Sponsored by the National Academies
****************************UPCOMING WORKSHOP****************************
From Doctorate to Dean or Director: Sustaining
Women through Critical Transition Points in Science, Engineering, and Medicine
September 18-19, 2008, Washington,
DC<http://nrc58.nas.edu/pgasurvey/Quask/HTML/cwsem_registration.htm>
REGISTER
The Committee on Women in Science, Engineering,
and Medicine (CWSEM) of the National Academies is
hosting a workshop on sustaining women through
critical transition points in science,
engineering, and medicine. The workshop will take
place at the Keck Center of the National
Academies in Washington, DC on September 18 and
19, 2008. It will include panel discussions on
crucial transition points in academic careers,
proven strategies for helping women transition in
industry, and how the changing nature of science,
engineering, and medicinespecifically the growth
in interdisciplinary fieldsimpacts career progression now and in the future.
Representatives from professional societies are
encouraged to attend and participate in the
workshop, which will include open discussions and
question and answer sessions designed to actively
involve audience members and participants in this important topic.
In addition, the committee seeks to engage
professional societies in its efforts by inviting
them to submit short statements addressing
critical transition points in their fields of
expertise and reasons why their statements
deserve particular attention at the workshop.
Statements will be posted on the CWSEM website
and reviewed by committee members. They will
serve to inform the workshop’s discussions and
incorporate viewpoints from important stakeholders in these issues.
Statements should be no more than 1000 words (2
pages). Deadline for submissions is August 29, 2008.
Please submit statements to <mailto:cwsem at nas.edu>cwsem at nas.edu.
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