INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION 99 NEWS of WOMEN PILOTS* Magazine Official Publication of The Ninety-Nines, Inc. July/August 2005 PERPETUAL CALENDAR 2005 NOVEMBER 3-5 AOPA Expo 2005, Tampa, FL. AUGUST www.aopa.org. 1 99 News Deadline, September/October 15-17 National Business Aviation Associations issue. (NBAA) Annual Convention, New Orleans, To list your 99s events 21-26 International Conference in New LA. Information at www.nbaa.org. on this calendar page, Zealand. Fun and Fellowship Down Un­ 17-19 Fall Board of Directors Meeting, Ninety- send information to: der. Pre- and Post-Conference tours of Nines Headquarters, Oklahoma City, OK. North and South Island are available. For Travel days are November 16 and 20. The 99 News additional information go to www.ninety- P.O. Box 9 5 0 0 3 3 nines.org. 2006 Oklahoma City, OK 27-28 25th EAA Camarillo Airshow, "Youth and 73195 Aviation," Camarillo Airport, CA. Ninety- MARCH Nines will be preparing the pancake Email: 23-25 Women in Aviation Conference, Opryland breakfast and having another silent auc­ Hotel, Nashville, TN. Contact: articles99News("’cs.com tion for the scholarship funds. Contact www.wai.org. Online Form: www.camarilloairshow.org. www.ninety-nines.org/ JULY 99newsreports.html SEPTEMBER Please indicate the 5-9 International 9-11 Aviatrissa's 6th International Forum of name and location Ninety-Nines Con­ Women Pilots, Moscow, Russia. of the event, the ference, Washing­ ton D.C., Marriott contact name and 15-18 Reno Air Races, Reno, NV. Contact Hotel. the phone/fax/email. www.airrace.org. 21 Santa Clara Valley Chapter's 51st Birth­ day Party Celebration. Pilot of the Year, Pro­ On The Cover Scholarship Recipients fessional Pilot of the Year and Service Award will be presented. This year. 13 pilots This year’s scholarship recipients are, received Amelia shown on the front cover, top row from left: SEPTEMBER Earhart Memorial Mary St. Clair, Future Woman Pilot, Santa 14-17 Northwest and Southwest Joint Section Fund Scholarships, Rosa Chapter; Marijke Unger, Future Woman Meeting, Ashland, OR. four women were Pilot, Colorado Chapter, Giselle Hartl. AEMSF, selected fo r Future Kitty Hawk Chapter. Second row: Sarah 2007 Women Pilot Awards, Dooley, AEMSF, Indiana Chapter; Aubree and one pilot was Swann, AEMSF, Idaho Chapter. Bottom row: SEPTEMBER presented the first Jaclyn Poon, Future Woman Pilot, Colorado Maule Tailwheel Chapter; Akky Mansikka, AEMSF, First Cana­ 11-16 International Ninety-Nines Conference, Award. We hope you dian Chapter. Denver/Boulder area, CO. South Central Section hosting "Mountains and Memo­ will celebrate their On back cover, top row from left: Candice ries 2007." achievements at your Nance, AEMSF, Santa Clara Valley Chapter; Section and Chapter Torea Rodriguez, AEMSF, Santa Clara Valley meetings since this Chapter; Carisse Craton, AEMSF, Colorado 2008 year's Conference in Chapter; Second row: Kristin Rokos, AEMSF, AUG. International Ninety-Nines Conference, New Zealand will not Connecticut Chapter; Erin Lamp, AEMSF, Anchorage, AK. be able to accommo­ Kentucky Blue Grass Chapter. Third Row: date the traditional Connie Irvine, Maule Tailwheel Award, Golden scholarship awards Triangle Chapter; Marisa Palacio, Future ceremony. They will, Woman Pilot, Kentucky Blue Grass Chapter, Revised 99 News Schedule however, be honored Janelle Barron. AEMSF, Pikes Peak Chapter. When planning your submissions, please as special "Past Bottom row: Vicki Croston, AEMSF, Houston keep in mind that there will not be a November/ Winners" at the 2006 Chapter; Bridget Rathjen. AEMSF, Pikes Peak December issue of 99 News this year. The dead­ Conference in Wash­ Chapter; Catherine Cavagnaro, AEMSF, Ten­ line for the September/October issue is August 1, ington D.C. nessee Chapter. and the January/February 2006 issue deadline is December 1, 2005. INTERNATIONAL WOMEN PILOTS INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE*' (ISSN 1548-565X) 99 NEWS Published by THE NINETY-NINES* INC. ORGANIZATION International Organization of Women Pilots A Delaware Nonprofit Corporation Organized November 2, 1929 of WOMEN PILOTS INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS Magazine 4300 Amelia Earhart Rd. 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