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The 2015 Theme will be: Forests and Flying
Honoring foresters who fly, smoke jumpers, pilots and operators of fire tankers, those who have contributed to remote sensing of ecosystems and habitat monitoring, precision agriculture, etc
NASA/NOAA Image of Vegetation Across the Planet
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2013/06/24/a-map-of-all-the-plants-on-earth-photo/#.VKtlBIvF-So
This focus is within the Forest's overall theme of "World Friendship through Flying." Those who have contributed, and are contributing to all facets of aviation and aerospace always are welcome.
Please submit nominations for new inductees no later than April 15, 2015.
Click for Accommodation, Registration and Sponsorship forms.
There also will be a Children's program
2014 Activities
Principal Theme: Discovery Through Flight
Sandy Magnus--2014 Distinguished Speaker
Sandy Mangus is a veteran of four space shuttle flights and an expedition on board the International Space Station, she is the Executive Director of American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) in Reston, Virginia.
Africans Americans in Aviation & Aerospace and Women in Aviation & Space.
The photos for these two events are below.
Thank you, to all who came out and supported us at the two events located at the
Smithsonian's National Air & Space Museum's Udvar-Hazy Center.
We had a lot of fun!!
Here are some pictures at the March 15th, 2014 event: Theme Celebrating Women in Aviation and Space.
February 22nd, 2014 event: Theme African Americans in Aviation & Aerospace.
The posters we used are here: IFOF overview; African-American Honorees
2015 Induction Ceremony
June 19th & 20th
View Ceremony Schedule
View Directions To The Forest
Future Annual Themes for Forest Celebrations
2015: Flying and Forests -- Linking green spaces and aviation/aerospace, Foresters who fly, Smoke Jumpers, Pilots of Fire Tankers, etc.
2016: World Friendship Through Flying
2017: Flying, Forests, and the Future - Emphasizing young people who are contributing to flying and forests.
2018: Security and Solace through Flight -- Military Pilots, Flying Medical Staff, Angel Flight, etc.
2019: Discovery through Flight -- Aerospace Pioneers, Astronauts, Test Pilots, Designers, Explorers
Co-Chairmen: Pat Carrigan and Lin Wells
Executive Director: Kay Baker (emerita)
Mailing Address:
International Forest of Friendship: Attention Cindy Apple
913 Main Street
Atchison, Kansas 66002-2706
Phone: 913-367-1419 or 913-208-5661
Fax: 913-367-3752
Website: www.ifof.org
E-Mail: forestoffriendship@gmail.com
