ICWES 15 - Wednesday 20 July
Conference Program
| 09:00-09:45 |
Opening Ceremony and Welcome to Country Facilitator: Ms Bernie Hobbs Opening Address: The Hon Kate Ellis, MP Diamond Sponsor Presentation - Karen Wood, BHP Billiton |
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| 09:45-10:30 |
Plenary Facilitator: Ms Bernie Hobbs Keynote Address: Reflections of a Female Astronomer Dame Prof Jocelyn Bell Burnell, Oxford University, President, Society of Physics, United Kingdom VIEW POWERPOINT PRESENTATION VIEW VIDEO OF PRESENTATION |
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| 10:30-11:00 | Morning Tea & Posters | ||||
| 11:00-11:45 |
Plenary |
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| 11:45-12:30 | Hall C | Hall D | Meeting Rooms 1 &2 | Meeting Room 10 | Meeting Room 11 |
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Leadership Facilitator: Ms Bernie Hobbs |
Gender Equity / Workforce Issues Chair: Prof Kong Joo Lee, President Elect, INWES, Association of Korean Women Scientists and Engineers, Republic of Korea |
Higher Education Chair: Ms Monique Moutaud INWES Board Member, France, Vice President Conferences |
Telecommunications / Electrical Engineering Chair: Hon Trish White Former Member for Taylor, South Australia, Executive Member, Worley Parsons, Board Member, Australia Post |
Scholarship Winners Chair: Ms Sue Bird President, INWES, UK |
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| 11:45 |
Invited Speaker Presentation |
Perception of Barriers to Career Progression by Women Engineers and Engineering Students. Dr Achela K Fernando, Unitec Institute of Technology, New Zealand |
Today's Relevance of Feminist Theory and Gender Inclusive Engineering Curricula to Help Students Overcome Thresholds in Engineering Education. Sally A Male, The University of Western Australia, Australia |
Green Path Connection in Multi-Layer Transport Network. |
Assessing the Agricultural Faculty Publication Productivity from Gender Perspective: A Case Study. Dr Suriya M Mayandi Thevar, Annamalai University, India |
| 12:00 |
Painting the Picture - An Update on Women in Engineering Statistics in Australia. |
Why do Girls Choose Engineering? A Comparison of three Engineering Disciplines. |
Statistical Analysis of Some Accuracy Defining Parameters of Location Based Services offered in South Africa. Folasade M Dahunsi, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa |
Scientometric Analysis of Publications on Women in Computing: With Special Reference to 'Gender and ICT' Conference Proceedings. Dr Suriya M Mayandi Thevar, Annamalai University, India |
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| 12:15 | Facilitated Discussion |
Providing a Gender Balanced Workplace - It's Not Just a Numbers Game. |
A Holistic Review of Gender Differences in Engineering Admissions and Early Retention. |
Senior Women Faculty in the Indian Institutes of Technology. Dr Asha Gopinathan, Gen-Sci-e-Tech, Trivandrum, Kerala, India |
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| 12:30-13:30 | Lunch & Posters | ||||
| 13:30-15:00 | Hall C | Hall D | Meeting Rooms 1 & 2 | Meeting Room 10 | Meeting Room 11 |
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Gender Equity / Diversity Facilitator: Ms Bernie Hobbs |
Mentoring / Networks Chair: Dr Cheryl Leggon Society of Women Engineers, USA |
Higher Education Chair: Prof Nadia Ghazalli INWES Board Member Canada Industrial Alliance Chair for the Advancement of Women in Science and Engineering, Quebec, Canada |
Technical: Water Chair: Dt Myung Hee Jung Association of Korean Women Scientists and Engineers, Republic of Korea |
Workshop: Moving Towards a Future with Appropriate Technology Presenter: Jackie M Carpenter, SWESE (Trelay), United Kingdom |
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| 13:30 |
100 Years Later: Has Anything Changed for Women in Science. |
Mentoring of Senior Women Engineers - Experiences and Lessons Learnt. |
Undergraduate Research Initiative at a Community College. |
Reducing Corrosion in WWT Inlet Tanks by Returning Mixed Liquor. |
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| 13:45 |
Lessons Learned from the First Years of a Mentoring Scheme for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology in the UK Ms Pamela R Wain, International Network of Women Engineers and Scientists, United Kingdom |
