Workshop
10 October, 2007
TU Berlin
This workshop aims at addressing issues of gender within the context of computing and engineering studies. The following points will be of interest:
- Learning from an example of best practice, Carnegie Mellon University, US
- Offering a networking platform for gender and technology experts within the EU
- Initiating a network of Berlin-Brandenburg universities and universities of applied sciences
- Examining global perspectives and applying them to the European context: What can Europe learn from Asian countries like Pakistan and China as to implementing computing and technology studies which attract and retain men and women alike?
Key note by Prof. Allan Fisher, Laureate Education
The workshop will take place in Room H2037 in the main buiding of TU Berlin.
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 09:00-09:30 | Reception Tea and coffee |
| 09:30-10:30 | Keynote: Allan Fisher: Best practice case study Open discussion moderated by Marion Esch |
| 10:30-11:00 | Tea and coffee break |
| 11:00-13:00 | Panel discussion: Encouraging and implementing institutional change Moderation: Marion Esch, TU Berlin, Femtec Panelists: Allan Fisher, Laureate Education Marc Alexa, TU Berlin Ester Ruiz Ben, TU Berlin Christian Boit, TU Berlin |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch break |
| 14:00-15:30 | Parallel follow-up sessions
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| 15:30-16:00 | Closing words Tea and coffee |
- GET-IT! Girls, Education, Technology, Faculty IV, TU Berlin
- Communication and Operating Systems (KBS), Faculty IV, TU Berlin
Bettina Liedtke
Tel: +49 30 314 25491
Dharlakshmi Ramsaroop-Yadav