The share of women in the engineering disciplines is approximately 35 to 40 per cent, depending on the region. The recently created IAHR task force on Strengthening Diversity and Gender Equity intends to raise the profile and visibility of women engineers and especially those who are active within the association. 

Organized on Thursday 10 September 2020 from 4 to 5 p.m. CEST by the IAHR task force on Strengthening Diversity and Gender Equity and Dr Isabella Schalko from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), this first online coffee chat will bring together young professional women to discuss how to develop sustainable mentor relationships.

Prof. Heidi Nepf from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Dr Ellis Penning from Deltares will share their experiences as mentors and give advice to young professional women on how to establish an academic support network. 

 Speakers

The coffee chat will start with a short introduction by Prof. Heidi Nepf and Dr. Ellis Penning, followed by an interactive discussion moderated by Dr. Isabella Schalko from MIT.

This first coffee chat is planned as a pilot project and will be limited to 10-15 participants. The participants will be chosen to represent a diverse group of young professional women. Priority will be given to IAHR members. Each participant will receive a Zoom link and will be asked to send 2-3 questions prior to the event. 

 Time in different zones

The 1st IAHR young professional women's coffee chat will be held on Thursday 10 September 2020 at:

• 10:00-11:00 a.m. (USA Eastern Daylight Time)

• 02:00-03:00 p.m. (UTC)

• 04:00-05:00 p.m. (Central European Summer Time)

• 10:00-11:00 p.m. (China Standard Time)

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