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Women in Engineering Inspire, Engage, Encourage and Empower IEEE Women Worldwide.

Women in Engineering Inspire, Engage, Encourage and Empower IEEE Women Worldwide. Dr. Karen Panetta WIE Committee Chair IEEE Fellow November 15, 2008. WIE is a committee of the IEEE Board of Directors. * If WIE was compared to an IEEE Society, WIE would be the 5 th largest society.

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Women in Engineering Inspire, Engage, Encourage and Empower IEEE Women Worldwide.

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  1. Women in Engineering Inspire, Engage, Encourage and Empower IEEE Women Worldwide. Dr. Karen Panetta WIE Committee Chair IEEE Fellow November 15, 2008

  2. WIE is a committee of the IEEE Board of Directors * If WIE was compared to an IEEE Society, WIE would be the 5th largest society

  3. Growth of WIE Affinity Groups Total Number of Affinity Groups by Region • Region 1 10 • Region 2 5 • Region 3 8 • Region 4 5 • Region 5 6 • Region 6 3 • Region 7 15 • Region 8 48 • Region 9 47 • Region 10 68 Currently there are WIE 215 + 4 pending Affinity Groups

  4. WIE Highlights • Communication • IEEE WIE Newsletter. • IEEE WIE Magazine. • IEEE WIE Website. • Conferences, Forums and Events. • Affinity group support. • Outreach: Encouraging girls to pursue STEM as a career choice • STAR Program. • Scholarships. • E-Week/Global Marathon/Introduce a Girl to Engineering. • IEEE TV. • IEEE WIE/EAB Real World Engineering Projects.

  5. WIE Events • National Academy of Engineering, Diversity Workshop • National Academy of Engineering and the National Science Foundation Engineering Education Dissemination project. • Society of Women Engineers • Computing Research Association • WEPAN (collaborative proposal written and submitted to the NSF) • BAE’s FIRST Robotics program • Science Club for Girls • Girls Inc. • The Women at Work Museum opening exhibit for the IEEE Foundation funded traveling engineering exhibit. • Dr. Martin Luther King Science and Technology School in New Orleans • Edgar P. Harney School in New Orleans • Dubai Cable Company • Dubai Aluminum Company • United Arab Emirates University • Sarjah University, Dubai • Region 10 WIE/GOLD Congress in India • Silicon Oasis Authority, Dubai • American Society of Mechanical Engineers • American Society of Civil Engineers • Massachusetts Clean Cities • 33rd Photovoltaic Specialists Conference • Mathworks • Solidworks • IEEE RF ID Conference • IEEE PELS Conference (June 2008) • IEEE PES conference (July 2008) • IEEE North Atlantic Test Workshop • IEEE Homeland Security Conference • European Microwave Week, Amsterdam (October 2008) • IEEE Region 8 Student Branch and GOLD Congress (August 2008) • Chinese Women's Association of Science and Technology (October 2008) • Engineers without Borders • National Girls Collaborative Project

  6. WIE Magazine Winner of the 2008 APEX Award

  7. Magazine Secure more advertisers for the magazine. Future issues of the WIE Magazine will be shipped with Spectrum. Available for sale to the general public. Facelift for the WIE website. Worldwide WIE Conference. WIE Next Steps

  8. Thank you!

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