GS6 Programme & Presentations

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08/26 (Wed)

08/27 (Thur)

08/28 (Fri)

08:00

 Registration
Grand Ballroom Lobby, B2F, Annex Building
 Registration
Grand Ballroom Lobby, B2F, Annex Building
Registration
Orchid Hall Lobby, 4F, Main Building
 

08:30

Registration
Grand Ballroom Lobby, B2F, Annex Building

09:00

Grand Ballroom B
Workshop
11th AASSA Regional Workshop on "Gender in Science Research and Education"

Grand Ballroom
Opening Ceremony
Welcome Speech

Grand Ballroom
Plenary 3

Developing Policies & Partnerships to Improve Gender Diversity in STEMM

09:30

10:00

Grand Ballroom A
Conference
Introducing the Gender Dimension to STEMM Higher Education

Keynote speeches

10:15

Break

10:30

Plenary 1
Pursuing Excellence in Research through Gendered Innovations

11:00

Break

11:15

Gender Summits Overview
Collective Commitment and Action for Global Impact

11:30

12:00

Orchid Hall
Lunch

Lunch & Poster exhibition

Lunch & Poster exhibition

12:30

Lunch & Poster exhibition

Lunch

Poster exhibition

13:00

13:30

  Workshop
Gendered Innovations in Science, Engineering, Technology & Industry    

Plenary 2
Developing Science and Technology Policies to Promote Gender-Based Research and Innovations

Plenary 4
Building Public Aspirations for Socioeconomic Improvement through Gender-Based Technologies

14:00

Conference
Improving Diversity of STEMM Talents: K-12 Programme

 

14:30

15:00

Coffee break

Coffee break

15:30

Parallel Sessions**

Plenary 5
Developing Leadership Capacity for Gendered Innovations through Scientific, Technology and Policy Networks

16:00 PS1 Ruby Hall

PS2 Orchid Hall

PS3 Maple Hall
16:30
17:00  

Break

Closing Ceremony
Adoption of the Seoul Declaration 

17:30
18:00 Break

Break

 
18:30

Gala dinner speech

Gala Dinner

19:00

Welcome Reception

Grand Ballroom

19:30
20:00
20:30

*The entire Gender Summit will be held in English with no simultaneous interpretation.
**Parallel Session 1: Mainstreaming Gender into Asia’s Research, Innovation and Development Goals for more effective and sustainable outcomes
Parallel Session 2: Workshop on Gendered Innovations in Research
Parallel Session 3: Advancing Gender Sensitive Innovation Ecosystems


Wednesday 26 August

10:00 - 12:30 Conference: Introducing the Gender Dimension to STEMM Higher Education
Location: Grand Ballroom A,
Registration: Grand Ballroom Lobby, B2F, Annex Building

The Rome Declaration on Responsible Research and Innovation in Europe (2014) offers some advice to organisations related to science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine (STEMM) on institutional changes to foster awareness, know-how, expertise and competence of scientific research and innovation. These include adapting curricula and developing trainings. This session will feature several perspectives on gender diversity and gendered innovation in engineering culture in Europe and Korea, as well as presentations on gender performance in high performance computing and on gender differences in distance learning at universities in Uganda.

Speaker:

  • Motivating Female Students in Engineering Classrooms Through Social Relevance of Engineering Solutions (download presentation here pdf icon)
    Myongsook Susan Oh, Professor of Chemical Engineering at Hongik University; head of the Women in Science, Engineering and Technology Seoul Regional Center, Korea
  • Gender Inequality in High Performance Computing (HPC) (download presentation here pdf icon)
    Athina Frantzana, Postgraduate Researcher, EPCC, University of Edinburgh, UK
  • A STEAM Course Proposal to Complement the Current Gender-Sensitive Curricula in College STEM Education in Korea (download presentation here pdf icon)
    Siyeon Lee, Professor, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Korea 
  • Gender in Distance Education: Implications & Lessons to Learn for Teaching & Learning a Case of Youth Program at Makerere University (download presentation here pdf icon) 
    Ruth Nsibirano, Lecturer, School of Women and Gender Studies, Makerere University, Uganda
  • The Effect of W-Programs on Women Engineers’ Employment and Duration of their Career (download presentation here pdf icon)
    Sungsine Pak
    , Professor, School of Architecture, Interior Design and Coastal Engineering, Kunsan National University, Korea
  • Factors Causing Women Students to Drop Out of Engineering (download presentation here pdf icon)
    Jong Tae Youn, Professor, Department of Graphic Arts and Information Engineering, Pukyong National University, Korea 
  • Challenges to Gender Diversity in the Earth and Environmental Science Disciplines (download presentation here pdf icon)
    DeBonne N. Wishart, Associate Professor, International Center for Water Resources Management, Central State University, Ohio, USA
  • Fighting STEM Attrition through Family Friendly Policy Interventions (download presentation here pdf icon)
    Anders Karlsson, Vice President, Academic Relations, Elsevier on behalf of the Elsevier Foundation

