National Engineers Week Foundation
A Global Marathon For, By and About Women in Engineering
24-hour engagement of organizations and individuals around the globe

THIS SCHEDULE IS A WORK IN PROGRESS
ALL TIMES AND TOPICS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

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All times are U.S. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Noon March 11 to noon March 12, 2009

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Time: US-EDT
March 11

Time: Local at Origination

Company or Organization

Topic & Speaker(s)

How to Participate :
Phone dial-in required even with web conference connection

Noon-1 p.m.
Audience: All

North America

Conferencing provided by Verizon

Motorola
Verizon

Kickoff Webcast
Panel Discussion: What does it mean to be a professional woman in the21st Century?

Jeanette Kilo-Smith, Motorola
Cathie Kozik, Motorola
Leslie Jones, Motorola
Eileen Sweeney, Motorola Foundation
Madhu Uppal, School District 54
Ruthe Farmer, University of Colorado and NCWIT
Veronica Areola, University of Illinois at Chicago
Marianne Stanke, Motorola

 

Kickoff Video (117MB .wmv)

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1 – 1:30
Audience:
Girls/Women

  Innovating Results

What’s the One Thing Every Innovator Does?
Speaker: Corinne Miller, Founder: http://innovatingresults.com  

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1 – 1:30   Verizon Business

The Importance of Creativity and Interpersonal Skills in Engineering

Speaker: Dave Landry, Executive Director, IT Billing

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Pre-recorded: Click for audio

Note:Must use Internet Explorer and click "I accept the terms" button.

1:30 – 2:30
Audience:Women

  Motorola

Increasing Your Innovation IQ
Speaker:
Maria Thompson, Director of Intellectual Asset Management Process and Tools in Motorola's Law Department.

http://www.linkedin.com/in/mariabthompson

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2:00 – 2:30
Audience: Girls

   

Finding Fun in Technology
Speaker: Nancy Ross Dribin,
Director of Interactive Media, Adler Planetarium

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2:30 – 3:00
Audience: Girls
  Cornell University

Curie and Catalyst-Engineering Outreach Programs for Girls who Dream Big
Speaker:
DiOnetta Jones, Director of Diversity Programs, Cornell

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3 – 3:30
Audience: Girls

  Society of Women Engineers

Why Civil Engineering?  A Presentation for High School Students Seeking a Bachelor of Science Degree
Speaker: Marisol Sarabia

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3 – 3:30
Audience: Girls

  Women in Science and Engineering

WISE Mentoring Opportunities, Grades K-12
Speaker: Sarah Shirk

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3:00 – 4:00
Audience:Women

  Women’s Leadership Coaching System

Create Your Brand as an Emerging Leader
Speaker: Jo Miller, CEO, www.womensleadershipcoaching.com

Pre-recorded

2:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Sao Paulo, Brazil
3 - 4 p.m.

DuPont

A Look into the Opportunities
Speaker:
Carla Winter, Operations Manager, DuPont Brazil

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Presented in Portuguese

3:00– 4:00 Sao Paulo, Brazil
4 - 5 p.m.
Carlos Chagas Foundation

Women in Careers with a Majority of Men
Speaker:
Dr. Maria Rosa Lombardi, Researcher, Fundacao Carlos Chagas

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Presented in Portuguese

4:00 – 5:00 Sao Paulo, Brazil
5 - 6 p.m.
Procter & Gamble

Engineers' Adaptation Power
Speaker:
Catia Brumatti, Logistics Manager, Procter & Gamble

 

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Presented in Portuguese

5:00 – 6:00 Sao Paulo, Brazil
6 - 7 p.m.
Euromonitor International Career Challenges and Decisions
Speaker:
Fabiana Beregeno, LA Account Executive, Euromonitor International

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Presented in Portuguese

6:00 - 6:30 p.m.

Mexico City
4 - 4:30 p.m.

Universidad Iberoamericana

Criteria to Consider a Professional Link: A Story of Success.
Speaker:
Ing. Maria del Carmen Chaparro -  Technological Development Coordinator / Academic in the Chemical Engineering Area of Universidad Iberoamericana   

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Presented in Spanish

6:30 - 7:00

Mexico City
4:30 -7 p.m.

ITESM

Innovation and Competitiveness: Women’s Impact.
Speaker: Ing. Lucía del Pilar Mota Quevedo – Academic Extension Executive  Director For Mexico City -  ITESM

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Presented in Spanish

7:00 - 7:30

Mexico City
5 -5:30 p.m.

