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10th Anniversary – September 21, 2024
REGISTRATION and Waitlist are full. Walk-ins cannot be accommodated.
Girls (and boys) ages 8-17 participate in activities ranging from aircraft tours and flight simulations to a meteorology workshop and drone “STEMonstrations.” An amazing career & college fair provide girls the opportunity to see all kinds of options for their promising future. Uplift young girls as future aviators, astronauts, scientists, engineers and incredible leaders.
Parents and siblings can tour the museum during the event at a discounted rate of $10 per person. Tickets may be purchased onsite the day of the event. Luncheon and program activities are exclusively for those registered for Girls In Aviation Day.
Timeline
- Check-in: 7:30 a.m.
- Welcome: 8:15 a.m.
- Programs & Activities: 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
- Luncheon: 12:15 p.m.
- Event Ends: 1:00 p.m.
ACTIVITIES & EXPERIENCES
- Welcome Breakfast
- Aircraft Tours
- Aviation & STEM Career and College Fair
- NEW! Parent Workshop: Get advice on how to champion and foster your child’s love of STEM and aviation
- Pilot Experience: Pre-flight airplane inspection & flight simulators
- Texas Aviation Hall of Fame Women Aviators knowledge hunt
- Aviation lessons on weather and forces of flight
- Hands-on design and engineering of a space craft and helicopter
- Drone Zone [Ages 13-17]
- Special presentation of WINGS of Wisdom with women aviation professionals – exclusively for those registered for the event.
WINGS Of wisdom
WINGS of Wisdom is an interview-style program between a moderator and aviation, aerospace, and STEM experts. Audience questions and participation are highly encouraged.
Be inspired by these amazing women sharing their journeys in their fields of expertise and addressing the importance of innovation, curiosity, and perseverance:
Nia Gilliam: Captain with United Airlines and cofounder of Sisters of the Skies
Captain Teresa Ferry: Commanding Officer, Navy Reserve Center Houston
Jennifer Hammond: ISS Mission Operations and Configuration Engineering Manager, Boeing
Marcela White: Pilot and Owner, Tavaero Jet Charter
Dr. Shelly Lesikar deZevallos, Moderator: Pilot and President of West Houston Airport; Chair of TXDOT Aviation Advisory Committee
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
ConocoPhillips
Patricia Jayne Keefer Foundation
Pennino and Partners
Women in Aviation International Houston Chapter
Million Air
Southwest Airlines
