SUNDAY, JULY 1ST, 2007
| 16:00 - 18:00 | Arrivals and registration The main building of the University of Wroclaw; pl.Uniwersytecki 1, (Hall next to Oratorium Marianum, Entrance-Brama Cesarska - blue colo) |
MONDAY JULY 2nd, 2007
| 8:00 - 9:00 | Registration (Hall next to Oratorium Marianum) and Welcome - Aula Leopoldina (one floor up from Oratorium Marianum) |
| 9:00 - 9:30 | Welcome. Masters of Ceremony - dr Anna Szemik and Zofia Janas
(Organising Committee Chair and Co-Chair). a) Rector of the University of Wroclaw - Prof. dr. L. Pacholski / Vice-Rector for Science and International Relations - Prof. dr. K. Nawotka/ Vice-Rector for General Affairs-Prof.dr. Urszula Prasznic b) Dr. Monique Frize, President, INWES c) d) President of Wroclaw - dr. Rafal Dutkiewicz e) President of Lower Silesia Voivodine - Prof.dr Andrzej Los f) Dean of the Faculty of Chemistry of the University of Wroclaw - Prof. dr. Z. L.Ciunik |
| 9:30-11:00 | PANEL I (Aula Leopoldina) Promoting a Gender Balance in Science and Decision Making in Polish Universities Facilitator: Monique Frize, Canada Rapporteur: Sue Bird, UK a) Rector of the University of Wroclaw - Prof. dr. L. Pacholski / Vice-Rector, General Affairs - Prof. dr. Urszula Prasznic. b) Rector of Wroclaw University of Technology - Prof. dr. T. Luty / or Vice-Rector for Development-Prof.dr.Monika Hardygóra c) Director of Institute of Statistics and Demography, Warsaw School of Economics - Prof. dr. Eng. Janina Józwiak d) Head of Department of Geomechanics, Faculty of Geology of Warsaw University - Prof dr. J. Pininska |
| 11:00-11:30 | Coffee Break and Posters (Oratorium Marianum) |
| 11: 30-13:00 | PANEL II (Oratorium Marianum) Update on challenges and opportunities for women in science, engineering, technology and mathematics. Facilitator: Claire Deschenes, Canada Rapporteur: Gail Mattson, USA a) Policies to increase the participation of women in science and engineering research activities (NSERC) - Monika Michalska (Canada) b) National and international organizations promoting women in science, engineering and technology to decision making positions - UNESCO: Saniye Gülser Corat (Paris) AAAS: Yolanda George (USA) INWES: Márta Ecsedi (Canada) NIS-WIST : Gil Ja Jhon (South Korea), Director General of NIS-WIST The Initiative for Women in S&T in the Republic of Korea EU: Marianne Schwartz da Silva IBM: "How to optimize the equal opportunity for workforce? IBM Poland best practices"- Malgorzata Jablonska (Poland) |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 - 15:45 | PANEL III (Oratorium Marianum) Determinants of women's and men's careers in science - resources, mentoring and role models in new EU members and in non-EU countries. Facilitator: Prof. dr R. Siemienska, Poland Rapporteur: Dr Paula Leventman, USA a) The NSF's ADVANCE Program - A Roadmap to Transform the Lives of Women Faculty in Science & Engineering - Prof. Ruby Heap (Canada) b) Creation of a strategy for women in science in the Baltic States - Prof. Dalia Satkovskiene (Lithuania). c) Contextual Analysis of Scientific Carriers- is there a "female style in science"?- Prof. Renata-Siemienska (Poland). d) -Reconciliation of work and family in academia in Poland and Germany- dr Agnieszka Majcher (Poland) e) Factors affecting women and men scientists' careers in academic institutions and companies- prof. Elzbieta Czerwosz (Poland) |
| 15:45 - 16:15 | Break and visit of Posters. |
| 16:15 - 17:30 | PANEL IV (Oratorium Marianum) The Influence of Social and Cultural Factors on Women's Careers in Science. Facilitator: dr Marcelina Zuber, Poland. Rapporteur: prof. Nayanjot Lahiri, India. a) Impact of family models on careers of women-scientists - Dr. Marcelina Zuber, Poland b) Double standards and potential biases in criteria for judging excellence - Prof. Monique Frize, Canada. c) The role of communication patterns in developing skills necessary to advance in communities of scientists - Prof. John Parrish-Sprowl (IUPIU, USA) |
| 20:00 | Dinner - Offered by the Local Organising Committee (Restaurant "Piwnica Swidnicka" - Rynek (The main Market Square of Wroclaw), building of the City Hall). |
TUESDAY JULY 3, 2007
| 9:00 - 10:30 | PANEL V (Oratorium Marianum) Women in Knowledge-Based Society (KBS) - new challenges and opportunities. Facilitator: Dr. Suriya Thevar, India Rapporteur: TBD a) Promoting gender expertise and competences in KBS - dr. Julita Vassileva b) The gender aspects in Russian Science and Technology- Statistics and Trends - Prof.. L. Pipiya, , Russia. c) Gender in European Post Soviet Space -Prof. Irina Kalabikjina, Russia. d) Issues of sustainability and institutionalization of programs after funding is finished: Prof. Suzanne Brainard (USA) |
| 10:30-11:00 | Break and visit of Posters |
| 11:00-12:30 | PANEL VI (Oratorium Marianum) Training panel for empowering Women SE in Eastern Countries Facilitator: TBD Rapporteur: Durdana Habib (Pakistan) a) How to start an association, network, and programs of women in STEM - S. Bird, UK and G. Mattson, USA b) Experience in Asia: - Ryo Kimura and Ikuko Imoto( Japan) Kong Joo Lee (Korea)" KWSE: The Past, Present and Future of Korean Women in Science and Technology". c) Experience in Africa - TBD d) INWES programs and projects - Claire Deschenes, Canada |
| 12:30 - 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 - 14:45 | Reporting and discussions, Panels I, II, III Facilitators: A. Szemik-Hojniak and M. Frize |
| 14:45 -15:30 | Reporting and discussions, Panels IV, V, VI Facilitators: A. Szemik-Hojniak and M. Frize |
| 15:30 - 15:50 | Break |
| 15:50 - 16:30 | Closing remarks, Recommendations and next steps - Monique Frize and Anna Szemik-Hojniak Invitation to ICWES14 - Monique Moutaud |
| 20:00 | Dinner - Invitation from President of Wroclaw Dr. Rafal Dutkiewicz - "The Knight Hall" - City Hall Building (2nd Floor). |
WEDNESDAY JULY 4, 2007
| 10:00 | Half day tour to the Baroque Post Cistersian Monastery in Lubiaz and picnic "en plain air" in the garden of "the Castle on the Water" in Wojnowice village. Participants pay 35 Euros per person. |