the aiaa – its your institute! a presentation to aiaa students at mississippi state university 14...
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The AIAA – It’s Your Institute!A Presentation to AIAA Students at Mississippi State University14 October 2013
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
• The world’s largest technical society dedicated to the global aerospace profession
• The Mission: to address the professional needs and interests of the past, current, and future aerospace workforce and to advance the state of aerospace science, engineering, technology, operations, and policy to benefit our global society
• The Institute is the principal voice, information resource, and publisher for aerospace engineers, scientists, managers, policymakers, students, and educators
Who We Are
Almost Every Major Advancement in the Aerospace Sciences and Engineering Has Been Made by an AIAA Member
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• Established in 1963 by merging two great aerospace societies The American Rocket Society (founded in 1930 as the American
Interplanetary Society)– Science fiction writers and editors; performed own experiments
The Institute of the Aerospace Sciences (founded in 1933 as the Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences)
– Scholars and professionals; amazing library/collection
• Today, the AIAA is: Over 30,000 professional members in 85 countries; over 7,000
student members in over 150 student branches worldwide– 20 technical conferences, 8000 papers per year
– 7 technical journals, hundreds of books, and an electronic library of all papers and journal articles since 1963 (some back to 1930)
– Short courses, standards, public policy
– The AIAA Foundation
Our Past and TODAY
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• Purpose: To ignite and celebrate aerospace ingenuity and collaboration, and its importance to our way of life This is a visionary profession AIAA celebrates and shares our community’s great
accomplishments – from small yet brilliantly simple innovations that affect everyday lives to great discoveries and missions that fuel our collective human drive to explore and accomplish the amazing
• Promise: To be your vital lifelong link to the aerospace community and a champion for its achievements This is a constant, vital community In a world where most of us change jobs, organizations, and
career paths more than ever before, AIAA is a constant – providing continuity as an ongoing source for learning, lasting community, professional connections, and career development
Our Purpose and Promise
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In This Organization…
• We: Cover a diverse breadth of workforce that is part of the coolest,
most interesting, most essential profession on earth Offer a unique multi-disciplinary community not found elsewhere Invite the community into discussion with each other, prospective
partners or thought leaders/innovators Publish content not available anywhere else Work to get the profession recognized for making the world safer,
more connected, more accessible and more prosperous Work to protect jobs, and create more opportunities for current
aerospace professionals, and a pipeline of future professionals Focus on the future and build excitement for new frontiers Encourage people inside/outside profession to get inspired,
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In This Organization…
• Our Members: Have made nearly every modern discovery or significant
advancement in aerospace Meet/talk to people who’ve made the discoveries, written the
books, published the research, completed the missions Find a lifelong home for professionals who want to develop
career paths and have more career mobility; find mentors; transfer skills from technical to managerial roles; learn how to work in team-based environments
Get in on ground floor of new thinking, best practices, stimulating idea exchanges (sparks that can lead to the next brilliantly simple innovation or amazing major discovery)
Are offered opportunities to give back (through leadership, mentoring, telling the aerospace story, sharing ideas)
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Career Advantages of Membership
• Jump starting career advancement Meet people you might never encounter—your next employer,
boss, mentor or important colleague:
• Building skills for the future Get in on the latest technical knowledge to help you in your
current job and learn the softer skills that position you for promotion
• Exchanging ideas that matter Dialog with like-minded peers, thought leaders with unique
expertise, innovators making the breakthroughs
• Giving back Help shape the profession; be a mentor; promote STEM
education; tell the aerospace story to others; share ideas/ contribute to next big idea
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Career Advantages of Membership (Cont’)
• Aerospace News and Events: AIAA Daily Launch, Momentum
• Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, Flickr e.g. Region II Student Conference
– On Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/pages/AIAA-Region-II-Student-Conference/123499517724276
– Homepage at: https://region2.aiaastudentconference.org/
Networking: Section, Region, National, International
• Advocacy for Aerospace Issues: Public Policy
• Conferences / Technical Committees / Publications
• Career Services: Career Center, Workshops
• Affinity Partner Programs (Master Card, Group Insurance, Travel Discounts)
