Are you joining us for the 2020 NAAA Ag Aviation Expo in Savannah, Dec. 7-10? We urge you to pre-register for the 2020 Ag Aviation Expo, which saves you $75 per person and pre-registered attendees can cancel for a full refund. Pre-registration helps us to have accurate food, beverages, and seating counts at our events. Make sure you are counted!
We are 100% going forward with our Ag Aviation Expo in person! We want you to know unequivocally that your health and wellness are of the utmost importance to our team.
States are beginning to respond to our CEU request; review the list of CEUs and check back often as we will continue receiving CEU approvals between now and the convention.
Must-Attend Events!
We are continually updating the schedule of events for this year’s convention. Below are some must-attend events at the 2020 Ag Aviation Expo:
- Kickoff Breakfast Speaker changes: Kickoff Breakfast Speaker Damian Mason, Author of new book Food Fear: How Fear Is Ruining Your Dinner and Why You Should Celebrate Eating, Host of “The Business of Agriculture” and “Do Business Better” podcasts and Agricultural Comedian.
- General Session: Medical, Legal and Food Trends Affecting Ag Aviation –
This session will feature substantive presentations about legal,
medical and food trends occurring in the ag aviation nationally and how
that might affect you and your business. Starting the session off will
be aviation attorney John Wright, discussing a legal case he tried in
Colorado between an aggressive state government agency and reputable,
professional aerial applicators. Following rudimentary procedures
resulted in a victory for our industry. Wright also provides
complimentary legal services for NAAA. Next on the dais will be Dr. Stan
Musick, aviator and AME, who will address numerous medical topics,
including OTC drugs’ potency, fatigue and how to be granted a medical special issuance. Last but not least to take the podium will be Agri Marketing
magazine publisher Lynn Henderson to discuss fairly radical changes in
consumer food trends and how that may affect the aerial application
industry. This General Session will be chock-full of information whether
you are an operator or an ag pilot or a supplier to the industry.
- NAAA Trade Show – featuring seven aircraft and an expected 120+ exhibitors. View the NAAA Trade Show Floor Plan to review the companies that will be visiting with attendees on the NAAA Trade Show floor.
- Aerial Application Technology Research Session
and more than a dozen educational sessions where you can earn potential
CEUs (additional details will be posted as they become available and
CEUs will be available this fall)
- Excellence in Ag Aviation Banquet honoring individuals and companies in the aerial application industry.
Register for the 2020 Ag Aviation Expo to Network, Learn, Have Fun & See Your Friends!
- Dates: Dec. 7–10, 2020
- Location: Savannah
Convention Center. Some events will also take place at the Westin,
which is located directly next to the convention center.
- Schedule of Events: Current schedule here. Subject to change.
- Hotel: Hotel Details Below
- Attendee Registration: Now Open
- Exhibitor Booth Sales: Now Open
- Sponsorship Opportunities: Sponsorships are now available. View the opportunities online. Please email Lindsay if
you would like to secure a sponsorship from last year or would like to
be contacted about 2020 opportunities! We have sponsorships available
for all budget sizes.
- Auction Donations: Thank you to Pratt & Whitney Canada for donating a PT6-34AG engine to this year’s NAAA Live Auction. While we’re still a few months away from the Ag Aviation Expo, we are accepting donations for the Live and Silent Auction. The earlier you inform us of your auction donation, the more advertising you’ll
receive on the NAAA website and in NAAA publications. Support the
aerial application industry by donating an item today. Email Lindsay with your donation details.
Low-Time Pilot Registration
If
you are an ag pilot with less than five years of experience or you are
interested in becoming an ag pilot, we are offering a special price to
attend the NAAA Ag Aviation Expo for pilots like you. Further details
are available here. (Scroll down to the Low-Time Pilot Registration section.)
Book Your Hotel Room
The 2020 NAAA hotel room block is coordinated through Visit Savannah,
which is the Savannah Area Convention & Visitors Bureau’s housing
office. Please do not call the hotels directly; use the link and/or phone number below to book your room. Rooms
are available at the Westin Savannah Harbor (directly next to the
convention center), Hyatt Regency Savannah and Savannah Marriott
Riverfront hotels (across the river from the convention center and
Westin – transportation provided). All room blocks close Nov. 13 at 5 p.m. ET.
- Westin Savannah Harbor: $150/night plus taxes
- Westin Cancellation: For
each reservation cancelled after Oct. 30, a nonrefundable one
night room + tax will be charged to the credit card on file. Guests who
check out early (prior to the reserved checkout date) will be assessed
one full night’s room charge plus taxes.
- Hyatt Regency Savannah: $148/night plus taxes
- Savannah Marriott Riverfront: $142/night plus taxes
All room rates above are single/double occupancy.
Book your room today by clicking here, call the housing bureau at (912) 644-6465 or email reservations@visitsavannah.com.
Please note reservations are taken over the phone Monday through
Friday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. If you cannot call during those hours, please
email your reservations details or book your room online here.
