The Women's Maritime Association is an informational and support network of seafaring women and men. Established in 1980, WMA is based in Seattle, with members from all over the United States, and several other countries. Our membership includes women who work on ferries, tugs, fishing vessels, tankers, deep sea merchant ships, yachts and delivery vessels, as well as women who are seeking employment in the maritime and fishing industries, or who are students in maritime training programs.
WMA's purpose is to promote communication among women and men in maritime industries. Our newsletter provides a forum for exchanging information on employment, health and safety, training, and the achievements of our members. As a network WMA provides mentoring and leadership, historical references, humor and camaraderie.

UPCOMING EVENTS

4th Annual Women on the Water conference
November 4-6, 2010. Sponsored by MARAD, this year the conference will be held at the Texas Maritime Academy in Galveston, TX. Click here for more information.

WMA Annual Gathering
November 21, 2010 - 1100-1300
We'll be having our annual meeting and lunch this year at Romios Pizza in Seattle.
8523 Greenwood Ave N.
Seattle, WA 98103.
206-782-8997

Don't forget to send in your dues for 2010. You can send your $35 to us at:
Women's Maritime Association
PMB 743
1916 Pike Place #12
Seattle, WA 98101

MEMBER NEWS

Congratulations to Jill Freidman and Tamara Becker for getting their Unlimited Chief Mate's licenses! Jill and Tamara are both hawsepipers who managed to navigate their way through the new training requirements- not an easy feat these days.

WMA had our annual brunch meeting on Sunday, November 23rd in Seattle. It was a big success, with 11 members present. We elected officers so that we can become an official non-profit. Your new officers are:
President: Anne Mosness
Vice-President: Meg Jacobson
Secretary-Treasurer: Katie Haven

OPPORTUNITIES

If you know of job opportunities, send them along to us- we'll post them here.

SCHOLARSHIP AVAILABLE FOR WOMEN IN THE MARITIME INDUSTRY
WMA has recently become aware of a scholarship available for women. We are excited about it, because it is the first financial aid that we are aware of to include hawsepipers. The funds are available for women who are pursuing training at any level, including unlicensed. For more information contact The Brier Foundation at www.thebrierfoundation.org, e-mail pinkyflies@thebrierfoundation.org, or call 1-866-746-5913 (1-866-pinky1flies). Check out our Fall 2006 newsletter for more information.

Check out other postings on our resources page.

MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY
To protect our members' privacy, our membership directory is available only to other WMA members. To request a copy, please contact us at info@womensmaritimeassoc.com and after confirming your membership we will e-mail it to you. Please let us know if you would prefer to have it sent snail mail.

WMA T-SHIRTS
25th Anniversary T-shirts are available now for $20.00 (includes shipping within the US). Dusty blue color with WMA logo on the back and the words "Riding the Waves for 25 Years". Please indicate size (sm, med, lg or xl). 100% prewashed cotton. To order, call Robin at 206-938-2688, or send a check to:
WMA
PMB 743
1916 Pike Place #12
Seattle, WA 98101

We encourage all women mariners to send in photographs, articles, news stories or sea stories for the next newsletter. E-mail to info@womensmaritimeassoc.com or snail mail to the above address.