The R10 Women in Engineering committee is thrilled to announce our celebrations for the International Women’s Day on March 8. This program is part of the 12hour IEEE WIE showcase marathon as part of the WIE 25th anniversary celebrations. As part of this event, we will be hosting a special ‘We as WIE’  panel discussion featuring our pilot MentorHer cohort and followed by an interactive session with participants. Also check out the MentorHer call for 2022 and join us to explore more, sign up for an enriching career experience and celebrate the global IWD together.

The celebrations are scheduled for 8 March, 3:00 to 5:30 PM Singapore time (GMT +8). Our whole team warmly welcomes you to join us for this celebration.


The R10 WIE MentorHer story – A panel on nurturing talent across borders

  • Date: 8th March 2022
  • Time: 3:00 pm – 5:30 pm Singapore Time (GMT +8) / 12:30 pm – 3:00 pm India Time (GMT +5.5)
    *Please click here to convert the time to your local time zone.
  • Platform: IEEE.tv live stream

  • Agenda
    • Opening: Opening Remarks – Mr. Deepak Mathur, IEEE Region 10 Director       
    • Introduction R10 WIE – Ms. Emi Yano, IEEE Region 10 WIE Chair
    • ‘We as WIE’ Panel Session
    • Interactive Session
      • Success Stories from R10 WIE Committee
        • Dr. Yonghua Lin (Beijing Section)
        • Dr. Sudipta Chatterjee (Kolkata Section)
        • Dr. Akila Wijethunge (Sri Lanka Section)
        • Dr. Khanita Duangchaemakarn (Thailand Section)
  • Photo & Closing

  • ‘WE as WIE’ The R10 WIE MentorHer story – A panel on nurturing talent across borders Panelists:
    • Dr. Mini Ulanat (Kelara Section)
    • Dr. Paulina Chan (Hong Kong Section)
    • Ms Guntur Renu (Hyderabad Section)
    • Ms Pawani Kalegana (Sri Lanka Section)
    • Ms Yogapriya.T (Madras Section)

Strike the IWD 2022 pose and share your #BreakTheBias image on social media!

 *International Women’s Day 2022 campaign theme: #BreakTheBias

Please share your thoughts along with the break the bias (Cross Hands) Picture and hash tags (#BreakTheBias #IEEER10WIE #IWD2022)

Top 5 participants will be awarded with the IEEE WIE Badge. (with maximum likes by 8 March 12:00pm Singapore Time)

Rules: 

  1. Usage of all 3 hash tags, thoughts and picture are mandatory.
  2. Need to tag IEEE R10 WIE ( FB and LinkedIn) pages in their post.
  3. Should also tag IEEE WIE Members from their network to encourage them to participate in #BreakTheBias chain loop. ( Note: Men are also most welcome participate)

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