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    Methodology in Creating and Analyzing the ICWES Database

    This chapter presents the qualitative and quantitative database that was collected on the ICWES conferences, and the description of the methodology the authors followed to write this book. The ICWES database c...

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    ICWES-XIV: Lille, France, July 15–18, 2008

    This chapter refers to the ICWES-XIV conference held in Lille, France, in 2008. It was organized by Conseil National des Ingénieurs et Scientifiques de France (CNISF), in partnership with National Centre for S...

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    ICWES-XIII: Seoul, South Korea, August 26–29, 2005

    This chapter covers the ICWES-XIII Conference held in August 2005 in Seoul, South Korea. The host was the Association of Korean Woman Scientists and Engineers (KWSE). The Chair of the conference was Myung Hee ...

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    Development of CIWES-ICFIS

    In this chapter, the authors discuss the creation of a Canadian charity corporation which originally was meant to be part of INWES. But due to charity laws in Canada, it had to remain an independent body with ...

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    ICWES-X, Budapest, Hungary, October 8–10, 1996

    This chapter is devoted to ICWES-X, held in Budapest, Hungary, in 1996. Its main theme was “Towards the Third Millennium: The Role of the Intellectual Potential in a New World.” Zsuzsa Szentgyörgyi chaired the...

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    ICWES-XII: Ottawa, Canada, July 27–31, 2002

    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 Chai...

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    INWES Between 2002 and 2008

    The chapter discusses the creation of the new organization called International Network of Women Engineers and Scientists (INWES) at ICWES-XII, and the election of an interim board in 2002, the election of the...

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    ICWES-II, The Need to Continue: Cambridge, UK, July 1–9, 1967

    The second International Conference of Women and Scientists (ICWES-II) was held in Cambridge, United Kingdom, in 1967. It was hosted by the Women Engineering Society (WES), an organization founded in 1919 to p...

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    ICWES-IV, Cracow, Poland, September 8–13, 1975

    This chapter concerns ICWES-IV, held in Cracow, Poland, in September 1975. The organizers were The Central Technical Organization and The National Council of Polish Women, and the conference chair was Izabela ...

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    ICWES-VI, Bombay, India, September 8–12, 1981

    This chapter concerns ICWES-VI, held in Bombay, India, in September 1981. The conference was organized by the Indian Women Scientists Association (IWSA), under the supervision of Sumati Bhide. The main theme o...

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    ICWES-VIII, Abidjan, Ivory Coast, September 20–27, 1987

    This chapter concerns ICWES-VIII, held in September 1987, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The main theme of the conference was “Science, Technology, and Development.” The event was organized by Cercle Ivoirien des Fe...

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    ICWES-IX, Warwick University, Coventry, UK, July 14–20, 1991

    This chapter concerns ICWES-IX, held in July 1991 at the University of Warwick in Coventry, UK. It was hosted by the Women’s Engineering Society (UK) for the second time, the first being ICWES-II. The event wa...

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    ICWES-XI, Chiba, Japan, July 24–27, 1999

    This chapter is devoted to ICWES-XI, held in Chiba, Japan, in July 1999. This conference was the result of cooperation between the Society of Japanese Women Scientists, the Japanese Women Engineers Forum, and,...

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    Merrickville 2001, A First Meeting

    This chapter opens the second part of the book, which is devoted to the steps taken to ensure the continuity of the ICWES conferences. It provides details of a historical meeting in Merrickville, Ontario, whos...

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    ICWES-I, Setting the Stage: ICWES-I, New York City, USA, June 15–21, 1964

    This chapter is devoted to the first International Conference of Women Engineers and Scientists, held in New York City in June 1964. ICWES-I was hosted by the Society of Women Engineers (SWE), established in 1...

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    ICWES-III, Turin, Italy, September 5–12, 1971

    This chapter is devoted to ICWES-III, held in Turin, Italy in September 1971. The conference was organized by Anne E. Amour, who acted as secretary of the conference. The main themes of the conference were “Pl...

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    ICWES-V, Rouen, France, September 4–8, 1978

    This chapter concerns ICWES-V, held in Rouen, France, in September 1978. This event was organized by the Cercle Français des Femmes Ingénieurs and the Association Française des Femmes Diplômées des Universités...

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    ICWES-VII, Washington, DC, USA, June 17–24, 1984

    This chapter concerns ICWES-VII, held June 17–24, 1984, in Washington, DC, in the USA. The main theme of the conference was “Technology – An International Bridge.” The event was organized by the Society of Wom...

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