NBAA’s 35th-anniversary edition of its Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference (SDC), which took place last week at Texas' Fort Worth Convention Center, attracted more than 3,300 attendees from 54 countries. Of that amount, approximately 10 percent made their first appearance at the event.
The show officially launched on Wednesday with a lively opening session hosted by SDC committee co-chairs Brian Abrahamson, manager of flight operations with Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., and Jessi Litz-Rowden, Women in Aviation International’s manager of chapter relations.
It offered 32 educational sessions covering vital topics such as emissions and sustainability, emergency response planning, customs and border protection compliance, legal agreements, flight planning, fuel purchasing, regional aircraft operations, and personal development.
“Attendees embraced the opportunity to learn from their fellow professionals, including many people who were at the conference for the first time, bringing fresh perspectives to the event,” said Litz-Rowden. “They connected with people who can have a huge impact on their personal and professional journeys.”
On the show floor were approximately 460 exhibitors encompassing the full range of aviation services providers, including FBOs, trip support, ground transportation, catering, and software providers.
“The passion that characterizes the scheduling and dispatching profession was front and center at this year’s conference, which brought people together to engage in new ways of thinking, empower each other, and come away inspired about the opportunities on the horizon,” said NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen.
Next year’s conference will take place in Portland, Oregon, from March 11 to 13.