Sunday, June 12, 2005
3:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m.
5:00 p.m. -  8:00 p.m.

Research and Collaboration

Session Chair: Dr. M. Bernardine Dias, Special Research Faculty, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University

Panelists:
Dr. Catherine Hill, Research Associate, the American Association of University Women Educational Foundation
Ms. Marina Larios, European Association for Women in Science, Engineering, and Technology (WiTEK)

Global Narratives for Success.   European policies have been very effective in encouraging more conversation and collaboration at the policy level.  How have they been effective?  What can the rest of the world learn from their examples?  The Enwise and Helsinki reports will be highlighted.  In addition, significant changes in women’s participation in many non-traditional professions (medicine, mathematics, chemical engineering) have occurred in the last decade.  What can we learn from these changes that we can bring to the field of ICT?



Dissemination and Communication

Session Chair: Dr. Suzanne Brainard, Executive Director, Center for Workforce Development Affiliate Professor, Technical Communication Affiliate Professor, Women  Studies University of Washington, Founder of WEPAN

Discussants:
Dr. Sophia Huyer, Executive Director, Women in Global Science and Technology (WIGSAT)
Ms. Chat Garcia Ramilo, Association for Progressive Communications (APC)
Dr. Monique Frize, President, International Network of Women Engineers and Scientists (INWES)
Dr. Irina Khomeriki, Professor, Head of the Georgian Branch Office of the International Science and Technology Center (ISTC)
Ms. Anne-Mari Rannamae, President, QUIN, Women Inventors in the Nordic and Baltic Countries
Ms. Lucy Sanders, CEO & Co-founder, National Center for Women & Information Technology
Dr. Heidi Schelhowe, Head, Gender Perspectives Increasing Diversity for Information Society Technology (GIST) University of Bremen, Digital Media in Education, Bremen, Germany
Dr. Annette Williams, Director, United Kingdom Resource Center
Dr. Behjat Al Yousuf, Supervisor Information Technology, Dubai Women's College, Higher Colleges of Technology, United Arab Emirates
Ms. Claudia Morrell, Executive Director, Center for Women and Information Technology

Linking Efforts: Women and ICT International Organizations.   WEPAN, WIGSAT, INWES, APC, Femtec, ISTC, QUIN, GIST, NCWIT, UKRC, TWOWS, FAWE, and others.  How can they more effectively collaborate and support each other?  How can they work with national organizations to benefit both that organization and their own members?   These and similar questions will be discussed and options highlighted for collaboration and support.

  
                                  
Resource Development

Session Chair: Dr. Carol Muller, Founder and Executive Director, MentorNet

Panelists:
Ms. Lea King, Managing Director, IBSG, Cisco Systems Asia Pacific
Dr. Dunja Mladenic, Researcher, J. Stefan Institute, Ljubljana,  Slovenia, Member of the organization to promote women in science and technology (ENWISE)

Ideas, Information, and Interests:  Identifying Common Ground.   Countries that have seen some success in recruiting, retaining and promoting women in ICT education and careers have lessons to teach less successful countries, but there are valuable lessons that less successful countries have to teach as well.  Ideas, information, mentors, speakers, media, and other resources can support the development of new efforts around the globe.  This session will highlight the efforts of more and less successful countries, and how we can work together for mutual benefit.

      
                              
Context and Culture

Session Chair: Neeran Saraf, CEO, Saraf Solutions

Panelists:
Ms. Nicole Melander, Sr. Dir, Higher Education Strategy, Worldwide Public Sector, Microsoft
Dr. Josephine Alumanah, Faculty of the Department of Sociology/Anthropology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.
Ms. Margarita Salas, Program Officer, Bellanet International's regional office in Latin America and the Caribbean, also Fundacion Acceso and specifically in charge of developing the Gender and ICT line
Ms. Jayshree Mehta, Director, Science and Technology for Women and Children Foundation (SATWAC) and former chair of Gender and Science and Technology (GASAT) from 1996-2001.

Access and Use of Technology in Developing Countries.  Before we can think about technology, we must be cognizant of the realities of life in many developing countries.  Concerns about food, safety, clean water, and basic education are a priority.  Increasing women's participation in ICT or the workforce generally is neither legislated nor a general concern.  Can technology solve some of these problems or are they just a hindrance?  The team will explore these issues and ask participants to think creatively about potential solutions.