14:00 - 17:00 Conference: Improving Diversity of STEMM Talents: K-12 Programmes
Location: Grand Ballroom A, Registration: Grand Ballroom Lobby, B2F, Annex Building

The Rome Declaration on Responsible Research and Innovation in Europe states that “Early and continuous engagement of all Stakeholders is essential for sustainable, desirable and acceptable innovation”- this has to start early as various stereotypes are often formed about science being a “male” sphere start from childhood. This session will explore how to build the foundations for a gender diverse pipeline of talents in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine (STEMM) right from kindergarten to the first 12 years of education (K-12). To attract more female talent into STEMM fields, we have to challenge gender stereotypes from an early age. This can include examining the attitudes mothers have toward their daughters’ selection of courses in STEM fields, school curricula, and gender differentiated learning experiences in school science laboratories and seasonal science schools.

Speakers:

  • Where are the bottlenecks in STEM Majors and Careers? (download presentation here pdf icon)
    Donna Ginther, Director, Center for Science Technology & Economic Policy, Institute for Policy & Social Research, University of Kansas, USA
  • Development of the Next Generation - Summer and Spring Science Schools for Junior and High School Girl Students (download presentation here pdf icon)
    Hatsumi Mori, Professor, the Institute for Solid State Physics, University of Tokyo, Japan
  • A Survey on the impact of mothers in course selection of Science, Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) on their daughters (download presentation here pdf icon)
    Yuko Hayashi, Graduate School of Innovation and Technology Management,Yamaguchi University, Japan
  • Fusion education program between engineering and software development for pre-engineering girls students from Daegu WISET branch (download presentation here pdf icon)
    Soonja Kim, Professor, Electronics Engineering, Kyungpook National University;  Head, Women in Science, Engineering and Technology Dae-Kyung-Kangwon Regional Center, Korea
  • The Development and Application of the Experience-Based Learning Program through Field Trip to Ancient Palaces (download presentation here pdf icon)
    Ju Young Lee, Professor, Computer Science Engineering, Duksung Women’s University, Seoul, Korea
  • How far does the impact of one movement go? (download presentation here pdf icon)
    Sun Young Jang, Professor, Department of Mathematics, University of Ulsan, Korea

09:00 - 17:00Workshop: 11th AASSA Regional Workshop on Gender Issues in Science Research and Education
Location: Grand Ballroom B, Registration: Grand Ballroom Lobby, B2F, Annex Building

09:00 - 09:30 Opening Ceremony

Moderator: Yoo Hang Kim, Executive Director, The Association of Academies and Societies of Sciences in Asia (AASSA)

  • Opening Remarks
    Doe Sun Na, Co-chair, Organizing Committee / Vice President, The Korean Academy of Science and Technology (KAST), Korea
  • Welcoming Remarks
    Sung Hyun Park, President, Korean Academy of Science and Technology (KAST), and Member, Presidential Advisory Council of Science and Technology, Korea
  • Krishan Lal, President, The Association of Academies and Societies of Sciences in Asia (AASSA); Immediate Past President of The Indian National Science Academy, India

09:30 - 10:00 Session 1: Keynote speech

Chair: Yoo Hang Kim, Executive Director, The Association of Academies and Societies of Sciences in Asia (AASSA)

  • How Can We Promote Gendered Innovations for R&D, R&Business Development and R&Social Development?
    Myung Ja Kim, Fellow Emeritus, Korean Academy of Science and Technology (KAST) ; President, Green Korea 21 Forum, Korea

10:00 - 11:00 Session 2: Status of Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Medicine

Chairs: Khairul Anuar Bin Abdullah, Treasurer, The Association of Academies and Societies of Sciences in Asia (AASSA) and Hong-Hee Kim, Fellow, Korean Academy of Science and Technology (KAST), Korea

  • Women in Science and Technology in Asia
    Doe Sun Na, Vice-President, Korean Academy of Science and Technology (KAST), Korea
  • The Gender Gap in Science and Technology in Pakistan
    Zabta Khan Shinwari, Pakistan Academy of Sciences (PAS), Pakistan
  • Women in Research and Development in Sri Lanka
    Nadira D. Karunaweera, University of Colombo, National Academy of Sciences Sri Lanka (NASSL), Sri Lanka
  • Status of Women in Science and Engineering in AASSA Countries
    Yu-Kyoung Oh, Seoul National University, Korean Academy of Science and Technology (KAST), Korea
  • Discussion

