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March 22 | Company or Organization | Origin | Topic & Speaker(s) | How to Replay :
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| Noon -1:30 | Lenovo and Sally Ride Science | Research Triangle Park, NC, US | OPENING EVENT
Live Webcast from Lenovo HQ. Global Marathon Co-chairs Frances O’Sullivan, Lenovo, and Sally Ride from Sally Ride Science |
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| 1:30 - 2:00 | Rockwell Collins | Iowa | Nan Mattai, Sr. VP, Engineering & Technology, Rockwell Collins, discusses college and career strategies with students at Iowa State University. |
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| 2:00 - 2:30 | Agilent Technologies | Vancouver, BC, Canada | Software developer Tam Cummings,
“Life Outside the Classroom” discusses ways to acquire engineering-related skills outside the classroom. | Replay Link |
| 2:30 - 3:00 | Duke University | NC, US | Audrey Ellerbee, Duke Ph.D. Candidate in Biomedical Engineering and recipient of the National Society of Black Engineers Graduate Student of the Year Award.Discusses her path and future.
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| 3:00 - 3:30 | Girls Inc. | US | Heather Johnston Nicholson, Ph.D., Director of Research for Girls Incorporated Presents and discusses findings from “The Supergirl Dilemma: Girls Grapple with the Mounting Pressure of Expectations.” | Replay Link
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| 3:30 - 4:00 | Extraordinary Women Engineers Project | US | “Live your Life, Love what you do: Talking to high school girls about Engineering” is a look at recent research and future actions to reach capable girls about careers in engineering. It is part of the Extraordinary Women Engineers Project. Thea Sahr, Manager of Special Initiatives, WGBH-Boston.
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| 3:30 - 4:00 | Lenovo | US | “Why engineering is fun” with Marcia Springfield, Executive Director of Lenovo Product Group Operations | Replay Link
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| 4:00 - 4:30 | Agilent Technologies | US | Terri Devlin, Global Business Specialist and Cheryl Diller, Technical Marketing Engineer.
“Making My Life Hum: Blending Art, Caring and Technology for Success” | Replay Link CLICK HERE for PowerPoint |
| 4:00 - 4:30 | National Coalition of Girls’ Schools | Bethesda, Maryland, US | Presenters: Christopher Lee, Introduction to Engineering instructor, Holton-Arms School, Bethesda, MD, and Holton-Arms students, and Whitney Ransome, Executive Director, National Coalition of Girls' Schools.
Topic: Designing an Engineering Program for Girls' Schools.
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| 4:30 - 5:00 | Agilent Technologies | Colorado | Erica Messinger and Cheryl Diller, Technical Marketing Engineers, discuss “Dancing to Engineering: A Journey from Balllet, through Injury, to Engineering.” | Replay Link
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| 4:30 - 5:00 | National Association of College Admissions Counselors | West Springfield, Virginia, US | Susan Rexford, Career Center Specialist, West Springfield, VA, High School
Discusses what outreach volunteers need to know about working with guidance counselors. |
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| 5:00 – 5:30 | The GAP | US | Karla Tankersley, engineering manager, The Gap. Addresses the Leadership Training Summit of Girls Inc. by telephone. Girls Inc. leaders will have copies of the book Changing Our World: True Stories of Women Engineers for discussion. |
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| 5:30 – 6:00 | National Society of Professional Engineers | US | Lyndsey Alm, P.E., a senior environmental engineer with Leggette, Brashears & Graham, Inc. discusses "The PE: a way for female engineers to set themselves apart." | Replay Link
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| 6:00 - 6:30 | Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston | Houston, TX
US | Julie Trenor, Ph.D., Director of Undergraduate Student Recruitment and Retention, Cullen College of Engineering, University of Houston.
“Advancing the Pipeline of Women in Engineering: What You Can Do to Help Recruit and Retain Female Undergraduates.” | Replay Link
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| 6:30 - 7:00 | Verizon Business | US | Gina Otts, Senior Network Engineer “Things I Learned (or Didn't) in College about Engineering”
Discusses the real story about the common misconceptions regarding who engineers are & what engineers do. | Replay Link |
| 7:00 - 7:30 | CYBERCHASE, Thirteen/ WNET NY | New York City, US | Outreach Director Laura.Gallagher and Outreach Manager Natalie Gabrelian.
“Engineers are cyberrific!
