Women in Aerospace Canada

L’événement d’été de WIA se déroulera dans un lieu unique à Montréal : la terrasse de la Société des Arts Technologiques ! Un moment idéal pour réseauter avec les joueurs de l’aérospatial et échanger avec Sandrine Lessard qui sera notre conférencière. Sandrine est entrepreneure, coach professionnel et pilote, et a créé la mission Jamais Sans Ailes. Elle souhaite organiser des visites dans 152 aéroports du Québec en petits avions, et organiser des conférences et des ateliers pour faire découvrir l’aviation et ses métiers.

Join WIA Atlantic for a Lunch and Tour hosted by Gastops, located in Dartmouth NS, designs and manufactures products and provides services that enhance the life cycle of complex critical equipment that help aircraft fly, ships move, trains roll, generators generate, and turbines turn.

The British High Commission would like to extend this invitation to Women in Aerospace Members and Friends to attend An Evening with the RAF Aerobatic Team (The Red Arrows) hosted by H.E. Susan le Jeune d’Allegeershecque, British High Commissioner to Canada.  Please click to see the invitation and program agenda.

Let’s celebrate this sizzling summer in style! Join WIA on the patio of the Clubhouse for a Summer Cocktail Networking Evening. WIA invites you to bring friends and colleagues to join you in a networking event overlooking the Royal Woodbine Golf Course.

Friend of WIA Event: CAWEE’s Women’s Empowerment Summer Gala to meet Eva Wong, Co-Founder and COO of Borrowell, ranked among the Women in FinTech Powerlist in 2017 and 2018 and named one of 20 Tech Start-Up Founders to Follow by Twitter Canada. Over a cocktail reception and three course dinner at the University Club of Toronto, learn how Ms. Wong balanced extensive nonprofit work and a rich family life to start one of the fastest growing marketplace lending platforms in Canada.

Beyond Horizons is the theme for the 2019 Canadian Women in Aviation (CWIA) Conference. The goal is to envision what lies beyond our collective horizons.

Friends of WIA Atlantic Canada Event: Elevate Aviation will be hosting a series of East Coast Aviation Days throughout Atlantic Canada

Friend of WIA Event: The Atlantic ConnecTions Conference will provides an opportunity for individuals and organizations from Atlantic Canada to work together to tackle the advancement and retention of women and gender minorities in the Science, Engineering, Technology and Trades (SETT) workforce within industry and academia.

Join us on Thursday May 23 for a comprehensive tour of 12 Wing Shearwater. The visit will include:
– a tour of the new Sikorsky CH148 Cyclone helicopter
– training facilities, including the flight simulator and mission simulators
– Aircrew Life Support Equipment (ALSE)
– lunch at the mess
– a tour of the air traffic control tower
– a visit to the Shearwater Aviation Museum.

Join us at Pratt & Whitney Canada on Tuesday, May 14, 2019 for Lunch, a Tour and Workshop facilitated by Siobhan Brown-Calderbank – Thinking Strategically to Lead Change and Innovation.

Founded in 1928, P&WC is a global leader in aerospace that is shaping the future of aviation with dependable, high-technology engines. Every second, a Pratt & Whitney Canada powered aircraft takes off or lands somewhere in the world. We power the largest fleet of business and regional aircraft and helicopters – more than 60,000 engines in service in over 200 countries and territories.

Smashing the Grass Ceiling is a women’s only series of golf networking events and skills clinics designed to encourage women of all skill levels to use golf to build relationships and gain confidence on the golf course. Want to take your game further? Smashing offers a variety of skill building workshops and retreats designed to make the game easier and more fun to play. Feel confident bringing colleagues, clients, friends and family to the course for some uninterrupted quality time together.

Join us at Stelia Aerospace North America in Lunenburg for networking lunch, an insightful keynote presentation by Dr. Cheryl Lamerson, and a tour of the facility.

Take a FREE Flight in a general aviation aircraft:
For girls and young women, aged 8 to 25 years old
Only for those who have never, ever flown in a small aircraft before
Registration in advance is required
Signed liability waiver is required
Discovery Flight Registration opens in April

Triple AAA Career Expo Aviation, Aerospace & Air Cadets. Sunday, April 14, 2019. Jazz Hangar, Pearson International Airport

Join us on Friday, April 12, 2019 for our Annual Red Carpet Event at Elliott-Matsuura for Lunch, Demo and Workshop lead by Founder & CEO of Culturiousity, Trecia McLennon. Workshop Objectives to identify visible and invisible elements of culture. List elements of your own cultural identity and Identify at least one inclusive practice to commit to trying out in our work and personal lives.

Special Offer for Women in Aerospace Canada – Save $100 on tickets to attend The Art of Leadership for Women in Toronto on April 12, 2019. Click to see the confirmed speakers and link to purchase your ticket.

Have you ever wondered what’s happening at some of our nation’s leading educational institutions? Perhaps you’re curious to learn if your company can benefit from an industrial liaison partnership with a local university? Or maybe you are a student yourself, looking for advice on how to navigate your early career.

Hey St. John’s – time for another informal 5 à 7 Meet and Greet. Mark your calendars for Tuesday March 19 and come on out to the Bull and Finch after work. It’s a great opportunity to learn more about Women in Aerospace Canada Atlantic and to meet those working in the region.