1st Annual Airfield Operations Area Exposition & Conference

1st Annual AOA Expo & Conference Receives High Marks

AOA Expo, an airport operations industry expo & conference presented by AIRPORT BUSINESS Magazine, brought over 350 industry professionals together for 2 days of networking and educational seminars.Airport operations and maintenance managers gathered in Milwaukee, April 17-19, to share ideas, receive the latest information and technical training on all aspects of airfield operations and preview new products and equipment for the airfield operations area.

"With the wide array of vendors exhibiting, attendees enjoyed a great cross-section of products to not only learn about, but see & touch at the outdoor exhibit space."says Holly Hoffer, AIRPORT BUSINESS Magazine Publisher."General Mitchell Int'l Airport was a gracious host and was the site of three tours conducted by show exhibitors."

AOA Expo boasted a strong conference program with 13 seminars running on Monday and Tuesday, covering topics from wildlife control, safety during construction, runway incursions, lighting & electrical issues, to Part 139 regulations.The sessions were presented by airport operations managers, consultants to the industry and airport operations suppliers.

"Great! The 2005 AOA Expo was very nice, sessions were informative, the attendees had ample time to spend with vendors, in a relaxed atmosphere." commented Bob Fries, Director of Operations, Williamsport Regional Airport.

"We trust the answers at AOA Expo seminars, because you know our problems." remarked Ricardo Gutierrez, Maintenance Dept. Gary/Chicago Int'l Airport

"It's about time!! Great job to all who put the AOA Expo & Conference together." added Mary Walker, Dept. Mgr. II, Wayne Co. Metro Airport

The AOA exhibitor community experienced productive meetings with qualified buyers from across the country and Canada.Many surveyed said they received high quality sales leads and 96% of the exhibitors are planning to return to the event in '06.

Dates for the 2nd Annual AOA Expo & Conference have been set, April 9-11th 2006, at the Four Points Sheraton, Milwaukee, WI. Please contact Holly Hoffer, AIRPORT BUSINESS Magazine publisher, at 920-563-1777 for more information or visit www.aoaexpo.com. Pictures from the 2005 show are available on the site as well as many of the presentations that were made at this year's conference.

AOA Expo & Conference is produced and managed by AIRPORT BUSINESS Magazine, a Cygnus Business Media property, and is part of the Cygnus Aviation & Transportation Group made up of leading magazines, AIRPORT BUSINESS, Ground Support and Aircraft Maintenance Technology and the annual Aviation Industry Expo.

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