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K-State Salina SIFE team to host Entrepreneurship Week lecture

Natalie Blair

K-State Salina

Salina, Kan., (November 1, 2011) - Tim Conver, chairman and CEO of AeroVironment, Inc., will give a presentation includes a wasp air vehicle, ground control unit, and a switchblade test air vehicle and simulated launch tube. AeroVironment develops, produces, and supports unmanned aircraft systems and efficient energy systems.

Conver's presentation will be 9:30 am, Monday, Nov. 7, in the College Center Conference Room.

The presentation is sponsored by K-State Salina's chapter of Students in Free Enterprise as part of their annual Entrepreneurship Week.

K-State is an elite Top 5 aviation university. Located on the Salina campus adjacent to a 12,000-foot runway, the program has a modern fleet of more than 40 learning aircraft and more Master Certified Flight Instructors than any other college or university in the country. K-State Salina offers affordable degrees in aircraft maintenance, professional pilot, technology management and engineering technology. Certificate programs are available in air traffic control, airframe and powerplant, airport management, avionics maintenance technology and unmanned aerial systems. More information on K-State aviation programs is available at www.salina.k-state.edu/aviation.

The Salina Airport Authority has developed the premier airport and industrial center in the Midwest. The board of directors and staff are proactive in providing the citizens of Salina, Saline County and North Central Kansas with a center that support business and industry, which, in turn, provides jobs and payroll that benefit the region.

The Salina Airport Authority is home to the Salina Municipal Airport, the Salina Aviation Service Center and the Salina Airport Industrial Center.

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