THE GOVERNANCE

ASSOCIATION

Aerospace Valley is a non-profit organization established under France’s 1901 law. It was created on July 13, 2005 to develop the competitiveness of the Occitanie & Nouvelle Aquitaine Aeronautics, Space and Embedded systems cluster at the national, European and international levels. It was certified a world-class Cluster by the CIADT on July 12, 2005.

Aerospace Valley brings together companies, research centers, training organizations and academic institutions involved in the sector in both regions.

The Organization is comprised of 7 Colleges:

Large companies

SME-SMI

Training centers

Research centers

Public authorities economic development structures

Financial organizations

Professional organizations and associated partners

The association consists of:

A Council, made up of all members belonging to the Organization.
A Board of Directors with 37 members, in which all the colleges are represented. The Board of Directors is elected with a simple majority by the Council for a period of three years.
A Certification Committee composed of 25 members from the four first colleges. It certifies the projects that it deems relevant and coherent with regards to the Cluster’s roadmap. These projects are then presented to the financial committee.
A 6 Member Executive Committee, elected by the Board of Directors for a three year period.
An Executive Committee (COMEX) which includes the members of the Board, representatives from Training, Research and Economic Development, the leaders of the 5 Ecosystems of Excellence, leaders of the market commissions: Aeronautics, Space and Drones