ICAS Convention 2024 Seminars
Air Force Open House Workshop
Sunday, December 8th
8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
During a fast-paced, information-packed course, the Air Force Open House Workshop will provide information and instruction on:
• Planning
• Regulations, policy and guidance
• Operations/safety
• Budgeting/finance/funding
• Sponsorship
• Contracting
• Legal considerations
• Building and organizing an effective open house team
• Working with Force Support
• Marketing/publicity
• Hospitality/concessions
The course will also take a detailed and specific look at the recent changes to Air Force policy on open houses and how they will impact your planning for events on your base in 2025, 2026 and beyond. The course has been developed and refined over the last 20+ years to address the questions that nearly every Air Force open house director has.
In addition to the instruction and discussion, each participant will be provided with an instructional manual that includes copies of all the power point slides used during the program, a detailed funding matrix to help Air Force personnel determine what type of money (APF vs. NAF vs. outside funding) can be used to pay for nearly every open house expense with which the Air Force project officer may be faced.
Air Shows 101: Air/Ground Operations Training Workshop
Monday, December 9th
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• Critical air/ground operations issues, including how to lay out your site;
• Timelines for initiating each aspect of planning;
• Mitigating hazards;
• What to consider when hiring performers;
• How to apply for an air show waiver and your responsibilities once it is approved;
• What you should include in your emergency plan;
• How to establish early control of ground operations and support; and
• How to work with your assigned safety monitor.
The fee for the one-day Air Shows 101: Air/Ground Operations Training is $330 if you pre-register by November 1, $355 if you register after that. This workshop is not included in your convention registration.
Fee
The cost for the Air Shows 101 Workshop is $330 through November 1 and $355 after November 1. The cost of this workshop is not included in your Convention registration fee.
Air Boss 201: Advanced Air Boss Workshop
Monday, December 9th
8:45 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
During this highly focused program, participants will learn about understanding and adhering to FAA and Transport Canada regulations/guidance, conducting a safe and effective briefing, organizing and conducting an air show, and understanding the show site and the idiosyncrasies of the airspace in which they are working. Recently reconfigured to focus more singularly on the key issues facing air bosses, this course addresses the pre-show safety briefing, recent changes to air show regulations/guidance, air show entertainment techniques and strategies, radio communications and case history discussions on difficult and complex air/ground operations problems and issues.
This advanced course also explains how to assess event preparation and readiness, and how to stay within both the letter and the intent of all applicable regulations/guidance to ensure both pilot and spectator safety. By itself, the course will not qualify an individual to become an air boss, but this program is focused on air boss issues and can be used as a useful first step in developing the knowledge base necessary to become an air show air boss.
This session is a pre-requisite to earn a Recognized Air Boss or Standard Air Boss Letter of Authorization.
The cost for the Air Boss 201 Workshop is $330 through November 1 and $355 after November 1. The cost of this workshop is not included in your Convention registration fee.
Fee
The cost for the Air Boss 201 Workshop is $330 through November 1 and $355 after November 1. The cost of this workshop is not included in your Convention registration fee.
Navigating Military Air Show Partnerships and Sponsorships
Monday, December 9th
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Fee
The Navigating Military Air Show Partnerships and Sponsorships Workshop is NOT included in your registration fee. The fee for this workshop is $230 through November 1, 2024. Starting November 2, 2024, the fee is $255.
Air Show Sponsorship Workshop
Monday, December 9th
1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
This workshop will address:
• Terminology;
• Recent sponsorship trends and how they impact the air show industry;
• The selling and activation of sponsorships;
• How to audit your air show to ensure that you are leveraging all of the resources available to give your sponsors maximum return on their investment;
• How to activate the sponsorships you sell and how to help your sponsors do their part in activating their own sponsorships;
• How to assess "sponsorable" assets and assign a dollar value to both the individual assets and the overall sponsorship package; and
• How to assemble a sponsorship package and put it in the hands of the decision makers at prospective sponsoring corporations/organizations.
The Air Show Sponsorship Workshop is not included in your registration fee. The fee for this workshop is $230 through November 1, 2024. Starting November 2, 2024, the fee is $255. This fee is NOT included in your convention registration fee.
What Will You Learn?
This workshop will address:
- terminology;
- recent sponsorship trends and how they impact the air show industry;
- the selling and activation of sponsorships;
- how to audit your air show to ensure that you are leveraging all of the resources available to give your sponsors maximum return on their investment;
- how to activate the sponsorships you sell and how to help your sponsors do their part in activating their own sponsorships;
- how to assess "sponsorable" assets and assign a dollar value to both the individual assets and the overall sponsorship package; and
- how to assemble a sponsorship package and put it in the hands of the decision makers at prospective sponsoring corporations/organizations.
Fee
The Air Show Sponsorship Workshop is NOT included in your registration fee. The fee for this workshop is $230 through November 1, 2024. Starting November 2, 2024, the fee is $255.
Air Shows 102: Business Basics Workshop - Part 1 of 2
Tuesday, December 10th
1:45 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.
Delivered at a fast pace by subject matter experts to provide you with an overview of key business issues, this course is ideal for those thrust into an air show management role for the first time. Specific topics addressed during this two-part, eight-hour program include: finance; sponsorship; hospitality; volunteer and staff management; admissions and ticketing; marketing; social media; facilities/logistics; concessions; and hotel negotiations and management.
Part 1 of this program will be offered on Tuesday, December 510from 1:45 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. Part 2 of the program will be offered on Wednesday, December 11 from 1:45 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.
The fee for Air Shows 102: Business Basics Workshop (Parts 1 & 2 inclusive) is $330 through November 1 and $355 thereafter. This workshop is not included in your convention registration fee.
Fee
The Air Shows 102: Business Basics Workshop is not included in your registration fee. The fee for this two-part workshop is $330 through November 1, 2024. Starting November 2, 2024 the fee is $355. This fee is NOT included in your convention registration fee.