The 19th Annual International Women in Aviation (WAI) Conference is now history but statistics showed it to be the organization's biggest Conference ever, and both ANN and Aero-TV were there to cover it all.
"By all accounts, this has been one heck of a successful Conference," said WAI President Dr. Peggy Chabrian. We couldn't agree more.
Attendance reached a new high with 3,320 women and men registered. More than 250 of the Conference-goers were from the military, also a new record.
The Exhibit Hall was the biggest ever with 151 separate companies and organizations on display, representing all aspects of the aviation community.
$710,855 in scholarships was distributed to WAI members at every stage of life from university students to mature members seeking a mid-life career change to aviation.
The WAI silent auction raised $28,000 for WAI's Endowment Fund, also a new record, bringing the total in the Endowment Fund to $563,000. The money in the Endowment Fund is used for scholarships.
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