The operational and commercial performance of the air cargo community and the contribution it can make to business competitiveness, world trade, and economic development will depend on the knowledge and capabilities of its workforce and management.

These, in turn, will reflect available resources and levels of research, training, education and information sharing.

Committee Mission Statement
Facilitating development and dissemination of industry-specific knowledge are basic objectives of TIACA’s mission. The Education Committee takes specific responsibility for these while focusing on air logistic trends, technologies and public policies affecting the success of TIACA’s Membership.

The Education Committee considers three key areas in support of this mission.

• Academic Scholarship
Academic Scholarship is the fundamental strategy for advancing knowledge of our industry. The primary means for accomplishing this is though sponsorship of scholarships. These endeavors have targeted Ph.D. and Masters level students as well as providing cash prizes for research papers. Over the next 5 years we look to increase scholarships in number as well as levels of academia. Additionally, the scope of solicitation and eligibility for consideration will be broadened so as to elicit greater numbers of applications as well as broader ranges of topics.

• Academic Enrichment and Endowments
Academic Enrichment is the elevation of the air logistics industry in the hierarchy of educational institutions. The major vehicle for accomplishing this will be through the endowment (or partial endowment) of chairs at various institutions. In addition to TIACA only sponsorship co-branding will be investigated as a means to increase the possible number of chairs endowed.

• Enhancement of Member Resources
Enhancement of Resources for members is a prime goal of this committee. Various methods to accomplish this goal are under study and or are currently in place. Some examples are the Weekly Regulatory Update and a possible the Online Resource Center. Additional services such as these will be developed over the next 5 years.