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WAEA
24th Annual Conference & Exhibition
9-12
September 2003
Washington State Convention & Trade
Center
Drawing
nearly 1,500 Delegates, the WAEA 24th Annual Conference &
Exhibition - 9-12 September in Seattle, Washington - proved
to be a great success and the third largest in the association's
history. In all, 73 Airlines and 178 Vendor Companies were
represented.
Glenn F. Tilton, chairman, president, and CEO of UAL Corporation
and United Airlines, launched the Conference with a keynote
address highlighting the power of IFE and next-generation
infrastructure to deliver "customer choice" inflight. Over
the course of the four days, delegates attended 11 highly
focused educational sessions covering everything from "Digital
Content Management" to "Next-Generation Onboard Networks"
to "Getting More Muscle From Your Tender and Proposal." (See
"Session Articles" below)
Meanwhile, the WAEA Exhibition Hall gave delegates firsthand
experience with the latest in inflight hardware, systems,
connectivity, and content. Signaling new vitality within the
industry, Exhibitors used the Conference to debut several
new and exciting IFE products and partnerships. (See "News
Briefs")
The delegation also took full advantage of the daytime and
evening Networking Opportunities and a number of night-time
events hosted by WAEA-Member Companies at local Seattle hot
spots.
The Annual Conference culminated in the WAEA Annual Gala Banquet
and the presentation of the 15th Annual Avion Awards … where
Qantas Airways Ltd., Virgin Atlantic Airways, and SriLankan
Airlines took home top honors for "Best Overall IFE." WAEA
also presented "Lifetime Achievement Awards" to 11-term WAEA
Director Linda Palmer and WAEA Founding Member John McMahon.
Click on the following links for additional coverage!
Report
on IFE Expenditure
Session Articles
Session
PowerPoint Presentations
Photo Highlights
Avion Award
Winners/Runners-Up + WAEA News Release
WAEA "Lifetime Achievement Award" Recipients
New WAEA 2003-2004 Board Of Directors
Conference Daily Editions of
WIN
WAEA Annual Conference News Briefs
- Key WAEA-Member/Industry News Emerging during the Conference
Week
Conference Sponsors
List of Exhibitors
List of Airlines in attendance
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