Us-UAE Workshop: "Building MENA Women's Associations in Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

该提案旨在支持美国和阿联酋于2010年5月2日至4日在阿联酋阿布扎比举行的关于建立中东和北非（MENA）国家妇女科学与工程协会的研讨会。这个项目是最近完成的项目的后续项目。在科学和工程领域为女性提供专业指导？该项目由国务院资助，邀请来自中东和北非国家的19名阿拉伯妇女到密歇根大学迪尔伯恩分校（University of Michigan-Dearborn）进行为期8周的专业指导，并在这些妇女与她们的大学和行业导师之间建立一个可持续的网络。研讨会将包括来自初始项目的参与者，美国工程和自然科学教师，以及其他美国和中东和北非地区的学术和行业参与者。将有大约100名参与者，其中包括10名来自美国的女教员。美国的组织者是约翰·克里斯蒂亚诺博士，来自密歇根大学迪尔伯恩分校的知识价值：研讨会旨在将科学和技术领域的女性聚集在一起，进一步促进国际合作，并在来自美国和中东和北非地区的参与者之间建立研究和网络技能。与会者将确定形成合作的最佳实践，包括指导和行业互动，并讨论创建科学和工程协会的方法，以及促进中东和北非地区和美国机构之间的技术合作。讨论的主题包括信息技术、计算机、土木和机械工程以及自然科学。与会者将讨论包括网络安全和环境问题在内的全球性问题。将提出建议，在社会经济和环境考虑的范围内采用最合适的潜在研究课题。建立美国-中东和北非？研究合作机会？数据库旨在促进讲习班参与者和其他STEM女性之间的未来合作。PI将准备一份关于研讨会的报告，其中包括对？下一个步骤吗?以及对项目的第三方评估。更广泛的影响：讲习班将增加美国和中东和北非国家妇女的参与。增加美国女教师的参与，将为她们提供一个与全球拥有共同研究兴趣的女性联系的机会。它将成为形成协会的催化剂，以支持潜在的研究合作。这个新的协会将帮助支持研究资助机会，并分享新的研究方法和想法。有关研究挑战、合作伙伴和资助机会的信息将在公共网站上发布。教女性科学家和工程师如何建立协会和国际合作有可能在研究人员内部产生非常广泛的影响？祖国。该奖励基金将资助来自美国的6名高级科学家和4名初级科学家/工程师。该研讨会将有助于增加参与中东和北非地区活动的美国女教员的数量。该项目由国际科学与工程办公室和工程理事会的多样性和推广计划共同资助。

OISE-1019261 This award is for Summary: The proposal is for support of a U.S.-UAE workshop on building Science and Engineering Associations for Women in Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) Countries scheduled for May 2-4, 2010 in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The project is a follow-up to the recently completed program ?Professional Mentoring of Women in Science and Engineering? funded by the State Department, which brought 19 Arab women from MENA countries to the University of Michigan-Dearborn (UM-Dearborn) for an 8 week fellowship for professional mentoring and to create a sustainable network between the women and their university and industry mentors. The workshop will include participants from the initial program, US engineering and natural science faculty, and other US and MENA academic and industry participants. There will be approximately 100 participants, including 10 female faculty members from the U.S. funded by this proposal. The US organizer is Dr: John Cristiano, of the UM-DearbornIntellectual Merit: The workshop is to bring women in science and technology together to further and foster international collaborations and to build research and networking skills among the participants from the US and from the MENA region. The participants will identify best practices for forming collaborations including mentoring and industry interactions, and discuss ways to create science and engineering associations, and to stimulate technical collaborations between Institutions in MENA and the US. Topics to be discussed are IT, computer, civil and mechanical engineering as well as natural sciences. Participants will discuss global questions including network security and environmental issues. Recommendations will be made to adopt the most suitable potential research topics in the context of socio economic and environmental considerations. Establishment of a US-MENA ?Research Collaboration Opportunities? database is planned to foster future collaborations among workshop participants and other STEM women. The PI will prepare a report on the workshop to include recommendations for ?next steps? and a third-party evaluation of the program. Broader impacts: The workshop will increase the participation of women from both US and MENA countries. Increasing the participation of US female faculty will provide an opportunity for them to connect globally with women who share common research interests. It will serve as catalyst in the formation of associations to support potential research collaboration. The new association will help support research funding opportunities and sharing new research approaches and ideas. Dissemination of the information regarding research challenges, collaborative partners and funding opportunities will be shared on public website. Teaching women scientists and engineers how to build associations and international collaborations has the potential for very broad impacts within the researchers? home countries. The award funds will fund six senior and four junior scientists/engineers from the U.S. The workshop will help increase the number of female US faculty members participating in activities with the MENA region. This project is jointly funded by the Office of International Science and Engineering and the Program of Diversity and Outreach in the Directorate of Engineering.