At the close of ICWES20, INWES President Dr Sarah Peers delivered these words of thanks to PTC-WEN and the conference community. We share her closing address in full below. I would like to begin by expressing my sincere appreciation to PTC-WEN for this conference. Your dedication, your careful planning, and your commitment to bringing together […]
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#ICWES20 Gala Dinner. The moment the lights dimmed, Current President Sarah Peers crossed the room with flowers in her arms — walking toward Founding President Professor Monique Frize and Founding Secretary-General Claire Deschênes, elegant in her red shawl. A seed planted decades ago, blooming that night. 🌱 Also in the room: Immediate Past President Jung
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It’s happening now! ICWES20 opens August 4–7 in the Philippines, bringing together women in STEM from every continent. If you’re registered—great! Head to icwes20.com to finalize your schedule. Curious about the program? You’ll find over 50 technical papers, inspiring keynotes, and special sessions including Youth Empowerment: Next Generation in STEM. Whether you’re attending in person
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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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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,
ICWES (International Conference of Women Engineers and Scientists) has been held almost every three years since its first meeting in New York, USA, in 1964. This year, the 19th ICWES was held at the Aotea Centre in Auckland, New Zealand on 3-6 September, 2023, with 220 participants (including 50 online participants).The themes covered on a
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With more than 150 speakers from 25 countries, ICWES19 promises to offer anyone involved in the innovation sector any number of examples of how STEM (science, technology, engineering, and maths) and, in particular, women in STEM are helping to change the world. The 19th International Conference of Women Engineers and Scientists (ICWES19) will take place
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Dear INWES Members, This is an announcement of ICWES19. ICWES19 will be held in Aotearoa, New Zealand, from Sunday, September 3rd to Wednesday, September 6th, 2023. We will inform you as soon as we know the schedule details, such as registration information. Information is published on these platforms. Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/icwes19 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7dp65a4HxZZAUx6fO4-3Bg Official Website: https://www.icwes19.com/
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The International Conference of Women Engineers and Scientists (ICWES) is held every three years. The 18th ICWES (ICWES18) will occur in September 2020 in Coventry, UK. Therefore, INWES is seeking competitive proposals to host ICWES19 in the fall of 2023. Proposals must provide enough information to assess, for example, the feasibility of the location for
