Center Stage: Effective Strategies for Recruitment and Talent Development
The annual conference dedicated to creating changes that enhance the success of women of all races and ethnicities in science, technology, engineering and math
Omni Hotel Downtown
Austin, TX – “Live Music Capital of the World”
June 17-19, 2009
(Directly Following the ASEE National Conference and Expo)
Conference Registration will open in mid-January. Learn more about the 2009 Conference and conference program!
WEPAN (Women in Engineering ProActive Network) invites authors to translate research into practice and share the results through workshops, papers and poster presentations focused on “Effective Strategies for Recruitment and Talent Development.” All papers are peer reviewed and will be published digitally by WEPAN in cooperation with the Office of Digital Scholarly Publishing, a joint effort of The Pennsylvania State University Libraries and the Penn State Press.
The following Spotlights will highlight core conversations taking place at the national conference:
Spotlight 1: Developing Engineering Talent from K to Grey
Spotlight 2: Communicating, Marketing and Effective Messaging
Spotlight 3: Building and Sustaining Collaborative Partnerships & Engaging Volunteers
Spotlight 4: Developing Diversity Program Staff
Spotlight 5: Impacting Policy, Legislation and Media
Authors and Reviews may visit: http://wepan.psctlt.org for information on papers and abstracts.
WEPAN is currently soliciting nominations for 6 board positions whose terms will begin July 1, 2009. The six openings include 3 positions to be elected by the membership and 3 positions to be appointed by the current WEPAN Board of Directors. Individuals may self nominate and/or contribute one or more nominations. Additional information and nomination forms can be found at 2009 Board Nominations.
Check out Faculty for the Future, an online career center dedicated to linking a diverse pool of women and underrepresented minority candidates seeking faculty positions in STEM.
 
The Girls, Math & Science Partnership's mission is to engage, educate, and embrace girls as architects of change.
Working with girls age 11 - 17 and their parents, teachers, and mentors, they draw organizations, stakeholders, and communities together in an effort to ensure that girls succeed in math and science.
Find all WEPAN conference papers through the new, archival Proceedings of WEPAN conferences. The proceedings begin with the inaugural conference in 1990 and go through 2001. The 2001-2007 proceedings will be available in Fall 2007.
The proceedings are a joint project of WEPAN and the Pennsylvania State University Libraries.
Free to WEPAN members!
Current, easy-to-use, presentation slides aimed at increasing awareness and generating support for programs and activities that enhance the success of all women and under represented minorites (URM) in STEM fields. Currently a member? You can access the Slide Portfolio through the Knowledge Center link.
Development of the WEPAN Slide Portfolio was funded by Lockheed Martin and the National Science Foundation Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM).
WEPAN Proudly Supports:
The award winning e-mentoring network for success in engineering, science and mathematics.
Recipient of the 2002 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring.
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