MEDIA ADVISORY
January 24, 2000
Air Force Association’s Sixteenth Annual Air Warfare Symposium
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DATES:
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February 24-25, 2000
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LOCATION:
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Wyndham Palace Resort & Spa, Orlando Florida
1900 Buena Vista Drive
Lake Buena Vista, FL
1-800-327-2990
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MEDIA REGISTRATION:
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Media badges issued in the Chelsea Room
(News media must show valid credentials)
Thursday: noon to 5 p.m.
Friday: 7:30 a.m. to noon
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NOTE: Rooms are limited. Due to heavy convention
activity in Orlando, rooms in other hotels may not be available
so please, book early. If rooms are not available in the Wyndham
Palace, try the Grosvenor Hotel (located nearby) at
1-800-624-4109.
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Thursday, February 24, 2000 Great Hall
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2:00 p.m. - 2:05 p.m.
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AFA Executive Director John A. Shaud
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2:05 p.m. - 2:10 p.m.
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AFA National President Thomas McKee
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2:10 p.m. - 2:55 p.m.
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Gen. Michael E. Ryan, Chief of Staff, USAF
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2:55 p.m. - 3:40 p.m.
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Gen. John P. Jumper, Incoming Commander, ACC
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3:40 p.m. - 3:55 p.m.
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Break
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3:55 p.m. - 4:40 p.m.
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Lt. Gen. Charles F. Wald, Incoming Commander, 9th
Air Force
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4:40 p.m. - 5:25 p.m.
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Gen. Charles T. Robertson, CINC, USTRANSCOM
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5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
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Reception - Exhibit Hall
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Friday, February 25, 2000 Great Hall
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8:30 a.m. - 8:35 a.m.
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AFA Executive Director John A. Shaud
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8:35 a.m. - 9:20 a.m.
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Dr. Rebecca Grant, IRIS Independent Research
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9:20 a.m. - 10:05 a.m.
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Lt. Gen. Michael C. Short, Commander, Allied Air Forces
Southern Europe
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10:05 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.
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Break
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10:20 a.m. - 11:05 a.m.
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Gen. Anthony C. Zinni, USMC, CINC, U.S. Central Command
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11:05 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.
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F. Whitten Peters,Secretary of the Air Force
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MEDIA AVAILABILITIES:
Media availabilities are not scheduled at this time. Further
information on availabilities may be obtained by contacting the
Air Force Public Affairs Office, (703) 697-2842.
The location of media availabilities will be determined and
announced by AFA staff on the day of the event. Any changes or
additions will be posted in the Chelsea Room. Specific details
on topics should be directed to the Air Force Public Affairs
office.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Contact Melissa Braxton, AFA Media Relations Assistant,
(703) 247-5843,
mbraxton@afa.org or Steve Aubin, AFA Director of Policy
and Communications, (703) 247-5850,
saubin@afa.org.
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