The program for the 2nd AWE - Aviation and Women in Europe Conference 15th - 17th September 2006 is now available!

AWE is proud to receive the patronage of Aero Club Italia and Aopa Italia.

Friday 15th September 2006
   9.30am - 1.30pm
* Villa Cagnola - Conference Registration
* Tour of Villa Cagnola's private collection
* First 100 years - Aviation Art Exhibition by Fondazione D'Ars - Villa Cagnola

   2pm - 6pm
* Tour of AgustaWestland and Museum 

   4.30pm - 7pm
* Glider Intro Flights - Adele Orsi Airfield - not possible due to weather
* Visit CSVVA Museum

   7.30pm - 10.30pm
* Welcome Reception and Special Event dedicated to Adele Orsi Mazzucchelli 
   Calcinate "Adele Orsi" Airfield sponsored by Centro Studi Volo a Vela Alpino

Saturday 16th September 2006 - 2nd AWE Conference program
Sponsored by G. Caproni Aviation Museum of Trento

"Reaching New Heights of Success" - Morning Session
   9am - 1pm
* History of International Gliding Championships for Women
   Gill Van den Broeck, BE
* Those Amazing pre-WWI women pilots
   Karen Olsen, GR
* The First Women To Fly Military Aircraft
   Clare Walker, UK
* A New World-Class Standard in Maintenance Training
   Laina M. Reeves, US
* Aerospace: Space Missions to Comets
   Amalia Ercoli Finzi, IT

"Reaching New Heights of Success" - Afternoon Session
   2.30pm - 5.30pm
* Volar V.I.A. - Joining University and Sport
   Luca Salvadori, IT
* SESAR - Single European Sky ATM Research
   Martin Robinson, UK (unable to attend)
* Future of Private and General Aviation in Europe? Possible solution: An Airpark
   Rian Jacobs, NO
* Global Networking
   Jane Middleton, UK

  7.00pm - 7.30pm
* Appetizer with the Artisits of the "First 100 years - Aviation Art Exhibition" 
   Villa Cagnola

   8.00pm - 10pm
* Banquet and Special Event - "Stories of Success"
   Palace Grand Hotel Varese

Sunday 17th September 2006
   7am - 8.30am
* 1st WAI - European Section Meeting Breakfast - Villa Cagnola
   10am - 12 noon
* Baroni Rotti - Italian Wheel Chair Aviators - Varese Venegono Airport (LILN) - not possible due to bad weather
* Tour of Milan
   2pm - 6pm
* AWEsome Fly-in - Aviation and Women in Europe - Varese Venegono Airport (LILN) - not possible due to bad weather
* Tour of Milan Bresso (LIMB) Airport and intro flights