Ms. DeLong says the group will provide a forum about industry trends, best practices and new products and services. Its members will be encouraged to mentor students and professionals who are new to business aviation.

The group will meet quarterly.

For more information or to reserve a spot, call Ms. DeLong at 214-862-8992 or e-mail mdelong@market-lift.com

Besides Ms. DeLong, who is with MarketLift Inc., other officers are vice president Jeff Taylor, Radical Ventures; secretary Amy Scott, Scott International Procedures LLC; and treasurer Mike Sliva, CAE SimuFlite.

The steering committee director is Jacque Walker, Vitesse Aviation Services; membership director is George Ferito, FlightSafety International; operational/ technical director is Paul Nielsen, Bell Helicopter Textron; and the program/ event director is Mark Hembree, Jet Works Air Center.

Tech luncheon today

The Greater Dallas Chamber's State of Technology Luncheon is today at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel (formerly the Adam's Mark Hotel) downtown.

Hosted by the chamber's Technology Business Council, this year's luncheon program is "Mission Possible: The New Age of Security."

The program will feature Entrust Inc. chairman, president and chief executive F. William Conner, Microsoft Corp. senior security strategist Kai Axford and Federal Bureau of Investigation cyber security agent Robert Schuett discussing the evolution of security.