Representing the States of Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Florida since 2009.
Contact
The Aerospace Alliance
Jason Dean
jdean@aerospacealliance.com
601-664-8858
Whit Hughes
whughes@aerospacealliance.com
601-624-2559
New Orleans Downtown Marriott Convention Ctr 859 Convention Center Boulevard New Orleans, LA 70130
Other Locations
Thursday Night Tour, Reception, and Dinner
World War II Museum
945 Magazine Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
Optional Golf Tournament
TPC Louisiana
11001 Lapalco Boulevard
Avondale, LA 70094
Optional Culinary Classes
We will meet in the Marriott Hotel Lobby at 10:30AM
Please mark your calendars to join elected leaders and other members of the aerospace, aviation, and commercial space manufacturing communities in New Orleans, LA on October 25-26, 2012 for The Aerospace Alliance's Annual Summit. Nationally recognized speakers will be on hand to address pressing issues such as the future of defense spending, the industry's economic outlook, and commercial space opportunities in the southeastern United States.
There are four separate registration links on this page: 1) a link to register for the conference; 2) a link to register for the optional golf tournament; 3) a link to register for the optional culinary class; and 4) a hotel registration link. You will need to come back to this page to register for each.
Click this Link to Register for the Conference (Optional Golf Tournament and Culinary Classes are below)
The Aerospace Alliance's Fall Summit Sponsors
PREMIER SPONSORS
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PATRON SPONSORS
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PARTNER SPONSORS
Optional Golf Tournament at TPC Louisiana
For more information and to register for the Optional Golf Tournament, click HERE.
Optional Culinary Classes
For more information and to register for the Optional Culinary Classes, click HERE.
Hotel Reservations
Rooms under our block at the New Orleans Downtown Marriott at the Convention Center located at 859 Convention Center Boulevard have been SOLD OUT.
To book your room, please call 800-305-6342 or clicking the following link HERE.
AGENDA
Below is the most recently updated Agenda. More details will be added as they are confirmed.
Thursday, October 25
9:00AM Conference Check-In Open
10:30AM Optional Golf Tournament at TPC Louisiana
10:30AM Optional Culinary Classes in French Quarter
5:00PM World War II Museum Tour
5:45PM Reception
6:30PM Dinner
7:00PM Featured Speaker
National Political Commentator Alex Castellanos
Friday, October 26
7:00AM Continental Breakfast
8:00AM Welcome
8:15AM Congressional Update
Representative Steven Palazzo, MS-4
House Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, Chairman
8:30AM Economic Outlook
Mark Vitner, Wells Fargo Senior Economist
9:00AM Panel/The Future of Commercial Space
Frank DiBello, Space Florida (Moderator)
Todd May, NASA SLS Director
Chris Ferguson, Boeing CCI Director
Caryn Schenewerk, SpaceX
10:15AM Sponsored Break
10:30AM Airbus/A320 Update
Michelle Hurdle, Airbus North America
10:45AM Panel/Doing Business in the Region
Gray Swoope, Florida Secretary of Commerce
Brad Mulder, Northrop Grumman
Kirk Atkinson, BLG Logistics
Ed McCallum, McCallum Sweeny Consulting
12:00PM UAV Updates: Ben Gielow, AUVSI
12:15PM Lunch
12:45PM Keynote Lunch Speaker
Porter Goss, Former CIA Director
1:30PM Executive Networking Session
3:00PM Wrap-Up