11:00 - 11:20 Coffee Break 

11:20 - 12:30 Session 3: Empowering and Leadership

Chairs: Nadira D. Karunaweera, General Secretary, National Academy of Sciences Sri Lanka (NASSL), Sri Lanka and Yu-Kyoung Oh, Fellow, KAST, Korea

  • Women Inspiring Innovation through The Korea Federation of Women's Science and Technology Associations (KOFWST)
    So-Yeop Han, Ewha Womans University, Korea
  • Improving the Gender Balance of Fellows Elected to Science Academies
    Jennifer Graves, Distinguished Professor, School of Life Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne and Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (AAS), Australia
  • Trained Scientific Woman Power; What Fraction are We Losing and Why?
    Rohini M. Godbole, Indian Institute of Science Indian National Science Academy (INSA), India
  • Women in Israeli Academia - Now IS the Time for a Change
    Nurit Yirmiya, Ministry of Science, Technology and Space, Israel
  • Cultivation of Women Scientists in Leadership: The Case of African Academies of Sciences
    Jackie Olang, Network of African Science Academies (NASAC), Kenya
  • Discussion

12:30 – 13:30 Lunch 

13:30 - 14:30 Session 4: Inspiring and Mentoring

Chairs: Jennifer GravesDistinguished Professor, School of Life Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne and Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (AAS), Australia and So-Yeop Han, Vice President, KOFWST, Korea

  • Enhancement of Science Education and Mentoring Programs for Young Females 
    Azra Khanum, Fellow, Pakistan Academy of Sciences (PAS), Pakistan
  • Inspiring Women in Science through Mentoring
    Shamima K Choudhury, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Higher Education Revamping Necessity in Nepal
    Anjana Singh, Tribhuvan University, Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST), Nepal
  • The Intervention Study on the Gender Issues in Science Research and Education
    Erdenebileg Tudev, Mongolian Academy of Sciences (MAS), Mongolia
  • Discussion

14:30 – 14:50 Coffee Break 

14:50 - 16:00 Session 5: Policies and Best Practices
Chairs: Zabta Khan Shinwari, Secretary General, Pakistan Academy of Sciences (PAS), Pakistan and Sung-Jin Kim, Fellow, KAST, Korea

  • Women in Science, Technology and Innovation (STI): The Journey Ahead
    Khairul Anuar Bin Abdullah, MAHSA University, Malaysia; Treasurer, The Association of Academies and Societies of Sciences in Asia (AASSA); Academy of Sciences Malaysia (ASM), Malaysia
  • Retention and Success of Women Scientists: the Case of the University of the Philippines Los Baños
    Asuncion K. Raymundo, University of the Philippines Los Baños, National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST PHL), Philippines
  • Women Researchers from LMICs in the PEER Competitive Grants Program
    Robert Gasior, National Academy of Sciences (NAS), USA
  • How to Encourage Young Women Pursue a Science and Technology Career in Bangladesh?
    Haseena Khan, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh Academy of Sciences (BAS), Bangladesh
  • Women Studies and Feminist Approaches in Social Sciences: Promises Unfulfilled?
    Ahmet Nuri Yurdusev, Middle East Technical University, Turkish Academy of Sciences (TUBA), Turkey
  • Discussion 

16:00 - 17:00 Session 6: Group Discussion

Chairs: Azra Khanum, Fellow, Pakistan Academy of Sciences (PAS), Pakistan and Doe Sun Na, Vice President, Korean Academy of Science and Technology (KAST), Korea

  • Discussion
  • Ceremony for Publication of the “SDA Report on Women Scientists in Asia”

12:00 - 18:00Workshop: Gendered Innovations in Science, Engineering, Technology & Industry
Location: Orchid Hall - Limited Seating, Registration: Orchid Hall Lobby, 4F, Main Building

This Research Workshop is designed to provide an opportunity for members of the KOFWST Gendered Innovations Research Forum to present their work and receive feedback from experts in gendered innovations research methods as well as from other researchers of the field. The workshop will be focused on, but not limited to, cases in Engineering, Technology, and Industry. This is a closed workshop among experts and researchers who are actively pursuing gendered innovations methods in their research. The workshop will promote the capacity of the participants not only to improve their own work but also to broaden their perspectives in order to become more competent researchers and engineers.

