Collaborative Research: Women International Research Engineering Summit

根据2009年6月在西班牙成功举行的WIRES1会议以及WIRES1的积极成果，私营部门提出了WIRES2的这一首脑会议建议，以保持活动的势头，并探索创造性和潜在的面对面方式，以继续在妇女中进行跨大陆工程研究。该提案旨在资助大约50名美国女性工程学教师参加在佛罗里达州奥兰多举行的研究峰会，以促进在可持续能源、清洁水和医疗保健等目标工程学科方面的国际合作。PIS预计还会有50-60名来自外国的女性工程师参加这次峰会，并得到他们的学术或研究选民的支持。该提案提供了一个合理的理由，解决了在寻求国际合作方面确实需要一条明确的途径；并扩大了关于工程学女教员和她们面临的共同问题的数据库。

Based on the previous successful WIRES1 conference in June 2009 in Spain; and the positive outcomes of WIRES1, the PIs proposed this summit proposal of WIRES2 to maintain the momentum of the activities and explore creative and potentially transformative face-to-face ways to continue cross-continental engineering research among women. Proposed activities are well conceived and organized with sufficient access to resources.The proposal seeks to fund the participation of approximately 50 US female engineering faculty at the research summit in Orlando, FL facilitating international collaborations in targeted engineering disciplines of sustainable energy, clean water and health care. The PIs expect another 50-60 female engineers from foreign countries to join this summit and to be supported by their academic or research constituents. The proposal provides a sound rationale, and addresses a real need for a clear pathway in pursuing international collaborations; and expanded databases on engineering women faculty and common issues they are facing.