Member Benefits

Career Opportunities
Whether searching for a job or looking for excellent employees, WAI provides the venue:

• Recruitment and job search opportunities in the Annual Conference exhibit hall
• Aviation for Women Magazine contains special career features, a Professional and Personal Development column, scholarship and internship opportunities and a career page dedicated to job placement.
• Networking at conferences and chapter events
• Career ads from advertisers in the latest issue of Aviation for Women Magazine listed in the members-only section of the web site
• Aeroindustryjobs Virtual Career Center, during WAI conferences (www.aeroindustryjobs.com)
• Links to employment and career services

Chapters
Chapters provide local networking at regularly scheduled meetings, programs that include local speakers and tours of aviation facilities, community outreach efforts to encourage young people to pursue aviation careers and regional scholarship opportunities. Maximize your WAI membership experience by joining a chapter, and benefit from educational and networking activities throughout the year. If you do not have a chapter in your area, consider starting one.

Corporate Member Benefits

Advertising
Place your ad in Aviation for Women Magazine, WAI Connect Newsletter, the Annual Conference Program and the Marketplace Classifieds Online and receive special media-buy discounts. For information about advertising, contact Annette Calicoat at acalicoat@woh.rr.com

Exhibit Space
Exhibit booth discounts are available to corporate members for the Women in Aviation Conference. Reach thousands of potential buyers and employees when exhibiting at this conference.

Recognition
WAI cherishes its corporate sponsors and publicly thanks each one during its Annual International Conference.

Corporate Member Listings
Corporate members are listed in periodic printings, including corporate member brochures and the annual conference program, and are distributed at conferences and trade shows.

Discount Programs
Discounts and benefits for WAI members.

Discussion Forum
Get advice, share your experience on our message boards.

Educational Resources

Explore Aviation Fun Kit
Developed by WAI, this kit is used when speaking with students in classrooms, scout troops and other youth groups. The kit includes hands-on activities and ideas for classroom demonstrations, as well as numerous handouts and other materials.

Videos
Videos produced by WAI provide excellent components for classroom presentations and are used to describe resources available to assist young people. As an example, the nine-minute video, Each One Reach One, depicts women in a variety of aviation careers.

Books
WAI publishes books by members about members. For example, Stars of the Sky, Legends All by Ann Lewis Cooper and Sharon Rajnus, and Nothing Stood in Her Way: Captain Julie Clark, by Julie Clark and Ann Lewis Cooper are available for purchase at www.waistore.org.

Posters
WAI offers posters designed by WAI and other organizations such as NASA that complement classroom and community aviation and aerospace presentations.

Aerospace Educators Workshop
Presented at the Annual Conference, this free workshop is beneficial for teachers, chapter outreach chairs, scout leaders and youth advisors. Participants learn to use aviation and aerospace educational materials to inspire students, scouts and youth groups.

Girl Scout Merit Badge Kit
The Girl Scout Merit Badge Kit provides guidelines and tools to assist Girl Scout leaders with aerospace badge requirements. Girl Scouts must complete six of the nine activities outlined in the binder that we provide in order to earn their aerospace badges. The contents page of the binder shows (in red) the kit items that are included as examples of items you could use for some of the badge activities or to provide other ideas that might help you.

Magazine and Electronic Newsletter

Aviation for Women Magazine (6 issues a year)
Aviation for Women Magazine provides current features that keep you up-to-date about women in all facets of the aviation and aerospace industries. Articles feature women who have made aviation history and those who are making their mark today. Other features include career advertisements and professional development ideas to asst you in moving ahead in your career. News items about members and chapters, scholarships and WAI keep you well informed at both the local and international newsletter

Connect Newsletter (6 issues a year)
The WAI Connect Newsletter is distributed electronically only to WAI members and includes up-to-the minute news items and bulletins. It also includes stories and features similar to Aviation for Women Magazine.

Members Only Area
Your membership provides access to the password-protected area of the web site where you will find the WAI chat room, a listing of WAI mentors and, soon-to-come, an online directory of WAI members who are willing to share their contact information with you. In the members-only area, you can also conveniently change your contact information and register online for conferences.

Mentors
Whether you want to mentor or be mentored, lists of members willing to mentor other members are conveniently posted on the “Members Only” section of the WAI web site.

Special Programs and Activities
WAI frequently sponsors or participates in special programs and activities that promote the organization and actively involve its members. These events are scheduled throughout the year at various locations.

“WAI Connect” Breakfasts
Dr. Peggy Chabrian, WAI President and founder, personally hosts breakfast meetings held in conjunction with events such as EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, the NBAA Convention and the AOPA Expo. Members have the opportunity to meet with Dr. Chabrian and ask questions related to specific areas of interest. Learn more about your organization’s direction and progress by attending a WAI Connect event. The WAI Connect Celebrity Breakfast held during EAA AirVenture Oshkosh is an exciting annual event where you will meet high-profile aviation personalities, including air show performers, astronauts and senior aviation officials.

Volunteer Opportunities
In order to keep membership and conference costs low, WAI depends on hundreds of volunteers for various activities. Your volunteer opportunities include participation at the WAI Annual Conference, WAI exhibits and in assisting at WAI offices for numerous projects. Women in Aviation, International has a recognition program for its most active volunteers.

Networking
One of your greatest membership benefits is the opportunity to network with your fellow members at conferences, chapter meetings and special events. Member contact information is available in the members-only area of the WAI web site.

WAI Exhibits
Visit us at the WAI Exhibit Booth at these annual events:

• Sun ‘n Fun Fly-In, Lakeland, Florida
• EAA AirVenture, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
• National Business Aviation Association Convention
• Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Expo
• Other events, announced on the WAI web site

Support Programs

Scholarships
Designed to help you reach your aviation goals, the WAI scholarship program awards funds annually to cover a range of vocation areas, including flight, dispatching, engineering, maintenance, management and tuition. Applicants include high school and college students as well as aviation professionals and enthusiasts looking to advance their training or careers.

Scholarships are announced in the September issue of Aviation for Women Magazine and posted on the WAI web site. Applications are due in December, and honorees are announced during the WAI Annual Conference in March. Millions of dollars worth of scholarships have been awarded since the program began in 1996.

Endowment Fund
The WAI Endowment Fund provides an opportunity for you to contribute to programs and services, including scholarships, research, grants and educational agendas. It is a long-term means by which you can invest in the growth and future of WAI. In addition to general gifts given to the Endowment Fund, you may choose a Planned Giving Program that specifies how the money will be invested. WAI advisors can assist you in selecting the proper program that will benefit the organization and your philanthropic endeavors. For information about how you can contribute, contact WAI at (937) 839-4647.

Mentoring
Whether you want to mentor or be mentored, lists of members willing to mentor other members are conveniently posted on the “Members Only” section of the WAI web site.