Annual Meetings

The 2019 NW Section Annual Business Meeting and Conference

The Mid-Columbia, Cascade, and Crater Lake Flyers chapters are our hosts for the fall meeting in September 2019.

Past Meetings

2018 Location and Activities

The Eastern Idaho and Idaho chapters hosted the Northwest Section annual business meeting and conference on September 13-15. It was held at the Hilton Garden Inn, Idaho Falls, ID, on the Snake River, with easy acess to a 5-mile, paved greenbelt path. 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. Held at McMenamin's Edgefield Resort, at the mouth of the Columbia River Gorge, the 74-acre estate offered lodging, dining, gardens, a movie theater, winery, brewery and distillery, full-service spa and salon, two par-3 golf courses, and original artwork and historical photographs around every corner. 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 (3-4 days) at Transient Parking, 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
Montana Wyoming Big Sky	2020
Alaska Cook Inlet Mat-Su Valley Midnight Sun	2021
Intermountain	2022