27-Jan-2014 Source: Women in Aviation
Attendees to the 25th Annual International Women in Aviation Conference will be informed and inspired by an extraordinary lineup of Conference speakers. This year’s Conference will take place from March 6-8, 2014, at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (near Orlando).
“As fitting our 25th anniversary year, we went all out for this Conference and our speakers,” says WAI President Dr. Peggy Chabrian. “Some are new to our Conference while others are returning by request of our members.”
With a Conference theme of Today’s Vision, Tomorrow’s Reality, this lineup of speakers will enhance the general sessions, Friday’s lunch, and the closing banquet on Saturday.
Barbara Barrett
Aviation Policy Official, Pilot, Astronaut
Joy Bryant
Vice President and Program Manager, Boeing Space Exploration
Eileen Collins
Astronaut, Pilot, Colonel USAF (ret.)
Nagin Cox
Curiosity Flight Team Engineer (Mars Science Laboratory), NASA Jet Propulsion Lab
Deborah Hersman
National Transportation Safety Board Chairman
Michael P. Huerta
Federal Aviation Administration Administrator
Elaine Larsen
Jet Dragster Driver, Larsen Motorsports
Linda Markham
President, Cape Air
Dorothy Saul-Pooley
Master-elect of the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators
Brian Shul
SR-71 Pilot (ret.)
Mariola Ziolkowski
Managing Director, MT GlobalExpert
“Think of the combined experiences and wisdom of these men and women, who will complement all the other exciting activities taking place,” says Chabrian. “We will host our third Daughter Day for girls 10 to 17 and also induct four new women into our International Pioneer hall of Fame.”
As always, the WAI Conference includes seminars, workshops, networking events, social events, off-site tours, and a commercial exhibit area. The Conference concludes on Saturday evening, March 8, 2014, with WAI’s annual banquet where dozens of scholarships will be awarded with a value of over one half million dollars.
Secure on line registration is available at www.wai.org/14conference. Discounted registration is available for military personnel and full-time students.
About Women in Aviation
Women in Aviation, International is a nonprofit 501(C)(3) organization dedicated to providing networking, mentoring and scholarship opportunities for women and men who are striving for challenging and fulfilling careers in the aviation and aerospace industries.