Upcoming meeting
Fall 2022
The September 16-18, 2022 section meeting will be hosted by the Intermountain Chapter 99s.
Location and Activities
After a Friday welcome dinner cruise on Lake Coeur D'Alene [book soon, only about a dozen seats remain as of July 15!], our next annual business meeting and Awards Luncheon will be held on September 17, 2022, at Historic Flight Museum, Spokane, Washington (KSFF).
Lodging Choices
By August 15, request the Group rate for “NWS 99s.”
- Oxford Suites Spokane Valley, 15015 E Indiana Ave., Spokane Valley, WA 99216; (509) 847-1000. King Suite, $109.00; 2 Queens, $125.00; River View King, $115.00. Book airport shuttle in advance.
- Hampton Inn & Suites, Hampton Inn & Suites Coeur d' Alene, 1500 W Riverstone Dr., Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814; (208) 769-7900. 2 Queens, $159; King Suite, $169.00
Registration
Please fill out and return the revised registration form to the address on the form by August 31, since rates go up after that.
Past meetings
2021 Location and Activities
The annual business meeting was hosted jointly by the Mid-Columbia Chapter of the Northwest Section and the Southwest Section of the 99s during September 9-12 at the South Point Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada. The recommended airport was Vegas/Henderson (KHND).
2020
On September 12, 2020, 10 a.m. Pacific Time, the annual meeting was held virtually via Zoom. Please log in to the Members Area on this website to review the meeting documents in PDF form (reports, etc.).
2019 Location and Activities
August 22-25, 2019! The Mid-Columbia, Cascade, and Crater Lake Flyers chapters were our hosts at the Red Lion Hanford House.
2018 Location and Activities
The Eastern Idaho and Idaho chapters hosted the Northwest Section annual business meeting and conference on September 13-15 at the Hilton Garden Inn, Idaho Falls, ID, on the Snake River. Conference activities included a Wings program by Patty Mitchell, seminars on situational awareness, Angel Flight, and "Learn to Fly Fish," and a dinner with Gene Nora Jessen as keynote speaker. A raffle gave participants a chance to win airplane rides, including in a Beechcraft Staggerwing, and a beautiful quilt, among other prizes.
2017 Location and Activities
Oregon Pines and Columbia Cascade chapters hosted "Converge on the Gorge" on September 14-17, at McMenamin's Edgefield Resort, at the mouth of the Columbia River Gorge. Activities included a WINGS seminar on "Flying in the Gorge" and a drive along the scenic Columbia Gorge Highway (constructed 1916), past Multnomah Falls on our way to Western Antique Aeroplane and Automobile Museum (WAAAM). At WAAAM Judy Newman, the Director and fellow 99, treated us to a presentation and tour.
2016 Location and Activities
Greater Seattle, Mt. Tahoma, and Western Washington chapters hosted the Fall 2016 "Soar the Sound" meeting at the Hilton Garden Inn, Mukilteo, and Paine Field, Everett, Washington. After the Saturday morning business meeting at the hotel, participants walked over for the Future of Flight Aviation Center and Boeing Tour, followed by a reception and banquet with a guest speaker. Other tours and seminars provided further entertainment and enlightenment.
2015 Location and Activities
The Intermountain Chapter welcomed us to the great Northwest city of Spokane, Washington. It was "Plane Fun!": arts and entertainment, restaurants, wineries, golf, shopping, and outdoor fun, all within walking distance or via shuttle from the Red Lion Hotel at the Park. Felts Field (KSFF) supported our fly-gal guests with waived tie-down fees, and Western Aviation offered some really nice fuel discounts. Alaska Airlines provided a 5% discount.
Previous meetings
For photos of our fall meetings during 2011-13, please see our Google Album Archive.
Meeting Rotation Schedule
| Hosting Chapter(s) | Year and Location | |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern Idaho Idaho |
2003: McCall, ID | |
| Greater Seattle | 2004: Port Angeles, WA | |
| Intermountain | 2005: Spokane, WA | |
| Mid-Columbia Central Oregon Crater Lake Flyers |
2006: Ashland, OR | |
| Devils Tower Montana North Dakota South Dakota Wyoming |
2007: Gillette, WY | |
| Alaska Cook Inlet Mat-Su Valley Midnight Sun |
2008: Anchorage, AK | |
| Columbia Cascade Oregon Pines |
2009: Vancouver, WA | |
| Eastern Idaho Idaho |
2010: Boise, ID | |
| Greater Seattle | 2011: Vancouver, BC | |
| Mid-Columbia Central Oregon Crater Lake Flyers |
2012: Walla Walla, WA | |
| Montana | 2013: Bozeman, MT | |
| Alaska Cook Inlet Mat-Su Valley Midnight Sun |
2014: Fairbanks, AK | |
| Intermountain | 2015: Spokane, WA | |
| Greater Seattle Mount Tahoma Western Washington |
2016: Everett, WA | |
| Columbia Cascade Oregon Pines |
2017: Troutdale, OR | |
| Eastern Idaho Idaho |
2018: Idaho Falls, ID | |
| Mid-Columbia Cascade Crater Lake Flyers |
2019: Richland, WA | |
| Montana Wyoming Big Sky |
2020: Virtual | |
| Joint meeting with the Southwest Section |
2021: Las Vegas, NV | |
| Alaska Cook Inlet Mat-Su Valley Midnight Sun |
2022? | |
| Intermountain | 2023? |
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