APSCON 2025 | Attend/Learn

 

 

 

 

REGISTRATION IS OPEN!

APSCON 2025 continues to set the standard for excellence in the public safety aviation. Exhibitors will showcase their products and services to the aviation unit decision-makers and end users, while creating an exceptional learning environment, in one central location.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

  • Public Safety Pilots
  • Tactical Flight Officers
  • Mechanics
  • Aviation Administrators
  • Unit Commanders
  • Government Officials
  • Industry Experts
  • Legislative Advocates
  • Safety Leaders
  • Aeromedical Professionals
  • UAS Specialists
  • Instructors & Trainers
  • Supervisors
  • APSA Members

 

To register by fax or mail, click here to download the APSCON Attendee Registration Form (PDF) 

If mailing your registration, to receive the advance registration discount, APSA must receive the registration form postmarked no later than 5PM EDT June 15, 2025 and payment MUST accompany the registration form.  Standard registration fees will apply June 16, 2025 and after.  Please note we have both Member and Non-Member pricing.  If you are not a member, but would like to join our association and receive the discounted member rates, visit our Membership page.

REGISTRATION TYPES & RATES

CONFERENCE CLASSES/EXHIBIT HALL (July 17-18; Thursday-Friday)

MEMBER

NON-MEMBER

APSCON Full Conference (Thursday-Friday) $                            305 $                            405
APSCON (1-Day) Conference (Thursday OR Friday; choose day) $                            195 $                            295
APSCON Course ONLY (see pricing below) $  See Pricing Below $  See Pricing Below
Student Full Conference (Thursday-Friday)*** $                            165 $                           N/A
Family/Guest****
Adult (18+) Full Conference (Thursday-Friday) $                            170
Child (8-18) Full Conference (Thursday-Friday) $                            120
Child (   <8) Full Conference (Thursday-Friday) $                No Charge
Adult (18+) (1-Day) Conference (Thursday OR Friday; choose day) $                            125
Child (8-18) (1-Day) Conference (Thursday OR Friday; choose day) $                No Charge
Child (<8) (1-Day) Conference (Thursday OR Friday; choose day) $                No Charge
3-DAY CONFERENCE COURSES (July 14-16; Monday-Wednesday; 0800 – 1700 Daily) (Click Link Below for Agenda)
Public Safety Aviation Safety Officer Course $                            405 $                            505
Public Safety Aviation Unit Manager Course* $                            405 $                            505
Fixed-Wing Operations Course $                            405 $                            505
Tactical Flight Officer (TFO) / Airborne Thermographer Certification Course $                            405 $                            505
2-DAY CONFERENCE COURSES (July 15-16; Tuesday-Wednesday; 0800 – 1700 Daily) (Click Link Below for Agenda)
Aviation Safety Management Systems (SMS) Course** $                            285 $                            385
Flight Instructor Refresher Course $                            285 $                            385
1-DAY CONFERENCE COURSES (July 16; Wednesday Only; See Course Times on Agendas) (Click Link Below for Agenda)
Maintenance IA Renewal Course $         Complimentary $                            160
Ground School | AS350/H125 $                            125 $                            125
Ground School | MD500 $                              75 $                              75
Ground School | TDFM 9000 Series $                              75 $                              75

APSCON Conference Class & Networking Schedule (July 17-18; Thursday-Friday)

General Sessions, Special Classes and APSCON Classes (generally 90-minute sessions) will be held Thursday and Friday.  Class topics including Fixed-Wing Operations; Homeland Security; Law Enforcement Operations; Legal & Regulatory; Natural Resources; Night Operations; Safety & SMS; Search & Rescue; UAS; and much more are available to conference attendees.  A detailed schedule is located below.

Conference Class & Networking Schedule

TECH TALK Briefing Schedule

 Note:  Pricing, options and agendas subject to change

*APSA will provide 20 complimentary scholarships to the Aviation Unit Manager Course, along with full conference registration, to qualifying APSA members.  The applicant must be an active APSA member, currently assigned as OIC or supervisor of a public safety aviation unit, not have previously attended the AUM Course, and the offer is extended to only one person per agency per year.  This will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

**APSA will provide 20 complimentary scholarships to the Aviation Safety Management Systems (SMS) Course, along with full conference registration, to unit safety officers, based on the following qualifications:  If the Unit Manager has completed the Aviation Unit Manager Course (AUMC) and he/she registers and pays for the Aviation Safety Management Systems (SMS) Course, his/her Safety Officer may register with them.  The Safety Officers’ tuition and conference registration will be subsidized by APSA.  (The applying safety officer must be an active APSA member and the Unit Manager must have attended the UMC within the past 5 years and also be an active member.  This scholarship is only extended to one person per agency on a first-come, first-served basis.)

***To qualify to attend at the Full-Time Student registration fee, you must not be employed full-time in the field of Public Safety Aviation and you must be enrolled as a full-time student in an accredited, degree-granting institution.  A copy of your student ID is required with your registration form.  Individual must also secure a Student Membership to the Airborne Public Safety Association (APSA).

****To qualify to attend at the Family/Guest registration fee, family member/guest must not be employed in the field of public safety aviation.

*****Maintenance IA Renewal Course is complimentary for active APSA members.  

CANCELLATION POLICY:  Conference Course and Conference attendees may cancel their registration(s) and receive a full refund by submitting written notice, which must be received in the APSA Headquarters (50 Carroll Creek Way, Suite 260, Frederick, MD 21701 or [email protected]) by July 1, 2025.  All cancellations received after this date will be charged a $50 administrative fee.