Rocket Consulting Services presents …
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 [10:00 am - 7:00 pm]
WELCOME TO THE
SYMPOSIUM ON THE AEROSPACE INDUSTRY (SAI)!
“BRINGING THE SKIES AND STARS CLOSER”
Co-Hosted by the Guilford Technical Community College Aviation Program & Jim “Rocket” Allred, GTCC Student & Aerospace Advocate
Join us in rooms 318/319 at the Aviation Campus 3 (Caesar Cone II Aviation Building) for a day filled with exciting talks, workshops, and networking opportunities in the aerospace industry. Meet industry experts, learn about the latest trends, and connect with like-minded professionals. Whether you're a seasoned veteran or just starting, there's something for everyone at SAI.
How do we define AEROSPACE?
Aerospace is the technology and industry concerned with both AVIATION and SPACE FLIGHT.
The region around the Piedmont Triad International Airport is already home to many aviation companies and some space-related aerospace businesses, including 21 Air, Amazon, Boom Supersonic, FedEx, HAECO Americas, Honda Aircraft Company, iAero Airways, JetZero, Koury Aviation, Marshall USA, Signature Aviation, Textron Aviation Greensboro Service Center, and Triad Aviation.
The Guilford Technical Community College, with its aviation and aerospace programs, is already training for the future, preparing workers for the current aviation-related jobs — practical & regulatory knowledge, problem-solving, and advanced technical skills — high-skill & high-paying jobs. With just a little nudge, skills learned for an aircraft manufacturer, Boom, HondaJet, JetZero, or aircraft repair like HAECO or Textron could be transitioned into advanced, high-skill, and high-paying jobs working on rocket structural, payload, guidance, and propulsion systems.
Space advocates, like you, are collaborating to invite space-related supply chain and aerospace companies to establish their headquarters here.
See you at the Symposium on the Aerospace Industry (SAI)!
GOALS
DISCOVER SPACE EXPLORATION & COMMERCIALIZATION OF SPACE
GET TO KNOW LOCAL AVIATION & SPACE COMPANIES
ATTRACT SPACE-RELATED SUPPLY CHAIN COMPANIES TO OUR PIEDMONT TRIAD
START TRAINING TODAY FOR AVIATION & SPACE-RELATED JOBS
NETWORK TODAY FOR OUR FUTURE!
AGENDA
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 [10:00 am - 7:00 pm]
*** Tentative & Subject to Change ***
10:00 am - 11:00 am: Commercial Space Today & Tomorrow
* Beverages, breakfast options TBD *
A. Introductions
Rocket Consulting Services
GTCC Aviation & Aerospace Programs:
* PTIA - GTCC’s Aviation Programs
* Aviation Management
* Career Pilot
* Aviation Systems Technology
* Aviation Manufacturing Quick Careers Program
* Aerospace Manufacturing Engineer
B. Current space-related supply chain manufacturing & National locations
C. How do we attract space-related businesses?
D. Outer space regulation & law - Who owns space?
E. Our aviation success opens the gateway for success in space!
11:00 am - 12:00 pm: Commercial Space Workshop
- Brainstorming and open discussions on attracting space businesses
Noon: Lunch Break
* Beverages, meal options TBD *
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Open Session (Industry Presentations)
- Presentations from national and local aviation and space-related companies
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Aerospace Training
- Aviation training and future space-related training
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Career Development
- Training, Skills, Resume Building & Mock Interviews
- What skills will future aviation and space-related jobs need?
- Start training today for tomorrow's jobs!
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Open Networking SESSION
* Beverages & meal options TBD *
BE EXCITED,
THE FUTURE FROM SCIENCE FICTION IS HERE,
TODAY!
Do you want to get involved with space, take advantage of the upcoming golden age of commercial space exploration and operations here on Earth? How can we optimize our manufacturing capabilities and advanced skills for the space industry? How do you add space industries and supply chains for space-related manufacturing to the Piedmont Triad?
Don't miss out on this unique chance to immerse yourself in the golden age of aerospace!