American Institute of Aeronautics &

Astronautics Central Florida Section

Upcoming Events

Join us to learn, network, collaborate, and innovate re aerospace
Monthly Council Meeting
Friday, September 12th, 2025 5:00pm (Virtual)


Monthly council meetings are held on the second Friday of each month at 5:00pm. Meetings may be held in person or virtually, but we always have a call-in available. 


All members are welcome, if you want to attend, volunteer or learn more about the section, please contact us at info@aiaacentralflorida.org for the latest meeting link.

Traversing the Aerospace Industry
Thursday, September 25th, 2025   7:00 – 8:30pm


Drinks and pizza furnished by AIAA Central Florida Section

How will you decide the next step in your career? This 30-minute talk by Benjamin Jiminez, Digital Engineering Lead at MITRE Corporation, will provide several frameworks to think through a career in the aerospace industry while using Mr. Jimenez’s personal example to demonstrate how his aerospace engineering background impacted his journey. He’ll also discuss how AIAA has played a role in shaping his professional trajectory.  Ample time will be allocated for a question-and-answer session to provide attendees with career insights to guide their own professional path.

Monthly Council Meeting
Friday, October 10th, 2025 5:00pm (Virtual)


Monthly council meetings are held on the second Friday of each month at 5:00pm. Meetings may be held in person or virtually, but we always have a call-in available. 


All members are welcome, if you want to attend, volunteer or learn more about the section, please contact us at info@aiaacentralflorida.org for the latest meeting link.

Cape Canaveral Space Force Museum Tour
Saturday, October 11⋅9:00am – 1:00pm


Meet at the Sands Space History Center, located just outside the south gate of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. No Cape access pass is required. The History Center contains historic information and displays for each Launch Complex (LC) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. https://ccspacemuseum.org/artifacts/history-center/.

Inventing the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
Thursday, October 23rd, 2025     7:00 – 8:30pm


Drinks and pizza furnished by AIAA Central Florida Section

This presentation by Paul Bevilaqua, the Chief Engineer at the Lockheed Skunk Works, will describe the technical and program challenges involved in developing the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and show how an innovative idea became an international program with engineers from half a dozen countries developing a single replacement aircraft for multiple aircraft types. The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter was developed to meet the multirole fighter requirements of the U.S. Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and our allies.

Monthly Council Meeting
Friday, November 14th, 2025 5:00pm (Virtual)


Monthly council meetings are held on the second Friday of each month at 5:00pm. Meetings may be held in person or virtually, but we always have a call-in available. 


All members are welcome, if you want to attend, volunteer or learn more about the section, please contact us at info@aiaacentralflorida.org for the latest meeting link.