Women in Science and Engineering Society at Queen Mary University of London
EECS Research Open Day on the 17th April was a great opportunity to meet staff and students from EECS and find out about their latest research.
To continue the tradition of previous years, WISE sponsored the People’s Choice Award at the Open Day. The award was won by Parthipan Siva from the vision group. Congratulations Parthipan!
WISE Chair Nela Brown congratulates Parthipan Siva
Five fantastic speakers from top professional bodies, opportunities for networking, and drinks and nibbles! Get yourself down to our latest WISE lounge on Thursday 31 May, 4-6pm, in room 3.20 in the Arts Two building.
Please Register for this event – it only takes a minute! (use code RW201)
‘To be or not to be a member’ 31 May
WISE will be sponsoring Flossie 2012, a free two-day event for women who use or are interested in Free and Open Source Software (FLOSS) in Digital Arts or Open Data, Open Knowledge, Social Innovation, Research and Education.
Flossie is an independent network of women practitioners that has its roots in social change movements as well as arts, technology and academia. Whether you code, tinker or want to explore alternatives to ‘big-tech’ corporations, all women are welcome to this conference.
WISE Chair Nela Brown is a key organiser of the event and will be speaking about WISE and G.Hack, another QMUL based group.
Just a quick plug for our next WISE lounge which will be on the 31 May… ‘The benefits of becoming a member of a professional organisation’. More details to follow next week!
Wow, what a great start our new programme, it’s made me so excited about future WISE events! We had our first WISE lounge on 22 March, featuring some incredibly inspiring speakers, lovely food and a great turnout of guests.
Professor Evelyn Welch, VP at QMUL for Research and International Affairs opened the afternoon.
Dr Becky Stewart completed her PhD at QMUL’s Centre for Digital Music and re-visited her old turf to talk to us about the joys and perils of recently starting up Codasign, her own interactive arts and technology company in London. It was especially great to hear from Becky, as she was involved in WISE during her time at QMUL.
Our very own Magda heroically stepped in at the last minute to give us a refresher about what WISE aims to achieve this year (and beyond!) and how to get involved.
Finally, Jennifer Indovina gave us a whirlwind bio and series of take-away pointers from her own experience of setting up her own company, Tenrehte Technologies. Highlights included winning the Green Technology Category in the Best of CES (Consumer Electronics Show) 2010 and becoming a TED Fellow. Jen set up Tenrehte to produce wireless green tech products, including the PICOwatt plug to monitor your home electronic devices from anywhere in the world.
WISE is always looking for new ideas for events so if you have any suggestions at all, even if they are very small, please contact us by emailing wiseqmul@googlemail.com.
Roll on the next WISE lounge!
Members of the committee braved the cold in library square to raise awareness of the return of WISE! Our awareness week took place from 6-8th March to gain new members and chat to the students and staff of QMUL about WISE.
The London Hopper Colloquium 2012 will be held on 15 May 2012 at the BCS London Office.
Booking is now open for women at all levels across the UK who are building a career in computing research. This exciting event is free to attend!
- Hear speakers talk about computer microscopic imaging in biology, high performance computing, the ups and downs of starting companies, and how to negotiate.
- Enter the poster competition if you are an RA, Masters or PhD student
- Have fun with interactive demos from G.Hack, a women-only hacking club founded by QMUL students
- Meet and network with researchers in computing and electronic engineering
- Students may also be interested to enter the poster competition, there are 3 prizes worth £75 each to be awarded for the best posters.
For registration see the BCS website.
After more than eight months of inactivity, WISE finally comes back to life with a new look and new members on board!
IMPORTANT!
This week, 6th – 7th – 8th March, from 12 to 2 PM, we will be in The Library Square of Mile End Campus promoting the Society activities.
Please, come along to find out about our planned seminars and social events.
The very first event is happening on 22nd March, 4-6 PM at Arts Two, Room 3.20. For details, see the flyer!
Each year the London Hopper brings together female students and professionals from inside and outside academia. This year’s London Hopper will be 24 May. The call for participation is below and more information can be found at the event website.
Calling all postgrads and postdocs – it’s time to register for London Hopper being held on Tuesday, 24 May at the BCS London Office.
This is a free 1-day event featuring keynote speakers:
Julie McCann, Imperial College London
Mandy Chessell, IBM
Beth Massey, University of Lincoln
Karen Petrie, University of Dundee
In addition to talks and panel discussions, there is a poster session where postgraduate students and postdoctoral researchers will have an opportunity to present their research work. Three prizes of £75 each, provided by IBM, will be awarded for the best posters. The judge’s winner of the poster competition will be invited to be a speaker at next year’s London Hopper.
To register go to: http://www.dcs.qmul.ac.uk/women/LondonHopper2011.php
WISE and the QMUL IEEE Student Branch are holding a joint event and are going to the Science Museum Late this Wednesday, 23 Feb.
The theme of this month’s Science Museum Late is “The Science of Happiness.” You can select a variety of events including Silent Disco, Cockroach Tour, Launchpad gallery etc. For further details, please visit the Science Museum website. There will also an optional social event afterwards if you want to hang out with people after the visit.
The IEEE Student Branch will pay for your trip expense (up to £5) if you become a IEEE student member (between 14th and 22nd Feb) and go for this visit. If you wonder what you can benefit you can by becoming a member, you can check their website for a detailed explanation.
We will head to the Science Museum at about 6pm on Wednesday, 23 Feb. E-mail peggie.zhang [at] ieee.org or xian.zhang [at] eecs.qmul.ac.uk to register.
