Dates to Remember

  • Manuscript Deadline: 27 May 2014
  • Early Bird Reg Deadline: 09 Jun 2014

AVIATION 2013 Summary

  • Dates: 12-14 August 2013
  • Location and venue: Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, Los Angeles, CA
  • Conference Chairs:
    • Executive Chair: Michael P. Delaney, Vice President, Engineering, Boeing Commercial Airplanes
    • General Chair: James Vasatka, Chief Engineer of Aviation Security, Boeing Commercial Airplanes
  • Attendance: 580
  • Demographics:
    • Attendees from some 130 organizations around the world. Organizations with the largest attendance included: NASA, The Boeing Company, Lockheed Martin, Purdue University, Gulfstream, and Raytheon.
    • 83% attendees were from within the U.S. Top states were California (31%), Virginia (14%), Washington State (8%), Georgia (5%), and Indiana (5%).
    • The number of countries represented: 17 (not including the U.S.)
    • Countries that sent the most attendees included Germany (4%), South Korea (2%), Canada (2%), Japan (2%), UK (2%), and Portugal/China (all 1%).
    • Age distribution of attendees was:
      • Under 25: 4%
      • 25 to 34: 22%
      • 35 to 44: 19%
      • 45 to 54: 27%
      • 55 to 64: 18%
      • 65 and Older: 10%
  • Program:
    • Featured conferences
      • AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations Conference
      • International Powered Lift Conference
      • Complex Aerospace Systems Exchange
    • 5 Keynote addresses
    • 7 High-level panel sessions
    • Papers published: 215
  • Sponsors:
    • Premier sponsor: The Boeing Company
    • Welcome Reception sponsor: Gulfstream
    • Closing Reception sponsor: Lockheed Martin
    • Media sponsors
      • Aerospace America
      • Aviation Week
      • Journal of Electronic Defense
    • Supporters
      • CyberPoint International
      • Good Harbor Security Risk Management LLC
    • Exhibitors:
      • Applied Dynamics International
      • The Boeing Company
      • Georgia Center of Innovation for Aerospace
      • Creative Acc, Inc.
      • Dunmore Corporation
      • GERMFALCON
      • Honda Aircraft Company
      • Lockheed Martin Corporation
      • Opal-RT Technologies
    • Awards Presented:
      • AIAA Aircraft Design Award: Egbert Torenbeek, Professor Emeritus, Aerospace Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
      • AIAA F. E. Newbold/VSTOL Award: William J. Lewis, Assistant Chief Engineer (retired), Rolls-Royce PLC, Bristol, United Kingdom
      • AIAA History Manuscript Award: Bruce Larrimer, Larrimer Associates, Columbus, Ohio

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