The gathering of business aviation interests from the U.S. and around the world at Shanghai's Hongqiao International Airport for the Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (ABACE2012) later this month will mark an important milestone in the development of not only commerce, but industry advocacy efforts as well. "With ABACE, we do expect that because of the way it's structured and the people who are coming, the education sessions and the panels, this is going to lead to a much greater understanding of the issues at hand [for business aviation]," predicted Roger Whyte, NBAA's consultant on China.