You might say Gruenhagen Conference Center is the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh’s main “control tower” for one specific week each year.

The Gruenhagen staff and student teams operating the facility, a state leader in hosting academic conference and community guests, just waved in another squadron of world travelers visiting Oshkosh for the Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture 2012.

An estimated 4,500 to 5,000 guests will call Gruenhagen home over the week-long, international aviation convention and fly-in’s run in Oshkosh.

In this video, a few members of the Gruenhagen team talk about the planning and preparations for the event and the value to the hosting experience brings every summer to UW Oshkosh student workers…