6th Newsletter of ENAC Alumni USA (2/17/2020)

U.S. Chapter Leadership

• Chair of the U.S. Chapter: Gaël Le Bris (IENAC 07T), Senior Aviation Planner, WSP USA. Since Jan. 2018.
• Coordinator, Membership: Pierre Bougeard (IENAC 17), Student, ENAC/FIT. Since January 2020.
• Coordinator, Mentoring Program: Pierre Bougeard (IENAC 17), Student, ENAC/FIT. Since June 2019.
• Coordinator, Professional Organizations Task Force: Pierre Bougeard (IENAC 17), Student, ENAC/FIT. Since June 2019.
• Coordinator, Licenses & Certifications Task Force: Loup-Giang Nguyen (IENAC15), Aviation Planner, WSP USA. Since June 2019.
• Coordinator, Friendship Initiatives with U.S. Universities: Rémy Lucette (IENAC05), Airport Consultant, Ricondo & Associates. Since Sept. 2019.

2019 Achievements

• Our chapter had a terrific first year of operations! We achieved most of our 2019-2020 operational objectives!
• Our Mentoring Program is a great success. More than a dozen of participants were paired in 2019.
• We held our first afterwork event in NYC last December. The next one might be in Florida. Stay tuned!
• I would like to recognize our 2019 Outstanding Members: Pierre Bougeard and Loup-Giang Nguyen for their contribution to the chapter.

2020 Action Plan

• We will hold soon a vote of confidence to confirm the 2020 action list and the current leadership.
• We will continue the Mentoring Program and organize local events.
• We will deliver the findings of our task forces on licenses & certifications and professional organizations.
• We will initiate discussions on how to collaborate with U.S. universities.

The Future of Airports

• The Future of Airports – a Vision of 2040 and 2070 is a research initiative of the Airport Think Tank of ENAC Alumni.
• The findings of the research effort conducted last year are being delivered. You can already read the narrative of the first topics here:
• More about the project
• Summary of findings
• Download the materials
• Starting spring 2020, we will have regional and national focus groups exploring how these findings apply locally. I will send a separate email later this month to invite you to participate to the U.S. panel.

Life of the U.S. Community

• It’s election year in the United States! Are you a U.S. citizen? Don’t forget to register to vote if you recently moved or became a citizen.

Career Opportunities and Internships

• Internships – IENAC 2A: Two IENAC students reached out to us recently. They are in 2^nd year of engineering program and they are looking for a 3-month internship this summer. Their resumes are in attachment. Please feel free to contact them directly if you are interested.

From Toulouse with Love

• The next General Assembly will be held on April 2, 2020 at Paris-CDG Intl. Airport: https://www.alumni.enac.fr/fr/agenda/conferences-sur-le-terminal-t4-de-cdg-l-aeroport-du-futur-l-assemblee-generale-2020-577
• ENAC Alumni occasionally needs help to translate or review articles and social media posts from French to English. If you are willing to help, please send an email to gwenaelle.le-mouel@enac.fr and sarah.sabri@enac.fr to be part of our group of translators. You will be of course mentioned in the Magazine.
• Stay in contact with ENAC Alumni:

• Website
• LinkedIn Group
• Facebook Page
• YouTube Channel
• The Mag

Welcome to ENAC Alumni USA!

• Cécile Vernhes (IENAC98)
• Sonja Isabel Schweicker (IATOM Master), Airbus Graduate Qualification Programme

Next Quarterly Call of March 2020

Our first quarterly call of the year will be held next March. Please provide your availability through this Doodle.

Send me the topics you would like to add to the agenda no later than a week before the call. Also, let me know if you would like to volunteer to be a guest speaker on this call – technical and non-technical subjects are welcome.

Next Steps

• License & Certification Task Force: the final draft material of this task force should be available soon.
• The Future of Airports – U.S. Analysis: you will receive a specific email later this month about this focus group.
• March 2020 Quarterly Call: please take the Doodle.

Support YOUR association

ENAC Alumni is your association. The membership is open to any alumni. Non-alumni with an associate degree, who have completed a non-degree program, or with a special interest in ENAC can become associate members. ENAC Alumni performs several actions toward the alumni community, the university, and its students. Become a contributing member or renew your membership here: https://www.alumni.enac.fr/en/espace-prive/paiement. Do not forget to maintain your ENAC Alumni profile up to date !