Women in Aviation event to boost collaboration

Donna Marie O'Neill, Rita Meehan, Samantha Harding, Mary Considine Caroline Moore and Jane Magill at the launch of the Women in Aviation networking event.

A FIRST-of-its-kind Women in Aviation networking event will bring womenย fromย the aviation industryย across the Mid-West region to Shannon on Internationalย Womenโ€™s Day.

Theย inauguralย event, whichย is intendedย toย createย synergies and boost collaboration, will be held in the Shannon Aviationย Museum andย sponsored by the Shannon Airport Group.

Event Organiser andย Chair of the Shannon Aviation Museum, Jane Magill said the event willย offer an all-inclusiveย space for women across the aviation industry to comeย together,ย collaborate, support and learn from each other.ย 

“It will be an informal event where womenย canย network and begin to further their relationships with peers.ย We are thrilled to have the Shannon Airport Group on board asย our mainย sponsors andย are really looking forward to welcoming all our attendees.โ€ย 

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Chief executive Mary Considine said that the Shannon Airport Group has a proud history of spearheading and supporting aviation in the region.

“The Shannon campus is home toย the countryโ€™s largest aerospace and aviation cluster, so theย establishmentย of this network isย highly importantย to support womenย across the region whose passion and work involves aviation.ย 

Founding members of the network work for aviation and aerospace organisations such as the Shannon Airport Group, Shannon Aviation Museum, Airborne Capital,ย SILCย and Specialist Aviation.

Theย Women in Aviation Midwest Networking event takes place on Wednesday, March 8, at the Shannon Aviation Museum from 4 to 6pm.ย 

Further details hereย