WIE Japan
IEEE Japan Council Women in Engineering Affinity Group
Software Japan 2009 IT Diversity Forum Program (27 January 2009)
Chair(Coordinator): Doi, Miwako (Toshiba Research and Develop Center, Chief
Fellow)
- 10:30-11:00: Keynote Presentation (1)
"The Significance of Mentoring in Enterprise"
Kiyomi, Junko (Ricoh Leasing CO., LTD., Corporate Senior Vice President)
Considering Mentoring to be essential for improving the intellectual
productivity of enterprise from the management perspective, Mrs. Kiyomi is
running Mentoring Activities centering on counseling based communication.
She talked about how to bring up self-reliance specialists with examples
from her company.
- 11:00-12:00: Keynote Presentation (2)
"Support for Individual Adapted Mentoring"
Fujii, Sawako (Socio-tech Institute CO., LTD., Consultant)
Women who are trying to deal well with Work-life Balance and to construct
their careers may sometimes feel lost for choosing necessary support and
mentors (consulter). In such situations, it is important to build up their
own carrier by utilize "own efforts" and "others' helps". The speech will
introduce the necessary skills for mentors (adviser), present situation and
characteristic features for women, as well as their difference with the
case of men.
- 12:00-12:30 : Keynote Presentation (3)
"Practical Mentoring Activities for Women Engineers in IT Enterprise"
Sugahara, Kayoko (IBM Japan, Ltd., Distinguished Engineer)
In the speech, activities, achievements as well as practical examples of
mentoring from IBM Japan were introduced. Additionally, it also covered
many global examples. Mentoring is important for self improvement. The
speech introduced how to make use of mentoring in career development no
matter in what place and in what situation.
[reported by Emi Yano (WIE Japan Treasurer), translated by Jien Kato (WIE Japan International Liaison)]
Change the World! - Power of Women Scientists and Engineers (20 March 2009)
WIE Japan cooperated with the event for high school girls entitled "Change the World! - Power of Women Scientists and Engineers" which was held on 20 March 2009 at Chuo University.
For more details, read Japanese page and
Chuo University Site.
Career Development Workshop for Undergraduate and Graduate Students (20 June 2009)
Building up your skills during student days - For success in society
The workshop was successfully held on Saturday, June 20, 2009 at
Kogakuin University. The workshop aims at helping young people to broaden the
view on their future paths and relevant skills. The workshop themes
include "how to shape my career", "how am I going to find a job after
the PhD course", etc. Seven young researchers were invited from industry
and government agencies to facilitate group discussions.
Seventy seven young people participated and enjoyed the discussion and the party.
Read detailed report
in English or in Japanese.
Career Development Essay Contest to Celebrate IEEE's 125th Anniversary
IEEE WIE Japan and IEEE Tokyo GOLD conducted "Career Development Essay Contest"
to celebrate the 125th Anniversary of IEEE. Totaly 15 essays were submitted, and
WIE-GOLD
joint panel selected winners. The winners will receive awards at the
Ceremony for IEEE 125th Anniversary on Friday, 23 October 2009.
Ceremony for IEEE 125th Anniversary (23 October 2009)
IEEE 125th Anniversary Ceremony was held on Friday, 23 October 2009 at Level 21, Tokyo.
WIE Japan formally received the IEEE WIE Affinity Group of the Year Award at the ceremony.
WIE Forum for Women to Play Active Roles in Local Community (28 October 2009)
IEEE WIE Japan held a forum at Iwate Prefectural University, Iwate, Japan, on Wednesday,
28 October 2009 on the topic "WIE Forum for Women to Play Active Roles in Local Community".
The event was held in two parts. The part one was held in Iwate Prefectural University,
Takizawa Village, Iwate, with keynote lecture and panel discussion.
President of Iwate Prefectural University delivered the inaugural talk. In his talk he
emphasized the importance of nurturing energetic female students capable of taking leading
role in diverse areas to promote activities in local community. IEEE JC WIE Chair Dr.
Hideko Kunii, in her keynote speech titled "The Participation of the Women is the Measure
of the Developing Local Community". She pointed out the basic problems women generally
face in the workplace and in the society and the measures to be taken for the improvement
of work environment. The final program was the panel discussion. Five panelists from
different areas took part in the discussion. The topic was "Women participation and
progress of the local community". Over 100 people (students, general public and teachers)
attended the first part of the forum.
The second part was held in Morioka Metropolitan Hotel. Various women leaders and business
women were invited to exchange opinions for improvement and promotion of more women in
various areas. Over 40 persons including Vice Governor of Iwate Prefecture, Vice Mayors
of Morioka City and Takizawa Village attended the event.
Second Career Development Workshop for University Students and Young Engineers (28 November 2009)
The 2nd Career Development Workshop for Young Students and Professionals was held in the Tokyo Denki University (Kanda campus) on 28 November 2009.
This workshop is targeted to young students in undergraduate, master and doctoral level in order to help them to think about their career paths as well as the skill sets. Topics include "Thought which can be applied anywhere", "Job hunting activities for Doctoral/foreign students", "Things you should prepare during student life", "What the companies demand from a fresh graduate" are
being discussed in the workshop. Through these topics the workshop can help students to think about and prepare their career in advance.
Read detailed report in English or in Japanese.
