Nonprofit Organization Management - Atlanta, Georgia, United States
The Georgia Tech student branch of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is dedicated to creating networking and professional development opportunities for Georgia Tech students and faculty interested in the Aerospace industry, as well as offering opportunities to explore the Aerospace field through tours, speaking events, conference attendance, and more. If you're interested in learning about the Aerospace field while networking with industry and research leaders and developing your professional skills, this is the organization for you! Our organization is open to members of all backgrounds, technical interests, and majors. AIAA at Georgia Tech has the largest enrollment of any student branch with over 350 nationally registered members. Find out more about the national AIAA organization here and be sure to register to become a national member! GT AIAA is extremely active on campus and throughout Atlanta. We have regular bi-monthly meetings usually held once every other Thursday in Weber Lecture Hall 1 from 11 am to noon. At these meetings, we bring in representatives and alumni from industry / research / academia to talk about their work in the Aerospace field and opportunities for our student members. In addition, we organize recruitment and networking events (information sessions, resume critique sessions, case studies, etc) with industry representatives. Participants from the last few years include NASA JPL, NASA Marshall, Delta Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Saab Sensis, The Boeing Company, Georgia Innovation Aerospace, SpaceX, Orbital ATK, Lockheed Martin, SpaceWorks Enterprises, Area-I, and the Georgia Tech Research Institute. Every year we expand this list and are always open to new partnerships!