| Sunday, June 26, 2005 |
| The objective of this workshop is
to address the issue of women under-representation and increase awareness
about gender bias issues in the areas of engineering and applied sciences
education by informing, motivating and, thus, encouraging girls and young
women, between the ages of 13 and 16, to follow a career in Engineering,
Technology, and Applied Sciences. This is a half-day event and includes
the following activities: |
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Panel Discussion (in Greek language): Panelists
will address issues in women under-representation in the various
fields of engineering and applied sciences with focus on typical
stereotypes, present various related statistics from around the
world, compare the current situation in European and other countries,
and discuss future opportunities.
Panelists:
Dr. Elpida Keravnou-Papailiou, Vice-Rector, Professor of CS, UCY
Dr. Helen Ryaciotaki-Boussalis, Professor and Chair of ECE, CSULA
Dr. Michael A. Demetriou, Associate Professor of ME, WPI
Dr. Maria K. Michael, Lecturer of ECE, UCY
Dr. Zena Poulli, Ministry of Education and Culture, Cyprus
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- Engineering Contest: Participating students will
compete for basic theoretical and practical skills, on an individual
and team basis. Individual competition includes a written test on
basic math and physics skills. Qualifying students will continue to
practical part of the competition where students are asked to work
in teams for the development and demonstration of an engineering project.
Best projects will be awarded.
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- Exhibition of experiments and demonstrations from
various fields of engineering and science.
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| Workshop Organizers:
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- Dr. Helen Ryaciotaki-Boussalis (ECE Dept., California State University,
Los Angeles)
- Dr. Maria K. Michael (ECE Dept., University of Cyprus)
- Dr. Zena Poulli (Ministry of Education and Culture, Cyprus)
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