ENAC Alumni

ENAC Alumni is a nonprofit organization, alumni association created in 1987, and registered in Toulouse, Midi-Pyrénées. Its founding President was Robert Aladenyse.
The main missions of the association are to bring together the alumni of ENAC, to support the alumni community worldwide, and to contribute to the development of "École Nationale de l'Aviation Civile" (National University of Civil Aviation also referred to as French Civil Aviation University). ENAC is the first European Graduate School in the fields of aeronautics and aviation. As of April 2020, it has over 25,000 alumni which makes the association the largest in France for aviation programs.
History.
The "École Nationale de l'Aviation Civile" was founded in 1949 in Orly, France. Its initial purpose was to educate the future public workers of the Directorate General for Civil Aviation. At the beginning of the 1970s, the university started the recruitment of students for the aerospace industry, outside of its original pool of future DGAC employees. The number of so-called "civilian" students steadily grew in the 1980s. Robert Aladenyse (1931-2003, 1964 graduate) decided in 1987 to create a nonprofit organization for the aviation engineers ("Diplôme d'ingénieur") alumni. This association was then called IngENAC. 
In the 2000s, the development of the Master's degree and "Mastères Spécialisés" programs led IngENAC to expand its membership to these new alumnus. On January 1, 2010, ENAC merged with the SEFA (flight school) and became the largest aeronautical university in Europe. These major changes in the profile of ENAC and its alumni population were an impetus for a deeper redevelopment of IngENAC into a broader alumni association reflecting the new ambitions of the university and the diversity of its community. In 2012, IngENAC changed name and became known as ENAC Alumni. The newly rebranded association is now the alumni association of all graduates of ENAC, whatever their degree. This includes the Aeronautical operations technicians, the "Techniciens supérieur de l'aviation", the Air Traffic Safety Electronics Personnels and the "Ingénieurs des études et de l'exploitation de l'aviation civile". The new status became effective in March 2012.
In February 2019, ENAC Alumni held the first edition of The State of the Air ("Les Etats de l'Air") which is a conference featuring a series of round tables and master classes with a panel of aviation leaders. The 2019 edition was hosted by the French DGAC.
Missions.
The actions and policies of ENAC Alumni intend to achieve the following goals:
In order to achieve these missions, ENAC Alumni participates in celebrations such as ENAC's graduation ceremonies, provides speakers to ENAC, creates local chapters and think tanks, contributes to the promotion of aviation careers, and holds events such as The State of the Air ("Les Etats de l'Air"). ENAC Alumni is responsible for maintaining the registry of the alumni of ENAC.
ENAC Alumni is a member of the "Conférence des Grandes Écoles" that represents the colleges of engineering in France.
National and regional chapters.
ENAC Alumni has several chapters around the world bringing together alumni locally and serving their community with specific actions. Today, these chapters are groups within the association rather than separate non-for-profit:
ENAC Alumni USA.
The U.S. chapter of ENAC Alumni was founded in December 2018. It has over 100 members across the United States. Its programs include developing the membership, mentoring students and young professionals, promoting diversity and inclusion, and strengthening the relationship with U.S. universities. It has ongoing task forces on the U.S. licenses & certifications and the professional organizations. The chapter has also an emergency information and mutual aid coordination initiative that was launched at the occasion of Hurricane Dorian and was activated again during the COVID-19 crisis.
Aviation think tanks.
ENAC Alumni has professional think tanks conducting research projects and holding round tables aiming to advancing aviation and space in various domains:
Airport Think Tank.
The Airport Think Tank is chaired by Gaël Le Bris. With over 100 members, it is one of the largest think tank of ENAC Alumni. This think tank is currently conducting a research project on the long-term future of the airport industry: The Future of Airports — a Vision of 2040 and 2070. This project involves an industry panel of about 20 thought aviation leaders worldwide. The deliverable of this project was released in April 2020. The think tank has also a COVID-19 Task Force working on guidance to airports.
Industrial and institutional partners.
According to the website of ENAC Alumni, the key partners of the association are the following:
Also, ENAC Alumni supports various student initiatives such as the annual air show Airexpo organized jointly with the "Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace" community. 
The association is a partner of the Aeronautical literary festival.
Organization.
ENAC Alumni is administered by volunteer members, working in close collaboration with the university administration and third party organizations. In addition of several volunteers serving as members of the Board, executives of the association, chairs of the chapters and think tanks, and project managers, the staff of the association is led by Gwénaëlle Le Mouël-Keller, full-time Communications and Network Manager.
Executives and Board members.
The President, Vice Presidents, Treasurer and Secretary are the Executives of ENAC Alumni.
Publications and communications.
ENAC Alumni has published "ENAC Alumni Magazine" since 2014. This publication is the successor of the "Transpondeur" of IngENAC. The association is also active on social media and especially on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.