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The 17th Annual International Women in Aviation Conference will be held from Thursday, March 23 through Saturday, March 25, 2006, in Nashville, Tennessee. This year's Conference will take place at the Opryland Hotel. Attendance is open to men and women in the aviation industry, as well as those looking to break into aviation.
With the theme of "Reaching New Heights of Success," participants in the 2006 WAI Conference will be immersed in the tactics and strategies necessary for successful aviation careers. More than 3,000 women and men from all segments of the aviation industry are expected to attend.
The Conference will also include a full array of speakers, a trade show with an estimated 120 companies, job fair exhibit area, more than 40 educational seminars and numerous networking opportunities.
Other activities reflecting WAI's membership are also planned, including an Aerospace Education Teacher Workshop, an FAA Aviation Maintenance Professional Renewal Course and a FAA Safety Seminar. Women in Aviation International will also honor its annual Pioneer Hall of Fame inductees and scholarship recipients.
Education Sessions (times, room assignments and sessions are subject to change)
Legal/Medical
Flying Left Seat: Passing Your Next Medical
Women's Health Issues and Their Implications for Aeromedical Certification
Dealing with FAA Enforcement
Human Aviation Physiology
Professional Development
Tongue Fu: Learning to Control the Bullies in Your Life
Traits of a Thriver
Skirt Trails: Mentoring, Roles Models and Educational Outreach
Personal Development
Flying Drunk: A Lesson Learned
How to Keep Romance Alive
Aviation Careers
Thinking of Transitioning from a Military Flying Career to a Civilian One? This is how we did it.
Corporate Flight Attendant Training
Analyzing the Pilot Job Market and How to Get an Interview
Tarver Tactics for Succeeding in the Pilot Interview
Airline Careers Panel
Corporate Aviation Careers Panel
Aviation History
Double Session of WASP History!
Fly Again with Four WAFS Legends
Military Flight
Air Refueling: Nobody Kicks Ass Without Tanker Ga
Space
NASA Space Station Crews: Their Daily Operations
General Aviation
Women and Homebuilding an Aircraft: You CAN Do it! FAA Airport Panel
Aerobatic Training: A Better Understanding of the Flight Envelope
Sport Pilot Opportunities for New and Returning Pilots and Flight Instructors
Technology and Maintenance
Today’s Rosie the Riveter
Ground Vibration Testing in Support of Airplane Certification
Navigating the Information Super Highway
Communicating in Aviation
The Language Barrier in Air Traffic Control
Preventing Human Readback Errors
Human Factors in Aviation Maintenance and Operations
Starting a Women in Aviation Chapter
This show is a big recruiting event for the airlines, and these airlines will be in attendance with recruiters in their booths:
Registered exhibitors as of January 21, 2006
Air Force Reserve
Air Line Pilots Association, Int'l
Air Race Classic
Air Serv International
AIR, Inc.-Aviation Information Resources,Inc
Airbus North America
Aircraft Electronics Association
Airline Ground Schools, Inc.
AirNet Systems, Inc.
AirTran Airways
Alaska Airlines
Alpha Flying, Inc.
American Airlines Federal Credit Union
American Airlines/American Eagle
Angel Flight America
AOPA Flight Training
ASTAR Air Cargo
Atlantic Southeast Airlines
Atlas Air, Inc.
Author's Table
AviaNation.com
Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc.. (ASA)
Aviation Training Center
AWAM (Assoc of Women in Aviation Maintenance)
Bose Corporation
CAE SimuFlite
Cape Air / Nantucket Airlines
Cessna Aircraft Company
Chevron Global Aviation
Cirrus Design Corporation
Comair
Continental Airlines
Cooper Books
Delta Air Lines
Delta Connection Academy
DTC DUAT Service
DUATS
EAA
Embraer
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
ExpressJet Airlines
FAA- Aeronautical Charting
FAA Alaska Weather Cameras
FAA First Federal Credit Union
FAA Managers Association
Federal Aviation Administration
FedEx Aircraft Maintenance
FedEx Express
FlightSafety International
FLTops.com
FLYING Magazine
Garmin USA
General Aviation News
Girls Fly Too!
Girls With Wings (Very Important Pilots, LLC)
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
Horizon Air
International Women‘s Air & Space Museum
ISA+21
Jeppesen
JetBlue Airways
Kent State
K-State at Salina
LeTourneau University
LifeLine Pilots
Mach 2 Management
Middle TN State University
MN Aviation Inc.
Museum of Women Pilots
National Business Aviation Association
Navy
NetJets Aviation
Northwest Airlines, Inc.
Ohio University Department of Aviation
Pacific Southwest Instruments
Pinnacle Airlines, Inc.
Plane Mercantile
Port to Port Air Jewelry
Pratt & Whitney
Raytheon Aircraft Company
San Juan College
Silent Auction
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Southwest Airlines
Speed, Props & Pylons
Telex Communications, Inc.
Tennessee Air National Guard
The Boeing Company
The Ninety-Nines
UND Aerospace
University Aviation Association
University of Tennessee Space Institute
University of Tennessee, Aerospace MBA
UPS
US Airways
Utah State University Aviation
WAI Membership/Chapter Booth
WAI Merchandise
Wal-Mart Aviation
Western Michigan University
Westminster College
Westwind School of Aeronautics
Whirly Girls
Wings Financial Federal Credit Union
Women Airforce Service Pilots
Women Fly Inc
Women in Corporate Aviation (WCA)
For more information, go to www.WAI.org and click on "Conference"
With the theme of "Reaching New Heights of Success," participants in the 2006 WAI Conference will be immersed in the tactics and strategies necessary for successful aviation careers. More than 3,000 women and men from all segments of the aviation industry are expected to attend.
