Industry:
United States
Michael A. Brunner, AT&T Federal Systems Ann Bynum, Intel Mary Anne Gale, Procter & Gamble Worldwide Peggy Layne, P.E., SWE and ABB Environmental Services Joyce Lingousky, Bell Labs, Lucent Technologies Karen Meyer-Cain, TRW Ted Olsen, Corning Asahi Video Products Marcia Reeves Simpson, Mobil Exploration & Production U.S.
Europe
Dr. Jean-Paul Berhault, EURESIS Professor Dr. Mary Osborn, Max Planck Institute
Asia
Dr. Miwako Doi, TOSHIBA Corporation

Education:
United States
Dr. Susan Ambrose, Carnegie Mellon Dr. Carol J. Burger, Virginia Tech Dr. Taft Broome, Howard University Dr. Denice Denton, University of Washington Dr. Allan Fischer, Carnegie Mellon Dr. Indira Nair, Carnegie Mellon Dr. Mary Jane Irwin, The Pennsylvania State University J.J. Jackson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Dr. Tom Litzinger, The Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education Dr. Sue McNeil, Carnegie Mellon Susan Metz, WEPAN and Stevens Institute of Technology Dr. Carol Muller, Executive Director, MentorNet Patricia Sweeney, SPIE Dr. David N. Wormley, The Pennsylvania State University
Europe
Dr. Tragott Klöse, Free University of Berlin Marie Noel-Barton, Engineering Council-UK Dr. Annie Canel, Ecole Nationale des Ponts de Chaussees, France
Asia
Dr. Kaoru Arakawa, Meiji University

TUESDAY, JULY 14, 1998

3:00 pm - 6:00 pm Registration

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Opening Reception

6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Dinner

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Introduction: The Issues
Dr. Denice Denton
Dean, University of Washington

Setting the Stage: The Sound of Glass Breaking
Claire Farley
President, Texaco North America

The Challenge
Dr. Allan Fisher
Associate Dean, School of Computer Science,
Carnegie Mellon University

WEDNESDAY, JULY 15, 1998

7:30 am - 8:30 am Breakfast

8:30 am -10:00 am New Employment Contract Issues: Changing Employment Expectations
Exploring the mismatch between traditional workplace values and new employee values, with an emphasis on women's issues in the workplace. Students and younger workers have different values and value different things in employment package. Today, the workplace has to be prepared to change to fit the worker as opposed to the individual molding to industry expectations.

• How do industry and universities adapt to the change, prepare employees?
• Changing Demographics and Family Issues-Implications for Professional Preparation and Professional Retention
• Framing work as realizing human potential
• Examples of Efforts to Change Workplace and Learning Environments and Cultures

Speakers:
Steve Hadden
Vice President North American Production West, Texaco

Dr. Paula Rayman
Director, Radcliffe Public Policy Institute

Facilitator for the Discussion:
Priscilla Guthrie
Deputy General Manager, TRW Systems Integration Group

10:00 am - 11:00 am Quantifying the Problem

Distribution of Questionnaire:
Dr. Sue McNeil
Professor, CMU

Speakers:
Dr. Jane Daniels
Director, Women in Engineering Programs,
Purdue University

Dr. Mary Frank Fox
Professor, Georgia Tech

Facilitator for the Discussion:
J.J. Jackson
Assistant to the President, MIT

11:00 am - 12:30 pm Industry Involvement at the Student and Curricular Level: Combining Resources for Cost Effective Results

• Co-op and internships as professional development and recruiting tools
• Comparing pre-graduation work experience and results throughout the world
• Long-range and comprehensive university/industry relationships as work preparation and recruitment tools
• Industry participation in professional development at the undergraduate and graduate levels

Speakers:
Dr. Annie Canel
Provost, Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussees

Ted Olsen
Engineering Facilities Manager, Corning Ashai

Dr. Laura L. Sullivan
Industrial & Manufacturing Systems, Kettering University

Dr. David N. Wormley
Dean, Penn State College of Engineering

Facilitator for the Discussion:
Anita Todd
Director, Engineering Cooperative Education Program,
Penn State

11:00 am - 12:30 pm Preparation and Training at the University and in Industry: Developing a Model of Mutual Benefit

• Making industry investments in universities pay off; optimizing efforts while maintaining/enhancing academic agenda.
• Preparation and professional development at the career level in Industry and Universities: Orientation and support at initial and transitional stages.
• Performance and exit interviews

