Air Warfare Symposium Set for February 26-27

AFA’s 25th Annual Air Warfare Symposium & Technology Exposition will be held at the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel in Orlando, Florida. Speakers at the symposium include top Air Force, government and aerospace industry leaders.

As an AFA leader, you are invited to attend the symposium which will be held on Thursday, February 26, from 1:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m., and on Friday, February 27, from 8:30 a.m. until noon.

The standard registration fee for the symposium is $895 for non-AFA members and $795 for an AFA individual member. However, since it is important for AFA leaders to attend this national event, there is a special leader registration fee (see attached registration form) for AFA National Officers, Region Presidents, Directors, National Committee Members, State and Chapter Presidents. [Note: Since this is not a directed meeting, this fee is not reimbursable for AFA leaders.] The registration fee includes both symposium sessions, a sandwich lunch, a reception/buffet honoring the symposium speakers on Thursday, and a continental breakfast on Friday morning. Each AFA leader who registers at this special rate will be entitled to purchase an additional ticket to the sandwich lunch for $40 and/or the reception/buffet for $150.

Please use the attached registration form or register online at www.afa.org. Click on the Air Warfare Symposium Orlando logo on the right hand side of the screen. If you have any questions regarding the symposium, please contact Katie Storm (ext. 5848) kstorm@afa.org.

In support of AFA's Air Warfare Symposium, the Central Florida Chapter will again sponsor its annual Gala and Golf activities. The golf outing will be on Walt Disney World's Magnolia and Palm Courses on Wednesday, February 25, 2009. Individual golfer price is $200 which includes a reception. Additional reception tickets are available for $60. For golf reservation information contact Jim DeRose at (407) 356-0461 or E-mail: james.l.derose@lmco.com. For golf sponsorships and/or merchandise donations contact Bob Ceruti (407) 365-1519 or E-mail: receruti@bellsouth.net. The chapter will celebrate "25 Years of Air Force Galas" at its annual black-tie dinner on Friday, February 27. A special AFA leader rate of $150 has been established for the Gala. The contact for this event is Tommy Harrison at (407) 886-1922 or E-mail: tgharrison@aol.com.

We are looking forward to having another successful meeting at the Rosen Shingle Creek. Here are some highlights about the property:

• Check-in time is 3:00 pm. Check-out time is 11:00 am.
• Less than 20 minutes from the Orlando International Airport. Visit http://www.rosenshinglecreek.com/location.asp#OIA for directions or for transportation information.
• Multiple dining options from fine-dining Italian to a 24-hour deli and market place. Please check out all of their options at http://www.rosenshinglecreek.com/restaurantsAndBar.asp.
• Four pools and a spa.
• Discounted golf available – just mention you are with AFA.
• Valet ($15 for the day; $18 overnight) and self parking ($4 per day, if you mention you are with AFA).

The cut off date for hotel reservations is Tuesday, January 20, 2009. For hotel reservations, please refer to the enclosed form. Please do NOT contact the hotel directly. If you call the hotel directly, you will NOT obtain the special AFA rate. Please note that we have a limited number of hotel rooms at this reduced rate listed. Reservations for rooms will be accepted on a first-in basis. Once the hotel is sold out of rooms at the reduced rate, the next available rate will apply until the hotel has sold out of rooms at that rate or until January 20, whichever comes first. Rooms will then be on a space available basis and at a much higher rate. We encourage you not to wait but to get your reservations in now. We hope you will plan to join us!