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26 Aviation forWomen 2 7 T H A N N U A L I N T E R N A T I O N A L W O M E N I N A V I A T I O N C O N F E R E N C E Aerospace Educators Workshop Presented by FAA AVSED Team Aviaton for Today and Tomorrow T H U R S D A Y , M A R C H 1 0 LINCOLN E 9:00 a.m.–Noon Cost: Free (preregistraton required) With a predicted shortage of skilled employees for the growing number of aerospace jobs it is important that we develop programs that inspire students to pursue aviaton careers. Join us in this interactve work- shop where we will share with atendees simple, hands-on actvites that can be brought into the classroom to teach aviaton STEM skills. During the workshop you will also hear from VIP guest speakers in the aero- space community, so mark your calendars and remember Aviaton for Today and Tomorrow. FAA Maintenance Recurrent Training Sponsored by the Associaton for Women in Aviaton Maintenance (AWAM) T H U R S D A Y , M A R C H 1 0 TENNESSEE BALLROOM B 7:00–8:00 a.m. Registraton; 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Seminar Cost: Free This maintenance seminar meets IA renewal requirements and provides career development advice. Atend it to achieve your required eight hours of training. Partcipants receive a certfcate of completon to present to their local Flight Standards District Ofce. This seminar is also open to those interested in pursuing or up- grading a maintenance career. Atend all or a porton of this program. You Inc.—The Best YOU, frst! Presented by Kris Palcho T H U R S D A Y , M A R C H 1 0 TENNESSEE BALLROOM C 9:00–11:00 a.m. Cost: $30 member, $40 nonmember What can aviaton safety teach us about self-preservaton? I'll guide you through 10 surefre ways to best care for the most important professional asset—YOU. Putng yourself frst has long been viewed by society as a negatve. In reality, if you don't care properly for yourself, you will have nothing lef for your work, family, friends, co-workers, or community. This fun hands- on workshop applies aviaton principles like load-shedding, preventve maintenance, and emergency check- lists in a new way to enhance the contnual care and feeding of YOU! Imposter Syndrome: Are You Aficted? Presented by Alisoun McCloughen, Dawn Newman, Robin Nolen T H U R S D A Y , M A R C H 1 0 TENNESSEE BALLROOM C 2:00–4:00 p.m. Cost: $30 member, $40 nonmember Do you wrestle with feelings of self-doubt? Are you afraid that people will discover that you're not really as capable as they think you are? Do you use self- limitng language? Do you give credit to luck, tming, or others for your accomplishments? If you answered yes to any of these questons, you may be aficted with Imposter Syndrome. Learn how to become more aware of these behaviors, reframe the conversaton in your head and with others, embrace your strengths, and commit to a change that moves you forward. We invite you to engage in actvites geared around this phenomenon with other conference atendees. We'll review current research and feature interviews with women who will inspire you to change your mindset and develop strategies for becoming one of tomor- row's confdent, capable leaders. W O R K S H O P S ➤ T R A I N I N G ➤ S E M I N A R S Career Development Seminar W E D N E S D A Y , M A R C H 9 WASHINGTON B 7:00–9:30 p.m. Cost: Free Aero Crew Solutons will present a career seminar covering pilot hiring num- bers, retrement numbers, résumés, recruiter intro- ductons, job fair expec- tatons, and job fair re- minders. A queston and answer session will follow. AOPA Rusty Pilots Seminar F R I D A Y , M A R C H 1 1 TENNESSEE BALLROOM C 6:00–9:00 p.m. Cost: Free Returning to the sky is not as difcult as most rusty pilots think. We're invit- ing you back in the cockpit and will help you get there. Come and partcipate in a free Rusty Pilots program with fellow lapsed pilots. We will help you under- stand what's changed in aviaton since you last took the controls and brush up on your aviaton knowl- edge in airspace, weather, and regulatons. This semi- nar is also a good review for student pilots who are currently in ground school.