2015 IEEE WIE Summit USA East in Philadelphia

We are excited to bring you updates on the 1^st IEEE Women In Engineering (WIE) Summit USA East (Nov 6-8, 2015 in Philadelphia, PA) ,which will focus on developing and improving leadership skills for individuals at all stages of their careers.  Attendees will have the opportunity to hear inspirational and empowering talks presented by successful leaders from the IEEE-USA North-East region. Emerging technologies will also be demonstrated, engaging attendees to facilitate discussion and potential advancement of STEM outreach ideas.

Registration is now open and submissions for speakers, papers, partnerships and career fair table registrations are being accepted.

Call for Participation Topics for papers and presentations:

• Mentoring the next generation of female leaders
•  Strategies for increasing equity in power and decision making
•  Women as leaders in education, industry, and government
•  Development: communication skills in written and spoken word, effective dialog
•  Cross-cultural aspects of leadership
•  What it takes to be a great leader – qualities that all successful leaders share
•  Shaping the future by female leaders
•  Training vs inherent skills: can leadership be learned?
•  Work-Life balance: family systems traditions and changes
•  Leadership development for women: overcoming stereotypes
•  The design, implementation, and evaluation of leadership from a structural perspective
•  Helping girls and young women become leaders – motivating to empower, empowering to motivate
•  Exploring the attrition gap – why do women leave the engineering field and what can be done to prevent it.

Key Dates

We hope that you will join us and share the attached flyer with your colleagues. Please visit our website for more info: http://sites.ieee.org/wie-summit-usa-east/

Sincerely,

Kate Duncan, Chair
IEEE WIE Summit USA East
kduncan@ieee.org

Vicky Drury, Co-Chair
IEEE WIE Summit USA East
vickydrury.IEEE@gmail.com