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 […]
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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.
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On 31 March a group of WIA Europe members based in the Netherlands gathered for an inspirational dinner in Leiden. We plan to organise these dinners regularly and plan to meet every last Thursday of the month. WIA members based in the Netherlands will be invited via e-mail about date, time and location. If you
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Simonetta Di Pippo, WIA Europe President, has received the San Valentino d’Oro international award for her “dedication, commitment and love for her profession”, in a ceremony that took place on 26 February in Terni, Italy. To read more, click here.
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France’s parliament has given final approval to a law forcing large companies to reserve at least 40 percent of their boardroom positions for women within the next six years.
Dear all, WIA-E Cologne local group would like to invite you to the visit of the Deutsche Museum in Bonn, for the “All.Täglich” exhibition on the 23rd of November. We have arranged a tour for our members at 3pm. The entrance fee is 12€. Let’s meet in the hall of the museum at approximately at
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WIA Europe president Simonetta Di Pippo features in a book published in Italy on 15 June 2010, which tells the story of 54 “talented women” who excelled in their respective professional fields ranging form science to culture and art. The common denominator amongst all these women is their ability to successfully reconcile their professional life
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Dr Maria Antonietta Perino, from Thales Alenia Spazio Italy and a member of WIA Europe from the beginning, has been elected to the Bureau of the International Astronautical Federation together with Ms Lyn Wygbels from WIA USA. We would like to congratulate them both on this achievement.
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Forty-eight people attended the Women In Aerospace Europe Networking breakfast, which was held with great success at the Corinthia Hotel in Prague within the framework of IAC 2010.
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On 18 September 2010, WIA Europe member and European Space Agency astronaut, Samantha Cristoforetti, was awarded the prize “Premio Casato Prime Donna” in Tuscany, Italy, for her outstanding activities. This prize includes a sum of €2000 which Samantha kindly decided to donate to the WIA Europe Mentoring Programme. Samantha’s very generous gift, for which WIA
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