BWPA Diamond Jubilee White Waltham Airfield 30/31 May 2015 Programme 30th May Time Items MORNING SESSION 10:00 Registration & Coffee 11:00 Welcome by Pauline Vahey (Chair of BWPA) Dr Heather McGregor ('Mrs Moneypenny' of the FT) 11:10 - 'Fat, female and 46 but I learned to fly' Dorothy Saul-Pooley (Master, Honourable Company of Air Pilots, 2014-15) 11:45 - 'The Long and Winding Road" Prof Monica Grady 12:20 - 'Meteorites, Space Research and Space Travel' 12:55 LUNCH Stands, exhibitions and book signings in snug Book signing: Anneli Christian-Phillips AFTERNOON SESSION 14:10 Chair - Dorothy Saul-Pooley Tracey Curtis-Taylor (Vintage aeroplane pilot) 14:15 - Cape Town to Goodwood in a Biplane Dr Vivienne Lee 14:50 - 'The aeromedical challenges of modern fast jet flight' 15:25 Conference Close by Pauline Vahey 15:30 Move to snug for tea/coffee GALA DINNER 18:30 Champagne, drinks & canapés Clare Phoenix Band playing 19:30 Dinner - Starter & Main Course After Dinner Speaker - Clare Walker CRAeS, inaugural chair of the RAeS Women in Aviation Committee Dessert & Coffee Clare Phoenix Band playing and raffle draw 23:00 Carriages BWPA Diamond Jubilee White Waltham Airfield 30/31 May 2015 Programme 31st May MORNING SESSION Early am Fly-in Coffee & Welcome Pauline Vahey (Chair of BWPA) To include: Launch of BWPA Bursaries/scholarships/awards for the Jubilee year. Outline plans for the 'Jubilee WES link' initiative; outreach to encourage girls to study STEM 11:00 subjects Richard Poad, Maidenhead Heritage Centre 11:15 - History of the ATA generally Candida Adkins, daughter of Jackie Moggridge 12:00 - Spitfire Girl Buffet Lunch, plus vintage aircraft flying by (if weather permits) Stands, exhibitions and book signings in snug 12:30 Book Signing - Midge Gillies - ‘Amy Johnson: Queen of the Air' AFTERNOON SESSION Alison Hill 13:45 - Introduction and Poetry based on Sisters in Spitfires Midge Gillies & Jane Priston 14:05 - ' Amy Johnson: Lone Girl Flyer' 14:50 Announcement of Silent Auction winners 15:00 Chair to Close - Tea & Coffee Depart/fly-out