Events 2002

º  September 22-25, 2002 - 13th Annual Conference on Quality in Commercial Aviation (CQCA) Weston Hotel - Galleria in Dallas Sponsored by FAA and Aviation/Space and Defense Division of the American Society for Quality. Guest Speaker is Captain Denny Fitch, who was a passenger on a DC-10 in 1989 when it lost all hydraulics and flight controls and volunteered his services during a successful crash landing.

º  September 18-20, 2002 - MRO EUROPE CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION - Hamburg, Germany. 

*º  Sept 9-12, 2002 - National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) 55th Annual Meeting & Convention, Orlando, FL. AWAM had a booth.

º  July 16-21, 2002 - 99's International Convention, Kansas City & Atchison, KS.

º  June 25-27, 2002 - Skills USA - Kansas City, Kansas, www.skillsUSA.org.

AWAM had a booth, a speaker and participated as judges.

º  June 23-25 2002 - Airline Suppliers Association (ASA) Annual Conference, Four
Seasons Resort, Las Vegas, NV. For more information contact Jeanne Pearsall
at (202) 730-0270 or send an e-mail to conference@airlinesuppliers.com. 

º  May 13-15, 2002 - Regional Airline Association, Nashville, TN.

º  April 25-27, 2002 - Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) National Conference - Palm Springs, CA www.aea.net - AWAM had a booth.

º  April 9-11, 2002 - ATA / MRO - Maintenance Repair and Overhaul , Phoenix Civic Plaza & Convention Center, Pheonix, AZ, 202-626-4000, www.AviationNow.com/conferences.

º  April 7-12, 2002 -  Sun N' Fun, Lakeland, FL - AWAM  President Robin Lamar spoke about opportunities for Women in Aviation technology, and The ABCs of getting an A&P. Marcia worked in the Basic Electrical/Avionics workshop. Free camping and event access for volunteers. Come volunteer next year. Share your knowledge.  Call Victor at 941-644-2431.

º  April 2-4, 2002 - 16th Symposium On Human Factors in Aviation Maintenance - Hosted by the FAA and Transport Canada in San Francisco, CA at the Hyatt Regency. special guest speaker Nicholas Sabatini, Associate Administrator for Regulations and Certification for the FAA. www.galaxyscientific.com/2002HFAMS/index.html Rachael Kadetskey, 609-645-0900, HF2002@galaxyScientific.com.

º  March 26-28, 2002 - PAMA Conference (AS2) - Indianapolis, IN -  www.pama.org. 

AWAM had a booth and as usual volunteers were be heartily welcomed.

Our Annual Breakfast Honoring Women in Aviation Technology was 7 am Wednesday, March 27th at the Marriott Hotel.

º  March 24-26, 2002 - ATEC National Meeting, Indianapolis, IN www.atec-amt.org. AWAM shared a booth. AWAM Board Secretary Alice Rice, VP Laura Gordon and Director Bob Takacs were in attendance.

º  March 20-21, 2002 - Kentucky Aviation Maintenance & Operation Seminar - Galt House, Louisville, KY. AWAM VP Marcia Buckingham gave three sessions.  www.kentuckywings.com. 

º  March 13-15, 2002 - Women in Aviation Conference, Nashville, TN - gsschultz@wiai.org - www.wiai.org. 

The AWAM Aviation Maintenance Seminar and IA renewal was held Wednesday, March 13th from 8 to 5.

AWAM was at booth #407. Volunteers were appreciated at the booth. To volunteer at future events please contact Alice RIce at mar246@juno.com.

The Annual Members Meeting was Thursday March 14th at 5:00 pm. Our 5th Birthday Party celebration followed, sponsored by Aircraft Electronics Association.

Friday morning, March 15th was our Annual Technical Awards Breakfast, sponsored by Pratt & Whitney.

º  March  4-6, 2002 - Mid Tennessee Aviation Maintenance, Nashville, TN. Radisson Opryland Hotel.

º  March 2, 2002 - Coastal Empire PAMA chapter Annual Trade Show/IA Renewal, Savannah Trade Center, Savannah, GA. Contact Ken Odermatt at 912-965-3577 or www.orgsites.com/ga/ce-pama. 

º  February 28 through March 1, 2002 - Aviation Safety Symposium, hosted by the  Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Aerospace Products  International (API), Sequoia Conference Center, Buena Park, CA.  562-420-1755 ext. 153 or  george.mahurin@faa.gov.

º  February 21-22, 2002 - Human Factors in Aircraft Maintenance Workshop - Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL 800-359-4550, www.erau-dce.org.

º  February 14-16, 2002 - Helicopter Association International - Heli-Expo - Orlando, FL www.heliexpo.com  - AWAM will have a booth.