
Whirly-Girls at HAI HELI-EXPO
Come Celebrate in Atlanta, Georgia with the Whirly-Girls at HAI HELI-EXPO 2023!
UPDATED 3/5/23
Sunday, March 5: Celebrate this year’s scholarship recipients at the 2023 Annual Awards Banquet! We’ll also announce the Emeritus Circle Volunteer and Livingston Lifetime Achievement awards. The event will take place at The American Hotel Atlanta Downtown at 160 Ted Turner Dr NW in Atlanta.
Cocktail hour starts at 5:30 pm, and the banquet starts at 6:45 pm.
More information about the banquet is available here.
Monday, March 6: Our gatherings on Monday will take place in room C108 in the Georgia World Congress Center at 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW, Atlanta, GA 30313:
Here are the events on Monday. All are welcome!
• 10:30 am – 12:30 pm: Annual Whirly-Girls business meeting. Hear the news about the organization from the Whirly-Girls Board of Directors, and vote for new board members. Remember: you must be an active (dues paid) Whirly-Girl to vote. All are welcome to attend!
• 1:15 pm – Photo. Let’s gather for a photo of Whirly-Girls and friends at HAI HELI-EXPO 2023!
• 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Education day presentation, “Navigating Social Media as a Helicopter Industry Professional.” Elan Head, Contributing Editor for Vertical Magazine and Senior Editor for The Air Current, will talk about how what we post on social media impacts not only how others in the industry see us, but also how the public perceives the helicopter industry. She will discuss how algorithmic (and actual!) bias means that female pilots often have a different experience on social media than their male colleagues.
• 3:00 – 5:00 pm – Hovering. Come share your news and hear from other Whirly-Girls and friends at our Annual Hovering.
Tuesday – Thursday, March 7 – 9: Gather at the Whirly-Girls’ booth in the expo hall to purchase great merchandise, meet other members and friends, renew your membership, or sign up to join. You can also volunteer! Contact operations@whirlygirls.org for more details.
All week: Take advantage of all of the educational and networking opportunities provided at the largest helicopter exposition in the world!
Are you looking for housing? Contact our VP of Operations for information: operations@whirlygirls.org.
We hope to see you in Atlanta!