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NBAA 17th Annual Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference January 25-27, 2006 • Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center • San Antonio, TX Enthusiasm High at NBAA's 17th Annual Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference January 26, 2006 An upbeat crowd was on hand today for a luncheon address by NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen, the featured speaker for the second day of NBAA's 17th Annual Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference. Bolen's remarks focused on legislative issues affecting the business aviation community, and the role schedulers and dispatchers can play in making their Congressional representatives aware of the industry's concerns. Listen to the keynote address from Ed Bolen A record-breaking 2,200 Attendees and 322 Exhibitors are present at this year's event. This Conference, NBAA's largest, gives business aviation schedulers and dispatchers the most up-to-date information on issues related to their role in corporate flight departments. Over the course of the Conference, links to articles, photos and Podcasts from the event will be continually posted to this site. Podcasts News Photo Galleries Agenda Exhibit Floorplan Latest News Workshops and Breakout Sessions Offered Learning Experiences January 27, 2006 Networking and education are the two cornerstones of the NBAA Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference, and the 2006 event in San Antonio offered 30 distinct workshops and breakout sessions designed to help schedulers and dispatchers – from beginners to seasoned pros – enhance their professionalism. Bolen Tells Schedulers to Make Their Voices Heard in Congress January 27, 2006 Noting that the FAA is on the verge of unveiling a new aviation system funding mechanism based on user fees that will quadruple the taxes paid by business aviation, NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen told schedulers and dispatchers that they need to contact their Congressional representatives and tell them “we care about these issues.” S&D Committee Leaders Reflect Conference Excitement January 26, 2006 The excitement of the opening day of the NBAA 17th Annual Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference was palpable among the leaders of the NBAA Schedulers & Dispatchers Committee as they described the unfolding events that began on Wednesday in San Antonio. More. NBAA Announces Schedulers & Dispatchers Training Scholarship Recipients January 26, 2006 NBAA and its Schedulers & Dispatchers Committee today announced the seven recipients of the 2006 Schedulers & Dispatchers Training Scholarship at NBAA’s 17th Annual Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference in San Antonio, TX. NBAA Announces Recipient of 2006 Canadian Schedulers & Dispatchers Scholarship January 26, 2006 NBAA and its Schedulers & Dispatchers Committee today granted $5,000 in scholarship funds to an individual seeking to advance her aviation career through continuing education. Shell Aviation Canada was the sole sponsor for this scholarship specifically for Canadian schedulers and dispatchers. NBAA Announces Recipients of 2006 Schedulers & Dispatchers Scholarship January 26, 2006 NBAA and its Schedulers & Dispatchers Committee granted $40,000 in scholarship funds to nine individuals seeking to advance their aviation careers through continuing education. Eight corporate sponsors each contributed $5,000 to the 2006 NBAA Schedulers & Dispatchers Scholarship: ExxonMobil and the Avitats, Signature Flight Support, Universal Weather and Aviation, ChevronTexaco Global Aviation, Atlantic Aviation, Air BP Aviation Services, Jeppesen DataPlan and Jet Aviation. Kranz Recounts Apollo 13 Drama for Schedulers & Dispatchers January 25, 2006 Gene Kranz, the retired NASA director of mission operations, used his keynote address at the NBAA 17th Annual Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference in San Antonio today to recall how he and his ground-based support team helped save the astronauts of Apollo 13 after their spacecraft was disabled on the way to the Moon in 1970. He also told the hundreds of schedulers and dispatchers who attended the Opening General Session of the Conference that they often serve in a similar role and are, in effect, the “mission control” for business aviation operations. More. Podcasts Listen to the January 25, 2006, keynote address from legendary NASA figure Gene Kranz Listen to an interview with current and incoming NBAA Schedulers & Dispatchers Committee Chairwomen Kristi Ivey, Home Depot and Amy Roy, IMS Health. Listen to the January 26, 2006, keynote address from Ed Bolen Subcribe to NBAA Podcasts through iTunes

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