Chat live with CYBERCHASE For Real star Bianca and her engineer friend (Veronica L. Nelson, Professional Development Program Manager, Northrop Grumman Corporation) as they unlock the math behind engineering and inventing…CYBERCHASE style!” |
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| 7:30 - 8:00 | DESIGN SQUAD
WGBH-Boston | US | “The Women Behind Design Squad.” A look at the intersection of engineering and entertainment. Chat with show host and mechanical engineer Deanne Bell; producer Marisa Wolsky, who shares the ins and outs of creating a television show; and Thea Sahr, Manager, Special Initiatives | Replay Link |
| 8:00 – 8:30 | The GAP | US | “The ultimate in fashion meets function.” You know the clothes and the stores. Learn how your shopping experience is engineered. Talked with Karla Tankersley, engineer with The GAP. | Replay Link
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(7:00 – 8:00 PM Colombia) | Tetra Tech Em Inc. | US
Presented in Spanish (En Espanol) | Tatiana Hernandez, P.E., CFM, Water Resources Engineer.
Presentation in Spanish will focus on starting a career as an engineer in the United States.
“Como Empezar la Carrera de Ingenieria en Estados Unidos” | Replay Link
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| 8:30 –9:00 | MIT Women’s Initiative and JETS (Junior Engineering Technical Society) | US | “Encouraging Young Women to Explore Engineering.” Listen to how two MIT student engineers, Megan and Rebecca, talk about their adventures in engineering, their career aspirations, and what they've discovered. This session will be valuable to students, parents, and educators and will help participants learn how an engineering degree can lead to not only a rewarding engineering career, but medicine, law and business. |
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| 9:00 - 9:30 | Society of Women Engineers | US | Allison Pedersen, Senior Engineer at Goodrich Corporation, discusses “Parents as Influencers.” | Replay Link
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| 9:30 - 10:00 | Engineering for Humanity Inc | Adelaide, South Australia | Barbara Roszkowski, Advanced Skills Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering, and Maureen Morton, Engineering for Humanity.
“A quest for personal independence and social inclusion” – an epic story of challenges met, mixed with engineering wisdom and innovative solutions. | Replay Link
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| 10:00 - 10:30 | CH2M HILL | US | Kristen Cole, recognized as a New Face of Engineering, counsels college students on making the transition from school to workplace. |
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| 10:30 - 11:00 | Accellent and University of Wisconsin - Madison | US | “Engineering in the Medical Field” with Tricia Walker, a Senior Catheter Design Engineer, and doctoral candidate and former medical center engineer Bonnie Paris. Both Tricia and Bonnie have been recognized as New Faces of Engineering | Replay Link |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | NOGLSTP (National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals) | San Francisco, CA, US | Dr. Amy Ross, Ph.D., Vice President of Research and Development at Diamics, Inc., and Mentoring Program Coordinator for NOGLSTP
“Mentoring for GLBT Scientists, Engineers and Technology Students and Professionals: Bridging the Gap from Academe to Industry.” | Replay Link
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| 11:30 - 12:00 (midnight) | Society of Women Engineers | US | "Women in Engineering - Life Beyond College." Patricia Garland, U.S. Department of Energy, and Helena (Huiqing) Jin of Sandia National Laboratories. |
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March 23 | Company or Organization | Origin | Topic & Speaker(s) | How to Replay :
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| 12:00 - 12:30
a.m. | IBM Australia | Canberra, Australia | Kelly Daly, Open Source Software Developer
“IBM in the Virtual World” | Session canceled |
| 12:30 – 1:00
a.m. | Lenovo International | Yamato-shi, Kanagawa, Japan
Presented in English; will accept questions in Japanese or English | Kishiko Itoh, Manager, Research
Japan Technical Operations, Lenovo International, discusses “How you can change the world,” through technology. | Replay Link
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| 1:00 - 1:30 | IEEE Women in Engineering | Dubai, UAE | Maryam Ali Al Thani | Replay Link |
| 1:30 - 2:00 | Lenovo International | Lynn Z Linn presents from Beijing, China | “Is Engineering a field that prevents women from being successful? Lynn Z. Linn is Executive Director of Global Infrastructure Services for Lenovo | Replay Link
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| 2:00 - 2:30 | IBM | Bangalore, Karnataka, India | Kshiti Kothari discusses “Indian Women in Science and Technology” |
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| 2:30 - 3:00 | IBM Egypt | Cairo, Egypt | Oriette Mohamed Nayel, Senior Software Engineer
“Egyptian Women and Technology” |
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| 3:00 - 3:30 | IBM Egypt | Cairo, Egypt | Marwa Mohamed Aboulfadl, Advisory Software Engineer.
