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Residence Inn Alexandria Old Town/Duke Street
Discounted rooms available through Aug. 12 at $169/night. |
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Tuesday, September 10
5:00 pm to 6:30 pm Welcome Happy Hour at Vermilion, 1120 King Street, Alexandria VA 22314 Mix and mingle with fellow attendees for casual drinks and appetizers. After, take advantage of all the fantastic dinner options Old Town has to offer. Wednesday, September 11 8:00 am to 8:30 am Continental Breakfast 8:30 am to 8:45 am Welcome & Introductions 8:45 am to 9:30 am Keynote Address 9:30 am to 10:00 am Networking Break 10:00 am to 12:00 pm Federal Aviation Administration Policy Briefing Get an overview of what’s on the agency’s regulatory agenda, and then participate in a roundtable discussion on issues impacting aviation maintenance technician schools. 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm Lunch and Aviation Policy Legislative Briefing Workforce development issues are getting a lot of attention on Capitol Hill. Get a briefing on legislative initiatives impacting aviation maintenance education. Daniel J. Hillenbrand, Policy Advisor, Senator James M. Inhofe (R-OK) Christian Klein, Executive Vice President, Aeronautical Repair Station Association 1:30 pm to 2:00 pm Networking Break 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm Federal Initiatives in Career Technical Education Hear how federal policymakers are shifting focus from the traditional four-year college pipeline, and how the Higher Education Act will address the need to attract more individuals into career technical education. Panelists will also provide a briefing on the implementation status of the Perkins Career and Technical Education Act, which will be fully operational late 2020. Chloe Kontos, Executive Director, National Science and Technology Council, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (invited) James Brown, Executive Director, STEM Education Coalition Ryan Goertzen, Vice President Workforce Development, AAR (moderator) 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm Choose Aerospace Workshop Participate in a structured brainstorming session intended to gather inputs on recruitment challenges and opportunities. The workshop is part of a larger study that will produce a “qualitative perspective” of the aviation program student, and what motivates individuals to choose a career in aviation. Kathleen Costello, Senior Managing Partner, Level 7 Market Research 4:00 pm to 4:30 pm Wrap Up and Congressional Meeting Prep Get an overview of the legislative priorities and marching orders for the next day’s hill meetings. 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm Dinner at Bugsy’s Pizza, 111 King Street, Alexandria Thursday, September 12 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Congressional Meetings on Capitol Hill Attendees attend self-scheduled meetings with representatives and senators. 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm Reception at Tortilla Coast, 400 First Street SE Washington, DC 20003 Friday, September 13 8:00 am to 1:00 pm Board Meeting at HAI (all invited to attend) |
Testimonials
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The Fly-In was an incredible experience. I was not very familiar with our legislative process prior to the event but between the preparation webinar, the informational folders ATEC put together for us, and the sessions on the first day, I felt comfortable and competent speaking to my senators and congressman about the important legislation we were lobbying for. It was a satisfying feeling to not only promote aviation maintenance, but to feel like an active part of our lawmaking process. ATEC made everything very simple, all the way down to scheduling our meetings. -Stacey Rudser, Director, Association for Women in Aviation Maintenance
First time working on Capitol Hill, and I must say it was a learning experience. I would encourage everyone to attend and take an active part in promoting our career agenda. Regardless of your political affiliation, you owe it to yourself to be active, contribute to ATEC efforts and learn from that experience.” -La Vern Phillips, Director of Business Development, Aviation Institute of Maintenance |
ATEC Director & Premier Aircraft Sales Vice President of Operations Art Spengler and ATEC Legislative Committee Chair & Southern Utah University Director of Global Aviation Maintenance Training Jared Britt take a load off after attending eleven congressional meetings in one day.
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AWAM Director Stacey Rudser and Rep. Bill Posey (FL) pose for the camera after discussing issues impacting aviation maintenance education.
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Attendees enjoy a post-meeting reception and an address from Congressman Sam Graves (MO). Pictures (left to right) Bill Russo, Kelly Filgo, Stacey Rudser, Jim Hall, Gary Hoyle and Fred Dyen.
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