Two-Time Olympic Sportscaster To Address IATA Global Conference

IATA, the International Air Transport Association, has tapped two-time Summer Olympic sportscaster Jeff Ruffolo, President, Ruffolo Communications as a featured speaker at The 2002 Air Transport Outlook Seminar, slated for September 16 - 17 at the Hotel Melia Castilla, Madrid.

A 25-year veteran in International Public Relations, Mr. Ruffolo was an on-air sportscaster at The 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympic Games and The 2000 Sydney Summer Olympic Games for Westwood One/CBS Radio Sports, one of America's leading radio networks. 

Ruffolo Communications currently provides public relations services for numerous travel customers including China Southern Airlines, the largest airline in The People's Republic of China. Mr. Ruffolo has worked as a sportswriter for The Salt Lake Tribune; Marketing Director for Heritage Mountain Ski Resort; Press Secretary for U.S. Congressman Howard C. Nielson and served on The White House Advance Staff for U.S. President Ronald Reagan. 

In addition, Mr. Ruffolo served as President and Chairman Emeritus for the Los Angeles-based Travel Tourism Marketing Association; more than eight years as an on-air sportscaster for the University of Hawaii/Rainbow Sports Radio Network in Honolulu; The Big West Conference in Irvine, California and The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation in Palo Alto, California and is a recipient of The Douglas E. Boyden Media Recognition Award by The United States Volleyball Association.

"IATA's Air Transport Outlook conference is the airline industry's leading global forecasting event. Managers or analysts new to the industry, or with a new forecasting strategic or marketing role, will benefit from global overview that this conference provides," said Ms. Louise Wilde, IATA Conferences.

Delegates representing airlines and airports from around the world are expected to attend this 2002 IATA Air Transport Outlook event. CFM International, Jane's Airport Review, Morten Beyer & Agnew Consulting and OAG are key sponsors of the event.

International air transport is one of the most dynamic and fastest-changing industries in the world. It needs a responsive, forward-looking and universal trade association, operating at the highest professional standards. IATA is that association. Originally founded in 1919, IATA, brings together approximately 280 airlines, including the world's largest. Flights by these airlines comprise more than 95 percent of all international scheduled air traffic.