“How a woman engineer can serve her society – A real life experience” |
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| 3:30 - 4:00 | IEEE Women in Engineering | Lagos, Nigeria | In Memoriam, Clementina Saduwa | Replay Link |
| 4:00 - 4:30 | Agilent Technologies | Boeblingen, Germany | Anita Kurtz, Technical Training Supervisor, will discuss “Diversity of opportunities with a technical background." |
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| 4:30 - 5:00 | Agilent | Waldbronn, Germany | Isabel Bengel discusses “How a female physicist ends up as a production engineer” | Replay Link
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| 5:00 - 5:30 | IBM Polska | Cracow, Poland | Malgorzata Jablonska
“Men and Women in Technology Together” | Replay Link
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| 5:30 - 6:00 | Verizon Business | UK | Women in Engineering. Should I? Identifying a Road to a Satisfying Career.
Ellen Bautista, IT Program Manager, Verizon Business United Kingdom.
Provides a personal testimony and discusses a plan for young women to identify their interests and how they fit into different technology and engineering fields. By highlighting their strengths, values and goals, girls can discover the skill sets that align to possible careers in technology and engineering. | Replay Link
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| 6:00 - 6:30 | Innovene | Scotland | “From English to engineering: How one liberal arts major made it” by Meredith Short | Replay Link
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| 6:30 - 7:00 | Verizon Business | US | The Importance of Creativity and Interpersonal Skills in Engineering. David Landry, Executive Director, Verizon Business. This discussion will emphasize the role of creative and interpersonal skills in a successful engineering career. | Replay Link
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| 7:00 - 7:30 | Chinese Institute of Engineers - USA | Texas, US, and Dalian, China | Xiuli Wang, CIE-USA Engineer of the Year Award recipient and engineer with BP in Houston, TX, will speak with students at her alma mater, Dalian Technological University in China. |
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| 7:30 - 8:00 | Verizon Business | Hong Kong, SAR | Yali Liu, Director, Asia Pacific Network Planning & Engineering.
Women Engineers and Leaders in the International Telecommunications Field
- International Telecommunications Field
- Opportunities and challenges for women engineers
- Personal experience
- Verizon Business promote diversity and celebrate achievements of women engineers | Replay Link
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| 8:00 - 8:30 | Women’s Engineering Society | York,
UK | Teresa Schofield, Women's Engineering Society, and Deb Grubbe, P.E., Vice President - Group Safety and Industrial Hygiene, BP, plc. will host a conversation about the value of a women’s engineering network in the UK. |
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| 8:30 - 9:00 | Verizon Business | US | Renu Chipalkatti Executive Director, IT Strategy and Innovation.
Discusses how much fun being a Technologist can be. Many of the cool products we have become so accustomed to in our daily lives, such as, the Web, IM, Cellphones, IPods, were all dreamed up by Technologists. In this talk, she will discuss the creativity and the breadth of skills required in creating, developing, and launching new products. | Replay Link
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| 9:00 - 9:30 | Verizon Business | US | Judy Spitz SVP/CIO Speaks at Port Chester High School regarding careers in technology | Replay Link |
| 9:30 - 10:00 | Verizon Business | US | Anda Iosif, Network Design Presales Engineer
“Women in Telecommunications, New Technologies, New Attitudes”.
I will first discuss some improvement noticed in the recent statistics regarding the women’s participation in this industry. I will then talk about how globalization and technology advancement in telecommunication makes any engineering position an accessible and desirable career for woman. All these concluded in 10 reasons (based on personal experience too) for women to join telecommunication. | Replay Link
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| 10:00 - 10:30 | Verizon Business | US | Doris Peel Sr. Network Engineer
Elizabeth Alwin, Sr. Network Engineer
Ashley Shi, Ph.D., Sr. Network Engineer.
Andrea Reitzel, Advisory Engineer
“Four Women and a Leading-Edge Network”. Discuss the evolution of their careers the challenges and co-existing in a male-dominated industry. | Replay Link
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| 10:00 - 10:30 | Iowa State University | US | “Discover Your Styles of Engineering Leadership” presented by Diane Rover, Associate Dean and Professor.Engineers provide leadership in many walks of life. Leadership by engineers in public policymaking and the public sector will be essential to meet society-changing challenges of the future. In this session, we will highlight the many styles of engineering leadership that make a difference in peoples' lives. |
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| 10:30 - 11:00 | Engineers Without Borders and CH2M HILL | Tempe, AZ
US | “Introduction to Engineers Without Borders” by Pamela Carlson, Water Resources/Process Engineer for CH2M HILL | Replay Link
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| 11:00 - 11:30 | Advanced Micro Devices | US and Germany | “Diversity in the workplace: What unique value do women bring to engineering and engineering management and what attracts them to it?” Join Ruth Shelley, Vice President of Silicon Design Engineering and women of AMD. |
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11:30 – 12 noon | Verizon Business | US | Closing session
Judith Spitz, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Verizon Business, will close the event with a discussion with young women about practical preparation for tomorrow’s challenging workplace. | Replay Link |
