GENERA Kick-off meeting

Thursday 17 Sept 2015, 09:00 → 16:30 Europe/Amsterdam

Room POLAK (Résidence Palace – International Press Center, Brussels)

GENERA
Gender Equality Network in European Research Area

 

 

Kick-off meeting, 17 September 2015, Brussels

GENERA is a Horizon 2020 project that aims is to help research performing (RPOs) and research funding organisations (RFOs) in the European Research Area develop and implement Gender Equality Plans (GEPs). 

The distinct feature of GENERA GEPs is their focus on identifying and addressing problems preventing women’s scientific advancement in Physics and in related fields.

The Consortium includes twelve RPO’s and RFOs who will jointly develop and use GEPs to improve their own practices and processes.
 
GENERA will consult widely to learn from similar activities undertaken by others and establish a network of organisations wishing to recruit and retain talented women in Physics.

Most importantly, GENERA will engage with women physicists active in the field, and with STEM gender equality experts to benchmark and monitor the effectiveness of the proposed measures.
 
The project’s official start date is 1^st September 2015 and it will continue for three years. 

For expression of interest in joining the GENERA network and further details please contact the GENERA office at genera@desy.de.


Registration for this kick-off meeting is now open.


_{picture from "Portrait of a Lady - Women in Science", copyright Emilia Gangemi.}

Objectives of the meeting The_GENERA_Kick_guidance_for_participants.pdf

09:00 Registration and Coffee

1 Opening and Welcome

Speaker: Christian Scherf (DESY)

2 Gender equality in Horizon 2020

Speaker: Robert-Jan Smits (DG Research and Innovation (RTD))

3 Gender Equality and evolution of the programme "Science with and for Society"

Speaker: Martina Schraudner (Fraunhofer Geschellschaft)

4 Gender equality in physics

Speaker: Teresa Lago (University of Porto)

Slides Lago_Gender_Equality_In_Physics.pdf

11:15 Coffee break

5 Introduction to the project structure

Speaker: Sandra Hesping (DESY)

Slides GENERA_WP1_Introduction.pdf

6 WP2: Status of GEP activities in Europe

Speaker: Sveva Avveduto (CNR)

Slides GENERA_WP2_Status_of_GEP_activities_in_Eu_sml.pdf

7 WP3: Monitor and evaluate progress of gender equality

Speaker: Helene Schiffbänker (Joanneum)

Slides GENERA_WP3_Monitor_and_Evaluate_progress_of_Gender_Equality.pdf

8 WP4: Cutomized GEPs and their implementation

Speakers: Katrin Klink (KIT), Ulla Weber (MPG)

Slides GENERA_WP4_Customized_GEPs.pdf

9 WP5: Forming an alliance to address gender equality in research

Speaker: Job de Kleuver (FOM)

Slides GENERA_WP5_Forming_an_alliance_to_address_Gender_in_research.pdf

10 WP6: Dissemination and valorisation

Speaker: Elizabeth Pollitzer (Portia)

Slides GENERA_WP6_Dissemination_and_Valorisation.pdf

13:00 Networking lunch

11 Guidelines on reporting

Speaker: Paula Mota-Alves (REA)

Slides GENERA-Kick-off-meeting-1.pdf

12 Gender in Science initiatives in the Nordic countries

Speaker: Lotta Strandberg (NORDFORSK)

Slides GENERA_kick-off_17092015-Lotta_Strandberg.pptx

13 The Project JUNO (Institute of Physics in the United Kingdom and Ireland)

Speaker: Eithne McCabe (Trinity College Dublin)

Slides McCabe_Project_Juno_Advancing_gender_equality_in_physics_higher_education.pdf

14 FOm/f incentives programme in The Netherlands

Speaker: Christa Hooijer (FOM)

Slides Hooijer_Women_in_Physics_in_the_Netherlands.pdf

15 Two levels of FP7 joint initiatives promoting gender equality in research institutions: the INTEGER project and the GENDER-NET ERANET

Speaker: Anne Pepin (CNRS)

16 Closing remarks

Speaker: Thomas Berghoefer (DESY)

15:50 Refreshment and Adjourn