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• Great Lakes-Dixie Chapters Spring 2019 Meeting

  • Start
    04/11/2019
  •  
    5:30 PM
  • End
    04/14/2019
  •  
    7:00 AM
  • Location
    Louisville, Kentucky

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  LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY April 11-14, 2019 The FPA Great Lakes and Dixie Chapters Combined Spring Meeting

  A great central U.S. location featuring the Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory Tour and a host of other family-friendly attractions. Education and entertainment for the whole family.

  
  

  EMBASSY SUITES LOUISVILLE Reservation web link - Guests may book  rooms using the following link:   https://tinyurl.com/FLY2019    Louisville hotels book early for the anticipated THUNDER OVER LOUISVILLE airshow, especially in the popular Fourth Street area!  Book early.

  An historic building with a contemporary, boutique-like ambiance, Embassy Suites Louisville Downtown boasts a fantastic location next to the Fourth St. Live! entertainment district with its many restaurants and bars, and is just three blocks from Whisky Row, where you can take a bourbon tour of several distillers. This all-suite hotel in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, is also just blocks from the KFC Yum! Center, Museum Row, the Kentucky Center for Arts, and the Muhammad Ali Museum.

  “Thunder Over Louisville” will be Saturday, April 13th. This is the big Kentucky Air Show with the largest display of fireworks in North America. The air show is held Saturday beginning 2:30 in the afternoon.  

  FBO:  KLOU Bowman Field, Louisville Executive Aviation

  COMMERCIAL ARRIVALS:  SDF, Louisville Internat'l Airport

  
  

  HOTEL:  Embassy Suites Downtown Louisville, 501 South Fourth Street, Louisville KY 40202

  RESERVE:   https://tinyurl.com/FLY2019

  Call:  502.813.3800

  Rate:  $199/night suite

  
  

  SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE

  
  

  Thursday, 4/11/19

  Arrivals KLOU Bowman Field, Louisville Executive Aviation

  5:30-6:30 pm    Cocktails with light appetizers

  OPTIONAL -- depart for Mary M. Miller Paddlewheeler

  7 - 9:00 pm   Dinner Cruise (pre-registration required)

  
  

  Friday, 4/12/19
  

  7 - 7:45 am             Breakfast (included in room rate)
  7:45 am-12:15 pm  CME Session I
  

  OPTIONAL --  9 - 11:30 am (pre-registration required) RFS Tour Churchill Downs Museum
  
  

  OPTIONAL --  12:30 - 5:30 pm (pre-registration required) Maker's Mark Tour (lunch included)

  6 - 7:30 pm Cocktails with light appetizers

  Dinner on your own

  
  

  Saturday, 4/13/19
  

  7-7:45 am Breakfast (included in room rate)

  7:55 am-12:15 pm CME Session II

  12:30 pm Lunch on your own

  1:30 pm Walk to Slugger Factory: Museum Tour Louisville Slugger Museum

  3:30 pm Thunder Over Louisville Airshow

  6:30 pm Cocktails/light appetizers

  6:30 pm Group Dinner

  9:30 pm Fireworks Show

  
  

  Sunday, 4/14/19

  7:00 am Breakfast (included)

  Individual Departures

  
  

  REGISTRATION CANCELLATION: Call the FPA Headquarters office (936.588.6505) or email ahenderson@fpadrs.org. Cancellation fee through March 15 is $25 per person.

  From March 16 through April 8, cancellation fee is $50 per person. No registration fees will be refunded after April 8. 2019.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• FPA 65th Annual Meeting

  • Start
    06/01/2019
  •  
    12:30 PM
  • End
    06/04/2019
  •  
    10:00 PM
  • Location
    Fort Worth, Texas

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  FORT WORTH -- Site of the 65th Annual Meeting of The Flying Physicians Association. June 1-4 for outstanding CME and aviation topics, social events and exciting optional tours. (See the Schedule at a Glance below)

  2019 Annl Mtg Reg Form 1-4-19.pdfNot only a great place to experience the unique Texas way of life, Fort Worth is a surprising city that annually draws art lovers, theater patrons, rodeo fans, sports team followers and tourists who enjoy this one-of-a-kind location. 
  

  There are no strangers in Fort Worth. It's a friendly, warm-hearted place to visit. College kids enliven the downtown Sundance Square, and you have your choices of great restaurants and internationally-recognized museums to engage you.

  AIRPORT: Meacham Field (KFTW) is only 5 miles north of historic downtown Fort Worth.

  FBO: TexasJet was named the #1 U.S. Independent FBO in 2018 and is open 24/365.  They have 23 hangars with over 450,000 square feet.  Call 800.776.4547.  Specifics to be posted in the month prior to the meeting.  

  
  

  HOTEL:   The Hilton Downtown Fort Worth is on the National Register of Historic Places. John F. and Jackie Kennedy were guests at this hotel on the evening before the fateful trip to Dallas in the motorcade. 

  
  

  GUEST ROOM RESERVATIONS: http://www.group.Hilton.com/FPA2019   or call 817.870.2100 and identify yourself with the FPA Annual 2019 group.

