Values

Values of Membership, Engagement, and Participation with AIAA and the LA-LV Section

*Professionalism

*Science and Engieering

*Networking, Platforms. Meeting industry leaders and other members.

*Publications in AIAA Journals/Magazine (Aerospace America)

*ARC Publication resources

*Peer review papers/abstracts for AIAA journals/conferences

*AIAA Bookstore

*Distinguished Awards (von Braun, Robert Goddard, Goddard, Orville Wright, Reed Awards etc)

*Other Awards like Best Educator of the Year, Best Paper, etc.

*Membership Advancement (Associate Fellow, Fellow, Honorary Fellow etc.)

*Be nominated, nominating others, or serve as reference in those awards or membership advancement nomination processes.

*Be inspired, motived, encouraged, and also inspire, motivate, encourage others.

*Free monthly Aerospace America Magazine

*Free Daily Launch email aerospace insider's news digests

*Free Educator and free high school membership

*Great discount for Young Professionals and Retirees membership annual dues

*Engage Platform for posting and sharing your messages, connecting to other national/international members

*Great discounts

*Professionalism, Technology/Science, Innovation

*Visibility

*Look good on resume

*Volunteering in AIAA Technical Committees, IOD, and help AIAA Conferences/Forums etc., and/or in the local professional sections' councils/boards.

*Career Center

*Mentor/Mentee

*AIAA Foundation

*Shaping the Future of Aerospace together with AIAA (and the LA-LV Section)

*AIAA University Student Scholarship (Application, Review......)

(possibly more)

*Additional values/benefits for Engaging with the AIAA LA-LV Section without AIAA Membership

*Section Excellence Awards

*James Wertz Scholarship

*Entry for National AIAA SSTC Middle School Essay Contest

*Networking

*Platform

*Visibility (speaking, exhibition booth/table, free newsletter articles)

*Paid ads space on the monthly newsletter

*Volunteer in activities that don't require AIAA Membership

*Attending events

*Meeting folks in aerospace, leaders and general public interested or working in aerospace

*participating in outreach to schools

*helping demo or tutorials, adding values

*helping subject discussions/groups



AIAA is not:

*A golf or similar club

*Funding agency, job agent, or headhunter

*A school

*A company

*An advertising agency