PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

 

Note:   Schedule as of January 2024 (subject to change)

DATE

TIME

EVENT

Tuesday, July 2

6:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Optional Tour - Harbour Sunset Dinner Cruise - CANCELLED

Wednesday, July 3

7:00 AM - 8:00 PM

Optional Tour - Discover Victoria & Butchart Gardens

 

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Registration

 

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Exhibitor Set-Up

 

12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Exhibits/Fly Mart

 

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

International Board of Directors Meeting

 

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Hospitality

 

6:00 PM to 10:00 PM

Optional Tour - Harbour Sunset Dinner Cruise - CANCELLED

Thursday, July 4

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Registration

 

7:00 AM - 7:45 AM

Keynote Continental Breakfast

 

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Opening Keynote Address

"Elevating the Skies:  Changing the Face of the Aviation Industry"

Kendra Kincade

Air Traffic Controller, Honorary Colonel of RCAF 417 Helicopter Squadron,

Director/Executive Producer of the documentary "Only Up", Founder and

President of Elevate Aviation

 

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Exhibits/Fly Mart

 

9:15 AM - 10:15 AM

Seminar - "This Girl's On Fires'"

Angela Tanton

C130 Tanker Pilot

 

9:15 AM - 10:15 AM

Seminar - "Improving General Aviation Safety:  Learning From the Mistakes of Other"

Kathy Fox

Previous VP of Operations at NAV CANADA, Current Chair of Canada's TSB;

Canadian Aviation Hall of Fame, WAI Pioneer Hall of Fame

 

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Hospitality

 

10:45 AM - 11: 45 AM

Seminar - "From Grade 4 to CEO"

Catherine Press

First Canadian Female Helicopter Instructor, Airline Transport License (Helicopter

and Airplanes), Pilot Examiner (Helicopters and Airplanes)k, Owner and CEO of

Chinook Helicopters, LTD

 

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM

Seminar - "Back in the Air, After a Scare"

Colette Morin

Owner, Chief Pilot, Chief Flight Instructor

Glacier Air, Squamish, BC

 

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Optional Tour - Discover Vancouver

 

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Trust Meetings

 

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Optional Tour - Gastown Historic Walking Food Tour

 

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Council of Governors Meeting

 

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

1st Time Conference Attendees Meet and Greet

 

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Welcome Reception (Cash Bar)

Friday, July 5

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Registration

 

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

Keynote Address

"Empowering Women to Lead the Next Generation of the RCAF"

Major-General J.R. Speiser-Blanchet, CD

Deputy Commander, Royal Canadian Air Force

 

 

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

Seminar - "Things She Sees as a DPE"

Judy Phelps

Designated Pilot Examiner, Gold Seal Flight Instructor and Master CFII-Aerobatic,

2011 National Certified Flight Instructor of the Year, Co-Owner of CP Aviation

Santa Paula, CA

 

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

Seminar - "Flying for a Cause" - Triple Feature!

"Taking Flights for Volunteer Organizations" - Eve Lopez

Angel Flight West, Pilots N Paws, Young Eagles

"Hope Is In The Air" - Lise Ash

Hope Air National Advisory Board

"Amelia Air:  Flying Shelter Pets to Freedom" - Petra Janney

Founder, Amelia Air Animal Rescue

 

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Exhibits/Fly Mart

 

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Hospitality

 

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Seminar - "Laugh, Learn, Lead"

Round table discussions to inspire and energize Chapters and Sections

All members encouraged to attend!

 

1:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Optional Tour - Discover North Vancouver & Capilano Suspension Bridge

 

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Optional Tour - Gastown Historic Walking Food Tour

 

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Pre-Annual Meeting Comm Session

 

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Governors/Presidents Reception

(Option for Past/Current Governors and Presidents)

Saturday, July 6

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM

Registration

 

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM

Breakfast Buffet

 

8:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Ninety-Nines International Annual Meeting

 

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Luncheon for Ninety-Nines Life Members

 

12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Exhibits/Fly Mart

 

12:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Pilot Career Panel

 

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Hospitality

 

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

International Board of Directors Meeting

 

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Career Pilot Networking

 

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Cocktail Hour (Cash Bar)

 

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Awards Banquet

Amelia Earhart Memorial Scholarships

Ninety-Nines International Awards

Sunday, July 7

12:00 PM

Post-Conference Option

Celebrity Cruise - Alaska Dawes Glacier Cruise on the Celebrity Solstice