Women in Engineering Career Month

Dear KIVI-members,

The Women in Engineering affinity group, a subgroup of IEEE, will be hosting a career month throughout the month of March, targeted at all (future) engineers. During the career month multiple speakers will present on topics such as tenure-track policies, scholarship/fellowship opportunities, the Irène Curie fellowship, careers in NGO’s, among many others. Furthermore, there will be a panel session on how to negotiate compensation, with a panel consisting of experienced members from HR, academia and industry. These topics do not just concern women, so the event will be open to all public (all genders, students, employees, etc..). This event will take place online.

Registration is free at www.wiecareermonth.nl, the first 200 registrants will also receive a goodiebox. It is possible to sign up for separate sessions.

SESSIONS:

March 1^st (Monday) 12:30-13:30            Opening by Peter van den Besselaar (On his research on gender bias in grant allocation and academic careers).

March 4^th (Thursday) 10:00-11:00         ‘How to get a scholarship’ by Annemarijn Boelen (On tips & tricks for applying) and Jeanne de Loos (On the Zonta Women in Technology Scholarships).

March 9^th (Tuesday) 12:00-14:00            Panel session about compensation negotiations (Panel members from academia (Sveta Zinger), industry (Berber Goedhart), HR (Tomas Weijters) and self-employed (Mindy Howard), co hosted by the Career Expo).

March 11^th (Thursday) 12:30-13:30        ‘Improving tenure-track policies’ by Monique van der Veen (On her national campaign to advocate for prolonged tenure-track periods in case of parenthood).

March 17^th (Wednesday) 15:30-16:30    ‘Climbing the corporate ladder’ by Mariëlle Bartholomeus (TOPVROUW 2020 on her leading role in the corona crisis).

March 18^th (Thursday) 10:00-11:00        ‘Technology in Society’ by Cristophe Cox (On using rats to detect landmines, tuberculosis and victims under debris) and Fernanda González Guevara (On the mission of Engineers without Borders).

March 23^rd (Tuesday) 13:30-14:30          An inspirational talk by Maria Marced, president of TSMC Europe (On how she got to her position and advice for future engineers).

March 25^th (Thursday) 15:30-15:30        ‘Developments of the Irène Curie Fellowship’ by Frank Baaijens (Rector Magnificus on the outcomes of the Irène-Curie Fellowships).

More information on our program and speakers can be found at www.wiecareermonth.nl. I would love to welcome you all at the event.

Kind regards,

Anouk Hubrechsen
Vice-Chair WIE Benelux