Fall baseball: Looking good if you're a fan of the North Siders. Fall football: Looking bad if you're a fan of the local pro team. Fall news on IACAC happenings: Great no matter what sport you love or hate.
IACAC Scholarship submissions: Thank you.
At the time I'm writing this, we have FOUR individuals who submitted applications for our IACAC Scholarship. We put a very heavy marketing push into getting the word out about this opportunity and are very happy to have received these submissions. Olga Lebedyeva, our Scholarship Chairwoman, will be reviewing them and later this month we will notify the winners. Those winners are invited to attend our November monthly luncheon to receive their scholarships. (Sept 30 update - we're up to SIX submissions!) (Oct 1st FINAL COUNT: Eight applications. Thank you so much to everyone who submitted an application for consideration.)
Don't miss Brandon Fried for lunch this month.
He came last October and I personally feel that if he's going to be an annual October fixture, that's fine with me. Brandon Fried is Executive Director of The Airforwarders Association and until he sold his business over a decade ago, he was a practicing air freight forwarder. Brandon now represents and lobbies for air freight forwarders in Washington, DC. Got a problem with TSA nationally? Don't know how to handle the lithium battery issue? Worried about advanced data filing requirements? Brandon is plugged into all of those issues and advocates for them on behalf of AfA members.
He'll be speaking on Tuesday, October 13th and you can go here and register. Even better? He's going to give away a registration to AirCargo 2016; the premier air cargo trade show in North America. Next year, it is being held in June at the J.W. Marriott Desert Ridge in Phoenix, Arizona.
Come for the networking, stick around to hear about the things that will affect your business in the months to come.
Elections are next month.
Hard as it may be to believe, but November is the month that we elect the board of the IACAC. Individuals wishing to run should contact me or Mitch Estrada for more information and to submit their candidacy. The requirement is that an individual must have been a member in good standing for a minimum of six months prior to the elections, which are held November 10th. Members can submit their ballot in advance of the meeting if they cannot be there in person to cast their votes.
Participating in the board is a very worthwhile activity and one that I've appreciated for the years that I have been involved. We raise money for great causes, we educate the local air cargo community through our luncheons, we provide a platform for sponsors to reach our members and we advocate and represent our members in local air cargo issues.
Rethinking the airline experience.
Occasionally I come across things that are just neat to think about. Recently I came across an article about the agency who has designed interiors of Boeing aircraft since 1946. They asked themselves what an airline that could start from scratch would look like in today's world. No carry-on luggage, premium treatment for whoever gets the dreaded "middle seat" and additional ways to monetize the passenger experience were some of their recommendations.
It's a great read. Check it out here.