convenient, efficient or predictable. There is a reason the Aero Friedrichshafen, the Detroit Ato Show, Oshkosh, etc...have a permanent location. We should too. I suggest a scenic place that has some attraction for non pilots. -Seattle, Orlando, Memphis, Miami, Albuquerque, (how about some Ski slope areas?). Let's pick a spot that can be fun for everyone and make it a tradition..... Tom |
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Aero Exhibition is now an annual event
On Jan 18, 1:53*pm, tommytoyz wrote:
Aero Friedrichshafen will be held every year in, well, Friedrichshafen. We should note that Friedrichshafen is a mix of EAA SSA and NBAA - so there is quite a blend of General Aviation - not just soaring - hence is held at an airport facility. It therefore attracts BIG dollar (euro) displays from the prime OEM's. While I have not checked the exhibit rate - my guess it that it is a good bit more expensive than space at any SSA event. Setting up and organizing it every time in another city can not be cheap, convenient, efficient or predictable. Agreed - however many major exhibits or conferences do recognize that there should be an East coast, West coast, Mid-west venue every other time - so they have three long term fixed contract sites. This at least means that the attendees and exhibitors are comfortable with the layout and hotels etc. I have been happy to see this thread extend the discusson held at several board meetings. Now that Friedrichshafen has just switched to an annual event - one of our original reasons for going to alternate years is no longer valid. Assembling, coordinating, putting funds at risk (hotel garuntees, floorspace rate etc) is a big task - and for the past several years SSA HQ has collaborated with local club or clubs to provide the manpower to do much of the work. Those clubs that did a good job of local publicity AND that could draw from a reasonable nearby population were most successful. MY OPINON - where the geography and population was not as conducive to such and event did not fare as well. Some organizations have a full time staff dedicated to just the convention - and hence can put on events with an annual cycle reasonably easy, Others have a very well documented kit of information where local organizations / clubs bid to run the event four years in advance, get awarded three years out then are reviewed by HQ and the board on a quarterly then monthly basis as they lead up to the event. HQ provides the kit, software and organization name / garuntee for expenses and the local chapters put up a "bond" to HQ to show their committment (usually paid by a key OEM near the site of the event). The slightest glitch from the project timeline or coundown and alarms bells go off at HQ and the bond can be used to pay for professional assistance. So everyone is motivated $$$ to keep things on track. Enough for this post - am interested in seeing reactions to any of the above., |
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