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Celebrating the Success of Women in STEM Symposium:
Pushing the frontiers of research through collaboration
FEBRUARY 10-11, 2022

Our virtual event will recognize the International Day of Women and Girls in Science and provide an opportunity for scientific discussion and networking.

Symposium

Thursday, February 10, 2022
10:30 am – 2:30 pm (EST) / 4:30 – 8:30 pm (CET)

  • Scientific discussions: climate change impact and adaptation, emerging technologies, and health and well-being

Friday, February 11, 2022
10 am – 1:30 pm (EST) / 4 – 7:30 pm (CET)

  • Keynote Speakers:
    • Dr. Agnes Herzberg, Professor Emeritus, Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Queens University, Canada
    • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ina Schieferdecker, Director-General for Research for Technological Sovereignty and Innovation at the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany
  • Expert panel discussion

E-poster Session

The call for e-posters is now open!

Themes include:

  • Climate change impact and adaptation
  • Emerging technologies
  • Health and well-being

Submit your e-poster now! Learn more about the e-poster session

Friday, December 17, 2021
Launch of the e-poster session

Friday, January 21, 2022
Deadline to submit your e-poster(s)

E-posters will be available before, during and for one year following the Symposium.

Moderated scientific discussions

The two-day event kicks off with moderated scientific discussions on Thursday, February 10, 2022, highlighting results and solutions from women researchers in science and technology based departments and agencies across the Governments of Canada and Germany.

The themes are:

  • Climate change impact and adaptation
  • Emerging technologies
  • Health and well-being

Expert panel discussion

This virtual event on Friday, February 11, 2022 brings together a panel of distinguished guests to discuss the role of mentoring in women researchers’ career development and international collaboration.

E-poster session

A virtual e-poster session will be available beginning Friday, December 17, 2021, and will run before, during and for one year following the Symposium. When you register for the symposium, you will have access to view the e-posters and interact with the presenting author. To submit your poster, visit our e-poster portal.

For questions or more information, please contact: NRC.Womeninscience-Femmesenscience.CNRC@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca