The annual IAC WIA breakfast took place on Wednesday morning, October 3 from 7:30 to 9:30 in Naples. Simonetta Di Pippo opened the breakfast and welcomed the guests and Claudia Kessler introduced the 2012 WIA grant winners; two very bright young ladies who earned WIA sponsorship to go to Naples to present their abstracts. The […]
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WIA-Europe Board Member Agnieszka Lukaszczyk has been interviewed by NASA for their APPEL online publication ‘ASK the Academy‘. She talks about the difficulties in securing credibility in the space sector as a young professional woman, the importance of mentorship and what it takes to make it. To read the interview click here.
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WIA Europe President, Simonetta Di Pippo, has been selected as 2012 recipient of the Leadership Award by our WIA colleagues in the United States. She was given this “in recognition of her role as a strong advocate of space exploration, highly skilled manager of complex space projects, mentor and as a leader for young women
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Task description Assist WIA Europe Board with events, general running of association Write for website, ensure it is kept updated Main point of contact for members Administrative duties, e.g. keeping the filing system up to date, taking minutes at meetings and telecons, dealing with post Write and format newsletters Write press releases Requirements Mastery
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Too often, the achievements of women in the workplace go overlooked. Women in Aerospace Europe wants to combat this. We have two awards designed to boost a young professional’s career, or shine a spotlight on the success of an established colleague. Spread the word! Inform your network – we all know someone who deserves recognition.
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“Nice experience, I will remember this (and use it!). Thanks!” Feedback from one of the participants What a transformation! On Wednesday 18 July, seven WIA members attended the workshop “Promote Yourself”. Everyone got a good taste of some of the areas to be improved regarding self-promotion. At the end of the evening each of the
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WIA Europe is very pleased to announce that the grant winners for the latter half of 2012 have been chosen. Congratulations to Zhuoyan Lu and Eirini Komninou! Both ladies will receive €500 to accommodate their travel to the 2012 IAC in Naples so that they can present their submitted papers in person. They entered truly
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The WIA-Dutch Space event in Leiden was a fascinating, varied and interactive day that attracted around 60 women from a wide range of backgrounds. All attendants were welcomed with an exclusive tour of Dutch Space’s famous clean room. After that, they were seated and the presentations began. The opening was by Dutch Space CEO Bart
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Women in Aerospace Europe was present at this year’s Toulouse Space Show held from 25th to 28th June 2012. On the evening of the 26th of June, WIA-E held its first network meeting in France to which all TSS participants were invited. Board member Lesley Jane Smith explained the background and goals of WIA-E to
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We are very happy to introduce you to our new corporate member Dutch Space, who joined as a Bronze member following the wonderfully interesting Stratego for Women event in Leiden, the Netherlands.
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