The Women of Wings (WOW) Conference is designed to engage middle school & high school females in the exploration of aviation & space careers through a day of speakers, hands-on activities, and the opportunity to take an EAA-sponsored Young Eagles flight at Burke Lakefront Airport. The conference partners the International Women’s Air & Space Museum with the National Aviation Hall of Fame and the EAA to present this opportunity to young women from the following counties in Northeast Ohio: Cuyahoga, Lake, Lorain, Medina and Summit. Initially developed by the National Aviation Hall of Fame in Dayton, Ohio, IWASM has partnered with them to bring WOW to the Cleveland. In 2012 IWASM will host its second Wings of Women Cleveland Conference September 22, 2012.
Female Students
If you are a young lady, or know a young lady, in grades 6-12 and would like to attend this conference please fill out and submit this application by August 31, 2012. There is a $20 registration fee for the conferece.
Female Mentors
Wings of Women would not be possible without the help from volunteer mentors. If you are a female working in the air & space fields and would like to participate in the conference as a mentor please fill out a mentorship application or call 216-623-1111 for more details.
First Annual Cleveland WOW Conference held by IWASM!
On Saturday September 24, 2011 we held our first annual WOW Conference (Wings of Women) made possible by Time Warner Cable, Inc. Over 80 girls attended this event, some coming from as far away as Detroit and West Virginia! With the help of our wonderful volunteer mentors, the girls learned about careers in STEM and aviation. The girls met with engineers, private pilots, commercial pilots, rocket scientists, military pilots and personnel, and more! Our closing speaker was pilot Becky Bauer who left the girls with the inspirational message of being persistent when achieving their dreams. Many of the girls returned the next day for Young Eagle flights conducted by members of the EAA. The event was a huge success thanks to all our volunteers, mentors, Ohio University Russ College of Engineering for providing lunch, and especially Time Warner Cable, Inc. Visit our Wings of Women Cleveland Facebook Page to view pictures from our First Annual WOW Conference.
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