The League of WWI Aviation Historians Autumn Seminar Oct. 28-29

The League Board of Directors announces an Autumn seminar at the National World War I Museum in Kansas City. The seminar will run immediately after the Museum’s symposium, Milestones and Cornerstones (which will be Fri., Oct. 27 through lunch Oct. 28), starting the afternoon of Saturday Oct. 28, and continuing all day Sunday the 29th.

Early registration (through Sept. 25) will be $215 for either the League or the NWWI Museum seminar, or $400 for both. The Museum has a block of rooms reserved at the Hampton Inn & Suites – Country Club Plaza, with special attendee rates of $169/night if reserved before Oct. 4. Registration and hotel information are available through the NWWI Museum’s website (link opens in a new window).

Program Schedule

Our seminar kicks off on Saturday, October 28, 2023, at 1 pm. This follows the end of the museum’s symposium at 11:30 am and a break for lunch (a box lunch will be provided).

• A dinner reception featuring a keynote by Christopher Warren will take place at 6:00 pm on October 28, on the museum’s Paul Sunderland “Glass” Bridge. The cost of the reception is included in your registration fee.
• The seminar continues on Sunday, October 29, 2023, with a full day of sessions starting at 10:00 am.
• Lunch will be served on October 29 as part of the program, with the cost covered in your registration fee.

The presenters are:

• Greg VanWyngarden & Lance Bronnenkant: Allied Aviators as Guests of their German Counterparts
• Terry Finnegan: Aerial Observation on the Eastern Front
• Colin Owers: The Short Brothers
• Mark Levitch: Pantheon de la Guerre
• Christopher Warren: The First Battle of Britain
• Laurence Burke: At the Dawn of Airpower
• Roger Connor – Interpreting World War I Aviation for 21st Century Audiences
• Chris Moore – New Objects, New Stories: Artifacts in NASM’s New WWI Gallery
  

We look forward to hosting this exciting exploration of World War I Aviation History!

Schedule for the seminar includes multiple informative sessions, breaks, and networking opportunities.

Please note that the presenter schedule and the order of sessions are currently being finalized and will be updated closer to the seminar dates. The below schedule gives a general overview of the structure of the two-day event, with the specific sessions and times to be confirmed.

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