http://www.aiaa.org/AIAA-PROMO.aspx?id=18351Homepage > Membership & Communities > Individual Membership
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Institute Board of Directors Positions
• President
• President-elect
• Immediate Past President
• Vice Presidents (8) Education Member Services Public Policy Publications Standards Technical Activities International Finance
• Directors, Regional (7)
• Directors, Technical (7) Aerospace Sciences Aircraft & Atmospheric Systems Engineering & Technical Management Information Systems Propulsion & Energy Space & Missiles Aerospace Design & Structures Standards
• Directors, International (3)
• Directors At-Large (3)
• Student Liaison
• Young Professional Liaison
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(Staff/Corporate Officers)
(RSAC)
2013 AIAA Board of DirectorsPRESIDENTMike Griffin
*VP ELECT- MEMBER
SERVICESAnnalisa Weigel
VP - EDUCATIONSteven Gorrell
VP - PUBLIC POLICY
Mary Snitch
VP - STANDARDSLaura McGill
VP - PUBLICATIONS
Vigor Yang
*VP - ELECT TECHNICAL ACTIVITIESDavid Riley
VP - FINANCERobert C. “Bob”
Winn
VP - INTERNATIONAL
Susan Ying
DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE
J Stephen Rottler
DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE
Bob Lindberg
DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE
Neal Barlow
DIRECTOR-AT-Large, INT’L
Shamim Rahman
DIRECTOR - INT’LIn Lee
DIRECTOR - INT’LKevin Massey
(TAC)
DIRECTOR - TECHNICAL
James A. Keenan
DIRECTOR - TECHNICALNeal Pfeiffer
DIRECTOR - TECHNICAL
Allen Arrington
DIRECTOR - TECHNICALSanjay Garg
DIRECTOR - TECHNICAL
Jeffrey Hamstra
DIRECTOR - TECHNICAL
Trevor Sorensen
DIRECTOR - TECHNICAL
Kathleen Atkins
DIRECTOR - REGION 1
Ferdinand Grosveld
DIRECTOR - REGION 2
G. Alan Lowrey
DIRECTOR - REGION 3
Sivaram Gogineni
DIRECTOR - REGION 4
Jayant Ramakrishnan
DIRECTOR - REGION 5
Laura Richard
DIRECTOR - REGION 6
Jane Hansen
DIRECTOR - REGION 7
Luisella Giulicchi
*YP LIAISONRyan Rudy
*STUDENT LIAISONCheryl Blomberg
*EXECUTIVE DIRECTORSandra Magnus
*DEPUTY E. D.Klaus Dannenberg
*SEC/TREASURERBill Seymore
PRESIDENT-ELECTJim Albaugh
* This is a non-voting position
*Chief Operations OfficerAngelo Iasiello
VP – TECHNICAL ACTIVITIESBasil Hassan
VP – MEMBER SERVICES
Merri Sanchez
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AIAA Standing Committees
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENTBrian Dailey
CHAIRMANVigor Yang
AEROSPACE AMERICASTEERING
CHAIRMANJames Maser
CORPORATE MEMBER
CHAIRMANMike Yarymovych
HONORS AND AWARDS
PRESIDENTMike Griffin
INSTITUTE DEVELOPMENT
PRESIDENTMike Griffin
EXECUTIVE
PRESIDENT’S ADVISORY
CHAIRMANCarol Cash
ELECTION
CHAIRMANJohn Whitesides
ETHICAL CONDUCT PANEL
VP-PUBLICATIONS
Vigor YangPUBLICATIONS
VP-INTERNATIONAL
Susan Ying
INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES
VP-PUBLIC POLICY
Carol Cash
PUBLIC POLICY
VP-STANDARDSLaura McGill
STANDARDS EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
VP-TECHNICALBasil Hassan
TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES
CHAIRMANDan Jensen
EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
VP-MEMBER SVCS
Merri Sanchez
REGION & SECTION
ACTIVITIES
CHAIRMANAlexander Pechloff
MEMBERSHIP
CHAIRMANKimberley Hicks
YOUNG PROFESSIONAL
CHAIRMANKaren Copper
CAREER AND WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT
CHAIRMANCo-chairs
STUDENT ACTIVITIES
CHAIRMANEdgar Bering
STEM K-12 OUTREACH
CHAIRMANDavid Mitchell
PROFESSIONAL MEMBER
EDUCATION
CHAIRMANAaron Byerly
ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
VP-EDUCATIONNeal Barlow
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
VP-FINANCE Bob Winn
COMPENSATION
VP-FINANCEBob Winn
FINANCE
CHAIRMANWayne Schroeder
AUDIT
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Regions and SectionsUnited States: 82%
Europe: 9%
Asia & Pacific: 6%
Canada & Mexico: 2%
Middle East & North Africa: 1%
Central & South America: < 1%
Africa: < 1%
Global Membership
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Regional Organization
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MembershipOfficer
STEM K-12
Young Professionals
Officer
Honors & AwardsOfficer
EducationOfficer
Section Treasurer
TechnicalOfficer
C&WDOfficer
Public PolicyOfficer
AIAA HQ
Board of Directors
RSAC
StandingCommittees
Section Chair
Individual SectionsRegional Director
(RAC Chair)
Regional Deputy Directors
Education
Finance
Membership
Public Policy
Technical
Section Representatives
Regional Advisory Committee (RAC)Individual Sections
Career & Workforce Dev
Young Professionals
STEM K-12
Honors & Awards
In Summary…..
• AIAA is a great organization!
• There is a lot going on!
• There are a lot of opportunities!
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STAY ENGAGED!!
Primary Professional Member Interests So Remember …
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We Exist to Ignite and Celebrate Aerospace
Ingenuity and Collaboration
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We Create an Atmosphere that Inspires Innovation and Applauds
our Member’s Discoveries
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We are a Launching Pad for Emerging Professionals and a
Lifelong Home for the Industry’s Most Successful
We never lose sight of our capacity to amaze and be amazed.
NEED AARON TO CREATE VISUAL
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And We Never Lose Sight of Our Capacityto Amaze and Be Amazed
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