a. 6 fields for plenary speakers:
Optics/Medical, Astrophysics, Nanophysics, Particle Physics, Quantum Computing, Education
b. Workshops
1) Personal professional development
- Igle, Beverly, Sumathi, Zohra, Ling-An, Anne
Navigating Life
Including Strategies for advancing women to higher positions
Family and career
Advanced Time management
Negotiation skills
Communication skills/dramatic communication
Role play and acting out
Aimed at young researchers, and aimed at established researchers looking at next step; direct topics to appropriate age groups
2) Attracting girls to physics
- Anne, Barbara, Erna, Atsu, Silvina, Youngah
Girls: camps, summer schools and programs; best practice ? how to do it, preparation for different age groups; what material is available
Attracting young people to physics, not losing the boys
Girl-friendly pedagogy
3) Site visits assessing and improving the climate for women
- Judy, Beverly, UK representative (IOP), Barbara , Marcia, Ray Nien Kwo
4) Successful proposals and project leadership; Fund raising
- Beverly, Zohra, Silvina, Martial
5) Organising WIP Working Groups
- Corinna, Youngah, Marcia
Organizing Surveys to get data; related to next conference; involvement of government databases, universities;
Stimulating nominations for prizes etc.