Speakers:
Marcia Simpson
Technology Leader, Mobil Exploration and Production, US

Dr. Jean Paul Berhault
President, Euresis

Dr. Monique Frize
Chair in Women in Science and Engineering, Carleton University and University of Ottawa

Facilitator for the Discussion:
Dr. Pat Laughlin
Associate Dean, Carnegie Institute of Technology

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Lunch

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Assessing the Impact of Changing Workplace Environment and Demands

• Competition for technical workers
• How industry and universities are adapting to changing political and economic environment; implications for a diverse workforce
• Addressing family issues and professional career tracks

Speakers:
Priscilla Guthrie
Deputy General Manager, TRW Systems Integration Group

Dr. Mary Osborne
Professor, Max Planck Institute

Facilitator for the Discussion:
Karen Meyer-Cain
Director, Human Resource, TRW, Systems Integration Group

3:00 pm - 5:45pm Ad hoc sessions/leisure

5:45 pm - 7:15 pm Dinner

7:15 pm - 8:30 pm How Did We Get Where We Are and Where are We Going?

Speakers:
Dr. Thelma Estrin
Professor Emeritus in Computer Science, UCLA

Dr. William Streett
Joseph Silbert Dean of Engineering Emeritus, Cornell University

Dr. Taft Broome
Professor of Electrical Engineering, Howard University

Facilitator for the Discussion:
Dr. Carol Burger, Program Coordinator, Science and
Gender Equity Program, Virginia Tech and Editor, Journal
of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering

8:30 pm - 10:00 pm Working Sessions

10:00 pm - 11:00 pm Evening Reception

THURSDAY, JULY 16,1998

7:30 am - 8:30 am Breakfast

8:30 am - 10:00 am Preparing for Long-Term Growth in the Profession

• Transforming the undergraduate engineering curriculum
• Existing collaborations and how they address retention/ performance in the work place as a continuum
• Developing career development models that prepare for retention in the workplace
• Changing workplace environments
• Integrating current workplace demands such as communication skills, team-working abilities, cross-cultural, and leadership into the undergraduate and graduate curricula

Speakers:
Carmie Maloney
R&D Engineer, New Innovation Projects, Procter & Gamble

Dr. Sue Rosser
Director, Center for Women's Studies and Gender,
University of Florida

Dr. Sheila Humphreys
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Berkeley

Facilitator for the Discussion:
Joyce Lingousky
Distinguished Senior Engineer, Bell Labs, Lucent

10:00 am - 11:30 am New Ways of Working: Life cycles, Access and Equity in
Professional Work

• Why do women "drop out" of the engineering workplace
• Pressures of two-career families and how they impact industry and university workplace cultures
• Efficacy of part-time, or extended leave for primary caregivers during early child-bearing years
• Innovative family friendly and childcare policies
• Examples of successful intervention programs

Speakers:
Ann Bynum
Collateral Diffusion Manager, Intel Corporation

Lynn E. Bertuglia, P.E.
Chair, National Society of Professional Engineers Glass Ceiling Task Force, Black & Veatch

Patricia L. Eng, P.E.
Branch Chief, Spent Fuel Project Office, Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Dr. Paula G. Leventman
Dean & Director of Women in Engineering, Northeastern University

Facilitator for the Discussion:
Dr. Sue McNeil
Professor of Civil Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University

11:30 am -12:30 pm Evaluating and Assessing Programs at All Levels

• Comparing existing assessment tools in engineering education and industry
• Developing standards to increase exportability and comparison of outcomes

Debbie A. Taylor
Program Director, Graduate Experience Project
University of Michigan

Cinda-Sue Davis
Director, Women in Science and Engineering Program, University of Michigan

Facilitator for the Discussion:
Dr. Rose Marra
Director, Engineering Instructional Services, Penn State

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Lunch

1:30 pm - 5:30 pm Ad hoc sessions/Leisure

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Dinner

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm The Role of Professional Organizations

• Examining the role of professional organizations in developing and retaining women engineers
• Exploring the current efforts and best practices
• Looking at how societies, universities and industry can better work together to increase participation for women
• Identifying new opportunities for synergy

Peggy Layne
ABB and Immediate Past President, Society of Women Engineers

Carolyn Meyer
Vice President, American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Facilitator for the Discussion:
Susan Metz
Stevens Institute of Technology and President, WEPAN

