{"id":30202,"date":"2020-07-06T22:06:09","date_gmt":"2020-07-06T22:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/07\/06\/coronavirus-drives-afa-s-massive-air-space-and-cyber-conference-online\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:59:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:59:57","slug":"coronavirus-drives-afa-s-massive-air-space-and-cyber-conference-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2020\/07\/06\/coronavirus-drives-afa-s-massive-air-space-and-cyber-conference-online\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus drives AFA\u2019s massive Air, Space and Cyber conference online"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force Association announced Monday that it will hold its massive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2018\/09\/10\/wilson-to-lay-out-air-force-we-need-at-afa\/\" target=_blank>Air, Space and Cyber conference<\/a> virtually this September, due to the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/video\/2018\/09\/24\/new-isr-drone-unveiled-at-afa\/\" target=_blank>AFA\u2019s annual conference<\/a> typically draws about 12,000 airmen, civilians, contractors and other attendees to National Harbor, Maryland, and features addresses from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2018\/09\/18\/bombers-fighters-and-tankers-unite-will-the-air-force-rebuild-composite-wings-to-fight-near-peer-foes\/\" target=_blank>major Air Force, Defense Department and industry figures<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the first time this year, the virtual conference will feature a combination of live and on-demand conference sessions streamed online, beginning Sept. 14 and lasting at least three days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The events will include live addresses from senior leaders, and will allow viewers to ask questions and engage in other \u201cunique opportunities \u2026 with Air Force, Space Force and industry leadership,\u201d AFA said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There will also be a virtual exhibit hall to display developments and demonstrations from industry, online meetings and interactive presentations, AFA said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Retired Lt. 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Bruce Wright, the president of AFA, said the decision to move the conference online was \u201cextremely arduous.\u201d But with the pandemic still ongoing, he said, it would not be possible to safely host a conference in-person of the quality the association desired.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2019\/09\/19\/heres-what-happened-when-ned-stark-took-the-stage-at-afa\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"207\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AFA-Jason-Lamb.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">\u2018Ned Stark\u2019 takes the stage at AFA; a remarkably candid discussion of leadership ensues<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">\u201cI think many of your peers think you\u2019ve lost your mind, putting me up here without any rules,\u201d Col. &quot;Ned Stark&quot; told Air Force personnel chief Lt. 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