November30,20xx

Mr.DavidKimberly
DirectorGeneral,CivilAviation
GovernmentofSeychelles
10IslandViewParkway
Seychelles
DearDavid:
Iwouldliketotakethisopportunitytoexpressmyheartfeltthankstoyouforyourveryactiveparticipationinour
recentconferenceinMontrealonthe"futureofaviation".TheChairmanandBoardMembershavealsoaskedmeto
passontheirsincereappreciationforyoureffortsinsupportingtheInstituteinthisimportantundertaking.
Yourskillinchairingthecontroversialpanelon"TheRoleofDevelopingCountriesintheFutureofAviation
Management"wasverymuchappreciatedbythoserepresentingallsidesofthatextremelysensitivetopic.Aswell,
wehavereceivednumerouspostconferencerequestsforthepaperyoudeliveredon"TheCriticalIssueof
CooperationBetweenAirlinesandAirports."Itappearsthatyoumayhavepennedabestsellerwiththatone!
Onbothaprofessionalandapersonallevel,Ireallyappreciatedthetimethatthetwoofuswereabletospend
togetherforfunandreflectionduringconferencedowntimes.Icertainlylearnedalotabouttheuniqueaspectsof
aviationoperationsinyourpartoftheworld(nottomentionthethingsyoutaughtmeaboutthebackhandonthe
squashcourt!).
Wearecurrentlyhardatworkproducingthe"CompendiumofConferenceProceedings"document,andweexpect
tobesendingitouttoallparticipantsearlyinthenewyear.
Again,thankssomuchforyourenthusiasticparticipationinourconference.Ihavenodoubtthatitwouldnothave
beenthesuccessthatitwaswithoutyourpresence.
Pleasekeepintouch,anddropinandvisituswheneveryouareinthispartoftheworld.
Verysincerely,

PeterSmithfield
PresidentandCEO