AIAA Support Opportunities

Contact Name: __________________ Title: ______________________

Company Name: ________________________________________________

Street Address: ______________________________________________

City: ______________________ State: ________ Zip: ____________

Phone: __________________ E-mail: ____________________________

Please mark any event you would like to support.

PROFESSIONAL EVENTS

[ ] Bimonthly Meetings $100:
Every other Tuesday throughout each academic semester, UT-AIAA conducts general meetings. Meetings usually include announcements of upcoming branch and departmental events, guest speaker; typically industry representatives, professors, corporate recruiters, or occasionally astronauts; refreshments are provided. Approximately 40 members attend each meeting. As a corporate supporter, your company would have the opportunity to speak at one of our meetings. In addition, your company would be recognized on all meeting advertisements. Meetings will be held during the Spring semester. If you are interested in speaking at one of our Spring meetings please e-mail us with dates you would be available to speak.

[ ] Company Tour $300:
Once a month, AIAA offers its members an opportunity to tour a company's facilities. AIAA will arrange transportation for a maximum of 30 people to visit your facility. Our members are eager to learn more about your company. If a tour of your plant would be possible, please mark below your preferred tour date.

STUDENT PROJECTS

[ ] Design, Build, Fly Competition $100 or _________ (Annual Event):
This time intensive hands-on project will provide aerospace engineering students with the opportunity to use their creative Imagination and engineering knowledge to design and build a radio controlled, electric aircraft. The participants will compete in a national design competition.

[ ] Rube Goldberg Design Team $100 or _________ (Annual Event):
Our AIAA branch is known nation wide for its Rube Goldberg design team. Every year, colleges around the country compete in building an extremely complex and elaborate machine to do a simple task. This is a hand-on project, which uses both engineering knowledge and imagination. This is one of the most popular design contests held at the College of Engineering at UT-Austin as well as at other engineering colleges throughout the country.

SOCIAL EVENTS

A major part of AIAA is to provide a social outlet for the aerospace engineers. These social activities are a great way for AIAA to increase its membership, help aerospace engineering students build lifelong friendships, and encourage networking.

[ ] Movie Night $35:
Every Tuesday night on which a general meeting is not held, AIAA holds a popular event known as Movie Night in which the students can come and watch an entertaining and often aerospace-related film.

[ ] Broomball $250:
Every semester, a team of about 20 AIAA members competes against a team from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in a friendly game of broomball. Broomball is very similar to hockey, but played with ordinary tennis shoes on ice.

[ ] Intramural Sports $6O:
Every semester, a team of approximately 20 AIAA members plays in an intramural sports tournament.

LEVELS OF SPONSORSHIP

As a corporate sponsor to our organization, any general funds equaling or surpassing the following levels will receive these awards with much gratitude from UT-Austin AIAA:

o $250 - All corporate supporters providing $250 will have their company name and logo prominently placed on the UT AIAA bulletin board as well as a recognition sign as a corporate sponsor at the next UT Engineering EXPO Student Life Fair.

o $500 - All corporate supporters providing $250 will be recognized as the proud sponsor of a general meeting where over 100 members have attended previously. They will also receive all benefits already listed above.

o $1,000 - All corporate supporters providing $1000 will have their company logo placed as a link on the UT AIAA website that members frequently visit for information including dates of upcoming activities and membership benefits. They will also receive all benefits already listed above.

o $2000 - All corporate supporters providing $2000 will have their logo placed on the next UT AIAA T-shirts, bought and worn by engineering students, faculty, and staff during several events as well as for personal use. They will also receive all benefits already listed above.

Please return with payment to:

AIAA
The University of Texas at Austin
Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
WRW 303AB Mail Code C0600
Austin, Texas 78712-1085

For more information, please contact the current president UT AIAA by e-mail.