Women in Aviation 2012 Conference
April 5, 2012, 11:04 am
The annual Women in Aviation International Conference was recently held in Dallas, celebrating female achievement in the field while providing networking opportunities for aviation professionals.
The event gathered not only aviation professionals from all over the country, but major airlines and companies as well looking to hire female talent in the field. Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air made an appearance at the event, and even the ultra conservative Emirates Airlines had a booth open for interested applicants, Aviation International News reported.
Women in Aviation International, a no profit organization that runs the conference, works to mentor and network female aviation professionals with a diverse group of companies in the industry. The organization also offers a generous scholarship program, granting 85 scholarships a year totaling $560,000 in assistance and resources. The organization offers more than 50 educational seminars and workshops to further bolster the industry, and has 80 chapters worldwide performing outreach programs to local aviation communities, Aviation International News reported.
“Recruiting for an aviation career has to start early, by instilling a passion for aviation,” said Dr. Peggy Chabrian, co-founder of the organization and its current president. “That is why we operate Aerospace Education Teacher workshops in conjunction with the FAA at every international conference we put on."
According to Chabrian, the 2012 conference hosted a bring your daughter to the conference day supported by a generous grant from the UPS Foundation. More than 160 girls joined the conference to learn about aviation, engage in activities, build gliders and try out flight simulators. At the end of the conference the girls were invited to meet HR personnel and learn about aviation careers, internships and educational opportunities, Aviation International News reported.
Similarly, a international women pilots' organization called the 99s also hosted an event to celebrate the achievements of women in the aviation field during World War II. At the Sun 'n Fun event in North Carolina, four female pilots spoke to attendees about their experiences in the air force and aviation field during WWII when it was male-dominated. The goal of the event was to share the harrowing stories of the pioneering pilots while relating their experiences with modern female pilots, The Ledger reported.
The 99s was first started in 1929 with just 117 members licensed to fly around the world. Today the organization has more than 5,000 female aviation professionals as members and the numbers keep growing. The gender barriers seen in the early years of the 99s have largely changed in modern military troops. Many male military pilots are inspired by the achievements of the females during WWII, who trained some of the airmen during the war, The Ledger reported.
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