The Vertical Flight Society's 79th Annual Forum & Technology Display was held May 16-18 in West Palm Beach, Florida, with nearly 1,200 attendees. The world's leading international technical event on vertical flight technology, the meeting included 264 technical papers on every discipline from acoustics to uncrewed systems, plus nearly 70 exhibitors and two short courses — eVTOL Technology and Artificial Intelligence. Forum 79 also featured nearly 50 invited speakers in the military, government agencies and industry.
- Proceedings Papers for Forum Registrants:
- If you were a paid Forum 79 full registrant, you can download the Forum 79 papers for free! Go to the Forum 79 Proceedings page and log into your VFS account at the top of the page to download the individual PDFs. You can download individual papers or the entire proceedings and the user interface all at once
- Proceedings Papers for Non-Registrants:
- All of the 260+ technical papers have been posted for individual purchase and download
- You can also purchase a downloadable set of all of the techical papers at a sizeable discount
- Special Sessions:
- Presentation PDFs are available for download as individual files
- You can also purchase a downloadable set of all of the presentations at a sizeable discount
- Photo Galleries
- Opening General Session — CEO Panel & Nikolsky Lecture
- Grand Awards Banquet
- Technology Display
- Special Sessions
- Groups and other awards
- Videos: all of the special sessions and general sessions were video recorded
- 43rd Annual Nikolsky Lecture (YouTube)
- 79th Annual Grand Awards Banquet (YouTube)
- Special Sessions and Opening General Session (Members Only)
- Special Session 5: US Air Force VTOL Interest (YouTube)
- Short Course on eVTOL Technology (for purchase)
- Short Course on Artificial Intelligence (for purchase)
Save the date: The Vertical Flight Society's 80th Annual Forum & Technology Display will be held May 7-9, 2024, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Plan now to attend as we continue to explore "The Future of Vertical Flight"!
Posted May 22, 2023; last updated June 7, 2023