2011
Programme
| 13.30 | Coffe / tea and registration |
| 14.00 | Welcome by prof.dr. Isabel Arends (president DEWIS) |
| 14.10 | Speech by drs. Dirk Jan van den Berg (president Executive Board TU Delft) |
| 14.15 | Lecture Technology in Women's lifecycle by Caroline Nevejan (TU Delft)  Caroline's research interest is focused on the design of presence, and the design of trust in social interactions between people, organizations and larger social and political structures. Caroline's lecture is about not using the full potential of women's capacity in the developing technological world. Over 80% of professionals in technology are men. To understand why so few women pursue a career in technology the Interdisciplinary Internet Institute of the Open University of Catalonia developed successfully a 'lifecycle approach'. This approach argues that in the different phases of life, women’s attitudes towards technology and women’s capacity to develop a professional career are influenced by factors that differ in specific phases of life. By being aware of possible design interventions in different phases of women's lives, their intellectual, emotional and skillfull contribution to the developing ecological, sociological and technological world can be embraced. |
| 14.40 | Lecture by Francine Houben (founding partner/creative director of Mecanoo Architecten) |
| 15.05 | Small drink |
| 15.25 | Presentation of the DEWIS award 2010 by prof.dr. Karel Luyben (Rector Magnificus TU Delft) |
| 15.35 | Lecture Is discrimination required for sustainable development? by prof.dr. Wubbo Ockels (TU Delft)  Wubbo Ockels is known as an important campaigner for sustainability. In 1985, Wubbo participated in a flight of the Space Shuttle Challenger as a payload specialist on the crew. “Space is not unique, it is the Earth.” Observing the Earth as a Space Ship, Wubbo concluded that the atmosphere is in fact the hull of Spaceship Earth, protecting it from the dangers of space. Humankind needs to act as crewmembers of the Spaceship Earth, and commit itself to put the highest priority to maintain the quality of this ship in general, and of the atmosphere in particular. Wubbo's lecture “Is discrimination required for sustainable development?” will be about the spatial perspective and protecting the Spaceship Earth by deploying women with long-term responsibilities. Wubbo will also speak about NL2050 and its targets. |
| 16.00 | Workshop Networking with role models |
| 17.40 | Closure of the symposium |
| 17.45 | Get-together |
The symposium has free entrance after registration. English will be the spoken language.