Creating a Global Consortium.  Does it make sense to create another organization when there are so many?  If so, how would it be structured and supported?  An outline of the conversation of the planning committee from the IBM CASCON Conference will be laid out and discussed with participants.



Resource and Development
Session Chair: Ms. Carol Sholes, CIO Baltimore Sun, Board Member, CWIT and the Girl Scouts of Central Maryland

Presenters:
Dr. Carol Muller, Founder and Executive Director, MentorNet
Ms. Tegwin Pulley, Vice President for Workforce Development, Diversity and WorkLife Strategies, Texas Instruments
Ms. Lucy Sanders, CEO & Co-founder, National Center for Women & Information Technology

Funding Your Program: An Entrepreneurial Exercise.  What are the elements needed for funding efforts for women and ICT?  This session will look at all the elements, from identifying who cares (everybody) to options for funding (private, public, for profit and not-for profit).  But there is no secret bullet – it takes vision, hard work, and…hard work, so roll up your sleeves!



Context and Culture

Session Chair: Dr. Nezhat Olia, Director of International Relations, CWIT

Presenters:
Dr. Jane Long, Director of the Centre for Women's Studies, Professor in the School of Social and Cultural Studies, and Dean of Undergraduate Studies, University of Western Australia
Ms. Margaret Zunguze, Executive Director of E-Knowledge for Women in Southern Africa (EKOWISA)
Ms. Samia Melhem, a Senior Operations Officer of the World Bank Group's Global Information and Communication Technology Department
Ms. Kayoko Shibata, a Gender Knowledge Management Analyst of the Gender amd Development Group of the World Bank.

Women, Family, and Technology. How can technology support women in their personal goals to work, stay home and raise a family, or combine the two?  How can technology support girls’ and women’s literacy?   This session will explore the ethics of technology from a gendered perspective.

Planning for WSIS and Other Policy Efforts.  The United Nations World Summit on Information Systems (WSIS) will be hosted in Tunis in Fall 2005. Numerous elements will be discussed at that time that will influence ICT policy globally for years to come.  Participants will discuss this upcoming event, along with the Even Gender Distribution in the Information Society program developed by the European Union and other successful policy interventions that have allowed women and ICT efforts to be successful. 



Research and Collaboration

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Evaluation of Outcomes: Identifying Success.  It isn’t enough to just disseminate information.  As program developers consider what they feel the world needs, how do they develop the demand for the information and products they develop?  Organizations as well as individuals need to decide what is important in allocating time and resources.  Evaluation is a core theme to successful program development and implementation.  Yet the outcomes of the efforts many of us are undertaking are difficult to measure.   How can we be sure what we are doing is effective?  When do we give up on programs that seemingly produce no results?  These and related topics will be explored.

Resource Development
Presenters:
Dr. Marion Esch, Femtec - Berlin c/o Technische Universität Berlin
Dr. Annette Williams, Director, United Kingdom Resource Center
Mr. Dillip Pattanaik, Director of IRMA (Information Resources Management
Association) -India, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India

Creating a “Center” for Women: Understanding the Issues.  Throughout the world there are a variety of “Centers” that promote women in science, engineering, and technology.   Some focus on research; others support women in the workforce; still others benefit women by providing education and training programs. But some Centers end up marginalizing women and being used to keep women out of the mainstream of economic and political power.  What are the pros and cons of Centers?  What are the factors that make a Center a success and what are pitfalls to avoid?  How can a struggling Center become successful with the right help?  Who benefits from Centers ultimately?  These and other elements will be discussed.



Context and Culture

Session Chair: Dr. Nancy J. Hafkin Director, Knowledge Working. retired, United Nations; former Coordinator, African Information Society Initiative, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa

Presenters:
Dr. Olga Savinskaya, Research Consultant, the Institute for Social and Gender Policy, Moscow, Russia
Dr. Monique Frize, President, International Network of Women Engineers and Scientists (INWES)
Dr. Behjat Al Yousuf, Supervisor Information Technology, Dubai Women's College, Higher Colleges of Technology, United Arab Emirates

Women in ICT Leadership  Moving women into leadership is the final step in ensuring that women have full access to opportunities available in education, government, and the workforce.  ICT is no different.  This session will explore the unique challenges, issues, and opportunities around this issue, including those factors that enable women to be successful leaders and those factors that are barriers.   The discussion will also consider the definitions of leadership and success and how they vary by culture.