STUDYING THE STATE OF AVIATION AND RELATED DESIGN AND THE FUTURE OF THESERAPIDLY EVOLVING TYPOLOGIES; PROMOTING AND SPONSORING THE EXCHANGE OFKNOWLEDGE, THEORY, AND EXPERIENCE THROUGH COLLOQUIES BETWEEN THOUGHT LEADERS AND PRACTITIONERS TO DISCUSS AND ADVANCE TRENDS IN AVIATION ANDDESIGN; AND DRAWING ON THE EXPERTISE OF PROMINENT DESIGNERS, INDUSTRYLEADERS, AND DISRUPTIVE INNOVATORS, TO ADVANCE, SHARE AND EXHCANGE THROUGH CONFERENCES, FORUMS, COLLOQUIES, PANELS, AND TUTORING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, LEADING THINKING AND CURRRENT PROJECTS RELATED TO AVIATION.