A DuPont Company

Women’s Integration on the Investigation Field.
Speaker: Ing. Liliana Sánchez Cortés, Senior Research Supervisor Ops/MPD, Nursery Research Seed Production Pioneer Hi-Bred Int (a DuPont Company.)

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Presented in Spanish

7:30 - 8:00

Mexico City
5:30 - 6 p.m.

Psychologies Magazine

Finding  a New Meaning of Motivation in Times of Crisis
Speaker: Julia Santibáñez  Editor-in-chief for French-based Psychologies Magazine in Mexico City.

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Presented in Spanish

8:00 -8:30 Engineer Your Life on The Best of Our Knowledge - Air Date: 3/24/08
New research is showing why relatively few women choose engineering careers.
To listen or download, go here.
8:30– 9:00    

In Memorium
Clementina Saduwa

Click here for Presentation (.pdf)
 
9:00 - 11:00p.m.
Audience:  Pre-college and College Girls

March 12 China - Beijing
9 a.m.  11
CBIC, Beijing

IBM

Smart Planet
Speaker:  Thomas Li

Smart Woman, Smart Engineer
Speaker: Carol (Shou Hui) Wang

Smart Symphony, Smart Life
Speaker:  Helen Dai

Click here for photos from the Beijing event (.pdf)

10:00 - 12:00 (midnight)
Audience: Early career young women from IBM and DOW

March 12
Shanghai
10 a.m. - 12
7B-20/21 CDL

IBM

DOW

Work/life Balance
Speaker: Christine Cui

Career development of (female) engineer
Speaker:  Theresa Kotanchek

How to innovate in the Flat World?
Speaker:

Women in Technology
Speaker:  Jane Xu

From Malaysia: 
Engineering is a broad field, you should try it too!
Speaker:  Suriati Sulong

Click here for photos from Shanghai event (.pdf)

 

12:00 - 1:00 a.m.

March 12
Taipei
12:00- 13:00
JingMei Girls High School

 

Smart Women, Smart Engineers
Speakers
: Matt Wang, Ginger Tsai, Claudia Chiang, Yu-Wen Yang

Click here for photos from Taipei event (.pdf)

Time: US-EDT
March 12

Time:Local and Origination

Company or Organization

Topic & Speaker(s)

How to Participate :

12:00 - 12:45
a.m.

India - Bangalore
March 12
9:30 a.m.

Sri Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College

Motorola
and

Infinera India

9:30 – 9:40, Welcome by Mr. Sammy Sana, Motorola India Country President

9:40 – 10:15
Careers in STEM
Speaker
: Mr. Utkarsh Rai, Infinera India

The Marathon event in India was a huge success and was  recorded in front of a live audience.  Each video segment is approximately one hour long.
VIDEO I (.wmv)
VIDEO II (wmv)
VIDEO III (.wmv)
VIDEO IV
(.wmv)

Powerpoint presentations:
Event overview (.ppt)
Welcome:  Who Am I? (.ppt)
Careers in STEM (.pdf)
Women in Science and Technology(.pdf)
Achievement Orientation in Women(.pdf)

12:45 – 1:15
a.m.

10:15 – 10:45 Agilent Technologies

Women in Science and Technology
Speaker: Ms Srividya Kailasam, Agilent

1:15 - 1:45

10:45-11:15 CII

How to Be a World Class Professional
Speaker: Ms. Sudha Raju, CII

1:45 - 2:10

11:15 – 11:40 Vidya Shilp Academy

Achievement Orientation in Women
Speaker:  Mira Mahadevan, Student, Vidya Shilp Academy

2:10 - 2:30

11:40 – 12 noon   Tea Break

2:30 - 4:00

12 noon – 1:30 Panel Discussion

Being a Woman Professional in STEM
Panelists:
Dr. Rohini Godbole, Mr. V. Ramachandran, Dr. Harini Nagendra, Ms. Revathi Kasturi, Dr. Geeta Vardhan

Vote of Thanks Speaker:
Ms. Soumya Lakshmi

4:00 - 4:30

Africa / Middle East
Jo'burg 10 a.m.
Riyadh 11 a.m.
Dubai, UAE, 12 noon

Motorola

Working as a female lawyer for Motorola in the Middle East.
Speaker:  Lucy Gray

 

