3 WEEKs away until we hear from our beloved aerobatic pilots and demonstration teams and their newly formatted schedules for the next year of 2021!
https://airshows.aero/News/ID/563
Statement on the upcoming virtual event in Las Vegas
With just about three weeks until the first day of the 2020 Virtual ICAS Convention, the details of this year’s annual business meeting are becoming clearer.
“To be honest, the change from live to virtual has required us to make a lot of changes to the program and schedule,” says Adam Glowaski, ICAS Director of Marketing and Communications. “All those changes are now in place and we’re looking forward to executing the plan that we’ve been reworking over the last six weeks.”
The 2020 ICAS Convention will feature three keynote presentations (see related story below), more than 18 hours of virtual exhibit sessions, 27 break-out education sessions, nine “hot seat” roundtable discussions, and five long-format workshops. The schedule includes nine education sessions on COVID-related issues, seven sessions directed specifically at air show performers, and eight presentations from military representatives to discuss how to request, prepare for and host military teams and single-ship demos.
“Literally, thousands of conventions have transitioned from live to virtual during the last eight months,” says ICAS President John Cudahy. “So, even though these are uncharted waters for all of us, best practices have been developing and improving since the beginning of the year and we’re incorporating all of them into the program we have planned for our members on December 8, 9, and 10.”
Cudahy emphasized that user-friendliness and accessibility have been key considerations at every step of the planning. “We spent almost a full month looking for just the right software platform to host our virtual convention. We knew that members might be hesitant to engage with something that was difficult to use or complicated to understand,” he said. “So, we focused on finding a program that would eliminate all of that angst and confusion.”
To that end, the first-ever virtual convention will include multiple tutorials and information resources to help explain how to participate in and interact with the program (see related story above). Because the virtual format will be unfamiliar and perhaps even a little intimidating to some, ICAS has focused on making the virtual convention platform user-friendly, and the content and substance of the convention as accessible as possible. And because every session will be videotaped, all of the content will be available for delegates to watch or re-watch hours, days or even weeks after the session is held.
The schedule for the 2020 Virtual ICAS Convention can be cited below:
Monday, December 7th
11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Air Force Open House Workshop - Part 1 of 3
2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Aerobatic Competency Evaluators Meeting
3:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Air Force Open House Workshop - Part 2 of 3
3:30 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. Convention Orientation/Q&A
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Maple Leaf Forum
Tuesday, December 8th
10:20 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. Jet Team Schedule Announcements
10:50 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Virtual Exhibit Session A
11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Air Force Open House Workshop - Part 3 of 3
1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Keynote: David Blaine’s Ascension: Collaboration, Preparation and Inspiration
2:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Virtual Exhibit Session B
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Hot Seat Discussion: Ask Us Anything - Air Shows Held in 2020, Hot Seat Discussion: U.S. Air Force Open House Issues,
Hot Seat Discussion: U.S. Navy Open House Issues
3:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Air Boss 201: Advanced Air Boss Workshop - Part 1 of 3, Air Shows 101: Air/Ground Operations Training Workshop - Part 1 of 3
Sponsorship for Events Workshop - Part 1 of 2
4:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. 40 Tips in 40 Minutes: Event Organizers on Performers, Public Health Assessment of COVID in 2021, U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Forum
5:00 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. How to Set Fees and Write Contracts: A Performer’s Perspective, Tips for Leveraging the Economic Impact of Your Air Show to Build Partnerships and Enhance Fundraising, U.S. Marine Corps Forum
6:30 p.m. - 6:50 p.m. Award Announcement: Induction of Ralph Royce into the ICAS Foundation Air Show Hall of Fame
6:50 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. Foundation Air Show Hall of Fame Toast and Virtual Happy Hour
7:15 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. NWCAS Regional Meeting, SWCAS Regional Meeting
Wednesday, December 9th
8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m: NECAS Regional Meeting & SECAS Regional Meeting
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m: 40 Tips in 40 Minutes: Air Shows During Time of COVID, Air Show Accidents: A Statistical and Preventative Perspective, &
U.S. Navy Blue Angels Forum
10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m: Air Boss 201: Advanced Air Boss Workshop - Part 2 of 3 & Air Shows 101: Air/Ground Operations Training Workshop - Part 2 of 3
Sponsorship for Events Workshop - Part 2 of 2
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Drive-In-Style Air Shows: Lessons Learned, Performer Safety De-Brief, U.S. Air Force ACC Forum
12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Virtual Exhibit Session C
1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. Keynote: The Role of Air Shows in Recruiting a Younger and More Diverse Workforce into Military and Civilian Aerospace Sector
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Hot Seat Discussion Session B
3:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Air Boss 201: Advanced Air Boss Workshop - Part 3 of 3 & Air Shows 101: Air/Ground Operations Training Workshop Part 3 of 3
4:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. 40 Tips in 40 Minutes: Grunt Insights Air Show Marketing and Communications in Post-pandemic EnvironmentFAA Forum
5:00 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. Sponsorship Solicitation and Servicing in the Post-Pandemic Environment, 1CAD/RCAF/SkyHawks Forum, Air Show Operations Manual: An Update
6:30 p.m. - 6:50 p.m. Award Announcement: ICAS Special Achievement Award & Bob Hoover Wingman Award
6:50 p.m. - 7:20 p.m. ICAS Special Achievement Award & Bob Hoover Wingman Award Toasts and Virtual Happy Hour
Thursday, December 10th
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Hot Seat Discussion: Ask Us Anything - Veteran Performers, Hot Seat Discussion: U.S. Air Force Open House Issues, Hot Seat Discussion: U.S. Navy Open House Issues
10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Air Shows 102: Business Basics Workshop - Part 1 of 3
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Air Boss/Event Organizer Safety De-Brief, Canadian Forces Snowbirds Forum, Organizing and Conducting a Virtual Air Show: Panel Discussion
12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Virtual Exhibit Session D
1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. Keynote Presentation: Jon Dorenbos
2:30 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Ask Us Anything: ACE Committee and FAA/Transport Canada Air Show Coordinators, Concepts in Parking: Drive-In and Normal Operations, U.S. Navy Forum
2:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Air Shows 102: Business Basics Workshop - Part 2 of 3
3:30 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. 40 Tips in 40 Minutes: Performers on Event Organizers, Learning from Others: Lessons Learned from Non-Air Show Events in 2020, U.S. Army Golden Knights Forum
5:00 p.m. - 5:45 p.m. Annual ICAS Membership Meeting
5:45 p.m. - 6:10 p.m. Award Announcement: Art Scholl Showmanship & ICAS Sword of Excellence
6:10 p.m. - 6:40 p.m. Art Scholl Showmanship & ICAS Sword of Excellence Toasts and Virtual Happy Hour
Friday, December 11th
10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Air Shows 102: Business Basics Workshop - Part 3 of 3
Sources:
https://airshows.aero/News/ID/563
https://airshows.aero/Page/Convention-TentativeSchedule