The Conference will also include a full array of speakers, a trade show with an estimated 120 companies, job fair exhibit area, more than 40 educational seminars and numerous networking opportunities.
Other activities reflecting WAI's membership are also planned, including an Aerospace Education Teacher Workshop, an FAA Aviation Maintenance Professional Renewal Course and a FAA Safety Seminar. Women in Aviation International will also honor its annual Pioneer Hall of Fame inductees and scholarship recipients.
Education Sessions (times, room assignments and sessions are subject to change)
Legal/Medical
Flying Left Seat: Passing Your Next Medical
Women's Health Issues and Their Implications for Aeromedical Certification
Dealing with FAA Enforcement
Human Aviation Physiology
Professional Development
Tongue Fu: Learning to Control the Bullies in Your Life
Traits of a Thriver
Skirt Trails: Mentoring, Roles Models and Educational Outreach
Personal Development
Flying Drunk: A Lesson Learned
How to Keep Romance Alive
Aviation Careers
Thinking of Transitioning from a Military Flying Career to a Civilian One? This is how we did it.
Corporate Flight Attendant Training
Analyzing the Pilot Job Market and How to Get an Interview
Tarver Tactics for Succeeding in the Pilot Interview
Airline Careers Panel
Corporate Aviation Careers Panel
Aviation History
Double Session of WASP History!
Fly Again with Four WAFS Legends
Military Flight
Air Refueling: Nobody Kicks Ass Without Tanker Ga
Space
NASA Space Station Crews: Their Daily Operations
General Aviation
Women and Homebuilding an Aircraft: You CAN Do it! FAA Airport Panel
Aerobatic Training: A Better Understanding of the Flight Envelope
Sport Pilot Opportunities for New and Returning Pilots and Flight Instructors
Technology and Maintenance
Today’s Rosie the Riveter
Ground Vibration Testing in Support of Airplane Certification
Navigating the Information Super Highway
Communicating in Aviation
The Language Barrier in Air Traffic Control
Preventing Human Readback Errors
Human Factors in Aviation Maintenance and Operations
Starting a Women in Aviation Chapter
This show is a big recruiting event for the airlines, and these airlines will be in attendance with recruiters in their booths:
Registered exhibitors as of January 21, 2006
Air Force Reserve
Air Line Pilots Association, Int'l
Air Race Classic
Air Serv International
AIR, Inc.-Aviation Information Resources,Inc
Airbus North America
Aircraft Electronics Association
Airline Ground Schools, Inc.
AirNet Systems, Inc.
AirTran Airways
Alaska Airlines
Alpha Flying, Inc.
American Airlines Federal Credit Union
American Airlines/American Eagle
Angel Flight America
AOPA Flight Training
ASTAR Air Cargo
Atlantic Southeast Airlines
Atlas Air, Inc.
Author's Table
AviaNation.com
Aviation Supplies & Academics, Inc.. (ASA)
Aviation Training Center
AWAM (Assoc of Women in Aviation Maintenance)
Bose Corporation
CAE SimuFlite
Cape Air / Nantucket Airlines
Cessna Aircraft Company
Chevron Global Aviation
Cirrus Design Corporation
Comair
Continental Airlines
Cooper Books
Delta Air Lines
Delta Connection Academy
DTC DUAT Service
DUATS
EAA
Embraer
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
ExpressJet Airlines
FAA- Aeronautical Charting
FAA Alaska Weather Cameras
FAA First Federal Credit Union
FAA Managers Association
Federal Aviation Administration
FedEx Aircraft Maintenance
FedEx Express
FlightSafety International
FLTops.com
FLYING Magazine
Garmin USA
General Aviation News
Girls Fly Too!
Girls With Wings (Very Important Pilots, LLC)
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
Horizon Air
International Women‘s Air & Space Museum
ISA+21
Jeppesen
JetBlue Airways
Kent State
K-State at Salina
LeTourneau University
LifeLine Pilots
Mach 2 Management
Middle TN State University
MN Aviation Inc.
Museum of Women Pilots
National Business Aviation Association
Navy
NetJets Aviation
Northwest Airlines, Inc.
Ohio University Department of Aviation
Pacific Southwest Instruments
Pinnacle Airlines, Inc.
Plane Mercantile
Port to Port Air Jewelry
Pratt & Whitney
Raytheon Aircraft Company
San Juan College
Silent Auction
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Southwest Airlines
Speed, Props & Pylons
Telex Communications, Inc.
Tennessee Air National Guard
The Boeing Company
The Ninety-Nines
UND Aerospace
University Aviation Association
University of Tennessee Space Institute
University of Tennessee, Aerospace MBA
UPS
US Airways
Utah State University Aviation
WAI Membership/Chapter Booth
WAI Merchandise
Wal-Mart Aviation
Western Michigan University
Westminster College
Westwind School of Aeronautics
Whirly Girls
Wings Financial Federal Credit Union
Women Airforce Service Pilots
Women Fly Inc
Women in Corporate Aviation (WCA)
For more information, go to www.WAI.org and click on "Conference"
