Event Tag: Regional

Online Session – 2025 Regional Leadership Conference

Can’t make the 2025 AIAA Regional Leadership Conference in-person session on 20 July in Las Vegas? Join us virtually to hear the latest updates within AIAA’s Regions, Sections and Student Branches. Please note that the section awards presentation and roundtable discussions will only take place at the in-person RLC session on 20 July. We encourage your participation at both.

 Agenda

Wednesday, 9 July

  • 6-6:05 p.m. ET: Welcome
  • 6:05-6:20 p.m. ET: AIAA National Updates & Branding Rollout
  • 6:20-6:35 p.m. ET: Section Responsibilities & Succession Planning
  • 6:35-6:45 p.m. ET: Section & Student Branch Funding
  • 6:45-7 p.m. ET: A Checklist for Planning Great Events
  • 7:10-7:20 p.m. ET: “Giving Back to the Next Generation” to include: Engagement with Student Branches, Young Professionals, STEM K-12, and Public Policy
  • 7:20-7:30 p.m. ET: Recruiting & Retaining Members
  • 7:30-7:40 p.m. ET: Social Media Best Practices
  • 7:40-7:55 p.m. ET: Moderated Q&A
  • 7:55-8 p.m. ET: Closing Remarks

Interested in attending the 2025 AIAA Regional Leadership Conference in-person session? Join us on 20 July in Las Vegas, Nevada.

2025 Regional Leadership Conference

Join us at the 2025 AIAA Annual Regional Leadership Conference. The Regional Leadership Conference (RLC) is designed to foster collaboration across the sections and student branches, share best practices, and inform officers about the latest updates from the Institute.

This year’s conference will offer roundtable discussions, announce the 2025 section award winners, and have a keynote presentation on “Dynamic Local Communities.” This is your chance to learn best practices from other sections, student branches, and exchange ideas.

Please note that registration for the 2025 AIAA AVIATION Forum or 2025 ASCEND is not required in order to attend the 2025 AIAA Regional Leadership Conference.

 Agenda

Sunday, 20 July

  • 1-1:15 p.m.: Welcome Remarks
  • 1:15-1:40 p.m.: Presentation on “Building Dynamic Local Communities”
  • 1:40-1:55 p.m.: AIAA Public Policy Update
  • 1:55-2:20 p.m.: Section Awards Presentation
  • 2:20-2:50 p.m.: Technical Symposia & Regional Student Conference Panel Discussion
  • 2:50-3 p.m.: Break
  • 3-4:40 p.m.: Roundtable Discussions on Various Topics in Membership Engagement
  • 4:40-5 p.m.: Q&A and Closing Remarks

2019 Regional Leadership Conference

Every year AIAA has training for the Section Officers. This training comes in a variety of ways: Webinars, Region Advisory Committee (RAC) meetings, and the annual Regional Leadership Conference.

The Regional Leadership Conferences are a great opportunity to meet fellow officers from the many different sections within AIAA. AIAA Regions and Sections vary in size from a few dozen people to many hundreds of people. The Regional Leadership Conference provides the opportunity to meet officers from different sized sections as well as learn about the many different types of activities they hold. You may hear about activities that you want to try in your section, or you may be able to provide assistance to a section that is having difficulty in a particular area.

You will also learn how your officer role fits into the overall AIAA hierarchy. Many of the presentations are made made by members of the AIAA Board of Trustees, Council of Directors, or, National Standing Committees, and the whole conference is presided over by the Chief of Regional Engagement Activities Division.

There are also sessions on AIAA tools and resources available to the AIAA Section Officers.

So, if you are a new AIAA officer or a veteran that would like to get a refresher, meet new people, or see what the latest innovations at AIAA are, plan to attend the Regional Leadership Conference. The conference coincides with the AIAA Council of Directors Meeting, which will be held in September this year.

To see presentations and materials from past conferences, go to the Regional Leadership Conference Library on the Region and Section Activities site.

The 2019 RLC will take place in August in conjunction with the 2019 AIAA Propulsion and Energy Forum.

2022 Regional Leadership Conference

11, 17 & 23 August 2022 | See below for specifc dates and times

his event, led by AIAA’s Regional Engagement Activities Division (READ), is an amazing opportunity to gain new tools and resources to help you succeed as an officer within AIAA’s regions, sections, and/or student branches. Additionally, you will be able to meet and connect with other officers from around the globe to share best practices and exchange ideas.

Please note we will be using the Zoom platform for these sessions and you must register separately for each day you are planning to attend.

Setting Your Section Up for Success
11 August, 1500–1630 hrs ET USA
RLC will kick off with an overview of section roles and responsibilities, guidance on activities in a post-COVID world, and how sections fit into the evolution of AIAA. Attendees will also have the opportunity to break out into rooms and network with other sections of similar sizes to gain new ideas and share best practices.
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Growing Outreach: Reaching Members Through Areas of Interest
17 August, 1600–1730 hrs ET USA
Looking to do more outreach with K-12 classrooms or local student branches? Or is your section thinking about starting a technical series? Attend this session to hear from sections that excel in these areas on how to recruit volunteers and add value to your section’s membership with activities.
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Building the Next Generation of Aerospace Engineers
23 August, 1700–1830 hrs ET USA
Student branch and section interaction is very important to helping foster future aerospace professionals. Join us in this session to speak with student branch leaders to understand students’ needs and supporting their journey as future leaders.

2020 Regional Leadership Conference

The Regional Leadership Conference (RLC) is a great opportunity for section officers, student branch chairs, and branch faculty advisors to come together to meet fellow officers, share experiences, and receive volunteer leadership training as a way to share best practices and continue hosting successful section and student branch activities.

The 2020 RLC is being hosted virtually using Zoom and with one session per week over a seven-week period. Session topics include online resources.

Section Officers looking for presentations and materials from past conferences will find them in the library of the Section Officers community on Engage.

Contact Lindsay Mitchell at [email protected] for more information or if you’re an officer interested in attending.

2021 Regional Leadership Conference

The Regional Leadership Conference (RLC) is an annual event offering leaders in AIAA’s Regions and Sections and Student Branches to learn about resources, better understand their officer role, connect with peers, ask questions, and more. RLC 2021 will take place in three sessions over a three-week period using the REMO platform.

2024 Regional Leadership Conference

AIAA’s Annual Regional Leadership Conference is back in person! The purpose of the Regional Leadership Conference (RLC) is to provide best practices, share across the sections, and inform officers about the latest updates from the Institute.

The in-person session will offer roundtable discussions, present the 2024 section award winners, and AIAA Immediate Past President Laura McGill will give a talk on “Leading with Influence.” This is your chance to learn best practices from other sections and exchange ideas. Please note that registration for the 2024 AIAA AVIATION Forum or 2024 ASCEND is not required in order to attend the 2024 AIAA Regional Leadership Conference.

Online Session – 2024 Regional Leadership Conference

Online Session

Thursday, 11 July 2024
6–8 p.m. ET
Zoom

Can’t make the 2024 AIAA Regional Leadership Conference in-person session on July 28 in Las Vegas? Join us virtually to hear the latest updates within AIAA’s Regions, Sections and Student Branches. Please note that the section awards presentation and roundtable discussions will only take place at the in-person RLC session on July 28. We encourage your participation at both.

AIAA’s Annual Regional Leadership Conference is back in person on July 28 at Caesars Forum in Las Vegas!