Subject: CWIA Update - Jan 28th 2007 REGISTER NOW FOR THE CWIA CONFERENCE! The registration form for our very own conference June 7 to 9th 2007, is now available! Click on http://www.cwia.ca/conference.htm print it out, fill it in, send it, and we'll see you there! We have a great line-up of speakers just being finalized, terrific accommodations, and this one opportunity for all of us Canadians to get together every 2 years - let's go! Conferences - why go? Are you running harder than ever just to stay in place? Does it feel like you have to run twice as fast to get ahead? Conferences give you not only up-to-date information on our industry, and sessions on getting ahead in any career, but the motivation and enthusiasm you need to take control of this life and get where you dream to go! If you are a woman in an aviation career and need a 'shot in the arm', or you're interested in a career in aviation, then this is the conference for you! This year the organizers in the beautiful city of Victoria BC have put together a great line-up of speakers & fun events, set in a sky scraper hotel only 1 block from Victoria's scenic Inner Harbour. You will benefit from the sessions during the day, and relax have fun and meet new contacts at the social events at night. Come and network, learn, enjoy, and get reinvigorated in your career at the only conference of it's kind in Canada! The registration form for the Jun 7 to 9th 2007 Canadian Women in Aviation Conference in Victoria BC is now on our website, and a click away. Click on http://www.cwia.ca/conference.htm or go to our www.cwia.ca website and enter through the Conferences link on the left. WAI International Conference The 18th Annual International Women in Aviation Conference is taking place only 3 weeks away, February 15-17, 2007 at Disney's Coronado Springs Resort, Lake Buena Vista, FL. With this year's theme 'Imagining Your Future,' participants in the 2007 WAI Conference will be immersed in the tactics and strategies necessary for successful aviation careers. More than 3,000 women and men from all segments of the aviation industry are expected to attend. Let us know if you plan on attending the 2007 WAI conference and we will put you in touch with other Canadian members who will be there. Lots of information on registration and sessions on www.wai.org SCHOLARSHIP FOR MANITOBA PILOTS Good News! The deadline for the Rosella Bjornson Scholarship has been extended to February 28, 2007. And they've requested we encourage female pilots who qualify to apply. The scholarship is open to female residents of Manitoba or a member of the Manitoba Chapter of the 99’s, who hold a Private Pilot Licence or higher. It's a $1000.00 scholarship that will be paid out to the student's school of choice, to be used for advance flight training. Solo time or time building hours do not qualify. The scholarship payments will be made to the flight school or flying club directly and is to be used within a 12 month period. If you need more info, or a copy of the application, email c.j.glover@shaw.ca and you don't need to be a member of the 99's or WAI to apply. JOB OPPORTUNITIES Find 10 jobs on the CWIA database, and new ones being added all the time. Check it out: http://www.cwia.ca/board/index.php CHAPTER ACTIVITY WINNIPEG CHAPTER What a great turn-out for the IFR refresher course! Thank you Zuzanna for doing such a great job! If you missed out on this great workshop, never fear, we will definitely be hosting this evening again. So... stay tuned for more info. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- YWG FEBRUARY CHAPTER MEETING: NAV CANADA AREA CONTROL CENTRE TOUR We are planning to tour the Winnipeg Area Control Centre in February! There are seven ACCs in Canada and we are lucky to have one right here at our own airport. Air Traffic Controllers use a combination of radar, IT, and voice communication to ensure safe and efficient flow of traffic from departure to destination. Find out how the airspace you fly through is divided, how they keep everyone in orderly flow, and what that radar screen really looks like! Come out and meet some of the people who you talk to on a day-to-day basis and finally put a face to that voice! The ACC is a secure building and we'll need the full name of everyone coming. Please email us at cwiaywg@hotmail.com by Sunday February 4th at the latest if you want to sign up for the tour. Don't forget to bring your photo I.D. with you! Your driver's licence would be perfect. Date: Wednesday February 7th Time: 7:00 pm (please come 10 minutes early to sign into the building) Address: 777 Moray St (north end of Moray, just south of Saskatchewan on the east side) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- YWG SPIRIT OF AVIATION SCHOLARSHIP WINNER Congratulations to Sarah Spy, this year's scholarship winner! Sarah is a student at Kent State University, in Kent Ohio. She will be graduating this summer with a Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Studies with a Minor in Flight Technology, as well as an Associates Degree in Aircraft Maintenance. She also volunteers at the 180th Fighter Wing Ohio Air National Guard and they have already hired her to be an F-16 fighter pilot! She will start training this summer after college graduation. Sarah has been involved with Women in Aviation for three years and has always wanted to attend conference, but financially has never been able to afford to go. Sarah - we are pleased to give you this fantastic opportunity! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- YWG UPDATE FROM KELLY JAMIESON (Our Third Chapter President!) I wanted to pass along some good news...After 8 months on the King Air, I'm making my way onto the Beech 1900. Should be trained up/PPCed by the second week in Feb. I'm super excited and looking forward to new destinations/captains/challenges etc etc. 1900 work at our company consists primarily of crew changes throughout Northern BC and the Yukon, some night Canada Post Cargo running between Van/Edmonton/Calgary, and other random US/Can coastal charter stuff. Should be really good!! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- We love to hear from you - so send us a quick email to cwiaywg@hotmail.com ! TORONTO CHAPTER GTAA CANINE UNIT TOUR Location: Pearson International Airport, GTAA Canine Unit When: Thursday, February 22nd, 2007 When: 1900 The GTAA Canine Unit has been gracious enough to offer a presentation to our group of their operations at Pearson International Airport. Please RSVP to cwiayyz@hotmail.com by the 15th of February so we can provide a head count. A map to the location will be sent out prior to the event. A chapter fee of $3 for non-WAI members is due at each meeting attended. WRITING LIVING & FLYING THE ADVENTURE Thursday, February 15, 6:30 - 8:30 pm. Richmond Hill Public Library, Toronto, room A & B, 1 Atkinson Street (SW corner of Major Mackenzie Dr. & Yonge St.) Join Scott Griffin as he highlights his adventure of the two years spent in Africa with the Flying Doctors Service and his daring solo flights between Toronto and Africa in a small single-engine Cessna. He will relate what inspired him to write his personal and engaging story 'My Heart is Africa' Admission is free but you must pre-register by calling the library, 905-884-9288 ext. 321. HELICOPTER JOB POSTING - Toronto Island Airport APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED! All qualified applicants - you have until 12 Feb to apply. We are seeking applicants immediately for full-time employment in Toronto. Candidate must be ready to start January/February 2007. Commercial Helicopter Pilot Employment Basic Requirements: - 500 hrs minimum. - Robinson & Bell206 on resume. - Able to reside in Toronto/area - Agreeable to fulltime shift work - Good attitude, personality and ability to work in team environment - Comfortable with flying in urban centre. The flight routes will be urban (no bush). - Comfortable with flying into Toronto airports (including Pearson),and Toronto airspace. - Bondable, and legal to fly/travel to the United States. - Reference letter from a Canadian Operator is a real asset. Please direct applicants to apply quickly. . The Helicopter Company Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Please apply by email to : Kevin Smith, VP & Chief Pilot Kevin@HeliTours.ca Tel: 416-203-3280 Fax: 416-203-3282 Mail: Toronto City Centre Airport, Toronto, ON, M5V 1A1. If you do not qualify, we encourage you to share this request with your colleagues. Please spread the word! Clear Skies, Julia WAI Member Thanks Julia, for sending that in! OTTAWA-GATINEAU CHAPTER Next Meeting: Date: 11 Feb 07 Time: 1030am Claire is inviting everyone to brunch at her house for an informal get together. This is an opportunity to plan for a spring 'flight and bite' ie. a flight to a location where we could have a meal. So bring your flight planning materials and ideas of where you would like to go. Bring your friends to the brunch as well and if their excuse for not coming is not having a babysitter then tell them to bring their kids along. Please RSVP to clairemaxwell@rogers.com by Feb 9th for directions. If you have any questions, please email us at cwia_yow@yahoo.ca VANCOUVER CHAPTER Tired of the hustle and bustle of daily life, and looking to have and evening off to relax and chat? Let's get together for a relaxing social night at the Flying Beave' to chat, laugh, and tell stories. Date: Thursday February 1st, 2007 Time: 5pm Place: Flying Beaver Pub, south side of Vancouver Airport March 1st, Thursday - Mark that day down in your calendars - we'll be getting together for an aviation night starting at the Flying Beaver. See you there! SAFETY SEMINAR IN VANCOUVER - FREE! Open for all pilots - new and with lots of hours. The date for the free Safety Seminar is Saturday March the 10th. It will be at the Pitt Meadows airport at Pacific Rim Aviation. Thanks to the 99's for organizing what's sure to be another interesting fun Safety Seminar! More as the date approaches. QUOTE: 'For once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the Earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there you will always long to return.' ~ Leonardo da Vinci Your Chapter (and prospective chapter) Presidents, Teara Fraser in Vancouver (#14156) Katie Childerhose in Winnipeg (#9160) Michelle Bentzen in Calgary (#6037) Lisa Graham in Toronto (#8030) Lianne Boileau in Ottawa-Gatineau (#10827) as well as Newly Forming Prospective Chapters: Laura Denis in Edmonton (#16016) Toni Duguay (#14386) in Montreal ~ If you ever wish to not receive these emails again, please let us know and we can take you off the list no problemo! ~ What's your chapter up to? Find out at www.cwia.ca ~ Haven't joined WAI yet? Do so online at www.wai.org and mention your chapter and your chapter president's name and number above.