4:30 - 5:00

  IBM

Smart Girls = A Smarter Planet

Speakers:
Maureen Baird : IBM Integrated Technology Services Sales Executive

Rebecca Munyuki : IBM ABN-AMRO Account Manager, Integrated Delivery Centre

Click here for Powerpoint

Listen to Audio (23 MB.mp3)

5:00 - 5:30

Cairo, Egypt

IBM Egypt

Pre-recorded

Oriette Mohamed Nayel, Senior Software Engineer

“Egyptian Women and Technology”

Replay Presentation

CLICK HERE for PowerPoint

5:30 - 6:00

Cairo, Egypt

IBM Egypt

Pre-recorded

Marwa Mohamed Aboulfadl, Advisory Software Engineer.

“How a woman engineer can serve her society – A real life experience”

Replay Presentation

CLICK HERE for PowerPoint

6:00 - 6:30

Pre-recorded in South Africa  

Africa potential and Innovation:
Global Innovation Outlook and the African Innovation Centre

African Innovation Centre – Ocea Garriock

Audio

Video

Powerpoint

6:30 - 7:00     In Memorium
Clementina Saduwa
 
 Click here for Presentation (.pdf)

7:30 - 8:00

Originates from Atlanta, USA  

Women Leaders in the Engineering World
Speaker: Diana Fayad

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Click here for Replay (.MP3 28MB)

 

8:00 - 8:20

UK, Europe
London - noon

LEGO

Engineering essential tools for collaboration

Speaker:  Bee Thakore (YWE prize winner)

 

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Click here for Replay (.MP3 28MB)

 

8:20 – 8:40 12:20 Intel

Health and Safety
Speaker:  Lucy Dodd

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Click here for Replay (.MP3 28MB)

8:40 - 9:00 12:40

Motorola

Women in Silicon Valley roles – “invisible engineering”

Speaker:  Beate Kessler

Click here for Replay (.MP3 28MB)

9:00 - 9:20

13:00 Watershed Associates Limited

Adventures of a Water Engineer (Construction, regeneration, project management)

Speaker: Jo Parker

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Click here for Replay (.MP3 28MB)

9:20 - 10:20 13:20

BP UK
BP Portugal
University of Sharjah

Emirates airline

Connecting cultures, international studies and travel
Speakers:
13:20  Katia Leal
13:35  Monica Ferreirinho
13:50  Soha
Jawabreh
14:05  Suaad Al Shamsi

Click here for Replay (.MP3 28MB)
10:20 - 10:50 14:20

London Engineering Project / Royal Academy of Engineering

Student projects and careers inspiration

Speaker: Heather Hawthorne - Project Director, Schools - London Engineering Project Jo Reeve, Engineer, Transport for London Sharan Gill - Engineer, Transport for London Gemma Proudley - Undergraduate Surveyor, London South Bank University.

Audio File (.MP3 28MB)

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10:50 – 11:20 14:50 – 15:20 CTO PROPERO

Web Search

Speaker:  Marie Howell

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Click here for Replay (.MP3 28MB)

11:15 - 12 noon

Jersey City, New Jersey Verizon Business

“A Day of Exploration” in Partnership with Liberty Science Center
This closing session is presented by Judy Spitz, SVP and CIO of Verizon Business, This segment features prerecorded highlights of a day-long event held at the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, N.J., on March 9. Approximately 200 middle-school girls from the Girls Inc. of New York City program at the Urban Assembly Institute of Math and Science for Young Women attended the "Verizon Knowledge Challenge"; this event raised the girls' awareness about science and technology.

BONUS FEATURE with Judy Spitz and students from UAI "Who Are Your Role Models?"  Girls chat with Judy Spitz about how they gain their confidence.

Webcast

 

Please note:  clips from Innovate: Engineering Change may not be downloaded without the permission of Creative Expansions, Inc.

12 noon - 12:15 North America  

Closing

Keep the Conversation Going! Marathon Highlights and Key Learnings

Speakers:
Ronna Smith-Zahner
Angela McKeirnan

 

MORE RESOURCES

http://www.interacademycouncil.net/CMS/Reports/Women4Science.aspx
(Women for Science. Advisory Panel on Women for Science with the mandate to review previous studies, provide examples of effective projects already implemented, and issue a set of actionable recommendations addressed particularly to the world's science and engineering academies.)

Social Network site links:
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=66234033904
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=1832520&trk=anet_ug_grppro

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