  RATES: $163 single/double, honored from May 27 - June 8, depending on availability.

  2019 Annual Meeting Schedule-at-a-Glance

  President:  Mark C. Eidson, MD    

  RFS Chair: Sarah Eidson

  Scientific/Aviation Program Chair:  R. Stephen Smith, MD

  FRIDAY, May 31, 2019

  All Day arrivals TexasJet  800.776.4547  Meacham Field  customerservice@texasjet.com KFTW

  2:00 – 6:00 pm Pick Up Badges and Registration Packets West Promenade             

  3:00 – 5:15 pm FPA Executive Committee (closed meeting)                   Citizens C

  6:00 pm OPTIONAL GROUP TOUR Wine Tasting at The Fort Worth Club Walk from hotel [6 minutes)                                        

                                         

  SATURDAY, June 1, 2019

  8:00 am – 5:00 pm            Pick Up Badges and Registration Packets           West Promenade

  8:15 – 11:30 am                FPA Board of Directors                                               Texas C-D    

  12:45 pm                          Welcome/Announcements                        Crystal A-B

  1:00 – 5:30 pm                 SESSION ONE

  1:15 – 2:00 pm                  RFS Orientation Session                          Citizens B Sarah Eidson, Hotel Concierge, CVB, Local RFS

  2:00 pm                            OPTIONAL GROUP TOUR   RFS Fort Worth Guided Walking Tour       

  6:00 pm Board Transportation to Eidson Home   Hilton Front Entry    (Commerce Street coach pickup)

  6:30 – 9:00 pm Welcome Reception  Eidson Home

  9:00 pm Board Return Transportation to Hotel

                     

  SUNDAY, June 2, 2019

  6:30 am Nominating Committee Meeting (closed)                       Citizens C                        

  7:00 – 9:00 am Registered Attendee Breakfast                                     Crystal C

  8:00 am Announcements Crystal A-B     

  8:15 am - 1:00 pm           SESSION TWO

  1:20 pm OPTIONAL GROUP TOUR  Hilton Front Entry  Lunch at “The Modern” and docent-guided tour at the Kimbell Art Museum    

  5:30 – 7:30 pm Stump the IA: Pilots with Mike Busch Crystal B 

  MONDAY, June 3, 2019

  6:30 am Human Factors and Safety Education Committee  Citizens C              

  7:00 – 9:00 am Registered Attendee Breakfast Crystal C

  8:00 am Announcements Crystal A-B

  8:15 am – 12:00 pm         SESSION THREE   

  9:00 – 11:45 am OPTIONAL GROUP TOUR Hilton Front Entry  Fort Worth Botanic Gardens

  12:15 – 3:00 pm OPTIONAL WORKSHOP (lunch included)           Citizens B “Stop the Bleed” Hands-on Certification

  12:30 – 5:00 p.m. OPTIONAL GROUP TOUR    Hilton Front Entry Joe T. Garcia’s Tex-Mex/Cattle Drive  The Stockyards       

  TUESDAY, June 4, 2019

  6:30 a.m. Chapters and Membership Committee   Citizens C    

  7:00 – 9:00 am Registered Attendee Breakfast Crystal B                

  8:00 a. m. Announcements  Crystal A

  8:15 am – 12:00 pm         SESSION FOUR     

  8:30 – 11:45 am OPTIONAL GROUP TOUR      Hilton Front Entry  Chef-led Cooking Class HEB Central Market

  12:10 – 12:30 pm FPA Annual Business Meeting  Crystal A

  12:45 – 4:00 pm OPTIONAL GROUP TOUR Hilton Front Entry Aviation Museum (includes lunch) American Airlines Smith Museum

  6:00 pm Cocktail Reception  

  6:45 pm Awards Celebration Dinner  Crystal B                                                                  

  Scientific program 1-4-2019.pdf

  MEETING CANCELLATION POLICIES: Cancellation notifications must be received in writing by mail, by fax or email. Please confirm receipt.

  Cancellation of Optional Activities - Prior to May 1, $20 per person

  After May 1 - NO OPTIONAL ACTIVITY fees will be refunded.

  Cancellation of Meeting Registration - Before February 1, $25 admin fee; between February 1 and May 1, $75 admin fee; between May 2-30, $125 admin fee. AFTER May 30, registration fees are not refunded.

  
  

  
  

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• Southwest-Western Chapters Fall Meeting

  • Start
    09/12/2019
  •  
    6:00 PM
  • End
    09/15/2019
  •  
    7:00 AM
  • Location
    Santa Fe, New Mexico

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  SANTA FE, New Mexico

  September 12-15, 2019    

  FPA Southwest & Western Chapters
  Fall Meeting

  An awe-inspiring destination, influencing artists in every field, from photography, canvas, dance, opera, the culinary arts and more.  

  Fly into KSAF for a long weekend with fellow pilot-physicians and their family members.

  The medical education/aviation program is designed for physician-pilots and physicians with an interest in aviation. Leave on Sunday with your own inspiration rekindled!

