VAAA Open House Event - February 18, 2010 Highlights!
With the support of the Vermont Chamber of Commerce, the Vermont Aerospace and Aviation Association (VAAA) held its first quarterly Open House Event of 2010 at the new Heritage Aviation Facility on Thursday, February 18th. Sponsored by Liquid Measurement Systems of Georgia, VT, this high-profile event was attended by 250 people and served as an opportunity to showcase the VAAA, the top reasons why the Secretary of the Air Force, Michael B. Donley, should select Vermont as the ideal home of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, and feature an impressive lineup of speakers, including:
- James H. Douglas, Vermont Governor, declared February as Aerospace and Aviation Appreciation Month and signed a Proclamation, as well as presented a check to the officials from the City of South Burlington for $30,000 to fund preliminary work on a new Burlington Aviation Technical Training Center
- Brian Dubie, Vermont Lieutenant Governor, VAAA Chair and ASA National Chair
- Ted Brady, Office of Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy
- Stephen O'Bryan, VP of Business Development and Customer Engagement for the F-35, Lockheed Martin
- Brian Searles, Director of Aviation, Burlington International Airport
- Bill Gural, General Dynamics, VP of Detection Systems
- Patricia Moulton-Powden, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Labor
Feb 18 Event Photos:
Betsy Bishop, President, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
Vermont Governor, James H. Douglas
Vermont Governor Douglas and Vermont Lieutenant Governor Dubie with Aviation and Aerospace Proclamation
Mark Kimberling, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), Vermont Governor Douglas, and Vermont Lieutenant Governor Dubie
Vermont Governor Douglas, Vermont Flight Academy, and check for the new Burlington Aviation Technical Training Center
VAAA and National ASA Chair, Vermont Lieutenant Governor Brian Dubie
Ted Brady, Office of Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy
Stephen O'Bryan, VP of Business Development & Customer Engagement, Lockheed Martin
Brian Searles, Director of Aviation, Burlington International Airport
Bill Gural, VP of Detection Systems, General Dynamics
Patricia Moulton-Powden, Commissioner, Vermont Department of Labor
Vermont Lieutenant Governor Dubie and Mark Kimberling, AOPA
Ted Brady, Bill Gural, June Dobbins, Director of Membership, Vermont Chamber of Commerce, and Bill Thrailkill, CEO, Advanced Illumination
Stephen O'Bryan and Commissioner Patricia Moulton-Powden, Anastasia Satterthwaite, Plasan Carbon Composites, Neil Putnam, Ultramotive
Aerial shot of hangar
Rendering charts for new Burlington Aviation Technical Training Center
Commercial time for business-to-business opportunities
Audience
Side view of audience
Networking time
Eric Cram and Warren Garfield, Lovejoy Tool, and Chris Carrigan, VP Business Development, Vermont Chamber of Commerce
June Dobbins and Nick Warner, City of Burlington, CEDO
Paul Schindler and Gary Loftus, Goodrich
Chad Farrell, Encore Redevelopment, and Miles Waite, Waite Environmental Management
Heritage Aviation General Aviation Facility