Organised by the Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies (KOFWST) 

Chair: Hee Young Paik, President, Korea Federation of Women’s Science & Technology Associations (KOFWST), Korea

12:00-12:30 Lunch

12:30-13:30 Poster Viewing                            
Moderator: Kyung-Suk Cho, Professor of Ewha Womans University, Environmental Science and Engineering, Korea

13:30-15:15 Session 1
Moderator: Mi-Kyung Sung, Professor, Department of Food and Nutrition, Sookmyung Women's University, Korea 

  • Gendered Innovations: Methods and Applications
    Londa Schiebinger, ohn L. Hinds Professor of History of Science, Stanford University, USA; Director, EU/US Gendered Innovations in Science, Health & Medicine, Engineering, and Environment project, EU/USA
  • Findings from the 2013 Korean Women Health Statistic Report: Today’s Evidence and Tomorrow’s Issues
    Nam-Soon Kim, Research Fellow and Director of Health Service and Policy Research Department, Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs (KIHASA), Korea.
  • The effect of repeated Water Avoidance Stress on Visceromotor response and mucosal mast cells in the male and female Wistar rat
    Nayoung Kim, Professor, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea
  • Sex & Gender related Differences in Gastroeosphageal reflux disease
    Young Sun Kim, Associate professor, Healthcare System Gangnam Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Korea
  • Different Association between Dietary Carbohydrate and Metabolic Syndrome Risk by Sex Assistant Professor
    YoonJu Song, Assistant Professor, Catholic University of Korea, Korea
  • Gender Issues in the Drinking Water Standard for Disinfection By-Products in Korea
    Jihyang Kweon, Professor, Department of Environmental Engineering and Director of Engineering Education Research Center, Konkuk University, Korea

15:30-17:30 Session 2
Moderator: Suk Kyeong Lee, Professor, Department of Medical Life Science, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea

  • Gendered Innovations as a Part of Research Agendas: How Does It Work?
    Martina Schraudner, Head of Department, Gender and Diversity in Organizations, Technical University Berlin, and Director of Responsible Research and Innovation Unit, Fraunhofer Gesellschaft, Germany
  • How Gender Affects Teamwork in Engineering Class Projects
    Myongsook Susan Oh, Professor of Chemical Engineering at Hongik University; head of the Women in Science, Engineering and Technology Seoul Regional Center, Korea
  • Gender Difference in Car Accidents
    Mee Hye Oh, Director, Department of Chemical Engineering, KOREA Automotive Technology Institute (KATECH), Korea
  • Gender Equality in Disaster Management in South Korea
    Gunhui Chung, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Hoseo University, Korea
  • Study on Improvement in the Method of Classification between Pathological and Normal Voices: Analyzing the Gender
    JiYeoun Lee, Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Jungwon University, Korea
  • Gender-sex differences in exposure and its risk of environmental organic pollutants
    Yoon-Seok Chang, Dean, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH); member of The Korean Academy of Science and Technology (KAST), Korea
  • Gender Issues in Chemical risk Assessment and Safety Testing Strategy 
    Jinhee Choi, Professor, Environmental Engineering, University of Seoul, Korea

17:30 - 18:00 Open Discussion and Summary

Rapporteurs:
Kyung-Suk Cho,
Professor, Environmental Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, Korea
Ahjeong Son
, Professor, Environmental Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, Korea

Discussants:
Won Ok Song, Professor, Michigan University, USA
Astrid Linder, Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute, Sweden

19:00 - 21:00 Welcome Reception
Location: Grand ballroom

  • Welcoming speech
    Min Keun Chung, President, National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF), Korea

Thursday 27 August

08:00 - 09:00 Registration
Location: Grand Ballroom Lobby, B2F, Annex Building 

Pre-registered attendees, please visit the registration desk with your official ID card to receive your Gender Summit ID badge and pack.  Attendees registering on-site, we will provide your Gender Summit ID badge and attendance pack on receiving your completed registration form (available at the desk), official ID card and payment. See onsite fees here.

Registration fees can be paid by credit/debit card or in cash (Korean Won or US Dollars). Students must bring their student ID or other proof of college enrolment in order to qualify for the discount. Participants requiring receipt of payment or partial registration fee refund (abstract presenters) please request this at the registration desk.

