"Top Russian Aviation Official to Speak at International Aviation Womens 17th Annual Conference"

Friday, July 1, 2005
 
Top Russian Airworthiness Official To Speak At IAWA 17th Annual Conference
in Shanghai
Press Release


Washington -  Dr. Tatyana G. Anodina, Chair of the Russian Interstate
Aviation Committee (IAC), eminent scientist and researcher and winner of
ICAO's most prestigious award, will join FAA Administrator Marion Blakey as
a featured speaker at the 17th Annual Conference hosted by the International
Aviation Womens Association (IAWA), the group's President, Joanne Young,
announced today.  The conference, co-hosted by the Civil Aviation
Administration of China, will be held November 2-4 at the Oriental Riverside
Hotel in Shanghai.

The theme of this year's conference is "Expanding the Global Aviation
Network: Shanghai - Where East Meets West."  Joining Administrator Blakey
and Dr. Anodina as a featured speaker is Nicole Piasecki Executive Vice
President, Business Strategy & Marketing, for Boeing Commercial Airplanes
and the daughter of helicopter pioneer Frank Piasecki.

"With the addition of Dr. Anodina we are well on our way toward featuring
one of the most impressive roster of speakers of women in aviation ever
assembled for an international conference," Young said.  "The venue of
exciting Shanghai, which pays tribute to China's emergence as one of the
world's biggest aviation markets, is a fitting locale for such a
high-ranking group of women aviation executives," she said. 

Dr. Anodina, a distinguished lecturer at the Moscow State Technical
University of Civil Aviation, heads an aviation agency formed in 1991, with
the republics of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, the Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan,
Uzbekistan and the Ukraine as initial members.  Among other things, her
agency is responsible for aircraft design approvals, and airworthiness and
production certification.

In 1997,  Dr. Anodina was selected as the 31st Edward Warner Award, the
highest honour in the world of civil aviation conferred by the Council of
the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), in recognition of
contributions to the development of national, regional and global air
navigation aids for international civil aviation. Edward Warner was the
first President of the Council of ICAO, from 1945 to 1957.

The International Aviation Womens Association is a not-for-profit
organization.  Members are women of achievement in all sectors of the
aviation and aerospace industries, including airports, airlines,
manufacturing, finance, insurance, legal and government.  IAWA was formed to
promote the advancement of women in aviation globally.

Information about the 17th Annual Conference is available at www.iawa.org.
Information about membership, including application procedures, also is
available on the site.  For additional information about the Association or
Conference sponsorship opportunities, please contact abried@xxxxxxxxx or
jyoung@xxxxxxxxxxxx

INTERNATIONAL AVIATION WOMENS ASSOCIATION
PO BOX 65823
Washington D.C. 20035


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