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WELCOME!
Partner
Insider is designed to keep you up-to-date on the important
information you need to know, including what's happening at EAA
and what's in store for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2010 - The
World's Greatest Aviation Celebration. We know that success at
AirVenture is an important part of your year, and we want to
help you get outstanding results at AirVenture. The entire
aviation spectrum will be showcased, and together we will move
the aviation community forward, bringing new faces to the
wonderful world of flight. If there is information you'd like to
see in this communication, or have something you think EAA's
exhibitors and partners might like to know, please pass it along
to exhibits@eaa.org. |
AIRVENTURE
2010 EXHIBIT PARTICIPATION INFORMATION COMING THE END OF
NOVEMBER!
EAA will be combining our 1st mailing (Exhibitor's Guide and
Application) and 2nd mailing (Exhibitor's Service Manual) into
one mailing called the Exhibitor's Guide. Combining these two
mailings will help companies budget their AirVenture
participation. Those who have e-mail will receive a link to the
online Exhibitor's Guide. Those who did not provide EAA with an
e-mail address on last year's application will receive a hard
copy of the Exhibitor's Guide. Any company who received the
online version of the Exhibitor's Guide and would like a hard
copy mailed to them will need to contact the EAA Exhibit office
at exhibits@eaa.org or
800-236-1025.
Your
booth confirmations will be e-mailed in early March. If an
e-mail address is not provided on the 2010 exhibitor
application, you will receive your booth confirmation via mail
after March 1.
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SPONSORSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES
There are still a number of sponsorship opportunities for
locations and activities during AirVenture 2010, but those
openings usually diminish quickly after the start of the New
Year. To find out more on how to raise your company's visibility
during the event, contact the EAA Sponsorship Office at sponsorship@eaa.org
or 800-236-1025. There are a variety of opportunities available
that fit your company's needs and budget.
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ALL-NEW
EAA SPORT AVIATION LAUNCHING IN JANUARY
January 2010 brings exciting changes for EAA Sport Aviation.
Our flagship magazine is one of EAA's most important and popular
member benefits. That's why we do extensive member surveying
that gives us a better understanding of what our members expect,
and helps us ensure we're delivering the content they want.
Their input has helped us develop an all-new Sport Aviation
magazine that our entire membership - pilots and enthusiasts,
builders and restorers - will anticipate, engage with, and buy
from.
Here's
how we're doing it. The new Sport Aviation serves the
entire membership with more:
- Extensive
depth and breadth of aviation editorial
- Signature
content with aviation industry guest editorials
- "How
do I" content - for builders and restorers AND pilots
and enthusiasts
- Coverage
of innovation and technology
- Member
involvement and participation
- Themed
issues, Flight Tests and Product Reviews
- Connection
to EAA's eNewsletters, web videos, and online community
- EAA
award-winning photography
Our
research also told us many readers feel there is a great deal of
crossover content between Sport Aviation and EAA Sport
Pilot magazines. Therefore a maturing industry and audience
combined with duplicated content has led us to discontinue Sport
Pilot magazine after the December issue. Content from Sport
Pilot will be included in the new Sport Aviation, and
more specific content will make its way into EAA's newest
special-interest eNewsletter for sport pilot and ultralight
enthusiasts.
Advertising
rates will not increase from 2009 - AND - each page is 17
percent larger than the previous format. That means you get more
space for your investment in the magazine that has the broadest
editorial content and coverage for recreational aviation today!
For more information about EAA's advertising opportunities,
contact EAA's Advertising Office at 920-426-6127. |
EAA'S
AIRSPACE ON THE WEB: TAKE CENTER STAGE ON EAA'S HOMEPAGES
For the first time you can put your banner ad message on EAA's
homepages! But that's not all. In addition to placement on eaa.org,
airventure.org, and airventuremuseum.org,
your message is placed on HUNDREDS of subpages that reach more
than 10 MILLION VISITORS each year! Bonus Placement - you'll
also receive positioning on Oshkosh365
- EAA's new online social network where people passionate about
aviation stay connected year round with nearly 38,000 community
members and growing! For more details about EAA web
opportunities that will help grow your business, contact EAA's
Advertising Office at 920-426-6127. |
EAA'S
2010 SHARE THE SPIRIT SWEEPSTAKES
A
Brand New Aviat Husky Could Be Yours!
It's on! The 2010 EAA 'Share the Spirit' Sweepstakes
officially kicked off at the National Business Aviation
Association (NBAA) Annual Meeting and Convention in Orlando,
Florida, October 20-22. EAA's exhibit featured the 2010 Share
the Spirit Sweepstakes grand prize Aviat Husky A-1C and it was a
hit among the attendees. EAA continued the kick-off at the AOPA
Summit, November 5-7, in nearby Tampa, Florida, where the Aviat
Husky was on display at the Peter O. Knight Airport during the
summit.