Poster Presenters Payment for pre-arranged poster presentation print-out is only available during the poster set-up time (08:00-11:00) at the following locations: 

  • 26 August, Registration Desk, Orchid Hall Lobby, 4F Main Building
  • 27 August: Registration Desk, Grand Ballroom Lobby, B2F Annex Building

09:00 - 09:30 Opening Ceremony
Location: Grand Ballroom
Moderator: Hyesook Lim, Professor, Electrical Engineering, Ewha Womans University

  • Welcoming remarks
  • Opening Speech
  • Congratulatory Remarks
    Minister Yanghee Choi, Minister of Science, ICT and future Planning, Korea

09:30 - 10:15 Keynote Speeches
Location: Grand Ballroom

  • Members of Korean Congress
  • Keynote: The Importance of Women Leading the Way in Research and Innovation
    Geraldine Richmond, President Elect, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS); Presidential Chair in Science and Professor of Chemistry, University of Oregon, USA
  • Keynote (download presentation here pdf icon)
    Youngsuk “YS” Chi, Chairman, Elsevier

10:15 - 10:30 Break

10:30 - 12:00 Plenary Panel 1: Pursuing Excellence in Research through Gendered Innovations
Location: Grand Ballroom

Integrating sex-gender analysis in study design can be both conceptually and methodologically complex. Panelists will present specific examples showing how these methods can be applied in different research areas. They will show how fully harnessing the power of gender analysis can enhance scientific knowledge production, application and communication improves the benefits of science endeavors in different regions of the world.

Co-chairs: Myeong-Hee Yu, Principal Research Scientist, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Korea and Londa Schiebinger, John L. Hinds Professor of History of Science, Stanford University, USA; Director, EU/US Gendered Innovations in Science, Health & Medicine, Engineering, and Environment project, EU/USA

Moderator: Myeong-Hee Yu, Principal Research Scientist, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Korea

Rapporteur: Mi-Kyung Sung, Professor, Department of Food and Nutrition, Sookmyung Women's University, Korea

  • Gendered Innovations in Science, Medicine, Engineering, and Environment: Case Studies and Policies (download presentation here pdf icon)
    Londa Schiebinger, John L. Hinds Professor of History of Science, Stanford University, USA; Director, EU/US Gendered Innovations in Science, Health & Medicine, Engineering, and Environment project, EU/USA
  • Occupant norm in vehicle safety (download presentation here pdf icon)
    Astrid Linder
    , Research Director of Traffic Safety, Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI), Sweden
  • Sex Differences in the Genetic and Cellular Mediation of Pain (download presentation here pdf icon)
    Jeffrey Mogil, Head of the Pain Genetics Lab, McGill University, Canada
  • Harmonizing global and Local Perspectives for Gendered Innovation (download presentation here pdf icon)
    Hee Young Paik, President, Korea Federation of Women’s Science & Technology Associations (KOFWST), Korea

12:00 - 13:30 Lunch
Location: Grand Ballroom

13:30 - 15:00 Plenary Panel 2: Developing Science Policies to Promote Gender-Based Innovations
Location: Grand Ballroom

In this session, leading scientists will join important policymakers from funding agencies, research institutes and journal publishers to discuss possible measures to promote gender awareness in research and innovations. Panelists will describe their institutions’ current policies and further propose new ideas to enhance the focus on gender issues in research and journal publications. Organized by Korea Federation of Women’s Science and Technology (KOFWST)

Chair: Se-Jung Oh, Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy; Director, Center for Strongly Correlated Materials Research (CSCMR), Seoul National University (SNU), Korea

Rapporteur: Elizabeth Pollitzer, Director, Portia, UK

15:00 - 15:30 Break 

15:30 - 18:00 PARALLEL SESSIONS

PARALLEL SESSION 1: Mainstreaming Gender into Asia-Pacific’s Research, Innovation and Development Goals for more effective and sustainable outcomes
Location: Ruby Hall, 22F

This Parallel Session will highlight the different circumstances of national research an innovation systems in countries and regions in the Asia-Pacific. The aim is to share experiences and resources prompting multi-national collaborations on advancing Gendered Innovation in the region, and with the rest of the world. Around 15 experts from across the Asia-Pacific region will give a snapshot of their own country or region’s perspective on mainstreaming gender into their national research, innovation and development goals. Both gendered innovations and equal gender representation in STEMM research will be discussed by delegates from Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Malaysia, Japan, Korea, India, and elsewhere. The Asia-Pacific is a large, dynamic and complex region spanning from Mongolia to New Zealand, and the capacity and potential to advance Gendered Innovation differs from country to country. Differences in cultures, women’s status, stages of development, as well as R&D investment levels make for a rich tapestry of situations. Therefore, it is important to consider the differing potential and needs rather than address the region as a whole. Each country and region will face different challenges in promoting gender-sensitive research and innovations, as well as greater gender balance in STEMM fields. Each will also have different priorities for utilizing gender focused technologies to achieve sustainable socioeconomic development. But there are also shared and universal gender concerns where by collaborating together, we can learn from each other and make better use of available resources.

