Programme
WOMEN AND ICTS THROUGH THE LIFECYCLE
AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
BARCELONA, 8th - 10th NOVEMBER 2010
printMonday 8 November 2010
| SESSION AND TOPIC | SPEAKERS | CHAIR | |
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| 12:00 - 14:30 | Registration | ||
| 14:30 - 14:50 | Welcome and introduction | Imma Tubella, Rector, Open University of Catalonia. Inés Sánchez de Madariaga, Director of the Women and Science Unit, Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation. |
Imma Tubella, Rector, Open University of Catalonia |
| Introductory Session | 14:50 - 15:20 | Keynote address: The Path to Full Participation - Understanding, Intervening and Assessing  Download the presentation
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Joanne Cohoon, National Center for Women & IT, University of Virginia, USA |
| 15:20 - 15:40 | Introductory paper Understanding women's presence in ICT – intersecting issues throughout the lifecycle Download the presentation
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Cecilia Castaño and Juliet Webster, Internet Interdisciplinary Institute (IN3), Open University of Catalonia | |
| 15:40 - 16.00 | Questions to speakers | ||
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Break and refreshments | Session 1: Engaging girls with ICTs in education – schooling and vocational training | Esther Ruiz Ben, Technical University, Berlin |
| 16:30 - 17:00 | Factors which influence girls' orientations to
ICT subjects in schools - evidence from
Spain and
the UK
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Milagros Sáinz Ibáñez and Rachel Palmen, IN3, Barcelona | |
| 17:00 - 17:30 | Vocational training for ICT employment: engaging women in work
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Gill Kirkup, Open University, UK | |
| 17:30 - 18:30 | Parallel discussion groups Key analytical
and political issues arising from introductory session: How does
the 'Lifecycle Approach' advance our understanding of women's under-representation
in ICT education and careers? Parallel discussion groups Session 1 issues: What are the factors shaping female engagement with ICT in school and post-school training in different countries? |
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| 19:30 | Walk down Rambla, Poble Nou (optional) | ||
Tuesday 9 November 2010
| SESSION AND TOPIC | SPEAKERS | CHAIR | |
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| Session 2: Retaining girls in computing and ICT studies after school – tertiary education and research | Eduard Aibar Puentes, Open University of Catalunya | ||
| 09:30 - 10:00 | What is the problem in the beholder’s eye? Introducing gender
reforms in computer science education
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Minna Salminen-Karlsson, Uppsala University, Sweden | |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Gendering the 'Millenials'. Analyzing responses to new student profiles in Spanish ICT higher education
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Jörg Müller, IN3, Barcelona | |
| 10:30 - 10:45 | Girl's Day in Spanish technical universities
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Marisa Gil, University Polytechnic of Catalonia, Spain | |
| 10:45 - 11:30 | Parallel discussion groups Session 2 issues: How useful are our conceptual frameworks in informing the development of effective interventions in ICT in higher education? | ||
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Break and refreshments | ||
| Session 3: The changing nature of ICT workplaces – recruitment, progression and retention of women | Angela Ger Martos, IBM, Spain | ||
| 12:00 - 12:30 | Organisational strategies and practices aimed at building a more diverse workforce: a focus on women in ITEC
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Recruiment Strategies Report
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Judith Glover and Christina Evans, Roehampton University, UK | |
| 12:30 - 13:00 | ICT workplaces and gender: global and local cultures
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Oscar Pérez and Cecilia Castaño, IN3, Barcelona, Spain | |
| 13:00 - 14:15 | Lunch and Networking | ||
| 14:15 - 14:45 | Not a job for life? Women's
progression, conversion and drop out in ICT professions
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Gérard Valenduc, Fondation Travail-Université (FTU), Namur (BE) | Ángela Ger Martos, IBM, Spain |
| 14:45 - 15:15 | Reversing the brain drain in science, engineering and technology
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Lisa Servon, The New School, USA | |
| 15:15 - 15:45 | The dilemmas
of young ICT women engineers
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Susana Vázquez, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain | |
| 15:45 - 16:15 | Break and refreshments | ||
| 16:15 - 17:45 | Parallel discussion groups Session 3 issues: Is there a dominant culture of ICT employment and, if so, what does this mean for practical change initiatives in different settings? | ||
| 20:30 | Conference dinner in Kuletos Restaurant, Barcelona | ||
Wednesday 10 November 2010
| SESSION AND TOPIC | SPEAKERS | CHAIR | |
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| Session 4: Empowering women in ICTs | Cecilia Castaño and Juliet Webster, Internet Interdisciplinary Institute (IN3), Open University of Catalunya | ||
| 09:00 - 09:30 | Remarks on research issues concerning women & technologies | Manuel Castells, IN3, Barcelona, Spain | |
| Session 5: Managing the requirements of ICT employment throughout the career | Lisa Servon,The New School, USA | ||
| 09:30 - 10:00 | After a career break: the challenges facing women returning to ICTs
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Clem Herman, Open University, UK | |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Mobile strategies of women in ICT careers. Moving for what?
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Ana González Ramos, IN3, Barcelona, Spain | |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee and refreshments | ||
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Plenary group discussion Session 5 issues: Are women's ICT careers 'frayed careers'? Do issues operating at different points in women's lifecycles have a cumulative effect? | ||
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Plenary group discussion : Future collaboration - networking, publication, funding | ||
| Close of conference, lunch and farewell | |||
