September 16-21 - Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor, MD
The 2011 AFA National Convention will be held in National Harbor, MD, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on September
17-18.
Our Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition will begin on Monday, September 19, and run through Wednesday, September 21. This is
truly a one-of-a-kind event where the Air Force Association brings together Air Force leadership, industry experts, and academia from
around the world to discuss the issues and challenges facing America, the aerospace community, and our US Air Force today. At this time,
the confirmed speakers include: General Norton Schwartz, Chief of Staff, United States Air Force; Mike Donley, Secretary of the Air Force;
Columnist Charles Krauthammer; and noted authors, Warren Kozack and Robert Kaplan.
Important Reminders Regarding Potential Delegates
Who can be a Delegate? – Any voting member affiliated with a chapter can be a Delegate for their state if duly selected as a
Delegate by the State President (or Region President for Chapters with no State organization – Cadets may not serve as Delegates). All
individuals who plan to represent their chapter on the state delegation must coordinate with the State President since the State President
is responsible for selecting Delegates in accordance with the AFA National Constitution. The State President must provide a preliminary
delegate roster to AFA Headquarters, c/o Kari Hahn (khahn@afa.org), by August 15. The official roster of selected Delegates must be
presented to the Credentials Committee on Saturday, September 17.
What is a Delegate required to attend during the Convention? – Delegates should attend the information session on Saturday and must
attend the Region Caucus held on Saturday night and the business sessions on Sunday. You should plan on attending the Congressional
Morning Reception on Tuesday morning and the individual appointments with your Members of Congress as your State has scheduled.
Following is the tentative schedule of events to assist you in making your plans:
Friday, September 16
Region Presidents Meeting
Aerospace Education Council Meeting
Executive Committee Meeting
Saturday, September 17
Board of Directors Meeting
Credentials Registration
Delegate Workshops (TBD)
Delegate Information Session
Catholic Mass
Field Awards Reception & Dinner
Regional Caucuses
Sunday, September 18
Continental Breakfast
Memorial Service at the Air Force Memorial
Convention Business Session
Official Delegates Lunch
AFA Convention Business Session (continued)
Delegate Education Session at Lockheed Martin facility
Monday, September 19
Continental Breakfast
Opening and Awards Ceremony
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Aerospace Technology Exposition
Air & Space Conference
Air & Space Workshops
Delegate Workshops
Outstanding Airmen of the Year Reception & Dinner
Tuesday, September 20
Congressional Breakfast Reception
Individual Congressional Appointments
Air & Space Conference
Aerospace Technology Exposition
Wednesday, September 21
Continental Breakfast
Air & Space Conference
Aerospace Technology Exposition
Air Force Anniversary Reception and Dinner
A complete schedule with times will be published on the AFA website and in a future issue of Newsline when available.
To ensure you have the accommodations and tickets you want to have, you must do two separate things:
FIRST – Register for the Convention and/or the Air & Space Conference
If you will be serving as a delegate to the National Convention, you MUST register and pay your delegate fee. AFA Delegates should use
the on-line registration process to register. Please visit our main event webpage at
http://www.afa.org/events/conference/2011/default.asp.
Select the registration button on the right to register under the ‘AFA National Convention Delegates’ section in order to receive
the special AFA Delegate rate. NOTE: Convention delegates are selected by the state president for each state. Delegates must have a
current AFA membership and be affiliated with a chapter within the state they represent. (Cadets may not serve as Delegates.)
SECOND – Make your hotel reservation
The Air Force Association is pleased to extend our delegates the military rate of $211 single/double per night, plus applicable taxes
(roughly $245). Please make your reservations now to ensure you get the military rate. Reservations will be accepted on a first-in basis
until the block is full or until Thursday, August 25, 2011 by noon, whichever comes first. To reserve your hotel room, you must
first register for the Convention/Conference. At the end of the registration process, your Internet browser will display a registration
confirmation page. Scroll to the bottom of the page to click the button ‘Make a Hotel Reservation’ and then input the appropriate
information. NOTE: Do not call the hotel directly; this is the only avenue available for you to make your hotel reservation at this rate.
Resort fee is now waived: The Gaylord National™ Resort & Convention Center on the Potomac has included the resort fee in your rate which
covers local phone calls up to 20 minutes ($.10/minute thereafter), complimentary toll-free and credit card calls up to 20 minutes
($.10/minute thereafter), complimentary bottled water (2 per room, per day), complimentary daily newspaper, complimentary access to the
resort's state-of-the-art Fitness Center, and complimentary high-speed Internet access in each guestroom.
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