Dear INWES members, We are pleased to share with you Newsletter Issue #43, now available online. Please use this link. After a year-long pause, we are excited to reconnect with you through this issue. Thank you for your ongoing support and dedication to our network. We welcome news and stories from your regions and members, […]
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The deadline for abstract submission has been extended to 31 December! We look forward to receiving your application. The 20th International Conference of Women Engineers and Scientists (ICWES20) will take place in Clark Freeport and Economic Zone, Pampanga, Philippines, from 4–7 August 2026. The conference theme – Global Women in STEM: Building HerStory of Inclusive World – will
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UNESCO has just launched a brand-new international project, “Gender-Inclusive Science Institutions & Systems (GenSIS): Strengthening the Leadership of Women in Research & Higher Education”, supported by IDRC and developed under the UNESCO Call to Action “Closing the Gender Gap in Science”. Over the coming years, the UNESCO Gender Equality in Science team and OWSD will work together to advance gender inclusion in
Former INWES Vice President Dr Marlene Kanga AO, was recently awarded with the Engineers Australia Peter Nicol Russell Memorial Medal, the highest individual award of the institution. Previous award winners are the most prominent engineers in Australia including Dr John Bradfield (Sydney Harbour Bridge) and Sir John Monash (Monash University). Dr Kanga has recently received
The 20th International Conference of Women Engineers and Scientists (ICWES20) will take place in Clark Freeport and Economic Zone, Pampanga, Philippines, from 4–7 August 2026. The conference theme – Global Women in STEM: Building HerStory of Inclusive World – will highlight the achievements, innovations, and leadership of women in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), and showcase how
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New ideas shaping the future of science and innovation were presented on the stage of the Falling Walls Lab Mongolia 2025 forum on September 12, 2025, where the nation’s top young innovators were announced.Young researchers unveiled their breakthrough ideas to “break the wall” in a three-minute pitch, creating a unique atmosphere of inspiration, competition, and
If you have not yet registered, you are cordially invited to attend the webinar “Open Science for Global Inclusion: Empowering Women Scientists” on Tuesday, 28 October 2025 from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (CET, Paris time). Please find the Zoom registration link here. This webinar will bring together experts from UNESCO’s Open Science Working Groups (established under the 2021 UNESCO
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A new Springer book, Women’s Contributions to Science and Technology Through ICWES Conferences, by Monique Frize, Claire Deschênes, and Ruby Heap, chronicles the inspiring history of ICWES and the founding of INWES. In his review, Paul Dufour (University of Ottawa) highlights how decades of conferences have built a global community of women engineers and scientists,
The International Network of Women Engineers and Scientists (INWES) is delighted to share the success of the 6th International Conference for Women in Science and Technology—BIEN 2025 and the 2025 INWES Asia and Pacific Nation Network (APNN) Meeting, held from August 20 to 22, 2025, in Daejeon, Korea. Organized by the Association of Korean Women
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The International Network of Women Engineers and Scientists (INWES) invites proposals to host the 21st International Conference of Women Engineers and Scientists (ICWES21), to be held in the third or fourth quarter of 2029.Held every three years, ICWES is a flagship global event that brings together women in STEM to exchange knowledge, foster collaboration, and
