Be sure to plan to attend the following Aerospace Physiology Society events:

 AsPS Training & Education Panel – “New Aircraft, New Problems?”
- Tuesday, May 15th at 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
- Hilton Atlanta, Ballroom D (second floor)

AsPS Luncheon Program & Smith W. Ames Memorial Lecture – “Dressing for (mission) Success” by  Mr. Jack Bassick
- Wednesday, May 16th at 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
- Hilton Atlanta, Rooms 208-210 (second floor)

 AsPS Social
- Wednesday, May 16th at 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM
- Venue TBA

• The 83rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Aerospace Medical Association will be held May 13-17, 2012, at the Atlanta Hilton in Atlanta, GA
• Meeting information: see details on the AsMA website meeting page at http://www.asma.org/meeting/index.php

The Society elects a President-elect and one Member-At-Large annually. This year (2012) the Society will also elect a Secretary.

Society members may submit nominations via any means (phone, email, correspondence). Eligible AsPS members may nominate themselves. Nominations will close on Friday 17 February 2012. Provide current contact information for each nominee. The Committee will acquire consent of the nominee to accept the nomination, and request a short biography, a statement of key contributions to The Society and AsMA, and a digital photograph.
There are no qualifications other than those stated in the Society By-Laws, however it is recommended that nominees should be considered on overall reputation for excellence in aerospace physiology, contributions and service to The Society and AsMA such as previous office or committee leadership, and general leadership qualities and professionalism.

The time has come to consider nominations for this year’s AsMA level Awards.  Nominees must be current members of the Aerospace Medical Association by 1 February 2012, with the sole exception that the Sidney D. Leverett, Jr., Environmental Science Award which is open to nonmembers.

Some of the awards that may be of interest to the aerospace physiology community include, but are not limited to:

• WALTER AND SYLVIA GOLDENRATH AWARD for Aerospace Physiology.
• JOHN ERNSTING AWARD for outstanding research in altitude physiology and/or longstanding support of aerospace medicine.
• HARRY G. MOSELEY AWARD for most outstanding contributions to flight safety.
• JOHN PAUL STAPP AWARD for outstanding contributions in aerospace biomechanics contributions to promote ejection, vibration, or impact protection.

For a list of all of the different awards and their criteria, please click here to download the Award Nomination form which includes this information on pages 2-3.

Major Wes Davis & CDR Rich Folga, Co-Chairs of the Training & Education Committee, are working with their committee members to assemble a panel of presentations focusing on the theme “New Aircraft, New Problems”.  Click here to view the panel abstract to see if your presentation ideas fall within the scope of the panel.

Those interested in participating as presenters should contact our Training & Education Committee chairs with questions or abstract submissions via our society email at aerophyzsociety@gmail.com.  Abstracts for presentations are due no later than close of business 28 Oct 11.

Those interested in participating as presenters should contact our Training & Education Committee chairs with questions or abstract submissions via our society email at aerophyzsociety@gmail.com.  Abstracts for presentations are due no later than close of business 28 Oct 11.

The Aerospace Physiology Society will once again be putting together a panel of presenters and invite you to contact us to assist in submitting  your abstract and including it in our Training & Education Day line up.   We will be focusing on “New Aircraft, New Problems” .

Applications for Aerospace Physiology Board Certification are available from the Admissions Committee Chairman:

Heath M. Clifford, Lieutenant, USN, M.A.ED., CAsP
3419 Cedar Glen Way
Anacortes, WA 98221
Email: heath.clifford@navy.mil (professional), or heath.clifford@hotmail.com (personal)

Deadline for Application: 02 March 2012

For more information, please see the Board Certification in Aerospace Physiology page.

Why join the AsPS?

Please take a moment to update your membership information by sending us your current contact information via email to the attention of the Membership Chair at:  aerophyzsociety@gmail.com .