WIE Japan

Panel Discussion "Women's career development in Asian countries" in TENCON 2010 (23 November, 2010)

We would like to invite female leaders in the field of science and engineering from IEEE R10 member countries to join our plenary discussion. We would like to request them to share the experience of building their own careers and to discuss about the status of women participation in the field of science and engineering, the existing challenges and the best practices in their respective countries. In addition, we would like to request them to give some advice for accelerating the slow progress of the activation of women engineers and scientists in Japan.

• Date: Tuesday(holiday), 23 November, 2010 /14:00-17:30 (Open 13:30)
• Venue: Fukuoka International Congress Center, room: #412
  Map　http://www.tencon2010.org/main/index.php?Conference%20Venue
• Panelists
  • Dr. Sachiyo Suita （Professor Emeritus, Kyushu University, Visiting Professor, Fukuoka Dental College, Member, Science Council of Japan）
  • Dr. Jeong-A Lee （Professor, Chosun University, IEEE WIE Chair Seoul Section, Korea）
  • Dr. Janina Mazierska （Professor and Member of Council School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, James Cook University, IEEE R10 Past Director, Australia）
  • Dr. Ramalatha Marimuthu （Professor and Head, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Karpaga Vinayaga College of Engineering and Technology, IEEE R10 WIE Coordinator, India）
• Moderator
  • Dr. Basabi Chakraborty （Associate Professor, Department of Software and Information Science, Iwate Prefectural University, IEEE JC WIE Chair）
• Commentator
  • Dr. Hideko S. Kunii （Chairperson, RICOH IT Solutions Co., Ltd. Japan, IEEE JC WIE Past Chair）
• Registration Fee: Free
• Registration: Registration for this event has closed. Thank you very much for a great deal of response. You can attend without registration. Please come to the reception on the day.
• Organizers:TENCON2010, Career Center for Women Researchers at Kyushu University, IEEE R10 WIE, IEEE JC WIE
• Supporters:Information Processing Society of Japan Kyushu Chapter , The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan Kyushu Section ,
  The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers Kyushu Section, IEEE Fukuoka Section
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