Chair: Young Sook Yoo, Principal Research Scientist, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Korea

Rapporteur: Henrietta Dale, Operations Manager, Portia Ltd, UK

  • Science in Australia Gender Equity (download presentation here pdf icon)
    Jennifer Graves, Distinguished Professor, School of Life Science, La Trobe University, Australia
  • Status of Gender Diversity in STEMM Fields in Pakistan (download presentation here pdf icon)
    Azra Khanum, Fellow, Pakistan Academy of Sciences, Pakistan
  • Gender Inequality in STEM Education in Bangladesh (download presentation here pdf icon)
    Fahima AzizFormer Vice Chancellor, Asian University for Women (AUW), Bangladesh
  • Gender status in STEMM; efforts and outcomes of gender mainstreaming in STEMM in Taiwan (download presentation here pdf icon)
    Chia-Li Wu, Emeritus Professor of Chemistry, Tamkang University, Chinese Taipei
  • Snapshot of women in science, engineering in Singapore (download presentation here pdf icon)
    Sumin Jeon, Scientist, Advanced Remanufacturing and Technology Centre (ARTC), A*star (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), Singapore
  • Gender Diversity in STEMM: A Case study in Royal University of Phnom Penh (download presentation here pdf icon)
    Chea Eliyan, Acting Head, Department of Environmental Science, Royal University of Phnom Penh, Cambodia
  • Gender Impact of Science and Arts at University of Yangon, Myanmar (download presentation here pdf icon)
    Mya Kay Thi Aung, Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, University of Yangon, Yangon, Myanmar
  • A Summary of the 3rd Large-Scale Survey of Actual Conditions of Gender Equality in Scientific & Technological Professions in Japan (download presentation here pdf icon)
    Reiko Motohashi, Professor, Agriculture Department, Schizuoka University, Japan
  • Gender Mainstreaming in Research and Innovation: A Case of Infrastructure Development in Indonesia (download presentation here pdf icon)
    Monika Raharti, Director, Center for Young Scientists (CYS) and Researcher & Lecturer Surya University, Indonesia
  • Women’s engagement, changes and further leap in the fields of science, engineering and technology for better world: Korea’s policy and strategy (download presentation here pdf icon)
    Mi-Ock Mun, General Manager, Center for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology (WISET), Korea
  • Growth and Development of Mongolian Female Researchers (download presentation here pdf icon)
    Enkhtaivan Gombosuren
    , Professor, Department of Nutrition and Biotechnology, Mongolian University of Science and Technology, Mongolia
  • Research on Chinese Female Scientific Researchers’ Growth and Development Strategy (download presentation here pdf icon)
    Liu Yun, Professor, School of Management and Economics, Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT), China
  • Status and Outcomes of Mainstreaming Gender into Agriculture and Aquatic Research, Innovation and Development Projects in the Philippines (download presentation here pdf icon)
    Ofelia F. Domingo, Chair, Gender and Development Technical Working Group, Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development, Department of Science and Technology, Philippines
  • Gender Equality and Gender Investigations in Kazakhstan; Some Regional Features of Gender Approach to Researches in Medicine (download presentation here pdf icon)
    Irina Kim, Senior Researcher, Department of Hereditary diseases of the Skin, Kazakh Scientific Research Institute of Dermatology and Venereology, Kazakhstan

PARALLEL SESSION 2: Workshop on Gendered Innovations in Research
Location: Orchid Room, 4F

This workshop provides opportunity for researchers to gain hands-on experience in applying gender analysis in science, engineering, and health research, well as in industrial application. Lectures from global experts will open up the workshop followed by presentations of case studies from various fields. Participants will then join a discussion group to further develop the methods of gender analysis in their research field. If they wish, participants will also have a chance to present their work after discussion to get feedback from experts and fellow participants. 

