Tips for Travel Approval
We are navigating unprecedented times, and we recognize that this is impacting travel approval. Now, more than ever, we must come together as an industry to continue to further our efforts in aerospace and AIAA is here to help. The co-located AIAA AVIATION Forum and ASCEND exist to serve the aerospace profession as part of its core mission. With over 3,700 attendees, 298 technical sessions, nearly 1,300 technical presentations, and over 350 speakers, the co-located events focus on helping engineers, scientists, and technologists expand their knowledge and stay current with developments in their fields.
Top Reasons to Participate in AIAA AVIATION Forum and ASCEND
- Gain knowledge and insights to help you do your job; find all of the sessions and topics relevant to you by using the search feature or selecting the topics filter in the program.
- Find out what lies ahead, as leaders in aerospace and related fields discuss their programs, challenges, and solutions during keynote and panel sessions.
- Expand your knowledge, as expert engineers and scientists from around the world share their latest research and development findings in the technical program.
- Gain access to the online proceedings when you register at the full conference price.
- Network, advance your organization’s brand, discuss challenges, and share ideas during technical sessions, luncheons, coffee breaks, and exposition hall and social activities.
- Build your workforce. AVIATION and ASCEND will attract hundreds of aerospace students and young professionals – your future workforce.
Download a template Request Letter here for participating in AIAA Forums and Events.
If you prefer to draft your own request form, here are some suggestions you may wish to consider:
- Focus on what you will bring back to your organization as a result of your participation, so your supervisor understands the return on investment.
- Offer to share the agenda with your supervisor and colleagues to see if there are topics/sessions you can attend to bring back information of interest.
- Offer to prepare a trip report and deliver a short presentation to your colleagues to share what you learned from the event.
- Remember that registering for the full conference gives you access to all technical papers presented during the forum.