8:00 pm - 9:00 pm Working Sessions

9:00 pm - 10:00 pm Evening Reception

FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1998

7:00 am - 8:30 am Breakfast

8:30 am - 10:00 am Developing Effective Long-Term Retention Policies

Corporate and University Retention Strategies

• What is the employment situation for women in universities and industry; which adjustments are or are not taking place in the engineering learning and work cultures in response to a need for more diverse workforce
• Problems of mobility at upper levels and how to keep mid- to upper-level employees engaged
• Internal and cross-boundary mentoring
• Can mentoring be formalized?
• Viability and exportability of existing mentoring activities and programs
• Promotion and visibility of women in upper level positions

Speakers:
Janet Stoner
Vice President Human Resources, Texaco

Dr. Denice Denton
Dean of Engineering, University of Washington

Panel:
Dr. Karan Watson,
Associate Dean of Engineering, Texas A&M University

Linda Dembowski
Director, Electronic Wire and Cable Business Unit, Lucent

Arthur L. Glenn
Consultant, Former President and COO, AWT, Inc., Retired VP,

Facilitator for the Discussion:
Dr. Annie Canel
Provost, Ecole Nationale des Ponts de Chausies

10:00 am - 11:30 am Fostering and Sustaining Global Equity in the Engineering

Professions

• Comparing needs of countries in terms of creating global equity in the engineering professions
• Examining different recruitment and retention programs
• Looking beyond traditional programs to open more opportunities for systemic change
• Examining strategies for international exchange programs -- increasing the numbers of women who participate, increasing corporate involvement in making internships available abroad, and curriculum reform which puts priority on multicultural and international education
• Examining opportunities for integrating international education into the ABET accreditation and other countries' accreditation requirements
• Developing communication and negotiating skills in engineering students

Speakers:
Dr. Kaoru Arakawa
Professor of Computer Science, Meiji University

Peggy Blumenthal
VP for International Education, International Institute of Education

Debra Fowler
Workforce Planning Manager, Dow Chemical

TBA
Hitachi Corporation

Facilitator for the Discussion:
Dr. Suzanne Brainard
Director, Women in Engineering
University of Washington

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Lunch

2:00 pm - 5:30 pm Ad hoc sessions/Leisure

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Dinner

7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Thinking Outside the Box

Speakers:
Dr. Mary Jane Irwin
Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, Penn State

Dr. Anita Borg
Member of Research Staff, Xerox

Dr. Mary J. Sansalone
Professor of Structural Engineering, Cornell University

Facilitator for the Discussion:
Dr. Carol Muller
Executive Director, MentorNet

8:30 pm -10:00 pm Working Session

• Final Working Group Reports
• Development of action plans, commitments for change in home institutions

10:00 pm - 11:00 pm Evening Reception, Sponsored by the EF

SATURDAY, JULY 18, 1998

7:30 am - 8:30 am Breakfast

8:30 am - 12:00 noon Wrap Up

Conference Planning Committee and all interested participants

• Complete Working Plans
• Prepare final reports including proposed solutions, research areas and collaborations and action plans at all levels
• Discuss and plan future conferences

12:00 noon Boxed Lunches and Departure

• Mary Anderson-Rowland, Associate Dean of Student & Business Affairs, and Stephanie Blaisdell, Director, Women in Applied Science and Engineering, Arizona State University
• Women Engineering Students: Retention and Beyond

• Anne M. Barker, Assistant Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology
• Career Commitment in Engineering: Effects of Environment, Personality, and Gender

• Cinda-Sue Davis, Director, WISE Program, University of Michigan
• Living-Learning Programs for Women in Science and Engineering: What Works and What Doesn't

• Pamela Kramer-Koehler, Associate Professor and Director, Women in Engineering Program, Polytechnic University
• Careers in Research for Minority Women in Materials Sciences (CRMS)

• Joyce Lingensky, Senior Research Engineer, Lucent Technologies-Bell Labs
• The Early Career Advisory Program: Mentoring That Works

• Mary George Opperman, Associate Vice President for Human Resources, Cornell University; Mary Sansalone, Professor of Structural Engineering, Cornell University; Amyl Ghanem, Ph.D. Candidate, Chemical Engineering; Dawn Zeligman, Undergraduate Coordinator, Civil and Environmental Engineering; and Mary Grace Duffy, President, Charles River Consulting Group
• Assessing the Climate for Women Faculty and Graduate Students: A Case Study

• Sarah Mouring, Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering, United States Naval Academy; and P. Mead, M. Natishan, and L. Schmidt, Mechanical Engineering Faculty, Moore, CQI and E. Scholnick, Psychology, all of the University of Maryland; and C. Lathan, Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, The Catholic University of America
• The ESTEAM Program: Changing the Paradigm on Engineering Student Teams from Forming for Diversity to Training for Diversity

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