On 10 November, in the town hall of Bremen, Claudia Kessler was awarded a silver medal by the International Förderkreis Raumfahrt (IFR), an international society for the advancement of space. The award was in recognition of her commitment and service to the space sector. Claudia Kessler is […]
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Please find attached our latest newsletter, where you can read about our activities in the last quarter. Newsletter_2013-3.pdf
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WIA-Europe Leiden group was present at the ESTEC Open Days on Sunday 6 October with a dedicated stand as part of the exhibition “Netherlands in Space”. The ESTEC open day was attended by 8500 visitors that took the opportunity to tour the European Space Agency’s largest establishment located in Noordwijk. WIA-Europe in this occasion was approached by a
We would like to remind you that our call for 2013 award nominees is still open, so please send you nominations and applications to info@wia-europe.org. The deadlines for awards are 31st October and for grants 2014 31st October. Student & Young Professional Award Guidelines: The WIA-Europe Student & Young Professional Award is €1,000 and is
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On Saturday, October 12th 2013 Bologna will host the first TEDx entirely focused on exponential innovation. To find an answer, TEDxBologna curator and his scientific committee has pinpointed 12 of the greatest Italian innovators who will lead the public to discover how the acceleration of the technological progress is changing the world. More info here.
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Around 20 earlybirds turned out for the EPSC 2013 Women in Aerospace (WIA)-Europe Breakfast, sponsored by Astrium. Over coffee, croissants and bacon rolls, participants had a chance to network and find out about WIA-Europe. Lisa Peacocke welcomed participants on behalf of Astrium, which is a Corporate Member of WIA-Europe. Frances Westall, of CNRS, spoke of
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If you want to go to Mars, you have to start now. Arno Wielders (co-founder of Mars One and Chief Technical Officer) kicked off this WIA Leiden dinner with an inspiring presentation about new initiatives in the space sector. He shared his personal vision of why we should go to Mars and beyond and how
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Our President Simonetta di Pippo was recently interviewed by the Professional Women Internationa about leadership in space. You can read the article here.
Profesional Women International Interviews WIA Europe President on Leadership in Space Read More »
As any professional will tell you, interpersonal connections form the very cornerstone of a successful and fulfilling career. Among WIA’s goals is building our members’ careers through our network, and what better network to nurture than the one you are already in? Our local groups are strong, ever-growing and diverging units that meet regularly for
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Beginning of August, WIA-members and guests enjoyed an exotic brunch and beach volley in the beach… of Munich! This was a nice warm-up for the Munich Women’s Run mid-September (click here to know more).
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