Abstract
This chapter is devoted to ICWES-XII, held in Ottawa, Canada, in July 2002. Monique Frize was the Conference Chair. Under the main theme “Women in a Knowledge-Based Society,” Claire Deschênes, the Program Chair, stated that the conference focus was “on develo** a new vision of women’s role and of their contributions in S&T.” ICWES-XII attracted a large international audience of 550 participants from 49 countries.
The presentations encompassed a very large variety of scientific, technical, social, and educational subjects. The paper and poster submissions were peer-reviewed. Two symposia were held: on climate change and on ethics and science. On the gender front, topics were not only related to women’s contributions in S&T and women’s studies in S&T but also to advocacy in favor of women’s successful inclusion in STEM in various countries and sectors of activities. Three tracks were proposed: women’s studies, youth, and women and health. A panel was organized by Aboriginal women on the transmission of knowledge (Keepers of the Circle).
An important goal of the business meeting was to approve the creation of the not-for-profit International Network of Women Engineers and Scientists (INWES), and to select the interim Board of Directors. Testimonials were also included in this chapter.
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The oceans heat capacity is approximately 10,001,000 times that of the atmosphere.
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Activities implemented jointly is a concept used at the first Conference of the Parties (COP-1) in Berlin in 1995.
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“Xenobiotic is a term used to describe chemical substances that are foreign to animal life and thus includes such examples as plant constituents, drugs, pesticides, cosmetics, flavorings, fragrances, food additives, industrial chemicals and environmental pollutants.” (Patterson et al. 2010, p. 851).
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STEMM is a recent acronym that stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine.
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“Thoughts and actions to stimulate women to pursue careers in science and engineering in Quebec” (authors’ translation).
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“Francophone Association on Women in Sciences, Trades, Engineering and Mathematics” (authors’ translation).
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Settee would later obtain a PhD at the University of Saskatchewan in 2007, with a dissertation on indigenous knowledge systems. She is currently professor emerita at the University of Saskatchewan.
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Dyck would later be appointed to the Canadian Senate with a nomination by then Prime Minister Paul Martin.
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Minutes of the following meeting may refer to propositions on the creation of the International Network of Women Engineers and Scientists (INWES) made the previous year in Merrickville (= INWES BM0), see Chap. 14.
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Frize, M., Deschênes, C., Heap, R. (2024). ICWES-XII: Ottawa, Canada, July 27–31, 2002. In: Women’s Contribution to Science and Technology through ICWES Conferences. Women in Engineering and Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-33800-7_13
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