AFA's 2012 Air & Space Conference Offers Professional Development Training

Conference sessions qualify toward continuous learning points (CLPs) for acquisitions professionals

[Note: All Active Duty military members and DOD civilian personnel can attend the conference free of charge.]

ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The 2012 Air Force Association's Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition is the one-of-a-kind professional development event with a full agenda of speaker sessions, workshops and panels addressing today's challenges in aerospace.

AFA is proud to announce that the Air Force has again made several sessions eligible for Continuous Learning (CL) points for personnel required to maintain professional currency in their acquisition specialty area by meeting DOD and AF Continuous Learning standards. With the conference fees now waived for all active-duty military members and DOD civilian professionals, the Air & Space Conference is a great venue for professional development training as conference attendees have access to Air Force leadership, industry experts, academia and current aerospace specialists from around the world giving insight to past, present and future aerospace challenges.

Speaker Highlights Include:

• Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Eric Shinseki
• Deputy Secretary of Defense, Ashton Carter
• Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey
• Secretary of the Air Force, Michael B. Donley
• Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, James A. Roy

The full conference agenda can be found here.

The 2012 Air & Space Conference will be held September 17-19, 2012, at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, just across the river from Alexandria and minutes from downtown Washington, DC. This year's conference will host more than 60 conference addresses and 50,000 square feet of the latest and greatest technology from industry in the Exhibit Hall.

Begin planning now to attend! Advance registration is available here.

[Personnel can earn 0.5 points per hour, maximum of four points per day and 20 points per year for Symposia/Conference Attendance. Please contact the Air Force Acquisition Training Office for further guidance. However, other Services must contact their acquisitions departments to see if attendance at AFA's Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition fulfills their qualifications.]

The Air Force Association is a non-profit, independent, professional military and aerospace education association. Our mission is to promote a dominant United States Air Force and a strong national defense, and to honor Airmen and our Air Force Heritage.  To accomplish this, we:

• EDUCATE the public on the critical need for unmatched aerospace power and a technically superior workforce to ensure U.S. national security.
• ADVOCATE for aerospace power and STEM education.
• SUPPORT the Total Air Force family and promote aerospace education.

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SOURCE Air Force Association