DAS Current Events
The coming events listed on this page include workshops and short courses that are presented by Damos Aviation Services personnel. Other coming events include trade shows and scientific meetings with Damos Aviation Services presentations and exhibits. All of these events are concerned with student and airline pilot screening and hiring. Major publications by Damos Aviation Services personnel are listed with their release dates.
Upcoming Conferences & Meetings
- 2025 International Symposium on Aviation Psychology | May 27-30, 2025 The 2025 International Symposium on Aviation Psychology will be presented online May 27-30. Information on the sessions and specific presentations may be found here: Aviation Psychology
The symposium offers a unique approach for accessing the presentations. Presenters may make a video of their talk and post it online up to 5 days before the conference begins. Attendees may review the posted presentations when convenient and identify topics for discussion during the Q&A. The video will be played at the time scheduled for the presentation and will be followed by a live Q&A period.
Conference Paper Presentations
- The Effect of Age on Perceptual Speed
Dr. Damos will present a paper entitled “The Effect of Age on Perceptual Speed” at the 2025 International Symposium on Aviation Psychology. The presentation is tentatively scheduled for May 29th at 15:00 to 16:30 Pacific Time during the session entitled “Pilot Fitness.” This paper, co-authored by Dr. John Trent, describes the effect of age on perceptual speed for both pilots and the general population. Data were obtained from refereed journals, manuals from cognitive batteries used to assess pilots, and studies conducted by both authors.
View the presentation by Dr. Damos: The Effect of Age on Perceptual Speed
Upcoming WORKSHOPS
Details coming soon
COURSE Updates
- The Pilot Selection Course is currently under development as an online course. We anticipate that the online course will have essentially the same content as the current classroom version. For information on the current course content, please see the Pilot Selection Course.
- The Pilot Interviewing Essentials online course has been revised and is available.
Course and workshops may be conducted in conjunction with the Quebec Center for Aviation Training. For a more detailed description of a short course or workshop, please click here: courses. Please email the Quebec Center for Aviation Training or call 514-300-2732, Extension 0 to obtain a course outline or to register. They may also be given just prior to trade shows or other aviation-related events.