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IAC WASHINGTON Events

Information on all IAC events will be posted below as it becomes available. All luncheons are scheduled to begin at Noon.

To RSVP, click on the link below to complete the online registration form.

Upcoming events

    • June 12, 2025
    • 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
    • The Army and Navy Club, 901 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006
    • 84

    Chris Rocheleau was named Acting FAA Administrator in January 2025. He is responsible for leading the safe and efficient operation of the largest aerospace system in the world.

    Rocheleau previously served the FAA with distinction for over 20 years in multiple roles including Deputy Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety; Chief of Staff; Deputy Associate Administrator for Policy, International Affairs and Environment; Executive Director for International Affairs, and Director of National Security Programs, Emergency Operations and Investigations.

    Before becoming Acting FAA Administrator, Rocheleau was Chief Operating Officer for the National Business Aviation Association, overseeing aircraft and flight department operations, as well as administrative, financial, and human resources functions. 

    Prior to NBAA and his tenure at the FAA, Rocheleau was one of the first leaders of the Transportation Security Administration. He also served as an officer and special agent with the U.S. Air Force, retiring from the USAF Reserve in 2010 as a lieutenant colonel. 

    Rocheleau holds a bachelor’s degree from Central Connecticut State University and a master’s degree from the City University of Seattle. 


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    Registration will open at 11:30 a.m. Lunch will be served at 12:00 p.m.

    Space is limited. Advance registrations are strongly encouraged.

    Please let us know if you have special dietary needs no less than three business days prior to the event. Requests received within three days are not guaranteed to be accommodated.

    Guest names for name tags, recommendations to the Club for government invitees, and other questions should be sent to info@iacwashington.org.

    • September 09, 2025
    • 5:15 PM - 8:30 PM
    • Willard InterContinental Washington, DC, 1401 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington DC, 20004
    • 2
    Register

    L. Welch Pogue Award Dinner

    The prestigious annual L. Welch Pogue Award for lifetime achievement in aviation will be presented to CEO of Airlines for America (A4A) Nicholas E. Calio, on Tuesday, September 9, 2025.

    Nicholas E. Calio joins a long line of preeminent L. Welch Pogue Award winners who have helped shape modern international commercial air transportation.

    The L. Welch Pogue Award is jointly presented by the International Aviation Club and Aviation Week Network.

    Schedule of Events

    5:15 p.m. -- Reception

    6:30  p.m. -- Call to Dinner

    6:45 p.m. -- Dinner and Presentations

    Nicholas E. Calio has been president and CEO of Airlines for America (A4A)  since 2011, leading the trade association which represents the major U.S. passenger and cargo airlines and advocates for safety, security and customer service. The industry drives five percent of U.S. GDP and supports 10 million U.S. jobs while transporting 2.7 million passengers and 61,000 tons of cargo daily.

    Under Calio, A4A rebranded and refocused on shaping policy by building consensus and working collaboratively with industry, labor, Congress, the executive branch, federal agencies, foreign governments and other groups.

    He has been and remains a staunch advocate for innovation and modernization of the air traffic control (ATC) system in the U.S., imploring Congress to pass an emergency funding package to make the fundamental changes and investments necessary to address the controller shortage and outdated ATC technology while providing predictability and stability for future funding.

    Additionally, he has led multiple FAA reauthorization negotiations and was instrumental in avoiding total crisis during the 2022 5G C-Band implementation in the U.S.

    During the COVID-19 pandemic, Calio’s leadership helped save the industry from ruin, as A4A worked closely with Congress and an industry coalition to create the Payroll Support Program, securing nearly $60 billion that kept airline employees on the job, trained and certified. Simultaneously, Calio partnered with Harvard’s National Preparedness Leadership Initiative and the T.H. Chan School of Public Health to implement a robust, multi-layered strategy to effectively reduce the risk of exposure to COVID-19 during air travel and restore confidence in the flying public which eventually led to the reopening of key markets and destinations, both domestically and internationally.

    On the international stage, Calio has successfully spearheaded A4A’s opposition to market access restrictions, onerous taxation and unnecessary, over-burdensome regulations that would negatively impact U.S. airlines’ global competitiveness.

