I regret to inform our membership that due to the pandemic your SAWE Board of Directors has decided to cancel this year’s in-person conference in Cocoa Beach, Florida. With the rise in COVID cases and the increasing travel restrictions for our attendees, our financial outlook for the conference made it unwise to proceed. While we were all looking forward to seeing each other again face to face, the current circumstances required us to make this difficult decision.
I would like to thank the Florida Space Coast Chapter for all the hard work they put into hosting this conference for us. As many of you know, this is no small task, and they had everything prepared and ready to go. I also appreciate the work of our Executive Committee who supported all aspects of the preparation. I personally have learned a lot from this experience, and we will hopefully be able to apply these lessons to the next in-person conference in Savannah, GA in May, 2022.
While I am disappointed that we will not be meeting in beautiful Cocoa Beach this year, our team is quickly assessing our options for holding another virtual conference. More details to come.
Thanks for your support of SAWE, and I look forward to meeting with you all in the near future, either virtually or in-person in Savannah.
Sincerely,
Damian Yañez
International President
Society of Allied Weight Engineers, Inc.
damian.yanez@sawe.org
I second the sentiment on Thanking our Florida Space Coast chapter for a Great job planning for the 2021 conference that was to be held in Cocoa Beach. Even though this event had to be cancelled, our membership got stronger with the experience. Onward and Upward, 2021.
Clint Stephenson
Vice President Vendor Relations
Society of Allied Weight Engineers, Inc.
clint.stephenson@sawe.org