May August IN THIS ISSUE. General Assembly. Local Group activities and events. Dear Members,

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1 May August 2018 Dear Members, IN THIS ISSUE WIA Europe held its 9 th General Assembly in June, at the Airbus premises in Stevenege, UK. The meeting confirmed that the organization is very healthy thanks to the local groups, corporate members and the many volunteers that support the association. The main theme of discussion this year was the growth and sustainability of the association to support the creation of a diverse environment in the space sector. This is key to realizing the many challenging visions in our profession and to attract the best professional regardless of their gender. General Assembly Local Group activities and events WIA Europe Local Groups continue to organize very successful events with our members in the various regions in Europe. Our grant program, with two calls per year, have also completed the selection of six 2018 awardees that will each receive 1000 euros to support their projects and participation to conferences to present their research work. In the meantime at association level we focus our effort on many activities including the events that we are organizing at the International Astronautical Federation s congress, the IAC 2018, in Bremen, Germany on 1-5 October. On this occasion we will be present with many initiatives: the 2018 WIA-E Awards ceremony; a WIA-E booth in the exhibition area; a speed mentoring event; and, last but not least, a joint networking breakfast/panel with IAF 3G initiative. I invite you to stay tuned and participate in as many events as you can. I would like to thank our Board of Directors, the Corporate members, the Local Group coordinators and all the volunteers. We are very grateful for their time and their hard work that are essential to the success of our association. Warm regards, Luisella Giulicchi President/Chair a.i. Women in Aerospace Europe 1

2 WIA-E 9 th General Assembly On June 15 th, from 1:30 to 3:30 pm, the 11 th annual WIA- Europe General Assembly took place in Stevenage, UK, with good participation of around 20 participants), hosted by AIRBUS. Around the General Assembly (GA), our UK local group organised a day of networking and workshops with a tour of the Airbus Stevenage factory and a visit to the Airbus Foundation Discovery Space outreach centre to see Mars Yard and ExoMars Rover prototypes. The group had a go at making an Alka-splat rocket bag in a workshop designed for school education groups but fun for adults too. The agenda for the day was: Arrival and coffee Site Tour Airbus overview & Diversity Initiative Balance for Business introduction Lunch General Assembly Mars Yard Visit & Alka-splat rocket workshop Close The General Assembly was started with a presentation of the association by our President Luisella Giulicchi covering the following main topics: WIA-Europe and the Global Network Vision & Mission Statement of WIA-E Local Groups Report & individual members Corporate Members & Partners overview Programme update - Present and Future Global network across organisations all around Europe - global and local benefits After the approval of the GA MoM 2017, our President introduced the principle of WIA-E Governance by illustrating the Growth & Sustainability, the revision of Governance Structure (11 Directors including the president), updating of ByLaws and Strategic Plan. For the Board composition she has provided the following status: Board members whose term expires in 2018: Christina Giannopapa, Paola Belingheri and Barbara Imhof Board members whose term expires in 2019: Fiorella Coliolo, Annamaria Nassisi, Marc Heppener, Christiane Lechtenbörger who resigned this year 2

3 And finally introduced the great WIA-E 2017 events: Panel Discussion at Le Bourget, International Astronautical Congress in Australia, United Nation workshop on Women for Space On behalf of the Paola Belingheri, Director of Research and Membership ad interim, Luisella also presented the report of the Membership: 600 members, Increase of 13% and spread all around Europe, from all nationalities. Fiorella Coliolo, Director of Corporate Members presented the following status: 21 corporate members - 3 platinum, 1 gold, 4 silver Corporate events And Barbara Imhof, Treasurer and Director of Corporate Identity, provided the following status of Finances 2017 by stimulating a very active participation. Total income ,72 Euros Most of the income and support comes from corporate members (ca. 50 keuros per year). Total expenses ,24 Euros. Positive feedback as the income has been greater than expenses for the last 5-6 years The Financial report of 2017 has been audited and was approved by the general assembly, meanwhile Anne Laura Bonnier and Cordulia Barzantny were approved by the general assembly as auditors for the financial report 2018 Barbara took the action to provide to LG Leaders an overview of the budget status for each Local Group. Diana Pueyo, Director of Regional Development, presented the activities performed (events, news, mentoring, etc..) from the Local Groups and the first LG Leaders workshop that was held this year in Darmstadt, hosted by Eumetsat, with the objective to improve communication amongst all and collect feedback to endorse the relationship with the Board members. Annamaria Nassisi, Director of Communication, presented all the activities performed in 2017 to improve the WIA-E Communication issues: Newsletters (3 Four-monthly Newsletter and 2 dedicated on special events: IAC 2017 and Le Bourget) Testimonial video with first level Corporate representative Website updates by Gaia Guiso (communications@wia-europe.org) and a New Website is in preparation to have a more userfriendly approach and make available the WIA-E and LG documentations to share Exchanging with WIA sisters to reinforce global dimension (today already in place with WIA) Annamaria also announced the following planned communication initiative: WIA-E Corporate Prize for Outstanding on Gender Diversity and Inclusion WIA-E Video Messages Presentation (2 min) Communication tools available in digital format for LG Christina Giannopapa, Director of Professional Development, provided the status of Grants and Awards: Outstanding Achievement Award 2017 to Claudie Haignere Student and Young Professional Award 2017 to Damiana Catanoso and Olympia Kyriopoulos Grants 2017 to Helia Sharif and Rita Neves Christina also announced the initiative of a speed mentoring programme that will be performed for the first time in IAC

