Dear Friends and Colleagues
I firstly want to acknowledge the work of our colleagues in St Louis as they prepare for our conference in October. Now is the time to book as we gather to learn and share together.
We have also had the Board meet with our colleagues in Frankfurt and plans are well advanced for the conference in 2024. As yet we don’t have an offer for 2025 so if you are interested in hosting please let us know. We are open as costs increase to consider an online conference in 2025 and then a face to face in 2026. Please let us know your thoughts.
President’s letter May 2023
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
I wanted to get this newsletter out to you as some have been asking about information for this year’s conference. We hope to start taking registrations early in June and information is included in this newsletter. This year we will using Eventbrite to register and take payments at the same time. I want to thank the team at St Louis for their hard work and I can assure you we will be in for a great time.
I do want to remind you all that as part of the application process you will need to acknowledge that you have taken out appropriate travel insurance. We will also ask people to acknowledge that they will take care of their own health and not attend sessions if they feel unwell.
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April 2023
Dear Colleagues and Friends,
I can’t believe how fast time is going by. Maybe it’s because I am older and I certainly want to make every moment count.
I guess, you, like us in Melbourne seem to be getting busier and busier as the airline industry reconnects the world.
One of the things I am finding that is causing stress amongst staff is the language being used around the Pandemic. For example, how busy we are in passenger numbers is always being measured against pre pandemic numbers. What I am finding is this is causing stress to staff especially new staff who have no idea what the airport was like pre pandemic.
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Dear Colleagues and Friends,
What a year we have experienced as the industry that we support has continued to bounce back from one of the most devastating periods in its history.
Here in Melbourne flights are full both domestically and internationally and there is a crazy buzz around the place.
One of the things I have been trying to practise in amongst this craziness is finding a few moments several times through the day just to pause, contemplate and listen. To still my spirit from all of the rush, noise and often confusion people have as they move around the airport.
As we celebrate Christmas, especially in the West, it can be a crazy, busy, noisy time as we fit in all of the celebrations, the festivities, parties, church services, money raising and giving a helping hand to those who will be doing it tough, that we find it hard to stop, to be still, to contemplate.
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Dear Friends and Colleagues
I have pleasure in putting pen to paper (so to speak) as your new President.
What a great time we had in London, which was for many, our first full face to face conference in nearly three years. I do want to take the time to thank the team at Heathrow led so well by Steve and supported so well by Judi. We had a great time of learning, networking and enjoying fellowship with each other. It was also great to see a number of colleagues join the conference online.
I also want to thank the outgoing Board led by Pierre for your contribution to the life of the Association and especially your encouragement and communication through one of the toughest times in aviation history.
There are a few chaplains that are also either finishing or retiring and I especially want to mention the Reverend Canon Jonathon Baldwin from Gatwick who will retire at the end of the year after more than twenty years as an Airport Chaplain with four of those years as President of the IACAC Board. We wish you well in retirement but hope that you stay connected to the Association.
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