NAAA is making final preparations for the 2020 NAAA Ag Aviation Expo in Savannah Dec. 7–10 for a fun and productive event. The city of Savannah and Chatham County representatives optimistically responded to NAAA last Friday with a green light to proceed with the meeting and that they do not foresee any changes to government policy preventing the NAAA convention.

The Savannah Convention Center has successfully hosted many events and conventions since mid-July and will be hosting a circus following the Thanksgiving holiday. The center was one of the first this summer to receive their Global Biorisk Advisory Council (GBAC) Star accreditation for cleaning, disinfection and infectious disease prevention; you can read more here. The city of Savannah, the Savannah Convention Center and host hotels are also focused on your health and well-being. NAAA has been in consistent communication with the city and our venues.

Health & Safety Precautions at NAAA Ag Aviation Expo

NAAA is laser-focused on hosting a safe and healthy event. NAAA’s Executive Committee sent correspondence Monday to all currently registered and prospective convention attendees asking for everyone’s cooperation in following the health and safety recommended precautions during travels to, during and from Savannah. All have the responsibility to take care of themselves and one another so all can enjoy the abundance of educational, networking and exhibiting opportunities and return home safely to have a healthy and joyous Christmas and New Year holiday season. So please follow the recommended protective policies put in place by the city of Savannah and convention facilities.

• Savannah currently has a mask mandate in place and all hotels require a mask in public spaces. We encourage you to wear a face mask at the Ag Aviation Expo when you are not eating, drinking, or socially distanced from other attendees/exhibitors.
• There will be a PPE station located in the registration area with neck gators sponsored by Bayer CropScience, 3-ply face masks and gloves. Hand sanitizing stations are available throughout the convention center.
  
• There will be 6 feet of space between people in our registration desk line. Please register online or over the phone at (202) 546-5722 until Dec. 3 to avoid standing in the registration line. If you have purchased a booth space, you do not need to register as an attendee.
• Meeting rooms will have sections of seating with chairs spaced apart for those that do not want to sit close to others and seats that are grouped together for those who have traveled together.
• We will create a social distancing flow on our NAAA Trade Show floor with arrows and distance marker stickers for foot traffic to follow to keep proper distancing.
  
• We encourage elbow bumping instead of handshakes.
• We will also be implementing changes with the food and beverage at our receptions, banquets, and coffee breaks so that multiple people are not touching banquet station handles.
  
• If you’d like more details on the Savannah Convention Center protocols, click here.

Many restaurants and bars are open in Savannah and they are seating at 50% capacity. We recommend making restaurant reservations. You can view a list of Savannah restaurants here.

Register for the 2020 Ag Aviation Expo to Network, Learn, Have Fun & See Your Friends!