Join us for breakfast and CONNECT with fellow WAI members and aviation enthusiasts at AOPA Summit!

Start your Friday with a group of excited, enthusiastic women and men. The WAI Connect Breakfast is a great way to connect with other WAI members in a smaller, more personal setting. WAI President Dr. Peggy Chabrian and WAI Staff Members will fill you in on what's new at WAI and answer any questions.

Special Guests:

Anna Mracek Dietrich, COO Terrafugia
WASP Bee Haydu
Martha King, King Schools, Inc.
Jennifer Storm, AOPA
Captain Linda Wackerman, US Navy

Purchase Breakfast Tickets:

You can purchase tickets for the breakfast online at https://www.wai.org/eventreg/event_start.cfm?did4=5 or by calling WAI headquarters at (937) 839-4647.

Breakfast Ticket Cost:
The cost is $20 before September 19th, $25 thereafter and onsite.

WAI in the Exhibit Hall at AOPA Summit:
Visit our booth #709 and also be sure to check us out in the Women's Wing Booth #1146.

Women's Wing at AOPA Summit

AOPA Women's Wing, hosted by WAI, provides a way for women to make contacts and get answers in an informal and comfortable setting. It's a lively place filled with positive energy and fun. We'll have everything from simulator flights to an area where show-goers can relax and get to know one another. Women's Wing is located in Booth #1146 in the Exhibit Hall. Daily door prizes will be awarded.

Women's Wing Events:

Thursday, September 22, 2011 - 1:45 pm to 2:30 pm
Book Signing: "Letters Home 1944-1945: Women Airforce Service Pilots", Author Bee Haydu, Women Airforce Service Pilot

Friday, September 23, 2011 - 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Behind-the Scenes Movie Presentation: "Breaking Through the Clouds: The First Women's National Air Derby," Heather Taylor, Executive Producer, Archetypal Images

Friday, September 23, 2011 - 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Book Signing: "Flight Emergency: Take the Left Seat in Eight Interactive Flight Emergency Scenarios," Author Reya Kempley

Women's Wing Seminars:

Thursday, September 22 - 1:00 to 1:30 pm
Women in Aviation History with Dr. Peggy Chabrian and WASP Bee Haydu

Friday, September 23 - 10:00 to 11:00 am
Inspirational Women in Aviation moderated by Dr. Peggy Chabrian. Panelists include: WASP Bee Haydu; Martha King, Anna Mracek Dietrich and Captain Linda Wackerman.

Friday, September 23 - 1:00 to 1:30 pm
Aviation Career Opportunities moderated by Dr. Peggy Chabrian. Panelists include: Judy Phelps, 2011 National Flight Instructor of the Year; Nancy Bink, WAI Art Director; and an air traffic controller.

Saturday, September 24 - 1:00 to 1:30 pm
Everything You Wanted to Know about Learning to Fly, but Were Afraid to Ask with Dr. Peggy Chabrian and Betty Huck