1. Greater Philadelphia Section Jackelynne Silva 2010-2011 Chairperson RAC I Report September 15, 2010

2. 2 Chairperson Jackelynne Silva Finance Ofer Tamir Vice-Chair (Programs) Eric Tran Newsletter (open) Member at Large Brett Hoffstadt Technical Peter Cavallo Education / K-12 STEM Outreach Brian Anderson Career Advancement Justin Likar Webmaster Mark Brown (acting) Public Policy Purvi Dave Educator Associate Rep Penny Glackman Membership Liza Kupp- Hamberger Young Professionals Abebe Zezewo Peters Communications Mark Brown Greater Philadelphia Section 2010-2011 Council Members

3. 2010-2011 Council Meeting First Council Meeting held 8/28/10 10am-1pm Purpose: to plan for the year activities 9 out of 12 council members attended, 1 via phone; non-attendees sent out their ideas ahead of time and were discussed during the meeting Items discussed: section goals, council members goals/projects/ideas, calendar of events, budget, council members meetings 3

4. 2010-2011 Section Goals Section Goals:  To increase membership and membership participation  To increase students (K-College) involvement in AIAA activities How?  Events, tours, dinner meetings, technical symposium, etc.  Recruit students and educator associates to become members  Keep students motivated to come to our events  Advertise events with all type of publicity resources 4

5. Calendar of Activities 2010 September Kick-off: Sailplanes October Dunmore Tour November Young Professionals Meeting Public Policy Dinner Meeting December Boeing Facility Tour 2011 January Young Professionals Meeting Distinguished Lecturer February Co-sponsored Event with AIAA Drexel Student Chapter March Public Policy Dinner Meeting April Movie Night Elections May Honors & Awards Night 5

6. Kick-off Meeting: Food & Fly with Sailplanes Held Saturday, Sept. 11 4:00pm-8:00pm Place: PGC Soaring Perkasie, PA ~20 attendees, 10 had glider rides Family event (5 – 65 yrs) 1 new sign-up Pictures are up on facebook, find us at “AIAA Greater Philadelphia Section” First successful event! 6

7. 7 Greater Philadelphia Section Geography Currently members from Central Jersey are participating in our events – would like to have them officially registered as part of the section to provide better service

8. Items in works Need to fulfill the Newsletter Editor position (asked a new recruit if interested) Need a session with the IT group to better understand the use of sharepoint (Communications Chair and Member-at-Large Chair working on it with Emily and Steven) Need support on Technical Symposium organization  Tentative Date: 3/25/10 (to take place for the ex mini-symposium held previous years)  Career Enhancement Chair will lead activity  Purpose: to get the local members (e.g NY, NJ, DE, PA) middle & high school students, undergrad & grad students, young & experience professionals to present their work related to aerospace activities [for those who cannot attend the Region I YP/Student Conference in MA]  Possible location: new Lockheed Martin Newtown facility, Patriot Center (working on getting support from local site to allow the use of center and get facilities team support)  Can we use Scholar One to manage abstracts & papers?  Can we get any support from HQ?  Please contact Justin Likar to provide information: justin.j.likar@lmco.com 8

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