Co-chairs: Londa Schiebinger, John L. Hinds Professor of History of Science, Stanford University, USA; Director, EU/US Gendered Innovations in Science, Health & Medicine, Engineering, and Environment project, EU/USA and Hee Young Paik, President, Korea Federation of Women’s Science & Technology Associations (KOFWST), Korea

Rapporteur: Suk Kyeong Lee, Professor, Department of Medical Life Science, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea

Moderator: Myeong-Hee Yu, Principal Research Scientist, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Korea

Discussants:
Curt Rice, Rector, Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences; Head of the Committee on Gender Balance and Diversity in Research (KIF), Norway
Jeffrey Mogil, Head of the Pain Genetics Lab, McGill University, Canada
Simone Buitendijk, Vice-Rector, Leiden University, Netherlands; Chair, League of European Research Universities (LERU), Gender Equality Group, Europe

PARALLEL SESSION 3: Advancing Gender Sensitive Innovation Ecosystems
Location: Maple Hall, 4F

The Session will consider the role of gender as a driver of quality and sustainable technologies in the context Korea’s policy goal to advance creative economy in the Asia-Pacific region. Practical realization of this policy can take advantage of: 1) new directions and opportunities for innovation that draw on scientific understanding of the significance of sex and gender differences; 2) improving the creative capacity of available human capital by more fully engaging the existing pool of highly educated women in the knowledge and commercial economies, as well as in the knowledge transfer sector; and 3) the trends towards more open, inclusive  and user driven innovation practices, which facilitate more effective generation of innovation ideas and their transformation of into products. The underlying drivers for integrating gender are the added value and social benefit of R&D; women’s growing control over consumer budget (estimated at $20 trillion annually worldwide in 2012); opportunities to target women’s need in fields as varied as biomarkers, human-machine interactions, pharmaceuticals, the auto industry and IT. In the area of biomarkers, a market that is expected to reach $25.79 billion by 2016, considering sex and gender differences from the molecular to the population levels can help develop new diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to benefit both men and women, and transform health economics. There is also evidence that addressing the role of gender in human robot interaction can assist development and acceptance of robotics technologies. Research shows that men and women respond differently to ‘male’ and ‘female’ robots. This could enhance opportunities for advancing robotics in: logistics; medicine; healthcare; as well as professional and domestic services.

Chair: Woo Il Lee, Vice-President, Seoul National University, Korea

Rapporteur: John Power, Foreign Correspondent, The Christian Science Monitor, The Daily Mail and The Diplomat

18:00 - 18:30 Break

18:30 Gala Dinner

  • Dinner speech
    Youngah Park
    , President, Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning (KISTEP), Korea

  • Congratulatory Remarks

Friday 28 August

08:00 - 09:00 Registration

09:00 - 11:00 Plenary Panel 3: Developing Policies & Partnerships to Improve Gender Diversity in STEMM

In this session, leaders from academia and industry will discuss possible policies and partnerships to improve gender diversity in STEMM fields, focusing on why it matters for innovations, research excellence, leadership and better performance in R&D and Business.

Chair: Sung-Mo “Steve” Kang, President, KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology), Korea (download presentation here pdf icon)

Rapporteur: Ofelia F. Domingo, Chair, Gender and Development Technical Working Group, Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development, Department of Science and Technology, Philippines

  • (E)quality in science (watch the video here)
    Curt Rice, Rector, Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences; Head of the Committee on Gender Balance and Diversity in Research (KIF), Norway
  • Review of Korean Government policies for promoting gender diversity in science and technology society (download presentation here pdf icon  watch video here)
    Joon Sik Lee, Chair of Committee of Engineering Education Innovations, Seoul National University, Korea
  • Japanese actions to improve Gender Diversity in STEMM Fields (download presentation here pdf icon )
    Chisato Miyaura, Vice President, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan
  • Gendered Innovations: The new position paper from LERU (League of European Research Universities) (download presentation here pdf icon)
    Simone Buitendijk, Vice-Rector, Leiden University, Netherlands; Chair, League of European Research Universities (LERU), Gender Equality Group, Europe
  • The Status of China’s Female R&D Personnel and Promotion Policies (download presentation here pdf icon)
    Yan Wang, Deputy Director General, China Science and Technology Exchange Center (CSTEC), Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), China
  • Public and Private Partnerships that Enhance Gender Diversity in STEM (download presentation here pdf icon watch video here)
    Lorraine Hariton, Senior Vice President, Global Partnerships, The New York Academy of Sciences, USA

11:00 - 11:15 Break

11:15 - 12:00 Gender Summits Overview: Collective Commitment and Action for Global Impact
Location: Grand Ballroom

The Gender Summit was established in Europe in 2011 as a platform for dialogue where scientists, policy makers and gender scholars could jointly examine new research evidence showing when, why and how gender issues impact on research and innovation outcomes.  The aim was to use this platform to create multi-stakeholder consensus on where improvements were needed and who should take action.  Since then, the Gender Summit evolved into four regional platforms: Europe, North America, Asia Pacific and Africa and in the process has created new communities of experts and practitioners who understand the needs of their own institutions, countries and regions and are committed to advancing women’s participation in science and technology and to integration of sex-gender considerations in research and innovation.  This session will explore the new role that the Gender Summit can now play, namely to facilitate the creation of a global alliance linking these communities and promote multi-national collaborations to achieve global impact.  The key output from GS6-Asia Pacific will be the Seoul Declaration.  Its aim will be to act as a Call-to-Action for the region. This session will provide participants with the opportunity to comment on the proposed content and to provide advice how the Declaration can be best deployed to establish multi-stakeholder commitment to achieving lasting change.

