ISBN10: 3031337999, ISBN13: 9783031337994, [publisher: Springer International Publishing] Hardcover Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This book discusses thelegacy oftheconference series TheInternational Conferences ofWomen Engineers and Scientists (ICWES), which spans thesecond half oftheTwentieth Century and thebeginning ofthetwenty-first. Thebook first discusses how, ata time when there were few women engineers and scientists, a group ofwomen organized a conference, in June1964 in New York, which attracted 486 women. They presented their scientific achievements and discussed how toattract more women in STEM. Thiseffort was carried out byvolunteers, continuing theICWES conferences over a period of59 years. Theauthors discuss theorganizers, thehosting societies, thescientific content, thechanges in issues over time, and how thecontinuity has endured. Theauthors also discuss theimportance ofglobal involvement, shown through past conferences inlocations such as USA, UK, Italy, Poland, France, India, Ivory Coast, Hungary, Japan, Canada, andKorea. Theauthors also outline how theefforts were aided bythedevelopment ofa not forprofit Canadian corporation, theInternational Conference of Women inSciences andengineering (INWES), which ensures thecontinuation of theconference series. Claire Deschênes and Monique Frize ensured that the conference database was digitalized and is now available at theCanadian Archive ofWomen in STEM, University of Ottawa ...
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ISBN10: 3031337999, ISBN13: 9783031337994, [publisher: Springer International Publishing AG, Cham] Hardcover First Edition Hardcover. This book discusses the legacy of the conference series The International Conferences of Women Engineers and Scientists (ICWES), which spans the second half of the Twentieth Century and the beginning of the twenty-first. The book first discusses how, at a time when there were few women engineers and scientists, a group of women organized a conference, in June 1964 in New York, which attracted 486 women. They presented their scientific achievements and discussed how to attract more women in STEM. This effort was carried out by volunteers, continuing the ICWES conferences over a period of 59 years. The authors discuss the organizers, the hosting societies, the scientific content, the changes in issues over time, and how the continuity has endured. The authors also discuss the importance of global involvement, shown through past conferences inlocations such as USA, UK, Italy, Poland, France, India, Ivory Coast, Hungary, Japan, Canada, and Korea. The authors also outline how the efforts were aided by the development of a not for profit Canadian corporation, the International Conference of Women in Sciences and engineering (INWES), which ensures the continuation of the conference series. Claire Deschenes and Monique Frize ensured that the conference database was digitalized and is now available at the Canadian Archive of Women in STEM, ...