Timeline

WIA supports young women in their career but also finds that getting the right work-life balance is important. Sponsoring ESTEC’s only all-women football team, the “Wonderbrains” fits this perfectly. Pictured, the team wearing their brand new WIA-E logo shirts. We wish them all the luck in their future matches!  

We at Women in Aerospace Europe are very pleased to announce our newest partner: the Space Generation Advisory Council. The agreement was signed on October 1 at the SGAC lunch at the International Astronautical Congress in Cape Town, which was sponsored by WIA. As a partnership, it is one that has long been in the works.

Today international space associations Women in Aerospace Europe and the Committee on Space Research announced the signature of an agreement cementing their partnership. Presidents Dr. Simonetta Di Pippo and Prof. Giovanni Fabrizio Bignami sealed the deal to great rejoicing in both camps, as the two organisations formally gave the green light on working together to pursue their

The Boards of WIA, WIA-Europe and WIA-Canada are pleased to announce that our network has expanded even further across the globe. Our newest sister organisation, Women in Aerospace Africa, was formally launched at the WIA Europe networking breakfast at the IAC, Cape Town, on October 4. WIA Africa President Carla Sharpe said: “I was so

WIA Europe will be present at the 62nd International Astronautical Congress to be held in Cape Town from 3-7 October 2011. 1 October – WIA Sponsors Space Generation lunch Cape Town Lodge Hotel and Conference Centre, Cape Town, South Africa. 12:00 to 14:00. Location: http://www.capetownlodge.co.za/location.htm The SGAC IAC lunch will be sponsored by WIA this

Our IBC (International Broadcasting Conference) coffee morning was a great success! We partnered with Intelsat to provide a unique networking opportunity for our members. WIA Europe president, Simonetta di Pippo and Ms Carmen Gonzalez-Sanfeliu – Intelsat Regional Vice President Latin America and Caribbean Sales – shook hands on the future development of a new WIA

This first annual report marks the first steps that WIA-Europe has taken, and also our results to date. It describes our plans and the actions we propose to take for a long and successful future together. Indeed, you can find all the information you need here about programmes, projects, plans, activities and events. These are

The 3rd WIA Europe General Assembly took place at the Space Expo, Noordwijk, the Netherlands on 9 June 2011. The Annual Report 2010 was officially released and is available here. Moreover the amendment of the charter of Women in Aerospace Europe was passed unanimously. The General Assembly was followed by an informal dinner with some of

Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti has provided WIA-Europe with four sets of grants for young talent. We will be giving these to the most promising candidates – two per six months. See our grants page for rules and guidelines.