May 1 - Central Washington University Speakers. Some of the students who attended last year's WAMA conference will speak about their experience, how attending the conference has benefited them, and what they are doing now.
Online meeting link will be posted in April. Stay tuned!
The Northwest AAAE Airports Conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency in Bellevue from April 22-24, 2026. Registration is now open for the conference and can be initiated HERE. The registration rate for members is $495 before March 1st and $595 after, while the non-member registration rate is $695. There is a one-day-only registration option ($250 for members / $350 for non-members) for the opening day of the conference, which will feature state breakout sessions and an evening networking reception. Click HERE for information on lodging, transportation, the schedule, and more.
Tuesday, April 21 | 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m PT
AAAE’s innovation program, the Airport Consortium on Transformation (ACT), is partnering with King County International Airport – Boeing Field (KBFI) to host the program’s first Innovation Engagement of the year on Tuesday, April 21, at Boeing Field. ACT Innovation Engagements bring airport leaders on-site to see real-world innovations in action. These peer-driven experiences provide insights into planning, partnerships, funding, and operations — equipping participants with actionable strategies they can apply at their own airports.
This event precedes the NWAAAE Airport Conference by one day, enabling you to attend both events in the same area. For more information and to register, click in the box.
Click here to REGISTER
Please note, registration for this event is exclusively available to members of our Airport Consortium on Transformation (ACT).
Leah Whitfield with the Aviation Planning Group will speak on an Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) report their team has been working on, “Innovative Finance and Revenue Generation at Airports."
Stay tuned for online meeting link! Coming soon.
FIRST FRIDAY: FEBRUARY 6, 2026 Brad Schuster from AOPA will be the First Friday speaker on Friday, February 6, 2026. The program starts at 12:00pm. More information will be coming as the date draws nearer. WAMA is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: First Friday Time: Feb. 6, 2026 12:00 PM Pacific Time Every month on the First Friday, until Jul 3, 2026, Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/93444860241?pwd=rlhuP0ZCR5DzairaZNT0IDA4AaMFKi.1 Meeting ID: 934 4486 0241 Passcode: 956266 One tap mobile 253-215-8782 253-205-0468 Meeting ID: 934 4486 0241# Passcode: 956266# Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system. Monthly: https://zoom.us/meeting/tJcpc-2gqDsoHtWffau2j0-GYzrDUWI682Qm/ics?icsToken=DNYdpF0sOYqgLrvC9QAALAAAAFWM9HhFz8R9SFymHWG1NxzeX754wrMt1cVp580W8GvcERCuJA4uUufzAuoVZaiirBJqCvlFTTWuWFhOFzAwMDAwMQ&meetingMasterEventId=vAL2CoU_RdaMFKPyUAMSSA
Mark your calendars for December 5 for the next First Friday presentation at noon. Dawson Frank will talk about the issues airports are experiencing with a lack of funding, and will share some proposals on local tax efforts. WAMA is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: First Friday Time: Dec 5, 2025 12:00 PM Pacific Time Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/93444860241?pwd=rlhuP0ZCR5DzairaZNT0IDA4AaMFKi.1 Meeting ID: 934 4486 0241 Passcode: 956266 One tap mobile +12532158782,,93444860241#,,,,*956266# US (Tacoma) +12532050468,,93444860241#,,,,*956266# US Every month on the First Fri, until Jul 3, 2026, 8 occurrence(s) Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system. Monthly: https://zoom.us/meeting/tJcpc-2gqDsoHtWffau2j0-GYzrDUWI682Qm/ics?icsToken=DGK5wRxffKnaicmBswAALAAAAGZYDhIaL-3Ii36DuNb5mkGsVxyH5j977a-yQTHFpFhk1mvDOrI3nImqcRdV2OCYVJAWrol30myP6mlDLTAwMDAwMQ&meetingMasterEventId=vAL2CoU_RdaMFKPyUAMSSA
The next First Friday presentation will be on Friday, November 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM. Kyle Potvin, Vice President, Principal, and the Program Director for Applied Pavement Technology, Inc’s (APTech) State Aviation Agency Program Area, with over 30 years of pavement engineering experience, will be speaking with a primary focus on airport pavement management systems (APMS), pavement evaluation, structural evaluation, and pavement performance.
Topic: First Friday
Time: Nov 7, 2025, at 12:00 PM Pacific Time
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/93444860241?pwd=rlhuP0ZCR5DzairaZNT0IDA4AaMFKi.1
Meeting ID: 934 4486 0241
Passcode: 956266
One tap mobile
253-215-8782 93444860241#,,,,*956266# US (Tacoma)
253-205-0468 93444860241#,,,,*956266# US
Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system.
Monthly: https://zoom.us/meeting/tJcpc-2gqDsoHtWffau2j0-GYzrDUWI682Qm/ics?icsToken=DNICblyd2mXozD4YAwAALAAAAMWu7IEacUtCc0BbW03dwpe3BaKoOVRZslccAFTf7ibVUpQiVjdgFnqJf5ffvP-mAHfvv4XLacgwx26pgzAwMDAwMQ&meetingMasterEventId=vAL2CoU_RdaMFKPyUAMSSAJ
WASHINGTON STATE COMMUNITY AIRPORT ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE
The annual WSCAA conference will be held October 29-30, with a reception on the evening of Oct. 28 at the Icicle Village Resort in Leavenworth. Mark your calendars now and plan to attend.
Andy Patrick from Inter-State Aviation will be the First Friday speaker this Friday, October 3rd, 2025 at noon. He will be talking about aircraft recovery best practices and will discuss several scenarios dealing with this subject. WAMA is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: First Friday Time: Oct 3, 2025 12:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/93444860241?pwd=rlhuP0ZCR5DzairaZNT0IDA4AaMFKi.1 Meeting ID: 934 4486 0241 Passcode: 956266 One tap mobile +1-(253) 215-8782, 93444860241#,,,,*956266# US (Tacoma) +1-(253) 205-0468, ,93444860241#,,,,*956266# US
