"In the time since Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast, the business aviation community has been generous in providing assistance for the people of the region. We are pleased that the Convention will help our industry build upon relief efforts to date with fund-raising initiatives targeted specifically to New Orleans citizens." Source: NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen, announcing major new initiatives to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina. The NBAA had scheduled its convention to take place in New Orleans this year. However, the devastation wrought by Katrina made that impossible. The NBAA will convene in Orlando next month, but its heart is still in the Big Easy.