Wednesday June 6
13:00 – 17:00 Workshop for selected women
19:00 – 21:00 Welcoming Reception
Sponsored by Hewlett-Packard
Thursday June 7
9:00 – 10:15 Opening Session
Moderator: Claudia Morrell , Executive Director of CWIT, Chair of ITF and Conference Co-chair, USA
- Kamel Ayadi – WFEO President and Conference Chair – Tunisia
- Ellen Sauerbrey - US Assistant Secretary of State - USA
- Walter R. Erdelen, Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences, UNESCO
- Ghlem Dabbèche - OIT President - Tunisia
- Keynote speech by Tunisian Government Representative
10:15 – 10:45 Networking Break
10:45 – 12:00 Keynote Speakers I
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Moderator: Barry Grear, WFEO President-elect - Australia
· Claudine Hermann - Professor Emeritus of Physics at Ecole Polytechnique Paris -France
· Johanna MH Levelt Sengers-Scientist Eemeritus at the US National Institute of Standards & Technology,USA
12:00 – 13:15 Lunch (Networking Time)
13:15 – 14:15 Introduction to Four Tracks
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Moderator: Bebia Chihi, CEO, Société Nationale de Distribution des Pétroles - SNDP-Tunisia
1) Girls and Women in Engineering Education
Rapporteur:Duncan Fraser, Centre for Research in Engineering Education, University of Cape Town, South Africa
- Barbara Waugh , Director of University Relations, Hewlett-Packard - USA
2) Women Engineers and Technologists: Entrepreneurs of Small and Medium Enterprises
Rapporteur: Jennifer DeBoer, WFEO Researcher and MIT Engineer - Tunisia/USA
- Marina Larios , President, European Association for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology - UK
3) Women Enabling Technology in Communities
Rapporteur: Monique Frize, President, INWES - Canada
- Najat Rochdi, Regional Coordinator , ICTDAR (UNDP) (representing Arab countries) - Morocco
4) Women Engineers and Technologists: The Workforce
Rapporteur: Ann Holmes, Principal Consultant, Ann Holmes & Associates, and Board Member, Women in Global Science and Technology - Canada
- Dana Winner, Executive Director, IMTAS; KM Institute for Iraq and Kuwait - USA
14:30 – 15:45 Breakout Sessions 1
1) Girls and Women in Engineering Education: A Global Perspective
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Moderator: Russel Jones, Chair, WFEO Capacity Building Committee - USA
- Raoudha Ben Othman (Tunisia) -Images of Engineers and Engineering Among Tunisian Young People
- Pamela Alvarez and Carola Alejandra Blazquez - Chile - Women Faculty Members in Engineering Departments Across Chilean Universities
- Carla Giovana Cabral - Brazil -The Women in Brazilian Schools of Engineering: History, Education and Future
- Anntonette Joseph - Australia - Gen2Y: Gender and Generational Issues from the Perspective of a Young Engineer
- Peggy Layne - USA -Using Data to Drive Institutional Change
2) Women Engineers and Technologists: Appreciating Your Entrepreneurial Spirit
Room LE MOULIN
Moderator: Henda Ben Ghezala, Ministry of Higher Education and Technology, Tunisia
- Soukeina Bouraoui - Tunisia – From Developing the Culture of Risk to Starting a Business
- Veronica Hisado - Spain – Can Women Be Technological Entrepreneurs?