The
EAA Sweepstakes website is live, and with it, your chance to fly
away in the grand prize - a brand new, fully equipped Aviat
Husky A-1C. To top things off (including the 50-gallon fuel
tank, over and over again!), the grand prize comes with a full
year's worth of fuel credit from Chevron and 50,000 points in
Chevron's FlyBuys™ rewards program. Equipped with a Garmin
G500 and GNS 430 panel-mount avionics suite and a set of Wipaire
C2200 hydraulic wheel skis, the Grand Prize Husky will take you
places you've never been!
Other
top sweepstakes prizes include a Honda Big Red™ MUV
(multipurpose utility vehicle); a REMOS Pilot Center Sport Pilot
Training Certificate; a Hamilton Men's Khaki Aviation X-Wind
watch; Canon EOS 50D camera kit with lens; and a Bose Wave Music
System. By entering EAA's Sweepstakes you'll help ensure
aviation's future and preserve its past - all proceeds support
EAA's historic and youth education endeavors.
Enter
the sweepstakes today at www.winaplane.com.
Entry coupons will also be in several upcoming issues of Sport
Aviation beginning with the November 2009 issue, as well as
the 2010 issues in January, March, and May. Our prize donors
help EAA make a huge impact on the future of aviation. If your
organization is interested in donating to the 2011 prize
package, please contact our Development
office. |
AVIATORS
MARKETPLACE - A BIG HIT AT AIRVENTURE
EAA's Aviators Marketplace made its grand debut at AirVenture
2009, with several kiosks strategically placed throughout the
grounds. The kiosks were located in the EAA Welcome Center and
the four main exhibit buildings, and were met with an
overwhelming response. They provided attendees with an effective
tool to find exhibitors throughout AirVenture grounds, and
included exhibitor booth numbers and a map.
Aviators
Marketplace is a filtered search engine, providing EAA members
and aviation enthusiasts with a robust shopping experience in
finding whatever aviation service, product, or accessory they're
looking for. To preview the web site, log on to www.aviatorsmarketplace.com.
The site can also be accessed through the newly launched
MegaMall at www.eaa.org/megamall,
a quick find tool for many of EAA's offerings. Listing in the
directory is free, however, you have an opportunity to upgrade
your listing to a premier level and/or participate in the
"Specials" section of the directory to increase your
visibility to all shoppers.
In
addition, EAA will begin offering the opportunity to showcase
member-only "Deals of the Week" on EAA websites and in
the e-Hotline eNewsletter that reaches more than 90,000
EAA members every week. This opportunity will be limited. Please
email Elissa Lines or Katrina
Bradshaw if you have questions or would like to talk about
the value of these special opportunities. |
THE
BROWN ARCH - LEAVE YOUR MARK
Since the EAA fly-in (AirVenture) arrived in Oshkosh in 1970,
the "Brown Arch" has been the gateway to all that
existed in the world of aviation. As Tom Poberezny noted, the
"Brown Arch has been the gateway to countless aviation
dreams and accomplishments … millions of people have walked
under this arch to discover the innovation, imagination, and
craftsmanship within the thousands of airplanes that have been a
part of the 'Oshkosh Experience.'"
AirVenture
2009 brought great changes to Oshkosh with the expansion of the
grounds to the rededication of the Brown Arch as "The
Gateway to Aviation." But the culture, camaraderie,
volunteerism, and impact have remained the same. And we want to
take time to thank you for the part you continue to play at
AirVenture. You have helped us nurture an environment in which
innovation and entrepreneurialism soars.
We
invite you to "leave your mark" permanently in Oshkosh
- to purchase a tribute brick upon which you can inscribe your
own message or place your company logo for all to see for years
to come. When you purchase a full brick, you may select the
location of your brick! Please visit the web site at www.airventure.org/arch
for more information and to select and reserve your brick. As
with all EAA opportunities, your commitment may be pledged over
time. This opportunity also makes a great holiday gift! Feel
free to call Elissa Lines direct (920-426-6101) if you have any
questions. |
HARRISON
FORD EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP CHALLENGE
Established by Jim and Angela Thompson, this new scholarship
will enable young people of all backgrounds to apply for support
to help them pursue their aviation interests. Donations to this
fund will be matched by the Thompsons up to $100,000. It is
their hope that EAA members and friends will support this goal,
building a $200,000 scholarship fund in Harrison Ford's name,
honoring his five year commitment and service as EAA's Young
Eagles National Chairman. During his tenure as national leader
of Young Eagles, awareness for the program soared and nearly
500,000 young people became Young Eagles.
The
fund will provide assistance to young people seeking to take
their FAA written pilot's exam (after completing the free online
ground school training, provided by EAA and Sporty's), take
their first formal flying lesson, attend EAA Air Academy
residential aviation camp, secure support to earn their sport
pilot license, or further their passion and interest in aviation
through tuition support - enabling them to pursue post secondary
education at an institution of their choice. To add your support
to this fund-impacting the lives of hundreds of youth, log on to
http://www.eaa.org/support/scholarships.asp. |
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251
days to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2010!
JULY
26 - AUGUST 1, 2010 
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