Women in Engineering - You Can Do It!
(Oct 29, 2009)A seminar was sponsored by the IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) Women in Engineering (WiE) in Abu Dhabi on October 29, 2009. PES Governing Board members, Wanda Reder, Noel Schulz, Cheryl Warren, and Meliha Selak, were guest lecturers who shared their stories about career, work-family balance, importance of IEEE to their success, and the need for women in the power and energy industry. There were approximately 200 women in the audience who enthusiastically asked questions, shared their experiences of engineering studies in the UAE and openly discussed their challenges to overcome adversity.
On that day, something magical happened in Abu Dhabi...there was a meeting of women from different parts of the world; a meeting of their minds, their hopes, their dreams, and a deep sharing that changed the parties forever. As a tribute to that day, to the women who participated and to the hope that is inspired by simple acts of kindness, Cheryl Warren wrote the on-line book titled “Women in Engineering – You Can Do It!”
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About IEEE UAE Section
IEEE, UAE Section was established in 1987 to participate in the development of U.A.E. and fulfill the vision perceived by the nation's leaders. It has played an essential role in widening the scope of techno-electrical and computing awareness in the society. There are more than 1200 IEEE members in the section. IEEE UAE section has four society chapters; they are Power & Energy Society chapter, Computer Society chapter, Medicine and Biology Society Chapter, and Signal Processing/Communication joint chapter, in addition to two affinity groups, WIE (Women in Engineering) and GOLD (Graduate for the last decade). Moreover, it has 13 student branches in different universities across the country. More information about the section can be found at http://www.ieee-uae.com.