3) Women EnablingTechnology in Communities: Mining for Advancement
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Moderator: Nadia Ghazzali, Professor of Mathematics and Statistics, Université Laval - Canada/Morroco
- Regina Stella Fittipaldi, CONFEA- Brazil:
Taking Care: Ethics for Participative Management
- Olga Loffredi, Landmark Education Business Development - USA
Case Study of Community Sustainability Efforts inside a Mining Operation in Africa – LonMin
- Youn Jung Park, Syracuse University - USA:
Introduction to Internet Governance and Women Policymakers
4) Women Engineers and Technologists: Encouraging Women Engineers to Occupy Top Managerial Positions
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Moderator: Suzelle Barrington, President, Canadian Memorial Engineering Foundation (Canada)
- Sylvie Beland, Canadian Space Agency - Canada
- Carlien Dorcas Bou-Chedid, Ghana Institute of Engineers - Ghana
- Claudio Santibanez, Inter-American Development Bank (representing South America)
15:45 – 16:15 Networking Break
16:15 – 17:30 Breakout Sessions II
1) Girls and Women in Engineering Education: Promoting Technological Studies in Higher Education
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Moderator: Margarita Artal, Director of CIREM-Barcelona ( Foundation Center for European initiatives and research in the Mediterranea ) and member of the Research Program on Women and the Information and Communication Technologies, Open University Catalonia (UOC)
- André Béraud, Researcher and Networking Manager for ECEPIE (Egalité des Chances dans les Etudes et la Profession d’Ingénieur en Europe) - France
- Capitolina Diaz, Associate Professor, University of Oriedo, and Director of the Women and Science Unit, Spanish Ministry of Education and Science - Spain
- Veronica Hisado, M.Sc. Telecommunications Engineering and M.Sc. Mathematics, Gender and ICT Consultant, Artau Equality Policy - Spain
- Milagros Sainz, Researcher for the Program on Gender and ICT, Open University, Catalonia - Spain
2) Women Engineers and Technologists: Motivation of Enterprising Women
Room LE MOULIN
Moderator: Prof. Najla Bouden Romdhane, Ministry of Higher Education& Technology, Tunisia
- Sheila Pen , University of Bath - UK
- Chiheb Bouden, ENIT, University El Manar - Tunisia
- Linda Alepin, Global Women's Leadership Network - USA
3) Women Enabling Technology in Communities: Propelling Women via Technology
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Moderator: Yvette Ramos, Director, INWES - France
- Issie Gueye, INWES Director and CIFISATS Secretary General -Ivory Coast
Reinforcing the Capacity of ICTs for Women Engineers and Scientists
- Dillip Pattanaik, Director, IRMA India
Community Information Centre: Empowering Women in Rural Orissa
4) Women Engineers and Technologists: Making Engineering More Attractive to Women
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Moderator: Mariam Jaïdène, Professor, ENIT, University El Manar - Tunisia
- Sharifa Bader Al-Fadala, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research - Kuwait
- Gunilla Burrowes, School of Civil, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, RMIT University -Australia
- Lula Mohanty, IBM - India
17:45 – 18:15 Brief Day 1: Reports from the 4 Rapporteurs
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19:30 – 21:00 Networking reception / Poster presentations
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Sponsored by CISCO
Friday June 8
9:00 – 10:15 Keynote Speakers II
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Moderator: Alifa Farouk,Ombudsman of Tunisia, -Tunisia
10:15 – 11:30 Breakout Sessions III
1) Girls and Women in Engineering Education: Enhancing Access
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Moderator: Bethany Jones, Distinguished Professor, James Madison University (USA)
- Yvette Ramos (France) - Actions to Encourage Female Students to Become Engineers
- Anupama Pande (India) – Powering the Revolution
- Sandhya Prabhakaran (India) – Are You a Successful Engineer?
