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Embry-Riddle Hosts Summit on Future of Aviation Maintenance

Daytona Beach, Fla., Feb. 24, 2006 -- The Charles Taylor Department of Aviation Maintenance Science at the Daytona Beach, Fla., campus of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University will host a “Future of Aviation Maintenance” Summit May 24-26, 2006.

At the conference, professionals in the aviation maintenance industry will present and analyze their findings on the most pressing issues facing the industry and future technicians. Attendees from the Pittsburgh meetings are cordially invited to attend. Additional industry representatives will participate in this follow-on forum.

Agenda

Wednesday, May 24, 5-7 p.m.
Welcome reception, Spruance Hall atrium, Embry-Riddle, 600 S. Clyde Morris Blvd., Daytona Beach. Refreshments and hors d’oeuvres will be served.

Thursday, May 25, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Industry presentations and breakout sessions, College of Aviation, Embry-Riddle. Luncheon: noon to 1 p.m.

Friday, May 26, 8 a.m. to noon.
Committee reports and wrap-up, with action items to be assigned.

The host hotel is the Courtyard Marriott at 1605 Richard Petty Blvd. in Daytona Beach. For details, go to http://marriott.com/property/propertypage/DABCY.

For more information on the summit, contact Tom Yanus at (386) 323-5079 or thomas.yanus@erau.edu. More information and a complete agenda can also be found online: go to www.erams.org and then click on the "Future of Aviation Maintenance" image.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the world’s largest, fully accredited university specializing in aviation and aerospace, offers more than 30 degree programs in its colleges of Arts and Sciences, Aviation, Business, and Engineering and meets the needs of students and industry through educational, training, research, and consulting activities. Embry-Riddle educates more than 32,000 students annually in undergraduate and graduate programs at residential campuses in Prescott, Ariz., and Daytona Beach, Fla., through the Extended Campus at more than 130 centers in the United States, Canada, Europe, and the Middle East, and through distance learning.