    Previously, Calio was Citigroup’s executive vice president for global government affairs and a member of its senior leadership committee. Calio served President George W. Bush as Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs and held the same position during the George H.W. Bush Administration. Between the two administrations, Calio was a partner at O’Brien*Calio, a law and lobbying firm he co-founded in 1993.

    In 2024, the Hermes Air Transport Organisation’s Katerina and George Iatrou Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Calio for his contributions to the global airline industry, and he received ATCA’s Glen A. Gilbert Memorial Award for his lifelong contributions to advocacy and his work on behalf of the U.S. aviation industry. Vaughn College honored Calio in 2023 for his leadership to save the industry during the pandemic. He has also received the Fund for American Studies Business Leadership Award; the Excellence in Business Award from the Sons of Italy Foundation; and the People Who Move America Award from the Boy Scouts of America.

    Calio graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University, where he is currently the Board of Trustees Chair, and Case Western Reserve University School of Law. He is a Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce trustee, a previous chairman of Heart’s Delight (American Heart Association) and a former Bryce Harlow Foundation Board member.

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    Registration will open at 5:00 p.m. Dinner will be served at 6:45 p.m.

    Space is limited. Advance registrations are strongly encouraged.

    Please let us know if you have special dietary needs by September 2. Requests received after this date are not guaranteed to be accommodated.

    Guest names for name tags, recommendations to the Club for government invitees, and other questions should be sent to info@iacwashington.org.


