Smithsonian Air and Area Museum
Ladies and Drones will as soon as once more deliver the UAS/AAM neighborhood collectively to have a good time the preeminent girls in enterprise, authorities, and schooling. The nomination course of is underway for the Ladies in Rising Aviation Applied sciences Awards. The seventh Annual International Awards will happen at a brand new venue, the Smithsonian Air and Area Museum in Washington D.C. on October twenty fifth.
“We’re proud to proceed the custom of recognizing the unimaginable achievements of ladies within the UAS/AAM {industry},” stated Sharon Rossmark, Founder and CEO of Ladies and Drones. “We consider this yearly alternative to have a good time will assist us take vital steps ahead in positioning the way forward for aviation as an inclusive and dynamic {industry}.”
Nominations Open!
The Ladies in Rising Aviation Applied sciences Awards honors excellent girls and corporations or organizations in a number of classes. The Ladies to Watch Awards acknowledge those that are driving change and main the best way towards higher feminine participation within the uncrewed aviation {industry}. The Corridor of Fame Award acknowledges extremely skilled and completed businesswomen in related rising aviation applied sciences and industry-enabling profession fields. The Firm Innovation and Highlight on Drones for Good Awards are designed to acknowledge corporations, companies, or organizations which have a tradition of inclusiveness the place girls are engaged in key management positions.
Nominees have to be employed within the UAS/AAM {industry} or have made a big impression on the {industry} by their management, analysis, instructing, or advocacy. The deadline for nominations is June 16, 2023. To appoint a deserving girl or firm go to Ladies in Rising Aviation Applied sciences Awards.
2023 Honorary Co-Chairpersons
2022 Ladies in Rising Aviation Applied sciences Corridor of Fame inductees Marilyn Pearson and Miriam McNabb will function honorary co-chairpersons for the 2023 awards.
Marilyn Pearson is a former Aviation Security Inspector on the FAA, the place she was awarded the FAA Administrator’s Award for Excellence in EEO in 2002. Ms. Pearson is now the Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist at CAE. With over 40 years within the aviation {industry}, Ms. Pearson has served as a company and business pilot in a number of jet plane sorts and holds teacher rankings for quite a few plane sorts.
“Receiving the Corridor of Fame award for Ladies in Rising Aviation Applied sciences is really an honor, particularly because it has come from folks within the aviation and aerospace {industry} who’ve been my function fashions and inspirations,” says Marilyn Pearson. “This group of fantastic girls who I share the award with encourage me to make what appears unattainable, attainable. I’ve met so many unimaginable girls who are actually buddies and colleagues due to this excellent recognition and I can’t wait to see what they are going to all create.”
Miriam McNabb is Companion and Editor at DRONELIFE.com, a web based information supply targeted on the business drone {industry}, established in 2013. She is a frequent worldwide speaker at drone {industry} occasions and writes for DRONELIFE on present information, monetary traits, and FAA rules.
“I’m extremely proud to be an envoy for this 12 months’s Ladies and Drones International Awards,” says Miriam McNabb. “This occasion is much extra vital than merely at some point: it offers a wider view of what’s attainable in Rising Aviation Applied sciences for ladies of any age. Holding the occasion in one among our nation’s most important monuments to aviation is such a privilege – we are able to’t wait to fill these halls with the following technology of aviation professionals.”
The Thought Leaders Summit
Along with the awards ceremony, Ladies and Drones is proud to companion with Business Drone Alliance to host the Rising Aviation Applied sciences Thought Leaders’ Summit in Washington D.C. on Tuesday, October twenty fourth. The Summit will convene leaders on the frontlines of progress who’re breaking new floor and constructing a framework to reshape the alternatives for a path ahead within the UAS/AAM {industry}. Company Partnership alternatives can be found for each the awards celebration in addition to the Thought Leaders’ Summit: for data go to Ladies in Rising Aviation Applied sciences Partnership Alternatives.
Nominations are actually open for the 2023 awards! Nominate the ladies inspiring you and be taught extra concerning the International Awards and the occasion right here.
