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Raes Corporate Partner Scheme Royal Aeronautical Society / Handbook 2018 / Corporate Partners RAeS Corporate Partner Scheme The Society now has over 300 Corporate Partners, 24,344 individual members and is host to over 100 events each year at the Society’s London HQ and 300 via its global Branches, Divisions and Specialist Committees, making it arguably the most influential aerospace society worldwide. The RAeS is the only professional body beneficial Corporate Partner rates. Please joining the elite of the aerospace industry dedicated to the entire aerospace visit the Corporate Partner section of the committed to best practice, heritage and community. RAeS website to find out more (www. innovation. A full Corporate Partner listing It retains a sense of history and aerosociety.com/corporate may be found on the RAeS website and in tradition, while maintaining its energy the RAeS Handbook. and relevance and ability to contribute to CONFERENCES, EVENTS, LECTURES, today’s environment and is ideally placed SPECIALIST GROUPS & BRANCH RAeS HANDBOOK to face the challenges of the future. MEETINGS By joining the Society’s Corporate Annually published at the beginning Partner Scheme, your organisation The Society has an extensive diary of of the year, the RAeS Handbook is aligns itself to the Charter of the Royal events many of which are free to attend an aide-mémoire to all Corporate Aeronautical Society and demonstrates a or are at a reduced rate for Corporate Partners highlighting the activities of its commitment to professional development Partners. Please visit the Events Section of membership and the Society’s activities of engineering and technical staff within the RAeS website (www.aerosociety.com/ and links in the international arena. As a the aerospace community. events) to access the latest activities and Corporate Partner you will receive a hard select those specifically of interest. The copy of this publication and a free RAeS also welcomes Corporate Partner listing in the Corporate Partner Section. AIM participation in events through nomination of keynote speakers or session chairs within FREE NOTICE IN ‘AEROSPACE’ MONTHLY The aim of the Corporate Partner Scheme is the conference and lecture programme. MEMBERS’ PUBLICATION to bring together organisations to promote best practice within the international ANNUAL BANQUET AT PREFERENTIAL In lieu of the 2018 publication of aerospace sector. With over 300 Corporate RATES this Handbook, the Society would be Partners worldwide, the scheme provides delighted to publish a short description a respected and recognised independent Held at a prestigious London venue each (up to 100 words) highlighting your forum of discussion and information May, the Society’s Annual Presidential organisation’s activities, in the next edition exchange on issues facing the aerospace Banquet is one of the most important of AEROSPACE as well as taking the sector, as well as providing unique social functions in the aerospace calendar, networking opportunities with influential attracting over 600 guests. Corporate opportunity to announce your Corporate figures in the industry, government and Partner members are able to book corporate Partner membership status to all its public sector. Key benefits include: tables at substantially preferential rates. readers. CORPORATE PARTNER GRADUATE/ USE OF RAeS CORPORATE PARTNER CONFERENCES AND EVENTS APPRENTICE TRAINING SCHEME LOGO Unrivalled networking and promotional Corporate Partners who manage their As a Corporate Partner you are invited to opportunities are available through own training scheme may wish to access use the RAeS official Corporate Partner attending, sponsoring or exhibiting at RAeS special graduate/apprenticeship packages logo and thus reflect your commitment events, including conferences, lectures, associated with the Society’s high profile to best practice within the aerospace briefings and social occasions. conferences. For more details contact industry. the Conference & Events Department CORPORATE PARTNER BRIEFINGS AND [email protected] SPONSORSHIP AND ADVERTISING EVENTS PROFILE RECOGNITION There are a number of occasions where Exclusive to Corporate Partners and individual organisations may wish to raise specially invited guests, these events are LIST OF CURRENT CORPORATE their profile and be associated with a very well attended at the highest levels of PARTNERS specific Corporate Partner event, Society the aerospace industry and prove a most conference or Lecture, or to advertise in popular form of networking. Briefings are Your organisation will be included in the our monthly publication, AEROSPACE at a free of charge and corporate events are at current list of RAeS Corporate Partners reduced rate. 42 Corporate Partners / Royal Aeronautical Society / Handbook 2018 PUBLICATIONS