Want to learn the state of Ohio's aerospace industry? Get updated on the missions coming to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base? Attend an aerospace education workshop? Or just hear from Wright-Pat's ranking general? You can do all of the above at the Air Force Association's 2007 Ohio Aerospace Conference, Convention and Aerospace Education Workshop. AFA's Wright Memorial Chapter will host the event Friday and Saturday, April 20-21, at the Hope Hotel and Conference Center.

Gen. Bruce Carlson, head of the Air Force Materiel Command and Wright-Pat's top officer, is to give opening remarks on Friday. Lt. Gen. James G. Roudebush, Air Force surgeon general (and a medical doctor who received his residency training at the Wright-Pat Medical Center), is the luncheon speaker. The Dayton Development Coalition is slated to give an update on implementation of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Act, which is expected to bring more than 3,500 jobs to the Dayton region.

Also scheduled is a discussion by military, industry, academic, and elected officials discussion on the state of the aerospace industry in Ohio and across the nation.

Saturday's schedule includes opening remarks by Col. Colleen Ryan, 88th ABW Commander, and a Wright-Pat education outreach overview by education director Kathleen S. Schweinfurth (pdf file). Amanda Wright Lane, great-grand niece of Wilbur and Orville Wright, is the scheduled luncheon speaker. Afternoon sessions include AFA state meetings and a concurrent aerospace education workshop.

Registration is available in advance or on site. Advance registration closes Tuesday, April 17. Get full details here (pdf file).