Event Details and Registration

Safety Conference 2023 is an exciting day where you'll have an opportunity to meet industry professionals from the airlines, air traffic control, corporate flight departments, and other aeronautics professions. Join us as we hear experts talk about their experiences flying and operating in a high-paced and safety-critical environment. Learn about how they work to ensure human and aircraft safety. This is a great opportunity for networking and is absolutely fun!

The purpose of this event is to take a moment out of our busy lives, slowing down and focusing on SAFETY. This is an opportunity to learn from the experiences of others. For Kent State University Flight
Operations, this is a SAFETY STAND-DOWN, where we refrain from flying and devote the entire day to what is most important to us, SAFETY. The goal is to leave the event with a renewed attitude, reinforcing good habits, sharing best practices, and learning something new that will serve us well as we go back to our professional endeavors. We hope that you enjoy the food and company of others who share the same passion! This event promises to be both informative and fun!

Speaking Sessions are held at the Kent Student Center (Third Floor) and begin at 10:30 am, 12:00 pm, 1:30 pm, and 3:00 pm. Each session is scheduled for 1.5 hours, which allows for setup, welcome, introduction,
speech, conclusion and/or Q&A, teardown, plus time needed to move between rooms. The actual talk by the speaker is generally 45-50 minutes.

This event is open to all aeronautics students, enthusiasts, and professionals; pilots, crew members, flight instructors, mechanics, air traffic controllers, aviation managers, aerospace engineers, dispatchers,
professors, and the general public. If you enjoy aviation, this is the place to be!

Park in the Visitor Lot adjacent to the Kent Student Center (see attached parking map). There is a nominal fee for parking.

The Kent Student Center is the 'L' shaped building. Walk in the front doors of the student center and take the elevator up to the THIRD FLOOR. The elevators are behind the split staircase, or at the top of the staircase. Once on the third floor, walk around the hall to KSC Room 310. There will be multiple speakers/topics to choose from, and the schedule will be available upon arrival.

Prior to attending any safety seminar, please review and abide by current CDC, Federal, State, and Local health policies and guidelines.

Sponsored by the Kent State University, College of Aeronautics and Engineering (CAE), and the Kent State University Precision Flight Team.

FAA Wings Credit will be available for certain speaking sessions.  The attendance sheet will be in the room upon arrival.  No pre-registration required.   Each session that is approved for FAA Wings credit will have a sign-in sheet on the day of the event, so be sure to make sure your name/email is on the list and your attendance is acknowledged by adding your initials.