AIAA New England, Early Career Night with Industry event 2026

The AIAA New England Section is planning to organize an early career, "Night with Industry" event in Febraury 2026 in collaboration with the WPI and MIT Women of Aeronautics and Astronautics (WoAA), Graduate Women in Aerospace Engineering (GWAE) and Women Leaders in Aerospace MechE pograms (WeLEAP) chapters. This event will bring together undergraduate and graduate students as well as industry professionals to aid students in building their professional knowledge related to fields, organizations, and roles. The event will provide an opportunity to inform the professional curiosity and future decisions of students as they engage with attendees. The New England Section is particularly interested in fostering networking opportunities for students from groups that have been historically underrepresented in aerospace and related professions.

The event will consist of three components to allow students to interact with professionals in a variety of ways. The first is a panel where students ask questions in a more formal setting. This transitions to a dinner in which panelists "host" tables and students choose who to sit with based on interests and information heard in the panel discussions. The final component is a standing dessert reception to encourage another round of connections.

Event Goals:

1. Provide students with an opportunity to build professional knowledge related to fields, organizations, and roles to inform their professional curiosity and future decisions.

2. Encourage students to practice professional skills such as relationship building and communication (asking good questions, making professional introductions)

3. Provide students with an opportunity to build/add to their professional community by interacting with peers and panelists who have common interests in fields, organizations, and roles.

P lease use your school email ID to register

Parking

Here is a list of public parking garages near MIT: https://web.mit.edu/facilities/transportation/parking/visitors/public_parking.html

This website has a list of the metered spaces in Cambridge as well: https://www.cambridgema.gov/IWantTo/ParkACarInCambridge/Map​

The MIT visitor lot at Massachusetts Ave and Vassar is closed, but Vassar does have a limited number of metered spaces right by the AeroAstro buildings (as well as some more across Mass Ave).

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