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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
General MeetingThursday, February 1st, 2006
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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
– 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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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
