1. Proposal for AFCEA Support to the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum Udvar Hazy Center “Become A Pilot” Family Day Saturday, June 15, 2012 March 2013

2.  Saturday June 15, 2012, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm - “Become a Pilot”, an exploration of careers in the sciences and technologies of aviation  Past attendance 11,000 to 20,000 - normal Saturday attendance 5,000 to 6,000  Outside  50 – 70 aircraft, private and military, fly in  Hot air balloons, gliders, ultra-lights and other aircraft trucked in  Solar Impulse expected to arrive for the day  Inside  Panels of military aviators and aviation historians  Hands on demonstrations and exhibits – NASA, FAA, Smithsonian resources, robotics teams, Tuskegee Airmen  General – pilots, caregivers and wounded veterans from Walter Reed and Bethesda, active duty military, government employees 2 Overview of Family Day at the Udvar Hazy Center

3.  Reception and early morning entry for chapter VIP lists and chapter officers  Allows AFCEA and the chapters to underscore their support for STEM activities to key supporters and their families by inviting past speakers, representatives of corporate sponsors, government supporters, chapter officers  Continental breakfast  Free parking for the full day  Watch the fly-in and set up starting at 7:00 am  Early opportunities for the balloon ride  Private docent tours  Each chapter can recognize STEM scholarship awardees with Air & Space Museum Director, Gen Jack Dailey, USMC (Ret) participating  Extensive advertising featuring the major sponsors  Potential for additional AFCEA activities with the Smithsonian for members, corporations, scholarship recipients, robotics teams, and mentored schools 3 Benefits

4.  AFCEA advertising underscores support to STEM education and links International and the chapters to a highly respected institution  Each chapter should email an invitation to the general event to all corporate and individual members  Request member companies circulate the event internally  Outreach to local schools (one chapter bused in children from its adopted school)  Outreach to military and government facilities to include on calendars  Smithsonian advertising includes prominent and top billing for major sponsors  Broadcasts on WTOP  Ads in Washington Post weekend section  Smithsonian website and Air & Space Museum events email notice list  Mailing to 30,000+ households in zip codes surrounding the Hazy Center  Announcement at Air and Space Museum board and donor events  Outreach to area school systems 4 Advertising

5.  Cost of sponsorship  The full cost of sponsorship is $50,000  AFCEA International has covered $5,000  $30,000 has been covered from a corporate donor to complement chapter donations  $15,000 in contributions are needed from the five DC area chapters to do the full sponsorship  Recognition  “The Washington Area AFCEA Family” would be the primary sponsor with the listing to include the participating chapters, AFCEA International, and the AFCEA Educational Foundation  The corporate donor will be recognized 5 Financial Proposal for 2012 Become a Pilot Family Day

6.  Government outreach  AFCEA International, on behalf of all the chapters, will send invitations to senior government – SES and Flag Officers to avoid multiple chapter invitations  Participating chapters will invite their government speakers and supporters under the above levels  Corporate outreach  Chapters will offer corporate sponsors the opportunity to send a representative and family  If a company holds tables at multiple chapters they may send one representative for each  Chapter outreach  Chapters will invite their officers, boards, advisory committee member and strategic supporters to the reception  Educational outreach  Stem Scholarship winners from International and the Chapters, Science Teaching Tools awardees, Adopted Schools, and other grantees should be included, along with students where possible  A ceremony will be held at the reception to recognize all awardees and to underscore AFCEA STEM activities 6 Targeted Attendees for VIP Reception

7. Link to 2012 event http://www.nasm.si.edu/becomeapilot/ Sue Hoffman AFCEA Regional Vice President, National Capital Region Booz Allen Hamilton 703-984-1506 office 703-307-1316 cell hoffman_sue@bah.com Fred Rainbow Vice President and Executive Director, AFCEA Educational Foundation (703) 631-6141 frainbow@afcea.org Norma Corrales Director Scholarships & Awards Program (703) 631-6149 ncorrales@afcea.org 7 Information and Contacts