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Dear Volunteers, Leaders, and Friends of Public
Benefit Flying,
Our AIR CARE 2006 Conference was great!
Representatives of public
benefit flying organizations met to hear the latest news, learn from experts in
various fields, and share ideas on how to better un our organizations.
We will leave the
conference information on this page to give you an idea of the proceedings. We
may publish photos and reports from the conference later - so stay tuned!
Please see the AIR CARE 2007 page
for information about that conference.
AND! Consider joining us for AIR CARE 2008 in Atlanta, the last weekend in April 2008.
ARCHIVES OF AIR CARE 2006
CONFERENCE INFORMATION:
Here is your event and hotel registration information
for the Air Care Alliance's seventeenth annual public benefit flying national
conference:
AIR CARE 2006 - REGISTER NOW!
When: Friday evening and Saturday all day,
April 28 and 29, 2006
Where: Hilton Garden Inn in Aviation rich Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
What: Many exciting activities
and events, including:
Friday Informal Reception, BBQ and Country
Western Entertainment
Saturday all day seminars and workshops
- see description
and agenda below
Saturday night informal dinner with keynote speaker
Sam Porter, Director of Baptist General Convention of
Oklahoma Disaster Relief
Tour of the Oklahoma City Memorial Museum
Hospitality Room Thursday, Friday and Saturday Evenings
Who: All leaders and
supporters in public benefit flying are welcome, including staff members and
non-flying volunteers such as mission coordinators.
Why attend? Attendees represent the leadership and staff
members of many public benefit flying groups who believe that we all benefit
from the goodwill and mutual support gained from working together and learning
from one another. And we have fun doing it!
At past conferences we developed goals
for improved understanding of volunteer pilot operations by the public,
initiated appropriate treatment of our activities by FAA and other regulatory
agencies, discussed how to improve our scheduling systems, encouraged all groups
to develop emergency preparedness programs, completed a campaign for an
international call sign, worked with the AOPA Air Safety Foundation for a
guidebook and video improving safety of our pilots' flight operations, clarified
liability and insurance issues, shared information on how to best conduct media
and public information campaigns, and learned about how each group helps those
in need. We also joined with the National Aeronautic Association to create the
first ever National Public Benefit Flying Awards for volunteer pilot groups and
volunteers.
Conference Events and Details (for last minute information visit
www.aircareall.org)
Each
year the Air Care Alliance holds its AIR CARE national conference to bring
leaders in public benefit flying together to enjoy sharing information and
learning about their groups' recent work. This year the conference will be held
in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the Hilton Garden Inn. Our host volunteer pilot
organization this year will be Angel Flight of Oklahoma - www.angelflight.com
Air Care 2006 National Conference Schedule
Pre-Conference Events:
Friday, April 28, 2006
(Transportation to activities will be provided by Angel Flight of
Oklahoma upon request when you arrive @ hotel)
8:00 AM - 3:00 PM Altitude Chamber - Airmen Education
20 slots available (1st 20 to register)
Qualifies for Wings Program
3:30 -5:30 PM Oklahoma City National Memorial Museum
Tour
6:00 - 7:00 PM Hospitality Room Open
7:00 PM Welcome Dinner with Entertainment
8:30 PM Hospitality Room Open
Annual Conference Events:
Saturday, April 29, 2006
7:00 - 8:00 AM Registration and Breakfast Buffet
8:00 - 8:30 AM Welcome and Introductions
Rol Murrow, Chairman, Air Care Alliance
8:30 - 8:45 AM Angel Flight of Oklahoma Welcome
8:45 - 9:45 AM The FAA and Public Benefit Flying
Byron Walton, Oklahoma City FSDO Director
9:45 - 10:15 AM BREAK
 10:15-12:00
PM Disaster Relief Panel and Group Discussion
12:00 - 1:00 PM LUNCH (Vote on 3 topics for
inter-group discussion)
1:00 - 2:00 PM How to Talk to the Media
Amy Lester, KWTV9 Weekend News Anchor
2:00 - 3:00 PM Open Inter-group Discussion (on 3
group-determined topics)
3:00 - 3:30 PM REFRESHMENT BREAK
3:30 - 4:00 PM Public Benefit Flying – the Global
Perspective: an overview of Flying to Help Others
Rick Durden, AVweb and AOPA Pilot Author, and Executive Director, LightHawk
4:00 - 5:30 PM Annual Membership Meeting
and election of Directors
7:00 PM Dinner with presentation by Sam Porter,
Director of Disaster Relief, BGCO
8:30 PM Hospitality Room Open
Register Now For the
AIR CARE 2006 Conference:
1) Conference Registration:
Click to download, print out, complete, and mail the PDF
Registration Form by April 4th(contact us after that date)
IMPORTANT UPDATE: It is now after
April 4th so please contact Jeanine at jeanine@angelflight-ga.org
to register for the conference.