  AIRPORT:  KSAF

  HOTEL:  The El Dorado Hotel   800.955.4455    Group Code 190909

  RESERVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. Santa Fe is a popular destination and sells out quickly. 

  ADDRESS: 309 West San Francisco Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501

  Upscale pueblo-style hotel, only 2 blocks from the Santa Fe Plaza and the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. Rustic-chic rooms feature handcrafted furniture and local art. The in-house spa specializes in treatments using native plants and herbs.

  RATES:  $199/night plus $25 resort fee

  Resort fee includes underground secured parking, guestroom wi-fi, bottled water, Keurig coffee/tea in room, refrigerator, safe, robes, heated salt-water pool access, fresh fruit and daily newspaper in lobby.

  
  

  HOTEL RATE CUT-OFF:  August 13 or when FPA group block is filled, whichever occurs first.
  

  
  

  SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE

  
  

  Thursday, September 12

  An optional day-trip from Santa Fe to Los Alamos is planned for those arriving early. More information to come.

  6:00 pm Welcome Reception (Dinner on your own)

  
  

  Friday, September 13
  

  7:00 am Group Breakfast

  7:55 am Welcome/Announcements

  
  

  8:00 am - 12:15 pm CME Session I

  12:15 pm Session Adjourns

  
  

  1:00 pm Canyon Road Visit including group luncheon

  
  

  6:00 pm Hospitality Hour (Dinner on your own)

  
  

  
  

  Saturday, September 14

  7:00 am Group Breakfast

  7:55 am Announcements

  
  

  8:00 am - 12:15 pm CME Session II

  12:15 pm Session Adjourns

  12:20 pm Chapter Business Meetings

  
  

  Afternoon free to explore Santa Fe

  
  

  6:15 pm Reception

  6:45 pm Group Dinner

  
  

  
  

  Sunday, September 15
  

  Individual departures at your leisure

  
  

  Southwest and Western Chapters invite everyone to join us for this memorable weekend. We look forward to the time together.     John & Billie Davis and Randy Edwards

  
  

  Chapter Meeting Cancellation:

  Cancellations must be in writing. Make cancellations with the FPA Headquarters office, 936.588.6505, or email ahenderson@fpadrs.org.

  Cancellation fee $50 through August 13.

  Cancellation fee $100 August 14-September 9.

  No registration fees will be refunded after September 9.

  

  One of many Canyon Road Galleries

  
  

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• Tri-Chapter hosted by Northeast Chapter

  • Start
    09/19/2019
  •  
    6:00 PM
  • End
    09/22/2019
  •  
    8:00 AM
  • Location
    Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

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  GETTYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA     SEPTEMBER 19-22, 2019

  FPA Tri-Chapter Fall Meeting Hosted by the Northeast Chapter

  
  

  "Four score and seven years ago...." began the famous speech delivered by President Abraham Lincoln to the multitude assembled at the Gettysburg battleground in November of 1863. 

  
  

  Gettysburg is the site of the Fall 2019 Tri-Chapters Meeting, taking you back into history, into the village and on the battleground of the most important engagement of the American Civil War -- fought 156 years ago. And a topic of continuing and scholarly discussions today.

  2019 FPA Meetings Reg Form.pdf

  
  

  THE HOTEL Best Western Gettysburg

  301 Steinwehr Avenue

  Gettysburg, PA 17325

  PHONE: 717.334.1188

  RATES: Thursday, $115 King; $125 two queens

  Friday & Saturday, $145 King;$150 two queens

  CUT-OFF DATE: August 18, 2019 or when room block is filled

  Best Western Gettysburg is a new property, family-owned and operated, overlooking the historic battlefields. Guest rooms include sleeper sofas and refrigerators. Each morning there is a complimentary hot breakfast buffet. The hotel has an indoor pool, fitness center and free wi-fi.

  BOOK YOUR ROOM EARLY TO ENSURE THE ROOM OF CHOICE.

  The Best Western Gettysburg next to Lincoln Train Museum

  
  

  THE MEETING SCHEDULE

  Thursday, September 19

  Evening Welcome Reception, home of David & Kerri Speranza

  
  

  Friday, September 20

  Breakfast included at host hotel for guests

  Morning CME Session I

  Afternoon bus tour of the Gettysburg Battlefield

  
  

  
  

  Saturday, September 21

  Breakfast included at host hotel for guests

  Morning CME Session II

  Afternoon free

  
  

  Evening Reception and Dinner at the Gettysburg Visitors Center

  Includes free access to the Museum

  AOPA guest speaker at dinner

  
  

  Sunday, September 22

  Breakfast included at host hotel for guests

  Individual departures at leisure

  TRI-CHAPTER MEETING.pdf
  

  MEETING CANCELLATION: Make meeting cancellations in writing. Call 936.588.6505, fax 832.415.0287 or email ahenderson@fpadrs.org. 

  Cancellation administrative fees are $50 through September 7. 

  Cancellation between September 8-16 is $100.

  No registration fees will be refunded after September 16.

  
  

  
  

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