International Institute of Women in Engineering (IIWE ) 2006

Great! Excellent! It was really nice experience attending and participating in IIWE 2006 Paris, France. Yup, like those previous postings I have posted before that I was in Paris, France for the duration of 3 weeks in order to participate in IIWE 2006 Summer Conference for Women Engineer. What a great 3 weeks experience!

There were 63 student participants from 21 different countries. There were interns, faculty members, speakers, etc. So just imagine, everyone from different parts of the world got together in one big event having great time and learning lots and lots knowledge from the course. Knowledge, sharing information, friendship, new culture, networking.

It was all about the Sustainability. This year for the 6th edition of IIWE, the topic was about Women Engineers: Pushing for Sustainability. This seminar emphasized topics appropriate to the immediate and future experiences of the IIWE participants: being young engineering students who, once out on the global job market, will be exposed to a diversity of engineering practices and traditions. Furthermore, it is also important to know about Life/Work Balance for women as the engineer as well as the mother. These two important roles and functions which should be addressed and understood in early stage so that the balance between two can be achieved. This issue is not necessary only for women but also interesting for male as well.

This activity is really highly recommended for all Engineering Students.