The WAEA Annual Conference & Exhibition is proud to offer our Delegates additional opportunities to meet and network in a more relaxed and informal atmosphere. You are cordially invited to attend the following evening networking events!
MONDAY, 20 SEPTEMBER
Welcome Reception, Sheraton Ballroom
17:30 - 19:30 EXTENDED HOURS
Sponsored in part by:
Platinum: Airbus KID-Systeme GmbH.
Gold: Atlas Air Film + Media Service GmbH
Kick off the WAEA Annual Conference with a little “OOMPA”! Join your colleagues as we welcome everyone to Seattle in a true OKTOBERFEST style with great German foods, beer, and music. Dress is casual business attire. (But if you'd like to dress in theme, there will be a prize for the best lederhosen or dirndls.) This fun-filled event is a small sample of what next year's WAEA Annual Conference in Hamburg will offer!
TUESDAY, 21 SEPTEMBER
Free Evening
WEDNESDAY, 22 SEPTEMBER
19:00 - 22:30 25th Anniversary Special Networking Event, held at GameWorks
Sponsored in part by:
Platinum: Air France, DTI-Software
Gold: The Boeing Company
Silver: General Dynamics, Telefonix, Inc.
Bronze: Crest National Digital Media Complex, DreamWorks SKG,
Intersound Inc, MGM Studios, Sony Pictures Releasing, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp./Fox In Flight, Verizon Airfone
This spectacular event will be held at GameWorks - an unbelievable 30,000-square-foot arcade featuring a state-of-the-art fighter-plane simulator and other virtual reality diversions. You'll thrill to a floor-to-ceiling game that lets you rise 28 feet in the air as you score hits against a bad guy called Mr. Big. Enjoy pinball, air hockey, and unlimited play on all 250 interactive and virtual games. Add a buffet of wonderful food and drink, and you have an evening that is not to be missed. Casual attire.
Sponsorships are still available for this event. Please contact Mimi Ruffing (tel: +1.321.868.4586, fax: +1.321.868.2136, email: mruffing@cfl.rr.com) for details.
THURSDAY, 23 SEPTEMBER
Free Evening
FRIDAY, 24 SEPTEMBER
WAEA Gala Banquet & 16th Annual Avion Awards Presentation, WSCTC
18:30 - 00:00
Dinner sponsored in part by Thales Avionics, Inc.
Portrait Photography sponsored by TEAC Aerospace Technologies, Inc.
Open Bar sponsored by Telefonix, Inc.
It's our 25th Anniversary and we'll be celebrating in style! Our Conference Finale begins with a formal cocktail reception, followed by a full-course banquet. After dinner, the suspense mounts as the 16th Annual Avion Awards Ceremony gets underway! Together we'll watch and listen to the year's best inflight entertainment as we await the "opening of the envelopes" and the judges' choices in several categories of IFE excellence --- including "Best Overall IFE." Following the ceremony, you are invited to let loose on the dance floor and celebrate WAEA's 25 years! Black-tie optional.
Rent a Tuxedo!
Guest Program -- WAEA Members/guests will receive a 10% discount (mention dicount code WAE0904cs) on Seattle sightseeing tours through Gray Line of Seattle. Contact Gray Line at www.graylineofseattle.com.