A Spatially Gender- disaggregated Database for Bursary Allocation to Attract Women Pursuing Science, Engineering and Technology in Kenya Dr Faith Njoki Karanja, The University of Nairobi, Kenya |
Reclamation of oilfield produced water using hydrophilic pervaporative membranes |
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| 14:00 |
A Review of the UNESCO Report: 'Engineering: Issues, Challenges and Opportunities for Development' |
Career Support in Science and Knowledge Management - Mentoring at non-University Research Organizations in Germany |
Combating Global Warming and its Effects on Sustainable Agriculture: Climate Change - Responsive Agriculture Education Approach |
Bringing Systematic Innovation into Project Delivery - The Perspective of a Wastewater Network Project Office |
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| 14:15 |
For Female Engineers: How to Improve your Career Prospects in Male-Dominated Organisations |
Curtiss-Wright Engineering Cadettes: 21st Century Questions and Issues |
The MetaKettle Project: A Journey to the Heart of Higher Education Dr Cecilia Moloney, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada |
Hungry for Power - Challenges for the Municipal Wastewater Treatment Industry |
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| 14:30 |
A Case Study on the Engineering Profession- Diversifying to Success! |
The Boundaries of Women's Rights: Activism and Aspirations in the Society of Women Engineers, 1946-1980 |
Life After a Bachelor's Degree in the Sciences: Responses of Female University Students in the Southeastern Region of Korea |
Learning from Mistakes |
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| 14:45 | Facilitated Discussion |
Why Women and Men Join the Society of Women Engineers |
Challenges Facing Female Engineering Students in Africa - Our Experience |
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| 15:00-15:30 | Afternoon Tea & Posters | ||||
| 15:30-17:00 | Hall C | Hall D | Meeting Rooms 1 & 2 | Meeting Room 10 | Meeting Room 11 |
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Sustainability Facilitator: Ms Bernie Hobbs |
Women in Academia: ADVANCE Chair: Ms Gunilla E Burrowes, University of Newcastle, Australia |
Industry Best Practice Chair: Prof Jung Sun Kim, BIS-WIST and Dongseo University, Korea |
Workshop: Training Material for WiE Attraction, Retention and Higher Management Development Presenters: Marie Helene Therre, Chair, WFEO, WiE Standing Committee, France and Dr Suzelle Barrington, McGill University/ Universite Europeenne de Bretagne, Canada |
Workshop: INWES Projects - Achievements and Plans Presenter: Ms Pamela R Wain, International Network of Women Engineers and Scientists, United Kingdom |
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15:30 |
Sustainable Solutions |
ADVANCE: Recruitment of Women in STEM - Accomplishments of the University of Illinois at Chicago's (UIC) Women in Science and Engineering System Transformation (WISEST) |
Family-friendly Policies and Women Engineers Careers |
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| 15:45 |
ADVANCE: Elder Care Impact on Higher Education |
Women Leading Diversity at SKM |
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| 16:00 |
Sustainable Building Design: Challenge and Opportunity |
ADVANCE: The Outcomes of 19 Institutional Transformation Efforts to ADVANCE Gender Equity |
How to Get the Best for Less - Engineering your Recruitment |
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| 16:15 |
Connecting the Dots: The Value of Systems Thinking in Sustainable Outcomes |
ADVANCE: Retaining and Advancing Women Faculty |
Finding, Recruiting and Retaining Women Engineers for National Security R&D Positions |
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| 16:30 |
Capacity Building in Science Technology and Innovation (STI) Policy for Sustainable Development in West Africa - The Role of Women Engineers and Scientists |
ADVANCE: Building a Diverse STEM Faculty |
Are We There Yet? How Wollongong City Council is Progressing Towards Being an Employee of Choice |
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| 16:45 | Facilitated Discussion |
Women Engineering Deans in the United States: A New Model for Academic Leadership |
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| 17:00-18:00 | Poster Session | ||||