4 WIA-Europe Local Groups Q Local Groups During this second Quarter of 2018 the Local Group of Women in Aerospace Europe in UK hosted the WIA-E General Assembly 2018 at Airbus facilities in Stevenage. Beside the activities carried out in the different locations, the Local Groups have been busy preparing further interesting activities for this Fall. To get details, please check the NEWS section of the webpage. We are discussing with several group of people who are interested in having local activities as well in their area. So if you are interested in creating a new Local Group of WIA-Europe or if you would like to be a more active member in any of the existing Local Groups, please drop an to Regional.Development@wia-europe.org specifying how you would like to further contribute. UK Bremen Leiden Cologne Brussels Darmstadt Paris Munich Toulouse Geneva Rome Diana Pueyo WIA-E Director for Regional Development WIA-Europe Barcelona? Under Discussion We are discussing with several enthusiasts the creation of a local group in Barcelona. If you are interested in contributing to this discussion and to the creation of a potential local group of WIA- Europe there, please contact Regional.Development@wia-europe.org indicating your interest in the topic and how you would like to contribute. Contact us Regional.Development@wia-europe.org 4

5 WIA-Europe Bremen June 16 th - WIA-E Bremen celebrative event on Valentina Tereshkova WIA-E Bremen was glad to organize a special event to celebrate Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman to have flown in space, selected from more than 400 applicants and five finalists to pilot Vostok 6 on 16 June In cooperation with Artnight, WIA-E Bremen organized a special space painting & drink session. With the entertaining support of an artist, each guests was able to paint a subject inspired to Valentina and space travel; without any prior knowledge and not needed to be an artist! The session lasted 2 hours, with drink & paintings which, at the end, remained to the participants as memory. June 3 rd - WIA-E Bremen to Space tour Sunday 3 June 2018, from 16:00 to 18:00, WIA-E Bremen organized a space tour in Bremen which, with 5 space companies, is the space hub of Germany. It was in Bremen that Galileo, the European GPS, was developed, as well as many segments of the ISS, the European Launcher Ariane and the airplane making the very first transatlantic flight from Europe to America. This was a chance to meet a space engineer providing lots of details and answering space related questions. The tour was held in English but the participants were granted the opportunity to ask questions in German, Turkish and Bulgarian. WIA-Europe Brussels LOOKING FOR LOCAL GROUP LEADER We are looking for one or several volunteers interested in make things happen in Brussels. If you are interested don t hesitate to contact Regional.Development@wiaeurope.org. Contact us Regional.Development@wia-europe.org 5

6 WIA-Europe Cologne July 6 th - WIA-E Cologne breakfast networking meeting Members of the group discussed with coffee and croissants ideas for the future events. New members were introduced to the group and potential deputy group leaders were discussed. A big topic was the discussion of job opportunities for members within the aerospace hub in Cologne/Bonn region. WIA-Europe Toulouse June 27th - WIA-E Toulouse workshop Entrepreneurship and Intrapreneurship in Space Sector The WIA-E Toulouse local group organized an event on the topic of entrepreneurship in the Space sector. All actors were represented: entrepreneurs, investment managers, managers of open innovation, "intrapreneurs (entrepreneurs within big groups) and students associations. In this event participants were able to discover the paths of remarkable entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs" of the Space sector. Thanks to speeches and round tables, this event enabled each and everyone to find inspiration from this fast moving environment WIA-Europe United Kingdom August 16th - WIA-E UK workshop on Unconscious bias WIA-E UK held an event on Unconscious Bias in Recruitment, on the 16th August at the Satellite Applications Catapult in Harwell. Participants received a welcome speech from Lucy Edge, COO, Satellite Applications Catapult, followed by talks from notable Belinda Elliott of Bluestream Recruitment, Clare McNamara from Move Ahead Global and Thales Alenia Space representatives. The event was followed by networking & refreshments. August 19th WIA-E UK Ballot box to Wing box at the Farnborough Air Show WIA-E UK was a co-sponsor of a celebrating event Ballot box to wing box. The event was held on 19th July 2018 at Farnborough Airshow, and aimed at celebrating the centenary of both RAF and women s suffrage. Participants had the chance to hear speakers from UK government, UK Space agency, RAF and more. 6

