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Description An ICTP Virtual Meeting

Women remain a minority in the physics community, which can impede their career advancement. This workshop will bring together women physicists from all over the world to learn from one another's experiences and form a sense of community. In addition to talks and panel discussions, the workshop will offer training sessions on crucial non-technical skills that women physicists may otherwise have less opportunity to acquire than their male peers.
 
We hope the virtual format will enable participation by individuals for whom attending an in-person workshop abroad is usually challenging, even in ordinary times.
 
The Workshop is primarily aimed at women early in their scientific career (e.g., postdocs and junior faculty members), but applications from those at other career stages will be considered.  
 
This is part of a continuing series of workshops at ICTP. As applications exceed capacity, applications from those who have attended a previous workshop in this series will be given lower priority.

Topics will include:
  • Keynote addresses from successful women physicists
  • Writing CVs for academic job applications
  • Giving oral presentations about one’s work
  • Writing articles for publication in peer-reviewed journals
  • The art of negotiation in an academic environment
  • Building mentor networks and finding community
  • Balancing personal and professional commitments 
Speakers:
J. BORNALES, MSU-IIT, Philippines
R.S. CHIVUKULA, University of California, USA
L. CHILUKURI, University of California, USA
E. COPPOLA, ICTP, Italy
M.C. CYULINYANA National Council for Science and Technology, Rwanda
V.M. DELMOTTE, IPCC & Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environment, France
A. GIRDHAR, Harish Chandra Research Institute, India
M. GOPALAKRISHNA, Parivarthan, India
S. GRIFFIN, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA
S. GUPTA, Panjab Unuiversity, India
N. GUPTE, IIT Madras, India
S.M. HAILE, Northwestern University, USA
A. HATT, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA
N. JAYARAJ, The Life of Science, India
K. KAUSHIK, Savitribai Phule University, India
A.C.D. LOPEZ, Fritz Haber Institute, Germany
S. MOHAMED, South African Astronomical Observatory & University of Cape Town, South Africa
S. NARASIMHAN, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, India
C.A. RICO-YUSON, Central Mindanao University, Philippines
R.S. SAID, Bayero University, Nigeria
Y.E. SANCHEZ MENDOZA, National University of Colombia, USA
D. SIDHAYE, Savitribai Phule Pune University, India
E. SIMMONS, University of California, USA
S. TAJIMA, University of Osaka, Japan

Registration: There is no registration fee.

Material

Career Development Workshop for Women in Physics | (smr 3614)
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  • Wednesday, 17 November 2021
    • 11:00 - 12:20 
      Time zone: You can choose your time zone (in place of Europe/Rome) on the top right of the page and the programme time will be modified accordingly.
      • 11:00 Opening Remarks 20'
        Speakers: Erika COPPOLA (ICTP, Italy), Shobhana NARASIMHAN (JNCASR, India), Atish DABHOLKAR (Director, ICTP, Italy)
      • 11:20 Icebreakers 1h0'
        Speaker: Maitri GOPALAKRISHNA (Parivarthan, India)
    • 12:20 - 17:00
      • 12:20 Message to Young Women Physicists 40'
        Speaker: Setsuko TAJIMA (University of Osaka, Japan)
      • 13:00 Break 1h0'
      • 14:00 Workshop: How to Publish Without Perishing 1h0'
        Speaker: Shobhana NARASIMHAN (Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, India)
      • 15:00 My Journey: PhD Under OWSD Sponsorship, and Beyond 20'
        Speaker: Marie Chantal CYULINYANA (National Council for Science and Technology, Rwanda)
      • 15:20 Interactive Workshop: Challenges in the Workplace, Group A 1h40' 
        Restricted participation, sign up necessary

Separate link for this will be sent to Participants by email
        Speaker: Maitri GOPALAKRISHNA (Parivarthan, India)
  • Thursday, 18 November 2021
    • 11:00 - 17:40
      • 11:00 What Does it Take to Coordinate the Assessment of the State of Knowledge for the Physical Science Basis of Climate Change? 40'
        Speaker: Valerie Masson DELMOTTE (IPCC & Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environment, France)
      • 11:40 World Cafe Format Discussions Group 1 1h20' 
        Coordinator: Shobhana NARASIMHAN, JNCASR, India

Table Hosts: 
- Jinky BORNALES (MSU-IIT, Philippines)
- Erika COPPOLA (ICTP, Italy)
- Aarti GIRDHAR (Harish Chandra Research Institute, India)
- Shuchi GUPTA (Panjab Unuiversity, India)
- Neelima GUPTE (IIT Madras, India)
- Nandita JAYARAJ (The Life of Science, India)
- Christine Adelle RICO-YUSON (Central Mindanao University, Philippines)
- Deepti SIDHAYE (Savitribai Phule Pune University, India)
      • 13:00 Break 1h0'
      • 14:00 Panel Discussion: How to Balance Professional and Personal Commitments 1h0' 
        Moderator: Aarti GIRDHAR (Harish Chandra Research Institute, India)
        Speakers: Alexandra Celinda Davila LOPEZ (Fritz Haber Institute, Germany), Yuly Edith SANCHEZ MENDOZA (National University of Colombia, USA), Rabia Salihu SAID (Bayero University, Nigeria)
      • 15:00 From Schoolgirl in Ethiopia to Professor in the USA 1h0'
        Speaker: Sossina Mariam HAILE (Northwestern University, USA)
      • 16:00 Workshop on Negotiation 1h0'
        Speakers: R. Sekhar CHIVUKULA (University of California, USA), Elizabeth SIMMONS (University of California, USA)
      • 17:00 Workshop: Clear, Concise, Compelling: How to Present your Science to Best Effect (Part I) 40'
        Speaker: Alison HATT (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA)
  • Friday, 19 November 2021
    • 11:00 - 17:50
      • 11:00 Interactive Workshop: Challenges in the Workplace, Group B 1h30' 
        Restricted participation, sign up necessary

Separate link for this will be sent to Participants by email
        Speaker: Maitri GOPALAKRISHNA (Parivarthan, India)
      • 12:30 Stellar Metamorphosis 30'
        Speaker: Shazrene MOHAMED (South African Astronomical Observatory & University of Cape Town, South Africa)
      • 13:00 Break 1h0'
      • 14:00 How can Scientists Leverage Online Platforms to Promote their Research and Careers? 40'
        Speaker: Karishma KAUSHIK (Savitribai Phule University, India)
      • 14:40 Opportunities Offered by ICTP 20'
        Speaker: Erika COPPOLA (ICTP, Italy)
      • 14:58 Group_photo 2'
      • 15:00 Workshop on Preparing CV's 1h0'
        Speakers: Elizabeth SIMMONS (University of California, USA), R. Sekhar CHIVUKULA (University of California, USA)
      • 16:00 World Cafe Format Discussions Group 2 1h0' 
        Table Hosts:
- Lakshmi CHILUKURI (University of California, USA)
- R. Sekhar CHIVUKULA (University of California, USA)
- Erika COPPOLA (ICTP, Italy)
- Aarti GIRDHAR (Harish Chandra Research Institute, India)
- Sinead GRIFFIN (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA)
- Shuchi GUPTA (Panjab Unuiversity, India)
- Shazrene MOHAMED (South African Astronomical Observatory & University of Cape Town, South Africa)
- Elizabeth SIMMONS (University of California, USA)
      • 17:00 Workshop: Clear, Concise, Compelling: How to present your science to best effect (Part II) 40'
        Speaker: Sinead GRIFFIN (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA)
      • 17:40 Closing Session 10'
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