Past events

May 08, 2025 Sold Out: Luncheon Featuring Juan Carlos Salazar, Secretary General, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
April 09, 2025 Sold Out: Aero Club of Washington & International Aviation Club: Spring Into Networking
February 27, 2025 Luncheon Featuring Justin Erbacci, Director General of Airports Council International (ACI) World
January 29, 2025 Sold Out: IAC & IAWA Networking Event
December 03, 2024 IAC Holiday Reception
November 18, 2024 Luncheon: Exclusive Post-Election Insights with Mark Murray, NBC Senior Political Editor
October 23, 2024 SOLD OUT: Luncheon Featuring Robin Hayes, Chairman & CEO, Airbus
September 10, 2024 SOLD OUT: L. Welch Pogue Award Dinner Honoring Gary C. Kelly
July 17, 2024 Luncheon Featuring TSA Deputy Administrator Holly Canevari
June 25, 2024 Luncheon Featuring Capt. Jason Ambrosi, President of Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l
May 28, 2024 Luncheon Featuring Heidi N. Gómez, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Affairs
May 07, 2024 Aero Club of Washington & International Aviation Club: Capitol Connections
March 19, 2024 IAC First Day of Spring Reception Honoring International Aviation Service
March 19, 2024 Luncheon Featuring Marc Nichols, Chief Counsel, FAA
February 14, 2024 SOLD OUT: Luncheon Featuring Representative Rick Larsen (D-WA, 2nd District)
January 09, 2024 Luncheon Featuring Magda Kopczyńska, Director-General for Mobility and Transport, European Commission
December 06, 2023 IAC Holiday Reception
November 02, 2023 IAC & Aero Club Networking Happy Hour
October 24, 2023 SOLD OUT: Luncheon Featuring Kathryn “Katie” Thomson, FAA Deputy Administrator
September 12, 2023 SOLD OUT: L. Welch Pogue Award Dinner Honoring Rodney E. Slater
August 01, 2023 Networking Reception & Awards Presentation for Ben Baldanza
June 01, 2023 SOLD OUT Luncheon Featuring Carol A. (Annie) Petsonk, Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs
April 27, 2023 Sold Out: Luncheon Featuring Shai Weiss, CEO, Virgin Atlantic Limited
March 23, 2023 Luncheon Featuring Rep. Sam Graves, Chair, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
February 22, 2023 Sold Out: Luncheon Featuring Nicholas Calio, President & CEO, Airlines for America (A4A)
January 12, 2023 Luncheon Featuring Dina Ben Tal Ganancia, CEO, EL AL
December 08, 2022 IAC Holiday Reception
November 02, 2022 SOLD OUT: Luncheon Featuring Yvonne Manzi Makolo, CEO, RwandAir Ltd & Chair-Elect, IATA Board of Governors
October 06, 2022 Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of Open Skies
September 14, 2022 L. Welch Pogue Award Dinner Honoring Fred Smith
August 30, 2022 Summer Networking Event
May 19, 2022 In-Person Luncheon Featuring Carsten Spohr, CEO, Lufthansa Group
April 28, 2022 L. Welch Pogue Award Dinner Honoring Oscar Munoz
March 10, 2022 In-Person Luncheon Featuring Huntley Lawrence, COO/Director, Aviation, Port Authority NY & NJ
February 10, 2022 In-Person Luncheon Featuring Bjørn Tore Larsen, Founder & CEO, Norse Atlantic Airways
December 14, 2021 Fireside Chat: Audrey Powers, Vice President, New Shepard Mission & Flight Operations, Blue Origin
November 18, 2021 Fireside Chat: Henrik Hololei, Director-General for Mobility and Transport, European Commission
October 27, 2021 Fireside Chat: Tony Douglas, Group Chief Executive Officer, Etihad Aviation Group
August 19, 2021 Listen & Learn: Regulations in the Air
July 22, 2021 Fireside Chat: Edward Sims, President and Chief Executive Officer, WestJet Airlines
June 08, 2021 Listen & Learn: Pieter Elbers, President & Chief Executive Officer, KLM
May 12, 2021 Listen & Learn: Aviation’s Sustainability Surge
April 20, 2021 Fireside Chat: Steve Dickson, Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration
March 11, 2021 Listen & Learn: Nicholas Calio, Airlines for America
February 11, 2021 Listen & Learn: The Mission of the Century-Aviation’s Role in Global COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery
January 12, 2021 Listen & Learn: Mark Baker, President & CEO, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association
December 09, 2020 IAC & IAWA Fireside Chat with Dame Karen Pierce DCMG, British Ambassador to the United States
November 12, 2020 Listen & Learn: Views from Capitol Hill: Congressional Aviation Policy in the Next Congress
October 06, 2020 Listen & Learn with Jeff Shane, former General Counsel, International Air Transport Association
September 17, 2020 Listen & Learn with Captain Joe DePete, President, Air Line Pilots Association
August 13, 2020 Virtual Fireside Q&A with Joanna Geraghty, President & COO of JetBlue
July 22, 2020 Listen & Learn Webinar: How are Airlines and Airports Restoring Confidence and Providing a Safe Environment for Travelers During the Pandemic?
June 16, 2020 Listen & Learn Webinar: Current, Short-Term, and Longer-Term Financial Prospects for the Airline Industry in the Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic
May 12, 2020 Listen & Learn Featuring David Short, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Aviation & International Affairs
April 29, 2020 POSTPONED: Luncheon Featuring Dr. Ellen Stofan, Director, Smithsonian Air & Space Museum
March 19, 2020 POSTPONED: Luncheon Featuring Pieter Elbers, President & Chief Executive Officer, KLM
February 12, 2020 Luncheon Featuring Barry Eccleston, Past CEO & President, Airbus Americas, Inc.
