Program | I, Scientist 2018

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Gender

keynote talk by S. Schmitzkeynote talk(-)

Dr habil. Sigrid Schmitz, a professor of “Gender and Science” at the Institute of History, at the Humboldt University, will give a keynote talk about gender studies.
About Dr habil. Schmitz

panel discussionpanel discussion (-)

Title: “Equal Rites” – Why do we still talk about gender (in)equality in 2018?
Female and male leaders from academia and industry discuss the status quo of gender equality and ideas for making equal opportunity programs more effective.
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discussion sessionsdiscussion sessions (-)

Participate in open discussion sessions with other conference participants on personal experiences regarding gender bias, discrimination and other important topics.
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public talk by N. Steinwegpublic talk (-)

Dr. Nina Steinweg, a senior researcher at the Center of Excellence Women and Science at Leibniz Institute for Social Sciences will give a public talk on Saturday afternoon. Dr. Steinweg is commited to research on gender justice, knowledge transfer and evaluation of gender politics, programs and measures. She also performs evaluation of gender equality policies in Austria and Germany.
About Dr. Steinweg

workshopsworkshops (-)

Within the framework of satellite workshops, you can take part in training of various soft skills.
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Career paths

keynote talk by K. Landfesterkeynote talk (-)

Prof. Dr. Katharina Landfester will talk about the changes she instilled within her workplace as a director at Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, creating gender-equal place for all of her employees and improving their work-life balance.
About Prof. Landfester

plenary talksplenary talks (-)

Female speakers with different backgrounds and career levels talk about their personal career and experiences.
About plenary speakers

career faircareer fair (-)

During the conference there will be a career fair where the participants can come into direct contact with the
exhibiting companies, universities, and research institutes.
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career speed datingcareer speed dating (-)

Maximize your interaction with the companies at the career fair through this unique and innovative concept.
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workshopsworkshops (-)

Within the framework of satellite workshops, you can take part in training of various soft skills.
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Networking

science slamscience slam (-)

Thursday evening (May 24 at TU Berlin)
Enjoy fascinating science in short exciting and vivid presentations by young female scientist who talk about
their research. The speakers offer non-specialist listeners insights into their latest research and try to infect the audience with their own enthusiasm for their project.
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'Science & Beer' icebreaker eventicebreaker event (-)

On Friday evening, right after the official end of the first day of the conference, we will have an enjoyable get-together with food and drinks.
During “Science & Beer” event, conference attendees are encouraged to meet and greet each other and continue in what will surely be productive discussions started at the discussion sessions preceding the event.
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networking breakfastnetworking breakfast (-)

On Saturday morning, before the conference starts, we will meet for a small breakfast. You will have the opportunity to talk to people with various backgrounds on many interesting topics and to use and develop your networking skills.
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women networking eventwomen networking event (-)

On Saturday evening after the public talk, the speakers and participants of the event will meet in a location
close to the venue to have a joint dinner. The dinner is for female participants only and intended as a networking event. We are looking forward to having a lot of bright and amazing conversations in a relaxed atmosphere.
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workshopsworkshops (-)

Within the framework of satellite workshops, you can take part in training of various soft skills.
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