Date: Thursday, June 11, 2009
Venue: Cosmos Club
Co-sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
US Department of Energy (DOE)
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Agenda:
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
