Workshop on Negotiation and Communication Skills for Female Engineers and Faculty; Seattle, Washington

该奖项将支持一个研讨会，以提高参加2017年美国控制会议的女性专业人员的谈判和沟通技能，这是一个致力于推进控制理论和实践的主要科学和工程会议。研讨会的预期成果是促进女性数学家、科学家和工程师的专业成长，使她们的贡献充分融入该领域的进步。本次研讨会的目的是指导新一代科学家，重点是谈判和沟通技能。该研讨会是“妇女控制”(WIC)和教练计划的一项倡议。为期半天的研讨会将包括案例研究和角色扮演练习，以使职业生涯早期的学者提高他们的沟通技能。

This award will support a workshop to improve negotiation and communication skills for female professionals attending the 2017 American Control Conference, a premier scientific and engineering conference dedicated to the advancement of control theory and practice. The intended outcome of the workshop is to foster the professional growth of female mathematicians, scientists, and engineers working, so that their contributions are fully integrated into the advancement of this field.The purpose of this workshop is mentoring the new generation of scientists with the focus on negotiation and communication skills. The workshop is an initiative of the "Women in Control" (WiC) and COACh programs. The half-day workshop will incorporate case studies and role-playing exercises in order to allow early-career academics to improve their communication skills.