The Caribbean Aviation Meetup conference earlier this year. (File photo)
PHILIPSBURG--The next Caribbean Aviation Meetup conference CARIBAVIA will be held on the island June 16-18, 2020.
The fifth annual CARIBAVIA is named the most significant results- and solutions-oriented communication platform for airlift in the region. It has gained increased appreciation by international professionals and experts of the aviation, tourism and investment industries.
Under consideration is to extend the event to a full “Aviation Week” because of the interest from other organisations to join this week with meetings, workshops and sessions.
“We format and shape the event towards the current needs and the future opportunities in the region, which is a dynamic process,” according to conference chairman and coordinator Bud Slabbaert on Friday.
“We use foresight and look beyond current situations. One should not be surprised next year to see a demonstration of taxi-drones at the conference by one of the major multinational aircraft manufacturers. We are not focusing as much on growing numbers of participants, but therefore rather on raising the quality and value of the content of the presentations.”
CARIBAVIA is characterised by encouraging interaction between the professionals who present their cases and those in the audience who do not just listen, but request a microphone to ask questions or to make comments and suggestions.
“When we heighten the level of communication between all conference participants, we amplify the issues and intensify the exploration of new ways and means to improve air transportation and the positive impact on economies and communities of the region,” said Slabbaert. “I’m not interested in sit-and-listen conferences. We need progress.”
Airlift is the common denominator of the interests of stakeholders in aviation, tourism, business development and investment industries. It is equally important to government decision-makers. CARIBAVIA tries to bring them all together for better understanding and increased collaboration.
