Governor’s Aerospace Summit set for Sept. 14-15 in Kent

Published 12:49 pm Monday, August 29, 2011

Aviation companies will participate in the sixth annual Governor's Aerospace Summit Sept. 14-15 at the ShoWare Center in Kent.
Aviation companies will participate in the sixth annual Governor's Aerospace Summit Sept. 14-15 at the ShoWare Center in Kent.

The sixth annual Governor’s Aerospace Summit will run Sept. 14-15 at the ShoWare Center in Kent.

Pat Shanahan, Boeing Co. vice president and general manager of airplane programs for the commercial airplanes division, will give the keynote address at 11:30 a.m. Sept. 15.

The summit is sponsored by the Aerospace Futures Alliance of Washington.

Workshops include Discussion on Quality/Performance Guidelines & Market Outlook; What Can We Do to Secure the Next Generation 737; How Is Our Education System Adapting to Meet our Needs; and Creating and Maintaining a Competitive Edge.

Gov. Chris Gregoire is scheduled to address the summit at 12:30 p.m. Sept. 15.

For more information, go to http://afa-wa.com.