Council

The role of the AeSSA Council is as follows:

• Manage the relationship with the Royal Aeronautical Society
• Manage the relationship with Corporate Partners
• Manage the relationship with local and international industry associations, including ECSA and international societies
• Attend to matters relating to AeSSA members, particularly regular correspondence and communication, membership and membership upgrades, and support for the Cape Chapter and the Young Professionals Forum
• Manage the AeSSA’s finances and governance
• Organise regular meetings for members, including lectures and an annual conference
• Conduct outreach activities targeting defined audiences, including the youth, students and the media
• Evaluate candidates to confer awards and medals annually

To executive these functions, Council elects a President and Vice President, an Honorary Secretary and an Honorary Treasurer. The following portfolios as a minimum will be addressed during Council meetings.  Additional portfolios may be defined as the situation requires.

• Secretarial
• Treasury
• Functions and lectures
• External affairs board, foreign visitors and industry liaison
• Cape Chapter
• Medals, awards and bursaries
• Membership, recruiting and grading
• Young members
• ECSA
• Publications
• Corporate partnerships
• Membership of international societies
• The Aerospace conference/symposium