This event has been joint organised by IEEE Women in Engineering UK & Ireland (WIE UKI) Chapter and CONFIRM, the Science Foundation Ireland funded research centre for Smart Manufacturing based at the University of Limerick.

Overview:

Much international research indicates that women are significantly underrepresented in many STEM fields, particularly in fields such as enginerring and manufacturing. In Ireland for example, approximately 75% of the STEM workforce are men.

This trend is seen internationally also; as per AAUW, Women and Girls make up only 28% of the workforce in STEM and tend to opt for non-engineering disciplines.

This event focuses on women who have developed successful careers pursuing fields in Engineering, Science and Technology – leading by example in male-dominant fields. It also provides an opportunity for women to share their novel research ideas, experience and skill, through interaction with all stakeholders in the research ecosystem.

Register at: Empowering Women in the Triple Helix Model Tickets, Tue, Oct 26, 2021 at 11:00 AM | Eventbrite

The event is done and you can watch it HERE

20 October, 9:00 pm ET

The Women in Science & Technology: Volunteering to Lead panel includes the top female leadership in nonprofit membership organizations representing the many facets of the science, technology, and engineering industries.

The discussion will focus on why the panelists chose to pursue careers in these industries and their experiences as women in science and technology. In addition, they will explore why they found it important to volunteer their time and talent and the impact women leaders are making across science and technology.

Register at: IEEE President Land Panel Sign Up

IEEE R8 WiE Affinity Groups Chairs Yearly Meeting

Save the Date: October 14th 2021, 7-9 PM UTC+3.

Details of participation below:

More details and registration about the upcoming event you can find in the following link: Early Career Second Event Tickets, Sat 16 Oct 2021 at 14:00 | Eventbrite

A satellite event in the frame of IEEE RTSI 202 l – 6^th International Forum on Research and Technologies for Society and Industry “Innovation for a Smart World” Naples, Italy, September 6-9 2021.

The IEEE Italy Section Women in Engineering Affinity Group organizes its 5^th Annual Meeting, which will be held within the IEEE RTSI 2021 – 6^th International Forum on Research and Technologies for Society and Industry “Innovation for a Smart World”, in virtual mode due to the persistence of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The meeting will be an opportunity to present the Commitment Chart ”WIE.steer2STEM.chart v2.0″, released last year, to IEEE volunteers from other Region 8 countries, sharing the objectives of WIE Italy activities and the actions taken to achieve them.

During the panel session “A broader look: the commitment of EU countries to the WIE mission”, international speakers from different European countries will share experiences and outlooks on the efforts made to promote and support women’s participation in STEM careers.

Following, the poster session GENEVA 2021 (Gender Equality iN rEsearch and innoVAtion) will be held, focusing on the best practices in managing the “gender equality” in funded projects.

Later in the afternoon, members of the “WIE.steer2STEM.chart” promoting committee, WIE, AICA, AEIT, and WWE, will discuss the initiatives and actions carried out during the last year, and pave the way to the future improvement of the Commitment Chart.

Due to the COVID-19 emergency, the conference will take place in virtual mode. Participation in the event is free of charge. Instructions for participation in the virtual meeting are available here.

This webinar collaborates with IEEE – WIE (Women in Engineering) Turkey and Kenya to demystify the engineers’ and technologists’ mindsets of thinking of a problem and giving solutions that communities later turn down. This webinar looks into extending the talks to building technological or non-technological solutions, therefore having the speakers be the primary investigators in the project and having a team of mentors and mentees who will actualize a frugal and sustainable solution contextualizing the needs of the specified communities.

Organizers:

IEEE WIE Kenya Section & IEEE WIE Turkey Section

Zoom link: https://bit.ly/wie-innovation

Registration link: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/280430

Maria Alexandra Paun, WiE Chair IEEE R8, in the inaugural panel of Returning Mothers Conference 2021 on the topic “Diversity and Inclusion as a Way of Workplace Life“. The main aim of the ceremony is to instill the notion among the participants on how to enhance professional skills as an individual.

: https://www.runtheworld.today/app/c/ieee-rmc2021

Maria Alexandra Paun, WiE Chair IEEE R8, in Panel 2 WIE, Part 2 (social session) of IEEE PES & IAS PowerAfrica 2021, under the topic “The Roles of Women Engineers towards Sustainable Development”

IEEE Region 8 WiE is a Bronze sponsor of  IEEE PES & IAS PowerAfrica 2021