January 21, 2020 SOLD OUT! Luncheon on Global Safety Management: Challenges & Opportunities
December 04, 2019 IAC Holiday Reception
November 07, 2019 Luncheon Featuring Zhihang Chi, Vice President, North America, Air China
October 16, 2019 Luncheon Featuring Robin Hayes, CEO, JetBlue
September 17, 2019 2019 L. Welch Pogue Award Dinner Honoring Marion Blakey
July 23, 2019 Luncheon Featuring Henrik Hololei, Director-General for Mobility and Transport, European Commission
June 27, 2019 SOLD OUT! Luncheon Featuring Nicholas E. Calio, President and CEO, Airlines for America
May 07, 2019 May 7th Luncheon Featuring Ambassador Thomas L. Carter, Permanent Representative of the United States of America, International Civil Aviation Organization
April 24, 2019 April 24 Luncheon Featuring Joel Szabat, Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs, U.S. Department of Transportation
February 13, 2019 February 13th Luncheon Featuring Alexandre de Juniac, Director General and CEO, IATA
January 23, 2019 January 23rd Luncheon Featuring Enrique Beltranena, Chief Executive Officer, Volaris
September 12, 2018 SOLD OUT: 2018 L. WELCH POGUE AWARD DINNER
September 06, 2018 September IAC Lunch Speaker: Mr. Bjørn Kjos, CEO of Norwegian.
July 19, 2018 SPECIAL EVENT
July 19, 2018 July 19th Luncheon Featuring Mr. Henrik Hololei, Director-General for Mobility and Transport, European Commission
June 20, 2018 IMPORTANT NOTICE ON JUNE 20 LUNCHEON
May 24, 2018 May 24th Luncheon Featuring Mr. Dan Elwell, Federal Aviation Administration Acting Administrator
May 09, 2018 Welcome Reception for Hugo Yon and Joel Szabat
April 04, 2018 April 4th Luncheon Featuring Mr. Andrew Watterson, EVP & CRO, Southwest Airlines
March 02, 2018 March 2nd Luncheon Featuring Mr. Derek Kan, Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy
December 04, 2017 2017 IAC Annual Holiday Reception
September 07, 2017 Annual L. Welch Pogue Award Dinner
July 10, 2017 July 10th Luncheon Featuring Mr. Henrik Hololei, EU Director-General for Transport and Mobility
June 07, 2017 June 7th Luncheon Featuring Mr. Carsten Spohr, CEO, Lufthansa Group
May 23, 2017 May 23rd Luncheon Featuring Sara Nelson, International President of the Association of Flight Attendants
April 28, 2017 April 28th Luncheon Featuring David Melcher, AIA
March 22, 2017 International Aviation Club March 22nd Luncheon
February 08, 2017 International Aviation Club February 8th Luncheon Panel Discussion
January 11, 2017 International Aviation Club January 11th Luncheon Greg Guice
November 09, 2016 International Aviation Club November 9th Luncheon Willie Walsh
October 06, 2016 International Aviation Club October 6 Luncheon
July 13, 2016 International Aviation Club July 13 Luncheon
June 22, 2016 Annual L. Welch Pogue Award Dinner
June 13, 2016 International Aviation Club June 13 Luncheon
May 18, 2016 International Aviation Club May 18 Luncheon
April 27, 2016 International Aviation Club April 27 Luncheon
March 30, 2016 International Aviation Club March 30 Luncheon
February 24, 2016 International Aviation Club February Luncheon
December 10, 2015 2015 IAC Annual Holiday Reception
November 04, 2015 International Aviation Club November Luncheon
October 09, 2015 International Aviation Club October Luncheon
September 02, 2015 International Aviation Club September Luncheon
June 25, 2015 Annual L. Welch Pogue Award Dinner
May 20, 2015 International Aviation Club May Luncheon
March 26, 2015 International Aviation Club March Luncheon
January 28, 2015 International Aviation Club Luncheon
December 10, 2014 IAC Annual Holiday Reception
November 20, 2014 International Aviation Club Luncheon
October 09, 2014 International Aviation Club Luncheon
September 29, 2014 International Aviation Club Luncheon
July 31, 2014 International Aviation Club Luncheon
June 26, 2014 Annual L. Welch Pogue Award Dinner
May 02, 2014 International Aviation Club Luncheon
April 10, 2014 International Aviation Club Luncheon
March 10, 2014 International Aviation Club Luncheon
December 19, 2013 2013 IAC Annual Holiday Reception
December 11, 2013 IAC SPECIAL EVENT - State of the Aviation Industry Speech by Chairman Bill Shuster
November 15, 2013 Annual L. Welch Pogue Award Dinner
September 10, 2013 International Aviation Club Luncheon
August 01, 2013 International Aviation Club Luncheon
June 26, 2013 International Aviation Club Luncheon
May 16, 2013 International Aviation Club Luncheon
April 23, 2013 International Aviation Club Luncheon
April 03, 2013 International Aviation Club Luncheon
February 13, 2013 February 2013 International Aviation Club Luncheon
January 31, 2013 January 2013 Member & Guest Reception
January 17, 2013 January 2013 International Aviation Club Luncheon
December 03, 2012 2012 IAC Annual Holiday Reception
November 08, 2012 November 2012 International Aviation Club Luncheon
October 18, 2012 October 2012 International Aviation Club Luncheon
September 13, 2012 September 2012 International Aviation Club Luncheon
July 19, 2012 IAC July Summer Reception
July 17, 2012 July 2012 International Aviation Club Luncheon
June 07, 2012 June 2012 International Aviation Club Luncheon
April 25, 2012 Annual L. Welch Pogue Award Dinner
March 29, 2012 March 2012 International Aviation Club Luncheon
February 23, 2012 February 2012 International Aviation Club Luncheon


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