On Thursday the 26th July 2018 Wellington Branch of the Royal Aeronautical Society Branch is organising a presentation from Brian Lockstone, titled 'The Relevance of Aviation History to Millennials'.
Today’s millennials are the best educated, most tech-savvy and possibly the smartest generation in New Zealand’s history. So what relevance do events such as the First World War in the air hold for them? For the majority of millennials, total war is shaped by popular culture, films and the occasional book. The relevance to millennials is that this war was fought by mainly young men – their equivalents from another era. The aces are commemorated in film and at air shows, but the bulk of the air war was conducted by bomber and observation pilots. Behind them lay a vast complicated machine, which provided the foundations of much of today’s industrial organisation. How do we impart the hard lessons from the past to ensure they don’t have to learn them again at some time in the future? This is our challenge. This presentation is open to students, lecturers, teachers, aviation industry professionals, enthusiasts and anyone who is involved with young people who may be considering a career in aviation. This is also an occasion where young people with an interest in flying, aeroplanes, aviation and great jobs in the industry, can meet like-minded people interested in aviation who may have, or have had, jobs in the aviation industry. About the speaker: Brian Lockstone, MRAeS, MILT. Brian is an excellent speaker and is passionate about his subject, having spent nearly 50 years analysing, reporting upon, and participating in aviation, the airline industry and government affairs. Brian is the author of a number of books on New Zealand and military aviation and is a regular contributor to leading aviation publications. His career spans journalism, government service and the airline and aviation industry at home and around the world in Australia, the Pacific, the United States and Europe. Brian has worked at the top levels of governments, at home and abroad, has advised prime ministers, cabinet ministers and senior executives in multinational companies and retains strong links into the aviation community. Presentation Venue
For those who definitely want to attend, please notify Bernard Weinstein, via [email protected]
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