Rick - Its not an association or organisation requesting the conference. What it is as follows. I have spent the past two years doing some research with operators all over the globe about putting on a conference for industry people, minus all the trade show type booths, displays etc that come with any show such as Heli Expo, ALEA, AAMS etc etc.
This event will have four days of workshops, with each session chaired by a person in the industry who has experience in that field. The support we have received for this idea has been fantastic and we have secured sponsorship for it to make it all happen. It will basically be for the front line people such as pilots, mechanics, ops managers, chief pilots etc. The conference will run for three, maybe four days and will consist of morning and afternoon sessions as well as quite a few two hours sessions. There will also be roundtables for segements of the industry such as tourism, law enforcement, offshore etc.
Operators from South America, Africa, Middle East, Asia and Oceania are supporting this big time and all indications are its going to be a great success.
Keep checking back here for more info as we decide on the final location. It will either be Banff or Whistler. Feel free to PM me if you have any specific questions about it.
Regards
Autorotate.