2) Hotel Registration:
Call the Hilton Garden Inn 405.942.1400
Deadline: April 4, 2006
IMPORTANT! Ask for Celeste !
ALSO see update below - hotel may be full.
Registration Block under Angel Flight /
Air Care Alliance
Rooms include ½ price breakfast coupons
Rooms: Single occupancy - $85.00 per night
Double occupancy - $ 91.00 per night
King Suite - $ 105.00 single occupancy per night;
$111.00 double
http://www.hiltongardeninn.com
IMPORTANT UPDATE: Our hotel
appears to be sold out, unless rooms become available if room reservations are
cancelled. There are other hotels nearby. We understand there may be inexpensive
rooms available at the Sleep Inn across the street. Call them at 405-946-1600.
Transportation From Will Rogers World Airport
(OKC)
Our hotel is located directly north of the
Will Rogers Airport on Meridian
Free Shuttle service is available. Courtesy phone
at airport baggage area
The following car rental agencies are available at the
Will Rogers airport:
Avis 800-331-1212
Budget 800-527-0700
Enterprise 800-261-7331
Hertz 800-654-3131
Area Activities:
Bass Pro Shops 405-219-5200 www.basspro-shops.com
Bricktown Entertainment District 405-236-8666 www.bricktownokc.com
Civic Center Music Hall 405-297-2584 www.okcciviccenter.org
Cole's Garden 405-478-1529 www.colesgarden.net
Express Ranches Clydesdale Center
405-350-6404
Frontier City 405-478-2412 www.sixflags.com/parks/frontiercity
Ford Center 405-602-8700 www.okfordcenter.com
45th Infantry Division Museum
405-424-5313
Governor's Mansion 405-521-9211
Harn Homestead Museum 405-235-4058 www.harnhomestead.com
International Gymnastics Hall of Fame 405-235-5600 www.gymnasticsfame.com
Martin Nature Park 405-755-0676
Myriad Botanical Gardens 405-297-3995 www.myriadgardens.com
National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum 405-478-2250
www.cowboyhalloffame.org
National Softball Hall of Fame 405-424-5266 www.softball.org
Oklahoma City Museum of Art 405-236-3100 http://www.okcmoa.com/
Oklahoma City National Memorial 405-235-3313 http://www.oklahomacitynationalmemorial.org/
Oklahoma City Zoo 405-424-3344 http://www.okczoo.com/
Oklahoma Firefighters Museum 405-424-3440
Oklahoma Heritage Center
Omniplex 405-602-6664 http://www.omniplex.org/
Overholser Mansion 405-528-8485
Paseo District 405-525-2688 www.okclive.com/paseo
Remington Park Race Track 405-424-1000 http://www.remingtonpark.com/
SBC Bricktown Ballpark 405-218-1000 http://www.redhawksbaseball.com/
Stockyards City 405-235-7267 http://www.stockyardscity.org/
 Water
Taxi 405-221-8263
Ballet Oklahoma 405-235-5905 http://www.balletoklahoma.com/
Oklahoma Opry 405-632-8322 http://www.okopry.com/
Red Earth Gallery http://www.redearthgallery.net/
Oklahoma City Convention and Visitor's Bureau http://www.okccvb.org/
Driving Directions:
FROM THE EAST
Travel on I-40 West to Meridian Exit
Turn right at bottom of ramp.
At red light turn right on
Meridian South Travel 4.8 miles
FROM THE WEST
From I-40 Take Meridian Avenue Exit. Turn left.
The hotel is on the SW side of the intersection.
REGISTER NOW! We expect this conference to fill
up very rapidly!
Click
here for a printable PDF file with this conference information.
Click
here for the Registration Form PDF File.
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