AirVenture Speaker Information

The following resources are provided to presenters at AirVenture Oshkosh. Additional information and updates will be posted here as they become available.

Preparations have begun for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, "The World's Greatest Aviation Celebration."

Thank you for your interest in becoming an AirVenture presenter. With your help, we serve AirVenture attendees by offering world-class technical, educational, historical, and entertaining presentations that are not available anywhere else!

To begin a presentation request and start the scheduling process, please fill out the online application form. Submit a separate application for each presentation request. Submit your request(s) via the link here:

We look forward to your help in making this year’s AirVenture presentations a memorable experience for all who attend!

The initial step in becoming a presenter at any AirVenture venue is the completion and submission of the "Presentation Request Form" via the above link.

Please complete a separate request for each presentation for which you wish to be considered.

Each request is carefully reviewed and if chosen, scheduled for presentation. The basis for choosing presentations includes, but is not limited to, the relevance of the presentation to EAA members and AirVenture attendees as well as the presenter’s participation in past AirVenture presentations.

Your request form must be received as soon as possible to ensure a timely review for scheduling. Late requests will be accepted but will be scheduled only as space permits. We cannot guarantee that your presentation will be selected for inclusion in the AirVenture presentation programs.

You will be advised on the status of your request as the scheduling process progresses. Final confirmation of your schedule along with AirVenture procedures and other information will be provided to you as soon as the scheduling process is completed.

Presentations are scheduled daily from 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. during the event. With slight variations, depending on the venue, each presentation is allotted one hour and 15 minutes. There is a 15-minute transition period between presentations.

The AirVenture presentations are an opportunity to share technical, educational, historical, and entertaining information with fellow EAA members and AirVenture attendees. It is not a venue for promoting commercial products and services or presenting "infomercials." No commercial activity or solicitation or advertising of any type is allowed on convention grounds without the express written approval of EAA Marketing and the EAA Convention Office. This includes the Forums Plaza, EAA parking lots, EAA campgrounds and the flightline.

Your point of contact for all scheduling is:

Mark Forss
EAA AirVenture Presentations & Workshops
PO Box 3086
Oshkosh, WI 54903
Phone 920-426-6588
Fax 920-426-6579
Email mforss@eaa.org

Admission, Travel, Lodging and Parking

Since the inception of the EAA Forums, over 50 years ago, participation in this special program has been on a volunteer basis. As such, each presenter is responsible for their own transportation, lodging, meals, admission and parking. Complete information on this is available at www.airventure.org

Transportation

LIMITED transportation, for very special situations, from the parking lots to the presentation areas, may be available if you have special needs to transport equipment, etc. via special shuttle pickup. To check on the availability of this contact Mark Forss at mforss@eaa.org Entrance and parking passes for vehicles to enter the grounds are not available. Golf carts or golf cart rentals are not available.

Equipment Provided

Each pavilion is equipped with a podium, digital projector (your personal laptop can be connected to this), projection screen painted on the stage back wall, sound system with corded microphone, a desktop computer with USB access, Windows Operating System and Microsoft software, and a chalkboard or whiteboard.

If you choose to use the installed computer hardware, make sure your presentation is on a jump drive. In addition, we suggest any graphics or images are made at the lowest electronic resolution (size) possible to reduce the time required to display images. If you are presenting any sort of video, we recommend using your personal device as our equipment may not have the necessary video codecs for playback and cannot be installed.

If you use your personal laptop, make sure you know how to switch the screen output to the external monitor port of your laptop to connect with the digital projector.

The projectors connect via a VGA or HDMI connector. We have a limited supply of adapters to convert IOS, Surface, and HDMI connections to the VGA/HDMI connector. Check with the Forums office in advance about adapter needs. Or bring along your personal adapter.

Projectors are typically 4:3 ratio (not 16:9) Keep this in mind when sizing your presentation.

Presentation Tips

Please take time to familiarize yourself with the location of the presentation venues on the AirVenture Grounds. Maps of the site and the Pavilion layout are enclosed.

Arrive at your scheduled presentation location at least 15 minutes prior to your presentation.

Each speaker must start and end their presentation in the time allotted. Please be considerate of the speaker following your session by ending your presentation within the time allowed. After your allotted time, if you need to answer additional questions, please move your discussion outside the presentation venue.

Remember to use the microphone provided during the presentation. This allows all attendees to clearly hear your presentation.

Promotion

Presentation information is published in the following sources: EAA AirVenture Info Guide, EAA’s AirVenture Today, the EAA AirVenture Website, and the EAA Events Mobile App.

If you have any questions about Forums scheduling or updates, please contact Mark Forss.

PLEASE NOTE
The forum presentations are an opportunity to share educational information with fellow EAA members, It is not a venue for promoting commercial products and services or presenting "infomercials". No commercial activity or solicitation or advertising of any type is allowed on convention grounds without the express written approval of EAA Marketing and the EAA Convention Office. This includes the Forums Plaza, EAA parking lots, EAA campgrounds, and the flightline.

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