An Aero-TV Overview: Women In Aviation 2008 ConferenceThe 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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