Program

 May 22th

16:30-19:00

Registration

 May 23rd

8:00-9:00

Registration

9:00- 10:00

Opening: ,
Participants:
Nilcéa Freire, Secretaria da Mulher, Minister, Brazil
Yves Petroff International Union of Pure and Applied Physics, President, France
Sergio Rezende Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos, President, Brazil
Ricardo Galvão Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas, Director, Brazil
Pedricto Rocha Filho Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, President, Brazil
Martial DucloyChair of the International Steering Committee for WYP 2005 , France
Chair: Elisa Saitovitch, Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas, Brazil

10:00- 12:00

Round Table: Research Funding and Women in Physics
Participants:
Alice Abreu, Organization of American States, USA
Rene Clair , United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organizations, France
Nilcéa Freire, Secretaria da Mulher, Minister, Brazil
Eiko Torikai, University of Yamanashi, Japan
Chair: Marcia Barbosa, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

12:00-14:00

Lunch

14:00-14:45

Plenary Talk:
Rachel Ivie,
American Institute of Physics, USA
US Women in Physics and Astronomy, 2005
Chair: Thaisa Bergmann, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

14:45-15:30

Plenary Talk:
Ann Marks,
Chair of the Women in Physics Group of the Institute of Physics, UK
SET FAIR ?: Progress in the UK

Chair: Rita Zorzenon, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil

15:30-17:00

Posters and Coffee,
Chair: Marilia Caldas,
Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

17:00-17:45

Discussion Groups I
Topics 1, 2, 4 ( see list below )

17:45-18:30

Discussion Groups II
Topics 3, 5, 6 ( see list below )


 May 24th

9:00-9:45

Plenary Talk:
Aihua Xie,
Oklahoma State University, USA
The Status of Women in Physics in USA: Progresses and New Actions

Chair: Ibiyinka A. Fuwape, Federal University Technology, Akure, Nigeria

9:45-10:30

Plenary Talk:
Zohra Ben Lakhdar,
University of Tunis Elmanar , Tunisia
How I built a Research Group

Chair: Y. Yeomans, University of Oxford, England

10:30-11:00

Coffee Break

11:00-12:00

Discussion Groups I
Topics 1, 2, 4 ( see list below )

12:00-13:00

Discussion Groups II
Topics 3, 5, 6 ( see list below )

13:00-14:00

Lunch

14:00-18:00

Sightseeing in Rio

19:00-22:00

Dinner


 May 25th

9:00-9:45

Plenary Talk:
Ling-An Wu,
Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
New challenges for women physicists in a rapidly changing China

Chair: Solange Cavalcanti Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Brazil

9:45-10:00

Coffee Break

10:00-11:30

Discussion Groups I
Topics 1, 2, 4 ( see list below )

11:30-13:00

Discussion Groups II
Topics 3, 5, 6 ( see list below )

13:00-14:00

Lunch

14:00-14:45

Plenary Talk:
Laura Greene,
University of Illinois, USA
High Temperature Superconductors: Playgrounds for Broken Symmetries

Chair: Andrea Latge, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil

14:45-16:00

Posters and Coffee,
Chair: Marilia Caldas,
Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

16:00-17:30

Conclusions of the Discussion Groups
Chair: Marcia Barbosa
, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

17:30-18:00

Closing
Chair: Elisa Saitovitch, Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas, Brazil


Discussion Groups

Topic 1. Attracting Girls into Physics: Stereotypes, Role Models, Schools, Teachers.
Dr. Anne Borg, Norway
Dr. Kimberly Budil, USA
Dr. Martial Ducloy, France
Dr. Janis McKenna, Canada


Topic 2. Lauching a Successful Physics Career: Mentoring, Evaluation, Different Career Path, Visibility, Getting a Reputation.
Dr. Julie Corbett , UK
Dr. Raji Heyrovska, Czech Republic
Dr. Lilia Meza Montes, Mexico
Dr. Sumathi Rao, India


Topic 3. Getting Women into the Physics Leadership Structure Nationally and Internationally.
Dr. Katharine Gebbie, USA
Dr. Lilliam Alvarez Diaz, Cuba
Dr. Elvira Williams, USA
Dr. Karimat El Said, Egypt

Topic 4. Improving the Institutional Structure and Climate for Women in Physics - working conditions, drop out in the career.
Dr. Beverly Hartline, USA
Dr Manjula Sharma, Australia
Dr. Zaziye Ugur, Turkey
Dr. Rita Zorzenon, Brazil

Topic 5. Learning from Regional Differences: North/South of Europe, Asia, Latin America, USA.
Dr. Solange Cavalcanti, Brazil
Dr. Luz Martinez-Miranda, USA
Dr. Margaret E. Samiji, Tanzania
Dr. Ling-An Wu, China

Topic 6. Balancing Family and Career.
Dr. Aba Andam, Ghana
Dr. Silvina Ponce Dawson
Dr. Barbara Sandow, Germany
Ms. Renee Horton, USA