Ag aircraft on a spray run over Northwest farmland

2026 Recertification & Trade Show

Three days. Coeur d’Alene.

General sessions, P.A.A.S.S., the trade show floor and the people who make this industry work.

Dates November 1–3, 2026 Sunday to Tuesday

Venue The Coeur d’Alene Resort 115 S 2nd St, Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814

Halls Bays 1–6 · Boardroom 5ABC Trade show in Bays 3–6

Resort & rooms ↗

The convention at a glance

P.A.A.S.S.

The Professional Aerial Applicators’ Support System — Monday, in two blocks, Bays 1–2.

Trade Show

Open Monday afternoon in Bays 3–6, with lunch in the hall on Tuesday.

State Meetings

Oregon, Washington (AWAA) and Idaho board and general sessions, all Sunday.

Programme

2026 convention schedule

Times and rooms as published by the alliance. Sessions marked in gold are the ones people ask about most — breakfast, the fundraiser cruise and the Fallen Pilot auction.

Sunday, November 1 Classes, board meetings & set-up

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Transland / Satloc Falcon class Kidd / N. Cape

11:00 AM – 1:00 PM AgPilot X training class Kidd / N. Cape

12:00 – 2:00 PM PNWAAA board meeting Usual location

2:00 – 3:00 PM Oregon association meeting Kidd / N. Cape

2:00 – 3:00 PM AWAA meeting Washington Boardroom 5ABC

3:00 – 5:30 PM Exhibitor set-up Exhibitors Exhibit hall

3:30 – 4:00 PM Idaho board meeting Idaho Boardroom 5ABC

4:00 – 6:00 PM Idaho general session Idaho Boardroom 5ABC

Monday, November 2 General session, P.A.A.S.S. & trade show

6:00 – 8:30 AM Welcome breakfast Exhibit hall

6:00 – 8:00 AM Trade show, registration & pilot pick-up Exhibit hall / registration room

8:00 – 8:20 AM Welcome from PNWAAA president Bobby Nash Bays 1–2

8:20 – 9:00 AM NAAA representative Speaker TBA Bays 1–2

9:00 – 11:00 AM P.A.A.S.S. — session one Bays 1–2

11:00 AM – 12:30 PM PNW / states fundraiser cruise — $100 per person Meet in the exhibit hall

1:00 – 3:00 PM P.A.A.S.S. — session two Bays 1–2

3:00 – 4:00 PM Dr. Rachel Ferraro, Aviate Medical PLLC

4:00 – 9:00 PM Trade show open & Fallen Pilot benefit silent auction Exhibitors Bays 3–6

Tuesday, November 3 Rich Stowell sessions & lunch

8:00 AM – 12:30 PM Rich Stowell Bays 1–2

12:30 – 2:00 PM Lunch in the exhibit hall Bays 3–6

2:00 – 4:00 PM Rich Stowell Bays 1–2

Schedule is subject to change. For the printable version and any late updates, see the convention schedule PDF or contact the executive secretary on (509) 760-3689.

Awards

Nominate someone who has earned it.

Each year the alliance recognises an Operator of the Year and presents the Industry Appreciation Award. Nominations come from the membership — download a form, fill it in and return it to the executive secretary.

Operator of the Year

For the operator whose professionalism, safety record and service to the industry stand out.

Nomination form (PDF)

Industry Appreciation Award

For allied industry partners who have gone out of their way for Northwest aerial applicators.