EUROAVIA is not all about the International Board (IB) and the Local Groups (LGs) spread all over Europe, but also about many people working behind the scenes in different areas, in what we call Working Groups (WGs). But do you know which is the oldest EUROAVIA WG?
Category: #DidYouKnow
Did you know? EUROAVIA’s location
Even though our association is spread all over Europe (43 associations over 18 countries), did you know that the main address of EA has changed numerous times during its history? During EUROAVIA’s first years, the “permanent” address changed every time a new board was elected, so the official location of EA was in constant change….
Did you know? EMEAC
Recently, the Electoral Meeting of the EUROAVIA Congress (EMEAC) took place in Bremen, where the Designated International Board (DIB) was elected. But did you know that the first EMEAC also took place in German soil back in 1990?
Did you know? The first magazine
Did you know there’s a place where historically EUROAVIAns got updates of what was going on inside the association? The magazine has been around for years, delivering information to all our members around Europe. The idea of creating a magazine for EUROAVIA first came in 1960, when the central committee at the time wanted to…
Did you know? First EMEAC and AMEAC
As the AMEAC in Naples that will take place at the beginning of October is approaching, have you ever wondered, when and where did the first AMEAC and EMEAC occur? Since the establishment of EUROAVIA, congresses have been an important part of the association. During congresses important decisions that shaped the future of our association…
Did you know? First President of EUROAVIA
On our last “Did you know?” we presented EUROAVIA’s foundation, but do you know who was our first President? (Small hint, his name is on the Founding protocol of EUROAVIA) The first President of EUROAVIA, who is also known as the father of our association, is Jean Roeder. He studied in RTWH Aachen, where he…
Did you know? Lustrum
Last weekend in the UK, the Queen’s platinum jubilee was celebrated for her 70 years of service to the crown but, did you know celebrating anniversaries is also a thing inside EUROAVIA? EUROAVIA’s anniversary is usually celebrated every five years with the so-called Lustrum. The word Lustrum has its origins in ancient Rome, where the…
Did you know? Fly-Ins
Finally, from the start of the pandemic in 2020 when the International Events came to a halt, the first Fly-In has just taken place in Dresden between May 8th – 12th, 2022. But do you know how Fly-Ins started? Fly-Ins started back in 1986, in a period when EUROAVIA was growing fast with new local…