Celebrating Women in Science, Engineering & Technology

We are witnessing the first signs of Spring in the UK, with Snowdrops popping up... and the coming weeks brings forth also the recognition of Women in the global arena: International Women's Day on 8 March 2010

Indeed, the ladies at Imperial College have seeded this celebration by organising an Engineering Open Day for young female students on 24 February (disclaimer: IBM sponsored the 'Open Day for Girls', and I presented in the morning session). This event saw over 80 girls (Year 10-11, aged 14-15) from 8 London schools visit the South Kensington Campus of Imperial College, they received a talk from Alexandra 'Xis' Fawkes on Social Media, participated in group activities, and toured several labs in the Faculty of Engineering of Imperial College - London

A day out from school must be a good thing! even better will be to have inspired the next generation of academics, and future industry leaders... This Open Day could help identify a new pursuit (or one rule-out!). I hope the school students appreciated the efforts of the WSET Student Society in constructing their visit.

This marks just the start to the season of WSET events



Head over to Tower Bridge (London), and in City Hall you will find a wonderful collection of photographs. The 100Visions100Women Exhibition is also a creation of the WSET Student Society of Imperial College. The professional portrait photos are the result of collaboration with Jackie King, and celebrates women in science, engineering, and technology. The portraits show women in various stages of their career, from students to professions - and across a wide range of science/engineering fields. Event info (imperial.ac.uk)



In conjunction with the portrait exhibit at City Hall, back on campus the university students were challenged to submit photographs that showcase Women in Academia. The We.Are.Science photography competition closed on 25 February 2010, and the winner will be announced on 8 March 2010 - with many of the submitted photos being placed on display at the entrance to Imperial College Business School (Tanaka Building) until 19 March 2010.

For future WSET events, including Robogals, check out their web-site:
bit.ly/ImperialWSET




bit.ly/100women100visions2010
bit.ly/SocialMediaWSET - presentation on SlideShare.net

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City Hall is open to the public: 8.30 to 18.00 Monday to Thursday, 8.30 to 17.30 on Friday. The portrait gallery is on display on the second floor.

IBM sponsored both the 'Engineering Open Day for Girls' and the 'We.Are.Science Photographic Competition'