Women in Engineering Inspire, Engage, Encourage and Empower IEEE Women Worldwide. Dr. Karen Panetta WIE Committee Chair June 16, 2007

Outline WIE Membership Goals Activities Current status

Goals: Communication & Collaboration Collaborative Networking Events. EAB initiative for outreach. IEEE WIE Magazine. WIE Newsletter.

Initiatives Build corporate relations. –Collaborate with Agilent Technologies and SWE to create a “Life Balance” symposium that would disseminate the best practices for companies to help them retain their female workforce. IEEE.TV to promote engineering to youth. Conducting open WIE Forums. Open to all area corporations, universities and IEEE members. Participating in outreach events.

Networking Events Event schedule for 2007: DateDescriptionLocationRelated Conference 9 MarchWIE Forum and Reception Melbourne, Australia 9 AprilWomen in Engineering Conference University of New Hampshire US 12 AprilBirds of a Feather- Women in Robotics and Automation Lunch Rome, Italy2007 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation 17 AprilWIE Forum and Reception Waltham, MA US IEEE Radar Conference June WIE Forum, Reception and Networking event Orlando, Florida US IEEE Power Electronic Society Conference 23 JuneGOLD/WIE/SAC Graduate Reception Medford, MA US 16 August WIE ReceptionOrlando, Florida US IJCNN Congress 6-9 Septemb er WIE Forum and Reception Sao Paulo, Brazil IEEE South Brazil Section Sao Paulo May Women in TestBoxboro,MAIEEE North Atlantic Test Workshop

Collaboration Society of Women Engineers: SWE Round Table, Washington, DC Young Women’s Conference on Nontraditional Careers, Washington, DC National Academy of Engineering Convocation of Engineering Societies Textron Women’s Group and SWE Verizon WAVE (women’s group) Raytheon Women’s network Teradyne Women’s group Association of Women in Computing (AWC) The Women at Work Museum Massachusetts Cultural Council American Society of Mechanical Engineers