Centers of Excellence Annual Joint Meetings

The 1st Annual Joint Meeting of the Air Transportation Centers of Excellence was held at the GE facility in Cincinnati, Ohio from November 13-16, 2001. The meeting was hosted by the Ohio State University and General Electric Aircraft Engines. The theme of the meeting was "Bridging the Gap" between government, academia, and industry. 

The four Centers involved in this first joint meeting were Airport Technology, Operations Research, Airworthiness Assurance, and General Aviation.  After the Plenary sessions, technical presentations were given by each Center. Four technical presentations were given by students, and posters were displayed.  The three way partnership represented in the COEs allows for ground breaking research while training new professionals in aviation.  The student participation in this first meeting showed clearly the results of this mission and was an indication of the direction of the Centers in the future.  In each of the following joint meetings, student participation increased and became more comprehensive in scope.

Each of the Centers was well represented and the tradition of COE joint meetings was begun.

The 2nd Annual Joint Meeting, Partners Working Together for Excellence in Aviation was held in Wichita, Kansas.

The 3rd Annual Joint Meeting of the Air transportation Centers of Excellence was held at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida in November of 2003. 

The 4th Annual Joint Meeting of the Air Transportation Centers of Excellence was held at the Harris Corporation in Melbourne, Florida and at the University of Central Florida in Orlando in March of 2005. Over 240 participated in the three day event, and there were 14 sponsors.  This meeting represented a milestone in the wide ranging corporate support of the COE annual meetings.