Chair: Simone BuitendijkVice-Rector, Leiden University, Netherlands; Chair, League of European Research Universities (LERU), Gender Equality Group, Europe

12:00 - 13:30 Lunch

13:30 - 15:00 Plenary Panel 4: Building Public Aspirations for Socioeconomic Improvement through Gender-Based Technologies

This session seeks to improve socioeconomic conditions for women in the Asia-Pacific region through technology, such as by increasing income and welfare, and building stronger institutions. The development and use of new technologies, as well as the utilization of existing technologies, will be explored in terms of gendered innovations along with related case examples. The session also aims to introduce and propagate the value, process and performance of Korea's creative economy in the Asia-Pacific region.

Chair: Changmo Sung, President, Green Technology Center Korea (GTCK), Korea

Rapporteur: Ofelia F. Domingo, Chair, Gender and Development Technical Working Group, Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development, Department of Science and Technology, Philippines

  • Developing Leadership for socio-economic improvement through Gendered Innovations (download presentation here pdf icon)
    Martina Schraudner
    , Head of the Department of Gender and Diversity in Organizations, Technical University Berlin, and Head of the Fraunhofer Center for Responsible research and Innovation, Fraunhofer Gesellschaft, Germany
  • Putting the Heart back in Technology - through Gendered Research [VIDEO]
    Susheela Venkataraman, Principal Director, Office of Information Systems and Technology (OIST), Asia Development Bank
  • Experiences from the reconstruction planning after Great East Japan Earthquake (download presentation here pdf icon)
    Mikiko Ishikawa, Professor of Environmental Design, Department of Integrated Science and Engineering for Sustainable Society, Chuo University, Japan
  • Science, Technology and Innovation ODA and Gender Issue (download presentation here pdf icon)
    Deok Soon Yim, Director, Korea-Ethiopia Innovation Center, Science and Technology Policy Institute, Korea
  • Disseminating the KIST model: A case of V-KIST (download presentation here pdf icon)
    Eun Gyeong Yang, Director, International Affairs Division, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Korea

15:00 - 15:30 Break

15:30 - 17:00 Plenary Panel 5: Developing Leadership Capacity for Gendered Innovations through Scientific, Technology and Policy Networks
Location: Grand Ballroom

This session will discuss methods to facilitate the adoption of gendered innovation policies by the scientific community, focusing on the use of associations such as GenderSTE, scientific societies, the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP Global Network of Science Academies), the Association of Academies and Societies of Sciences in Asia (AASSA), etc.

Chair: Yee Cheong LeeMalaysian Chairman, Governing Council, International Science Technology and Innovation Centre for South-South Cooperation under the auspices of UNESCO (ISTIC), Malaysia

Rapporteur: Emanuel Yi Pastreich, Professor, Kyung Hee University; Director, The Asia Institute, Korea

  • How to improve the gender dimension through networking (download presentation here pdf icon)
    Britta Thomsen, Adjunct Professor, Copenhagen Business School (CBS), Politician and Former Member of European Parliament, Denmark
  • Working together for Gendered Innovation (download presentation here pdf icon)
    Yuko Harayama, Executive Member, Council for Science and Technology Policy, Cabinet Office of Japan, Japan
  • International collaborations as a strategy for strengthening leadership roles of women: experience from UNESCO and academia (download presentation here pdf icon)
    Gretchen Kalonji, Former Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences, UNESCO 
  • Challenges in Ensuring Gender Equality in Science and Technology in the Asia Pacific Region (download presentation here pdf icon)
    Krishan Lal, President, The Association of Academies and Societies of Sciences in Asia (AASSA); Immediate Past President of The Indian National Science Academy, India
  • GenPORT-Building Sustainable and Effective Online Collaborations for Gender and Science (download presentation here pdf icon)
    Jörg Müller, Senior researcher, Internet Interdisciplinary Institute, Open University of Catalonia, Spain and Coordinator GenPORT, Europe 

17:00 - 18:00 Closing Ceremony: Adoption of the Seoul Declaration
Location: Grand Ballroom

Moderator: So Young Kim, Professor, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Korea

 

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