Transcript American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

American Institute of
Aeronautics and Astronautics
General Meeting
Thursday, February 1st, 2006
Welcome
• What is AIAA?
– "The nonprofit American Institute of
Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is the
principal society and voice serving the
aerospace profession. We are the University
of Wisconsin Chapter of this national
organization. Its primary purpose is to
advance the arts, sciences, and technology of
aeronautics and astronautics and to foster
and promote the professionalism of those
engaged in these pursuits."
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News Updates
• News / Updates
– T-Shirt Design
• Upcoming Meetings
– March, Final Trip Plans
– April, Engineer from Lockheed Martin
– May, EMA from Cirrus
• Next Meeting March 1st
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Activities Updates
• Zero-G
• Project Merlin
• SAE Heavy Lift Competition
• Sonex Airplane
• Outreach Team
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Career Opportunities
• 10 places to submit your resume
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Johnson Space Center
The Boeing Company
Lockheed Martin
Northrop Grumman
Northwest Airlines
Polaris
United Space Alliance
Rockwell Collins
Hamilton Sundstrand
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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AIAA Student Conference
• March 30-31 2007
• South Bend, IN (Notre Dame)
• 4-5 hr Drive
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The Trip
• Who: Up to 20 AIAA/EMA students
• What: 5 days, 4 nights trip
• Where: Kennedy Space Center in FL
• When: March 14th-March 18th
• Why: Aerospace tours, shuttle
launch, fun
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Trip Activities
• Shuttle Launch, STS 117
• USA Parachute Development
• KSC Tours
• NASA
• Boeing
• AstroTech
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Cost Analysis
• Airfare
• Car Rental
• Hotel
• KSC Admission
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Engineering Tuition
• What is engineering tuition?
– An idea to raise the cost of tuition to
benefit students through scholarships,
travel funding and updating lab
materials
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Closing
• Reduced rate of $10 for the rest of
the year
• Sign-up on AIAA mailing list
• Drawing for Lockheed Martin bag
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Next Meeting
• Thursday, March 1
• 6:00pm
• Location TBA (106 ERB?)
• Final Trip Plans
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