Benefits of Membership

Membership in the World Airline Entertainment Association (WAEA) offers a wide array of benefits that enable companies and IFE professionals to make informed decisions and stay abreast of current trends and technological developments in the industry.  If you want your company to have the exclusive access to the benefits below, please complete a membership application.

Your benefits as a WAEA Member.....

1. EDUCATIONAL / NETWORKING EVENTS
2. PUBLICATIONS
3. RECOGNITION/AWARDS
4. WAEA WEBSITE
5. SPONSORSHIP AND ADVERTISING

I. EDUCATIONAL / NETWORKING EVENTS

ANNUAL CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION
The premier industry event for the IFE professional, drawing over 2,300 airline and IFE vendor delegates worldwide.

CONFERENCE & EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS
Two days of intensive, highly-interactive sessions focusing on the latest passenger trends, inflight applications, and operational issues crucial to the IFE professional.

TV MARKET
Dedicated exclusively to inflight short-subject and TV movie programming, this sell-out trade-show and conference lets program suppliers showcase their upcoming releases to airline buyers worldwide.

TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE MEETINGS
As a WAEA member, you can participate in these regular meetings and prepare for emerging technologies and technical issues likely to impact inflight entertainment, communications and services.

II. PUBLICATIONS

AVION MAGAZINE
(published quarterly, exclusively for WAEA Members)
The Official Magazine of the inflight entertainment/communications industry.

WAEA MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY
(published annually, exclusively for WAEA Members)
This 200+ page Directory presents current and complete information on every WAEA member company, including individual contact names, titles, addresses, phone, fax, e-mail and web addresses.

WAEA CONFERENCE HANDBOOK
(published annually, exclusively for WAEA Members)
The Official Guide to the WAEA Annual Conference & Exhibition, this full-color, 80+ page handbook presents a wealth of information on this annual event and the participants.

WAEA INDUSTRY NEWS (WIN)
(published twice per month, exclusively for WAEA Members)
WIN provides you with frequent, actionable, accurate and thorough news on the inflight entertainment and communications industry.

III. RECOGNITION/AWARDS

AVION AWARDS
The WAEA takes its commitment to quality seriously. Each year, the WAEA presents the AVION Award for excellence in several categories of inflight entertainment including regional, technology and best achievement awards.

IV. WAEA WEBSITE

A full-featured website giving you 24-7 access to WAEA activity updates and calendar of events, plus a range of members-only online resources:

ONLINE LIBRARY
Access selected WAEA publications, articles and other reference and educational materials on-line. Materials include selected AVION Magazine articles, WAEA Research Reports, WAEA Conference/Workshop transcripts and presentations, Technology Committee documents and meeting minutes, and more.

WIN RSS Feed
Get breaking news before it hits the bi-weekly issue of WIN Newsletter with the WIN RSS Feed.

FREE MEMBER-COMPANY WEBLINKS
A great way to increase your company's exposure by having your company's website linked to WAEA's Homepage for FREE! Visitors to the WAEA "Member Companies" page can click on your company name and go directly to your website.

V. SPONSORSHIP AND ADVERTISING

A wide range of sponsorship and advertising opportunities help WAEA Members achieve their marketing goals by targeting the highly specialized and close-knit IFE community. Sponsorship of particular items and activities at WAEA Events, and Display Advertising in exclusive WAEA Publications, give WAEA Members unmatched visibility before their key IFE buyers and business partners. For more information on sponsorship and advertising, please contact Mimi Ruffing at mruffing@cfl.rr.com or 1.321.868.4586.