- Anupama Saxena and Malathi Subramanian (India) – Women in Engineering and Technology Education in India: Prospects for Rural Women
2) Women Engineers and Technologists: Building Bridgees and Closing Gaps
Room LE MOULIN
Moderator: Riadh Zghal, Professor Emeritus, University of Sfax -Tunisia
- Margaret Ajibode (UK/Africa) – Bridging the Gap for Women in Africa Using Engineering and Technology
- Hayfaa Almudhaf, Kuwait Institute of scientific Research
- Patricia Garcia Guevara, University of Guadalajara, Mexico
3) Empowering Women Through Traditional and New Media
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Moderator: Peri Shamsai, Discovery Communications
- Lori Post, Assistant Dean for Research, College of Communication Arts & Science, Michigan State University
- Diane Butts, Television Manager, Voice of America
- Julia Wilson, Wilson Global Communications
4) Women Engineers and Technologists: Barriers Limiting Women from Engineering
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Moderator: Sylvie Beland, Canadian Space Agency (Canada)
- Jyotsna Anand, IBM India Pvt.Ltd (Sweden)
- Faiza Azzouz, Ministere des Technologies de la Communication (Tunisia)
- Yixin Zhong, University of Posts and Telecommunications (China)
11:30 – 12:00 Networking Break
12:00 – 13:15 Breakout Sessions IV
1) Girls and Women in Engineering Education: Who Will beTomorrow's Education Leaders? A Toolkit for Engaging Your Colleagues in Transformation for Equity
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Moderator: Lisa Frehill , Executive Director, Commission on Professionals in Science and Technology (USA)
- Steven Castillo, Dean of the College of Engineering , New Mexico State University -USA
2) Women Engineers and Technologists: Women Engineers in Technological Research
Room LE MOULIN
Moderator: Suzelle Barrington, President, Canadian Memorial Engineering Foundation - Canada
- Andre Beraud, ECEPIE (France)
- Felizitas Sagebiel, University of Wuppertal (Germany)
- Anita Thaler, Inter-University Research Centre for Technology, Work and Culture -Austria- , and
- Jennifer Dahmen, University of Wuppertal, Germany
3) Women Enabling Technology in Communities:Empowering Women in Rural Communities
Room KHIMA
Moderator: Olu Awoyinfa, Secretary General, Federation of African Organizations of Engineers -Nigeria
- Sogani Reetu, Chief Coordinator, Community Awareness Centre -India
- Svetlana Aslanyan, Founding President, Center for Development of Civil Society and Women’s Scholar Council - Armenia
4) Women Engineers and Technologists: Cultural Diversity Issues Influencyng Women Engineers to Join the Workforce
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Moderator: Jennifer DeBoer, WFEO Researcher and MIT Engineer -Tunisia/USA
- Ikbel Gharbi , Professor, University Zeïtouna -Tunisia: Women, Islam and Knowledge
- Lela Barbosa de Sousa Sa, Confea, Brasilia- Italy
- Kehinde Taiwo, Obafewi Awolowo University -Nigeria
13:15 – 14:30 Lunch (Networking Time)
14:30 – 15:00 Keynote Speakers III
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Moderator : Semia Melham, Senior Operations Officer, Global Information and Communication Technology in Latin America -Argentina
- Julie Hammer - National Deputy President, Institution of Engineers Australia
15:00 – 16:30 Major National and International Organizations Supporting Women in Engineering and Technology
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Moderator: Tony Majoram, Program Specialist, UNESCO
- Gloria Bonder, Chair, UNESCO Women, Science and Technology in Latin America -Argentina
- Soukeina Bouraoui - General Director , Center of Arab Women for Training and Research (CAWTAR) -Tunisia
- Monique Frize : International Network of Women Engineers and Scientists (INWES) -Canada
- Monique Moutaud: International Conference on Women Engineers and Scientists (ICWES) 14 -France
- Sana Ghenima, Arab Women Organization - Tunisia
- Anntonette Joseph, WFEO Young Engineers Network (Australia)
- Russel Jones , WFEO Committee on Capacity Building - USA
- Paulo Bubach, CONFEA - Brazil: The Gender issue in WFEO-WEC 2008
- Nancy Pascall, Gender Policy Coordinator, Information Society and Media Directorate General, European Commission - Belgium
- Oum Kalthoum Ben Hassine, Présidente, Association Femme et Sciences - Tunisia
16:30 – 17:00 Networking Break
17:00 – 17:45 Day 2 Debrief: Reports from Rapporteurs
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17:45 – 18:30 Next Steps/Final Remarks
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- Kamel Ayadi, WFEO President and Conference Chair (Tunisia)
- Claudia Morrell, Executive Director of CWIT, Chair of International Taskforce on Women and ICTs and Conference Co-Chair (USA)
- Representative from Tunisian Government
19:30 – 21:30 WFEO Gala Recognition Dinner for Associates (CCC, OMAF)
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Invitation required
Saturday June 9
8:30 – 12:30 Workshop for selected women