benefits of membership, contact the RAeS offer discounted rates for Corporate Membership Team at membership@ Partners to post jobs on our dedicated RAeS PUBLICATIONS aerosociety.com. For enquiries about website, www.aerosocietyjobs.com grades of membership or Engineering Corporate Partners receive complimentary Council registration, contact copies of the Royal Aeronautical Society’s [email protected]. ACCESS TO RAeS FACILITIES monthly publications: AEROSPACE and The Aeronautical Journal. In addition, all DISCOUNTED JOINING FEES USE OF THE NATIONAL AEROSPACE Corporate Partners have a unique login LIBRARY, FARNBOROUGH to the Society’s website that provides Employees of Corporate Partners receive access to all our publications (online only) a financial incentive when applying for Located at the Hub in Farnborough, the dating back to c.2003. This now allows all individual membership of the Society. In Society’s National Aerospace Library Corporate Partner employees access to this instance RAeS will not charge the houses over 100,000 books and the latest issues and archives of our leading initial entry fee normally applicable for publications and is probably the largest publications. applications for Fellow (FRAeS), Companion aeronautical archive in Europe. Corporate (CRAeS) and Member (MRAeS). Partners may take advantage of free THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF AEROSPACE of charge research using the Library’s ENGINEERING FREE ACCREDITATION COSTS experienced staff and have access to other special volumes. Corporate Partners enjoy a substantial The Society is licensed to accredit academic discount of 15% when purchasing the programmes that provide the exemplifying USE OF RAeS HQ FACILITIES complete set of The Encyclopaedia of level of understanding, knowledge and skills Aerospace Engineering. Published by John to underpin professional competence to No.4 Hamilton Place is open all year, five Wiley & Sons, the publication covers nine help graduates on their way to registration days a week, except for standard UK Bank volumes with over circa 6,000 pages and with the Engineering Council. Corporate Holidays and the period between Christmas is arguably the most authoritative work of Partners benefit from free accreditation of and the New Year. its kind. The Royal Aeronautical Society has their professional development schemes, The Members’ Lounge located on the endorsed the publication and negotiated worth £1,000 + VAT. second floor is open Monday to Friday from a special rate for Corporate Partner 9am to 5pm to members and their guests. members. RAeS CAREERS CENTRE Facilities include: > Full complimentary internet access; and PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT The Society has an established Careers > Innovative bar food menu Centre which runs a number of initiatives PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION FOR to promote aerospace, aviation and EMPLOYEES STEM subjects to young people, as well THE AIRBUS BUSINESS SUITE as provide guidance and advice to those The Society encourages best-practice seeking employment in the sector. For more Comprises a fully equipped business lounge across the aerospace industry through information on supporting our educational and three meeting rooms. One meeting professional recognition of individual initiatives please contact the Careers and room (Toulouse Room) is free to Corporate skills, experience and qualifications as Education Manager Ros Azouzi at rosalind. Partners, while other rooms in the Business well as the opportunity to register with [email protected]. Suite are available to Corporate Partners at the Engineering Council. RAeS post- a 50% room hire discount. nominal designations are internationally CAREERS IN AEROSPACE WEBSITE recognised and respected, confirming DISCOUNTED ROOM HIRE achievement of expertise. Membership ADS and the RAeS maintain www. and registration levels include: careersinaerospace.com which aims In addition all RAeS Corporate Partners > Associate (ARAeS) to showcase the aerospace industry to receive 20% off venue hire of the main young people, their teachers, parents and reception rooms at No.4 Hamilton Place, > Associate Member (AMRAeS) careers advisors and provide in-depth and including the Bill Boeing Lecture Theatre. > Member (MRAeS) inspirational careers information, guidance > Fellow (FRAeS) or Companion (CRAeS) and resources. The RAeS will create an entry > Chartered Engineer (CEng) for Corporate Partners in the directory. FINANCIAL VALUE > Incorporated Engineer (IEng) RECRUITMENT Annual Corporate Partner membership > Engineering Technician (EngTech) fees depend on annual aerospace turnover, For more information please visit www. If you are looking to reach thousands of starting from as little as £1,058 + VAT and aerosociety.com/join. To discuss
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