International Women in Aviation Conference

The three-day annual Women in Aviation International (WAI) conference closed this past saturday. More than 3,200 attendees packed the exhibit hall at Disney's Coronado Springs Convention Center in Orlando, Florida . On Saturday night, more than $375,000 in scholarships was awarded at the closing banquet. WAI also inducted three new members into its Pioneer Hall of Fame. Keynote speakers included Bonnie Dunbar, Ed Bolen, Jane Middleton, Will Whitehorn and Major Nicole M.E. Malachowski.

Women In Aviation, International began in 1990 and was formally established in 1994 to encourage women to seek opportunities in aviation.