Reef Helo Conference

[Heli Ops]

Hey all, Here is what we have come up with and need to get a yes or no answer from you all. The facts so far are as follows:

Venue: Hamilton Island Resort, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.

Dates: 21 - 25th March 2005

Seminars - Total of approx 15 seminars per day x 5 days = 75 seminars to choose from. Includes safety, operations, different sectors of the industry, legal, marketing, basically there are seminars to cover all areas of the civil helo industry.

Costs: Registration Fee is currently around $1400 Aussie Dollars but working on reducing this to around $1200 Aussie dollars. This includes.

* Access to all seminars.
* All your breakfasts.
* All Morning Teas
* All Lunches
* All Afternoon Teas
* All Dinners except for one evening.
* Four evening functions, dinner & Drinks.
* All Alcohol at all evening functions.
* Half Day trip out to Reefworld to snorkel and dive on the Hardy Reef.
* Attendee Bag with shirt, cap, goodies etc.

Accommodation: Five night accom package for $1000 Aussie Dollars.

Airline discounts are being worked on as we speak.

So tell me would you personally attend this event. A simple yes or no would be appreciated. We are trying to make this a must not miss event and something we can do every couple of years just to bring the industry together to network in a great casual location.

Look forward to your replies of yes or no.

Heli Ops

 

[Heli Ops]

For those that have asked here is the list of seminars we have pencilled in so far. I would welcome more input from the members here. So as you can see its not just a vacation but a heavy schedule of seminars.


Bringing Associations Together
Welcome Function
Director of Maintenance Roundtable
Chief Pilot Roundtable
Flight Training Roundtable
Offshore Operations
Working in the Wire Environment
CRM for the Single Pilot Cockpit
Civil Use of Ex Military Aircraft
Tourism Roundtable
NVG Operations
CRM for the Multi Crew Cockpit
How To Use The Internet
Insurance - Australia vs Global
SAR Roundtable
Working The Fire Line
Marketing Your Company
Flight & Duty Times
Maint & Management Working As One
Bell Product Briefing
Schweizer Product Briefing
Lycoming Product Briefing
Turbomeca Product Briefing
Robinson Product Briefing
Eurocopter Product Briefing
Sikorsky Product Briefing
Pratt & Whitney Product Briefing
Agusta Product Briefing
Bell/Agusta Product Briefing
Rolls Royce Product Briefing
Enstrom Product Briefing
Hoist Users Roundtable
Night Operations - Making Them Safer
Fatigue Management in Maint Operations
Safety in Day to Day Operations
Risk Management
Long Lining & External Load Operations
Human Factors Course
Night VFR - Accidents & Lessons Learnt
Human Factors in Night Flying
EMS Funding - Where To Get It.
CASA - New Helo Regulations
Supplier Product Briefings
Employment Briefings - Who Needs What


So this is what we have so far. Its a pretty full on schedule for the week and the reason for the half day trip to the reef was to break it up and make it not so full on for the whole week, besides its a great chance to enjoy the benefits and wonders of the Great Barrier Reef.

Comments Welcome.

Heli Ops

 

[Winnie]

Now I voted YES, but there is still the issue of Monies...

(Not in your regards, rather the home finance dept.) But if I could, would!

 

[Blackmac]

Should someone bring a "Partner" (trying to be politically correct", would there be any additional charge for sharing a room???????

Salut, Don

 

[Heli Ops]

Don - No the cost would be the same, its a per room cost, no need to share with anyone else.

Heli Ops

P.S. If all goes to plan I hope to have the registration fee down to $750 USD thanks to our sponsors which will be about $500 USD, basically $100 USD per day and that is a real bargain.