KYUSHU UNIVERSITY Office for the Promotion of Gender Equality, Kyushu University

The workshop of the Kyushu University - Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) Network of Women STEM Researchers is held on November 30 – December 1, 2016.  The network aims to develop research collaborations that will lead to a submission of joint proposals to an appropriate grant program at major funding agency.

This meeting is open to any interested researchers and is held at Ito Campus, Kyushu University in the following manner:

【Date & Time】
November 30 (Wed) 10：00～15：30, December 1 (Thu) 10：00～11：30
【Venue】
Hall, Ito Guest House, Ito Campus, Kyushu University
【Program】 ～More details can be found here.～
November 30 (Wed) 10：00～15：30
Presentation on the respective research topics and Discussion
Speakers of OIST (Research Field)
-Dr. Cecilia Lu (Formation and Regulation of Neuronal Connectivity)
-Dr. Payal Shah (Environmental Economics) 
-Dr. Casey James Galvin (Micro/Bio/Nano fluidics)
-Dr. Shivani Sathish (Micro/Bio/Nano fluidics)
Speakers of Kyushu Univ. (Research Field)
-Dr. Yoshiko Miura (Chemical Systems and Engineering)
-Dr. Miho Yamauchi (Catalytic Materials Transformations)
-Dr. Akiko Satake (Dynamic Biology)
-Dr. Tamao Kasahara (Forest Sciences)

December 1 (Thu) 10：00～11：30
“Promoting Gender Equality in OIST and in the USA”
Lecturer : Dr. Machi Dilworth, Vice President of Gender Equality, OIST

【Language】    
English (No simultaneous interpreter available)
【Gathering】
Date & Time: November 30 (Wed) 17:30～19:30
*We will post the venue and other details on our website once it is fixed
【Participants】    
Anybody who is interested
【Registration】    
-Pre-registration is required. Drop-ins will be welcomed based on the availability of the seats.
-For pre-registration and inquiries, please contact the Office for the Promotion of Gender Equality (event@danjyo.kyushu-u.ac.jp) with your name, department or organization, contact information. Please write “11/30-12/1 seminar” in the subject line.
      

The first meeting was held at OIST in March, 2016 and Kyushu University hosts the second meeting this time. Please refer to the following link for the report of the networking workshop last March: 
http://danjyo.kyushu-u.ac.jp/notice/e_view.php?cId=2131&page=3&r_search=&
(Japanese only)