The National Women's Education Center and the U.S. National Science Foundation have decided to hold a Japan-U.S. symposium aimed at empowering female researchers and creating new fields of research. Under the theme of "Connections," approximately 30 promising female researchers from Japan and the United States will gather to exchange opinions on the future direction of science and technology, including the creation of new research fields through information technology and interdisciplinary research, and the resolution of global issues such as the environment and disaster prevention through the advancement of science and technology. The symposium also aims to build a network among participants from various fields, with a view to future international collaborative research.
In addition, we will exchange opinions on effective measures to promote gender equality, such as fostering female leadership. However, compared to previous symposia on support measures for female researchers, this symposium will focus on improving the research of female researchers.
This symposium is, in principle, closed to the public in order to foster close relationships between Japanese and American participants, with only the keynote speeches and panel discussions being open to the public.
However, as this is a valuable opportunity for people active in various fields to gather together, we have decided to hold a pre-conference workshop on the afternoon of the first day (July 5th) titled "Workshop for Empowering Female Researchers and Creating New Fields," which will be open to the public, with the aim of improving the research capabilities and fostering leadership among young female researchers in Japan.
We hope you will understand the purpose of this event and invite female researchers and anyone interested in the topics to participate.
Date: Monday, July 5, 2010
Venue: National Women's Education Center
728 Sugaya, Ranzan-machi, Hiki-gun, Saitama Prefecture 355-0292
TEL 0493-62-6724・6725 FAX 0493-62-6720
websitehttp://www.nwec.jp/ E-mail progdiv@nwec.jp
Participants: Approximately 120 women researchers or individuals interested in this topic.
Schedule and content:
Monday, February 5th
13:00 - 13:15 Greetings and schedule explanation
13:15 - 13:45 Explanation of the purpose
13:45 - 15:30 Workshop 1: Empowering Women Researchers
15:30 - 16:00 Coffee break
16:00 - 17:45 Workshop 2: On the creation of new fields through interdisciplinary collaboration, etc.
18:00 - 20:00 Dinner Party
Participation in the Japan-U.S. Symposium:
Participants in this workshop will continue with the "Empowerment of Women Researchers"
and the Japan-U.S. Symposium for the Creation of New Fields (Connections – Bringing Together the Next)
Generation of Women Leaders in Science, Technology, Engineering and
You can participate in the following sessions from the "Mathematics" section:
July 6th (Tuesday)
10:00 - 11:00 Keynote speech by Dr. MRC Greenwood
(President of the University of Hawaii System)
11:00 - 12:00 Keynote speech by Chieko Asakawa (IBM Fellow, IBM Japan, Ltd.)
12:00 - 13:30 Lunch with keynote speakers and panelists
13:30 - 15:00 Panel Discussion: Empowering Women Researchers
The application deadline is Friday, June 18, 2010 (first-come, first-served basis).
Application instructions are in the attached document "Participation application formPlease send it by mail or fax.
National Women's Education Center websiteYou can also apply from here.
[Contact Information]
Independent Administrative Institution National Women's Education Center
Business Division Nakata and Mabashi
TEL：0493-62-6725
FAX: 0493-62-6720
Email: progdiv@nwec.jp
