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Introducation
In January 2005, the Women and Science unit established an expert group on Women in Science and Technology (WiST expert group) as a follow-up to an earlier activity the Commission had started end of 2001.
The expert group is
• Analysing the promotion of Women in science and technology from a business perspective
• How does the goal of integrating more women into science and technology fit into the overall company’s business strategy?
• Where do companies stand and where do they want to go?
• How can change happen at a faster pace? Which measures are effective and which are not?
• Confronting companies with scientific analyses of recent developments
Presentation of results in Vienna 15-16 May, 2006
The experts are confronted with companies’ experiences and analyses of good practices.
The expert group is currently finalising its report and will present the results in a conference organised together with the Austrian Presidency, in Vienna on 15 and 16 May 2006.
The conference content
· The conference will give an impetus to increase the percentage of women in industrial research in Austria and Europe.
· Strategies for equal opportunities will be presented, and new action plans in an international context will be worked out and discussed.
· The WiST expert group will also present their report on “the business perspective” of the gender issue in the sector.
Target group of the conference
The conference is geared to;
· Scientists, science and engineering students
· Persons responsible for gender and diversity issues
· Human resource developers in companies
· Political, business and media representatives
· In general, to everybody who is interested in the issue?
Main topics:
Ø Political developments in Europe and Austria
Ø Attractiveness of the industry for female scientists and technicians
Ø Innovative human resource development for cutting-edge research
Ø Presentation of role models in the European industry
Organisers:
Ø Austrian Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology, in the framework of the FEMtech initiative
Ø European Commission, Directorate-General for Research, Women and Science unit
Co-organiser:
Ø EU expert group WiST – Women in Science and Technology – the business perspective
Location:
MuseumsQuartier Vienna, Museumsplatz 1, 1070 Vienna
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