Program
The complete summit program can be downloaded here: Program – IEEE WIE Summit USA East 2015
(Late program changes will be updated in the at-a-glance below and posted as announcements at the conference)
A complete listing of the program abstracts can be downloaded here: Abstracts – IEEE WIE Summit USA East 2015
All attendees are welcome to the following events (partner passes are ONLY available for purchase with your registration at listed prices until Thursday, November 3rd):
Reception (Partner pass $25):
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM Cocktail Hour (bar only) in Lobby
6-8:30 PM Bar and Light Hors D’oeuvres in Fairmount Suite
Hosted (free) soda and bottled water
Cash Bar: $5 Domestic Beer, $6 Imported Beer, $7 House wines, $10 Call Drinks
Saturday Breakfast (Partner pass $32):
7:30 AM – 8:50 AM (Speakers at 8 am)
Saturday Lunch (Partner pass $40)
12:00 PM – 1:15 PM (Attendees are requested to arrive on time so they can get their food and be seated before speaker is introduced)
Sunday Breakfast (Partner pass $32):
7:00 – 8:40 am (Speakers at 8 am)
IEEE – Women in Engineering Summit USA East 2015, Philadelphia, PA |
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| Program, Friday, Nov 6th (5PM-8:30PM) | |||
| Peter Eckstein, 2015 President-Elect IEEE-USA – Reception 5PM-8:30PM |
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| Program, Saturday, Nov 7th (7:30AM-5PM) | |||
| Track 1: Inspiration/Empowerment | Track 2: Perspectives | Track 3: STEM Workshops | Career Fair |
| Breakfast with IEEE Speakers – Tim Kurzweg, Charles Rubenstein, & Phil Gonski | |||
| NOTE: PROGRAM (TITLE) CHANGE
Women Investing in Women |
How to Get Published, Guide for Women in Technology | How to Engage Youth in STEM: Wearable Technology and Stitchable Circuits | |
| Women and Confidence | Broadcasting the Voices of Women in STEM | ||
| Coffee Break | |||
| NOTE: PROGRAM CHANGE
Developing a Business Plan Nita Patel
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Panel A:
The Journey Moderator: Denise Griffin |
Additive Manufacturing Overview | |
| Powering Your Career: Overcoming Obstacles to Realize Your Full Potential in Technology | |||
| Empowering Your Potential
Lunch – Keynote Presentation – Karen Panetta |
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| Journey to Leadership | Panel B:
The University Perspective Moderator: Rhonda Farrell |
Salary Negotiation: Creating a Win-Win Between You and the Company |
Career Fair 1PM – 5PM |
| Women and Girls in Engineering: Progress and Challenges in Education and the Workforce | |||
| Coffee Break Sponsored by IEEE R2 Young Professionals | |||
| Leadership Development for Women: Overcoming Stereotypes Mary Pat Farrell & Steven Stall |
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| Demo: Wearable ElectronicsMonica Vanterpool |
Efforts to Promote Diversity in Engineering | Techgirlz Workshop | |
| Group dinner and Ghost Tour(6:15PM – 9:45PM) | |||
| Program, Sunday, Nov 8th (7:00AM – 12:00PM) | |||
| Track1 | Track2 | Track3 | |
| Breakfast with Takako Hashimoto, Nita Patel, & Jim Jeffries of IEEE | |||
| NOTE: PROGRAM CHANGE
Longitudinal Studies of an Outreach Program for Seventh Grade Girls: Evidence of Long-Term Impact |
Pitch Perfect Leadership: Applied Lessons for Women in STEM | Factors that Influence Young Women to Pursue Engineering and Technology: A Case Study | |
| Enticing Women to Computer Science with Es (Expose, Engage, Encourage, Empower) | TINKERING with Stereotypes: An Effort to Retain Female STEM High School Students | ||
| Coffee Break | |||
| NOTE: PROGRAM CHANGE Creativity is the Key to Longevity!Tiffanie Stanard |
The Joy of Working in Wireless/RF Engineering
Neerja Sharma, Aye Moe |
How a 7-Year-Old Girl Sparked a STEM Revolution with One YouTube Video
Gabe Young, Chad Collins |
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| Closing Session | |||
Social Events
IEEE WIE Summit USA East Social Event:
Group Dinner Outing and Spirits of ’76 Ghost
Saturday, November 7, 2015 6:30 PM – 9:45 PM
This excursion is a wonderful way to experience Philadelphia’s historic locations on a
guided evening walking tour. Visit more than 20 scary sites to hear Philadelphia’s
haunted facts and folklore. Experience Philadelphia’s monuments by moonlight.
Travel the cobblestone streets of Old City to hear chilling stories about the Spirits of ’76, featuring:
Haunted Facts – Hear stories about the Master of the Macabre, Edgar Allan Poe,
who used to reside in Philadelphia and learn about Leo Callahan, the only prisoner to
escape from Eastern State Penitentiary and never be captured!
Haunted Folklore – Learn about the legendary ghosts that inhabit Independence Hall, the
spirits of Carpenters’ Hall from a first-person encounter, the dancing statue of Benjamin
Franklin at Library Hall and paranormal Pine Street happenings.
Haunted Movie Sets – See famous film locations from big screen thrillers such as The
Sixth Sense, Shooter, National Treasure and more!
We will travel to Old City and grab dinner at Cosi prior to the tour, which starts at 7:45 PM.
Pricing and Transportation:
$20.00 per person, which includes the tour and
transportation to and from the conference hotel. Cost of dinner is not included, but Cosi has
many soup, salad and sandwich options which cost less than $10.00. Advanced ticket
purchasing is recommended to guarantee we can obtain tickets for this tour, so we will
require that you sign up by the deadline of October 23, 2015. Sign up for this trip on the
conference registration website.