7 WIA-Europe Leiden May 29 th WIA-E Leiden organised 5 th Aerospace Women s day Be a game-changer The Aerospace Women s day organised together with VSV Women s Department Amelia brings together professionals and students at the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering in Delft to exchange experiences and network. The theme was: 'Be the game changer'. Over the last few years, a focus on women in top positions or in unexpected positions came to a rise. They were game changers, as they changed their own career and followed an unexpected path, but they also changed the game for other women. The program focused on stories and experiences from the aerospace industry through the inspiring talks of speakers. Among our speakers were Tineke Bakker-van der Veen, Boeing, Colonel Boekholt-O Sullivan, the first female commander of an Operational Air Base in the Netherlands and Hilde Stenuit, Ice Cubes Service. The participants were also able to find out how to be a game changer themselves in one of the workshops. June 14 th WIA-E Leiden meeting on Cleaning up Space is more than removing space debris WIA-E Leiden organized a lunch meeting where the participants could discuss the topic of cleaning up Space. The lunch took place at ESTEC, and saw the contribution of Michel van Pelt, a Cost Engineer and Concurrent Design team leader at ESTEC, who gave an overview of Clean Space, ESA's initiative for a more eco-friendly approach to space activities, ranging from alternatives to toxic substances onboard spacecraft to the prevention and even removal of space debris. COMING SOON - September 20 th - Emerging Space Markets (Stella Tkatchova) - November 29th - ESA and Earth Observation for ocean applications (Craig Donlon) 7

8 WIA-Europe Rome June 7 th - WIA-E Rome workshop on the evolution of space governance in Italy and Europe The WIA-E Rome workshop was organized in collaboration between WIA-E Rome and APRE (Agenzia per la Promozione della Ricerca Europea) on "Governance evolution of Space sector in Italy and in Europe". The initiative, which also highlighted women s involvement in space, was supported by the two European partners EMPOWA and Enterprise Europe Network. The workshop was held at the APRE headquarters on 7 June 2018, from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm (to facilitate industrial participation) and ended with a networking aperitif. April 13 th - WIA-E Rome & American Embassy workshop on How Space drives innovation and economic development The event was jointly organized by WIA-E and the American Embassy, based on the opportunity to have Professor Danielle Wood as special guest. The event was held at the Engineering Faculty of Sapienza University of Rome and it reported considerable success among the participants. The meeting main objectives included sharing the WIA message to support an inclusive space-related workforce and promoting collaboration between academia, industries and nonspace entities to enhance the economic development. Danielle Wood introduced the Space Enabled Research Group implementing projects with development leaders at the multi-lateral, national, regional and local scale to apply space technology in support of their initiatives. During these projects, Space Enabled implements an integrated design process that includes techniques from engineering design, art, social science, complex systems modeling, satellite engineering and data science. Annamaria Nassisi, local group co-leader and WIA- E Director of Communication, moderated a round table with important personalities from the space economic sector. To this intent, representatives from both Italian and Kenyan space agencies, institutions and academic realities were invited to share their thoughts, activities and gleaning information from different backgrounds. Notable speakers of round table were Prof. Fabio Santoni (Civil and Industrial Engineering Faculty, Sapienza University), Maria Cristina Falvella Head of the Strategies and Industrial Policy Unit of the Italian Space Agency (ASI), Prof. John Njoroge Kimani (president of the Kenyan Space Agency established in 2017), Prof. Bernardo De Bernardinis (National Delegated to COPERNICUS User Forum and Coordinator of National User Forum) and Prof. Ezio Bussoletti (Space Advisor at the Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport). Read more 8

9 WIA-Europe Paris June 4 th - WIA-E Paris visit to ArianeGroup WIA-E Paris organized a professional visit to ArianeGroup on June 4th 2018 in 'Les Mureaux which is located in 40km from Central Paris. ArianeGroup warmly welcomed WIA-E Paris with a full morning on-site visit : the manufacturing site of Ariane 5, the future Ariane 6 launcher and related facilities. After the morning visit, there was a meeting between our members and the employees of ArianeGroup to share our experience and objective at WIA-E Paris local group. The fruitful visit ended with a networking lunch hosted and sponsored by ArianeGroup to allow our participants to exchange on the space market. Thank you again for ArianeGroup to host the event! COMING SOON WIA-E Paris invites you to assist the 100 th launches of Ariane in Q3/Q After the summer holiday, WIA-E Paris is picking up our activity to organize a professional visit to the launcher department of ESA which is located in Paris. Our members will have this great opportunity to assist in the 100th launch of Ariane. A very limited number of places will be reserved to our members to attend this event. We will provide you more details soon 9

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