2001

º   December 14-16, 2001 - National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) 54th Annual Meeting & Convention, New Orleans, LA, AWAM will had a booth. 202-783-9000

º  November 30, 2001 - Symposium 2001 - The New World Economy: Women and Girls in High Tech - Women's Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington D.C., 703-807-2281, symposiumwb@aol.com, www.dol.gov/dol/wb/

º  November 8-10, 2001 - AOPA Expo 2001 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL

º  October 24-27, 2001 - University Aviation Association Fall Educational Conference - Nashville, TN 334-844-2434, www.usa.auburn.edu

º   October 22-25, 2001 - International Symposium on the History of Flight - McKimmon Conference Center, NC State University, Raleigh, NC www.nesu.edu/cpe/aviation.html , 919-515-2261, cpe@ncsu.edu 

º Oct. 11, 2001- AVIATION MAINTENANCE CAREER COMMISSION (AMCC) Meeting, Greensboro, SC - AWAM Secretary Alice Rice attended.

Those attending re-evaluated mission and goals because of Sept. 11 tragedy. AMCC will continue to pursue education goals and the Charles Taylor memorial. 

Funding for the organization was a major topic and a serious concern.   Volunteer executive Director will develop brochure with corporate benefits to go to corporations:  also a flyer on the memorial: set up office with separate phone line, etc.  She will research Web host and get site set up ASAP.  

º   º   OCT. 6 & 7, 2001 - ATEC BOARD MEETING, Denver. The Board covered the usual ATEC business:  2002 conference, web site, 147 & 65 update, educational materials to schools, nominating committee report, vision paper discussion. 

AWAM Secretary Alice Rice attended. She reported on Skills USA and NBAA booth and the value of ATEC directory.  They were very interested in our scholarships and asked questions regarding them. They plan to develop a brochure on ATEC schools that will be useful for organizations such as ours. 

º   September 24-27, 2001 - The Great Smokey Mountain Corporate Operators Symposium - Holiday Inn SunSpree Resort, Ashville, TN - Golf tournament, Cookout, Scenic tour, Biltmore Tour. AWAM VP Marcia Buckingham  gave three sessions.

Tom Freeman:  tfreeman@dot.state.nc.us 

º   Postponed until December - September 18-20, 2001 - National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) 54th Annual Meeting & Convention, New Orleans, LA, AWAM will have a booth. 202-783-9000

º   September 5-7, 2001 - Georgia Women Work - Professional Women's Empowerment Expo - contact Sandra Hunter 229-245-3846 or Stella Sessum 770-528-4484

º   July 24-30, 2001 - EAA AirVenture, Fly in, Oshkosh, WI, 920-426-4800, AWAM had a booth at EAA KidVenture with displays and demonstrations and hands on activities for kids.

º   July 26 & 27, 2001 - National IWITTS 11th National Women in Tech:  Train-the-Trainer Workshop with a special emphasis on recruiting Women to IT classes. San Francisco Bay Area. www.iwitts.com/html/upcoming_workshops.html

º   July 12, 2001 -  First Meeting of the AMT Awards Steering Committee - PAMA HQ, Washington D.C., An AWAM representative has been invited to be a member of the committee.

July 8-10, 2001 - Airline Suppliers Association (ASA) Annual Conference, Palm Beach, FL 202-730-0270. www.airlinesuppliers.com

º   June 24-30, 2001 - Techspo Skills USA Championships - High school and college competition in vocational skills, Kansas City, MO, www.skillsusa.org.  AWAM participated.

º   June 20, 2001 - 21st Century Workforce Summit & Job Fair - MCI Center, Washington DC,  www.dol.gov - click on "21st Century Workforce" 

By invitation from the Secretary of State Elaine Chao, AWAM board member and Secretary, Alice Rice was our representative at the Summit. The Summit was be a forum for business and union leaders, leading academics, and top government executives to discuss the President's goal of providing every worker with the skills required to be successful and fulfilled in their work.

June 17-24, 2001 - Paris Air Show - Le Bourget, France. call 888-522-5001.

June 14-15, 2001 - NATA/ FATA  Line Service Supervisor Training - Naples, FL.  www.fata.net  

June 11-13, 2001 -  Florida Aviation Trade Association (FATA) Convention and Annual Trade Show - Naples, FL.

º   April 26-28, Aircraft Electronics Association 44th Annual Convention & Trade Show, Dallas, TX 816-373-6565

º   April 8-14, 2001, Sun 'n Fun EAA Fly-In, Lakeland, FL, AWAM Vice President Marcia Buckingham was at the Basic Electrical Workshop tent, volunteers are welcome each year at any of the workshops. Free camping and event access for volunteers. Please join the fun next year. Share your knowledge.  Call Victor at 941-644-2431.

º   March 25-26,2001 - AWAM "Tech Retreat"  in Gold Hill, NV

º   March 25,2001 - AWAM board meeting and conference debrief, Reno NV

º   March 24, 2001, AWAM Annual Mimosa Breakfast at the Women in Aviation Conference. Reno NV 

º   March 23, 2001, AWAM at the Women in Aviation Conference, 5:30pm, Reno, NV

º   March 22-24, 2001, 12th Annual International Women in Aviation Conference, 12th Annual International Women in Aviation Conference, Reno NV 

º   March 15, 2001, FAA-AMT Safety Program Drawing, Delta Operations Center, Atlanta, GA. As an official sponsor, a representative from AWAM was invited to attend.

º   March 6-7, 2001, 35th Annual Tennessee Mid-South Aviation Maintenance Seminar, Nashville TN.  AWAM had a booth. AWAM President Marcia Buckingham  gave a technical session. 615-320-4962

º   March 4, 2001, Santa Monica, CA - Museum of Flying -  the Museum of Flying will honor Katherine Cheung as she is inducted into the Women in Aviation International Pioneer Hall of Fame. AWAM Vice President Robin Lamar  

February 22-23, 2001 -  National iWITTSs 10th National Futures: Train the Trainer Workshop -  San Francisco, CA, www.iwitts.com, Donna Milgram, 510-749-0220. 

º   February 15-16, 2001, 2001 Aviation Maintenance Technician Symposium, Buena Park, CA, www.awp.faa.gov/flightstandards, click on aviation safety meetings, George.Mahurin@faa.gov

º   February 23, 2001 - ATEC Western Region Board Meeting, Sacramento, CA, AWAM Vice President Robin Lamar was in attendance.

º   February 3, 2001 - ATEC Board Meeting, Harrisburg, PA, AWAM Board Member and Secretary Alice Rice attended in a board member exchange program. 

º   January 27-28, 2001 - AWAM Board meeting, Houston, TX