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WAEA 24th Annual Conference & Exhibition
9-12 September 2003
Washington State Convention & Tra
de 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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