National Engineers Week Foundation’s 8th annual Global Marathon For, By and About Women in Engineering and Technology has announced its agenda. The Global Marathon, set for March 5-10, 2012, is the only event of its kind connecting women in engineering and technology worldwide across a diverse range of disciplines, experience levels, ages, interests, backgrounds, cultures, industries and employers.
Originating from a different part of the world each day, this year’s theme is 7 Billion and Counting: Dreams, Ideas and Actions to Change the World. Individuals from corporations, universities, non-profits, community organizations and others will participate in real-time webcasts, internet chats, polling questions, teleconferences and live events.
This year, the Global Marathon is moving to a new robust online conference platform that allows a deeper level of engagement and interaction among speakers, virtual attendees and the worldwide community.
To register, please visit http://www.inxpo.com/events/GlobalMarathon/Registration/.
Here are some of the daily live panels now scheduled:
Monday, March 5, Grand Opening and North America program
Opening Keynote Panel: Voices of Experience, Voices of Change
Noon-1:00 pm (U.S. Eastern)
This kick-off session sets the stage for the week as executive women from both industry and non-profit discuss women making a difference both through their work and volunteerism.
Panelists:
- Maria Luz Giambartolomei,EcuadorCountry Director, CommunityEnterpriseSolutions/Social Entrepreneur Corps
- Gayle J. Gibson, Director, Corporate Operations, DuPont
- Cindy Kou, Program Director, IBM Lotus Collaborative Productivity Tools, IBM China
- Victoria Rockwell, President, American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Tuesday, March 6, Latin America program
Food Sustainability and Our Future – Feeding 7 Billion People
1:50-2:40 pm U.S. Eastern (3:50 – 4:40 pm Brazil Eastern, 12:50-1:40pm Mexico CST)
Professionals from diverse fields share their perspectives about food challenges–from farming to industrialization to distribution–and their impact on society. This session will be conducted primarily in Portuguese.
Panelists:
- Adriana Camargo, Regional Group Leader of Applied Technical Managers, Solae
- Ana Claudia Rasera da Silva, Biotechnology Development Manager, Pioneering High Performance Seeds Division, DuPont
- Daniela Eduardo, Latin America and Sub-SaharanAfricaMarketing Director, Danisco
- Sherry L. Hunt, PhD., E.I.T, Research Hydraulic Engineer, Agricultural ResearchService,U.S.Department of Agriculture
- Sue E. Nokes, PhD., P.E., Chair, Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, University of Kentucky.
Wednesday, March 7, Middle East/North Africa program
Women Reshaping the World Through Entrepreneurship – An Intimate Discussion with Leading Female Global Entrepreneurs
9:30 – 10:30 am U.S. Eastern (4:30 – 5:30 pm Lebanon)
Leading female engineering entrepreneurs share the personal stories of their entrepreneurial journeys – the failures, the triumphs and the wisdom gained.
Panelists:
- Mona Arishi, Corporate Citizenship & Corp Affairs Manager, IBM Egypt & MENA
- Dr. Rana El Chemaitelly, Instructor, Engineering and Architecture,AmericanUniversityofBeirut
- Dr. Patricia Galloway, CEO, Pegasus Global Holdings Inc.
- Nancy R. Tuor, Group President and Executive Sponsor for Sustainability, CH2MHILL
- Kathy Forman Frey (moderator), award-winning entrepreneur and founder, Hot Mommas® Project: The world’s largest collection of women’s case studies
- Dina Masri (co-moderator), Engineering Student, Telecommunications, Princess Sumaya University for Technology and 2012 head of technical development, IEEE PSUT student branch
Thursday, March 8, India program (International Women’s Day)
Engineering Household Energy: How Bringing Questions of Efficiency and Power Supply Into Your Living Room Helps Change The World
10:00 – 11:00 am U.S. Eastern (8:30 – 9:30 pm Dehli)
This forum addresses residential energy consumption related to (a) energy efficiency within the home and (b) renewable energy to power the home.
Panelists:
- Kavita Ravi (Moderator), American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow at the Office of Policy and International Affairs (PI).
- Gabrielle Dreyfus, leads the Clean Energy Minister’s appliance efficiency initiative at DOE
- Monisha Shah, National Renewable Energy Lab
- Kristen Graf, executive director, Women of Wind Energy (WoWE)
Friday, March 9, China program
From Grassroots to Business to Government Initiatives: How Everyone Can Play a Role in Achieving Water Sustainability
8:00 – 9:00 pm