8:30am Welcome address: Prof. Motoyuki Ono

President, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Opening remarks: Dr. Hirotaka Sugawara

Director, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Washington Office

8:45am~10:15am Session 1: Social Science Studies of Women Scientists

Chair: Prof. Ulf MellstrOm

Professor, Department of Human Work Science,

Lulea University of Technology, Sweden

Speakers:

Ms. Stine Trentmoller,

Academic Assistant, Department of Learning, Arhus University, Denmark

Prof. Mary Frank Fox

Advance Professor, School of Public Policy

Co-Director, Center for Study of Women, Science &Technology, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

Dr. Mitiko Go

the Former President of Ochanomizu University, Japan/

External Executive Director, Research Organization of Information and Systems, Japan

10:15am~10:45am Session 1 panel members will answer questions from the audience

10:45am~11:00am Break

11:00am~12:30pm Session 2: Faculty leaders of gender equality projects in the sciences

Chair: Assoc. Prof. Sharon Traweek

Associate Professor, Department of History,

University of California at Los Angeles, USA

Speakers:

Prof. Stacey Ristinmaa-Sorensen

Vice Dean, Research, Science Faculty/

Director, Center for Advanced Molecular Materials/

Professor, Synchrotron Radiation Research Department,

Lund University, Sweden

Prof. Geraldine Richmond

Richard M. and Patricia H. Noyes Professor of Chemistry, University of Oregon, USA

Prof. Sanae Ariga

Professor, Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Japan

12:30pm~2:00pm Lunch, hosted by JSPS

2:00pm~2:30pm Session 2 panel members will answer questions from the audience

2:30pm~4:00pm Session 3: Government strategies for gender equality in the sciences

Chair: Dr. Judy Franz,

Executive Officer, American Physical Society, USA

Speakers:

Dr. Liisa Husu,

Hanken School of Economics, Finland/

Orebro University, Sweden

Dr. Cora Marrett,

Acting Deputy Director, National Science Foundation, USA

Ms. Kumiko Bando,

Director-General, Gender Equality Bureau, Cabinet Office, Japan

4:00pm~4:30pm Session 3 panel members will answer questions from audience

4:45pm~5:15pm Summary Comments from Forum Organizing Committee Member