On Saturday 18th October the Oxford Guild Business Society will be hosting a very exciting and first of its kind conference for Oxford, ‘“Women Impact on Engineering, Technology and Enterprise”, produced by Samantha Emma Ball. The event takes place in the Oxford Launchpad at the Said Business School and runs from 9am to 1pm. The event is followed by a free networking lunch and more information about the fantastic line up of top speakers and experts and workshops is below.
The event is open to BOTH women and men.
Tickets which are ONLY £10 for students are available here – THEY ARE SELLING QUICKLY SO BUY YOURS ASAP BEFORE THEY RUN OUT: http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-impact-on-engineering-technology-and-enterprise-tickets-12542636363?aff=es2
More women today should be giving the opportunity to gain insights into emerging technologies and develop career-life based strategies. The Women Impact in Engineering, Technology and Enterprise Conference held by the Oxford Guild Business Society and produced by Samantha Emma Ball will allow students to:
• Meet role-models
• Develop skills
• Gain insights and awareness of opportunities
Official Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/womenimpactonconference?ref=aymt_homepage_panel
WHEN: 9am to 1pm, Saturday 18th October (Week 1)
WHERE: Oxford Launchpad, Said Business School
TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE: http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-impact-on-engineering-technology-and-enterprise-tickets-12542636363?aff=es2
Programme and further details:
Register from 8.30am onwards
9am Sarah McCloughry, Anrah
“Standing Out from the Crowd: Leadership, Gravitas and Women”
9.30am Helen Meese, ImechE
“Life as an Engineer: Overcoming Expectations”
10am Ronja Woloszczuk, Anna Muszkiewicz and Maria Suciu, OxFEST
“The OxFEST mentoring scheme- why everyone should have a mentor”
11.30am Paul Doyle, 3D Oxford Printing Society
“CAD Design for 3D Printing”
1.00pm Networking Lunch
to 2.00pm Closing Session
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Speaker/Workshop Details:
SARAH MCCLOUGHRY | ANRAH | STANDING OUT FROM THE CROWD
– Sarah McCloughry is Director of Anrah Development Ltd, providing training programmes for Oxford’s Institute of Biomedical Engineering.
– Sarah helps students to increase confidence, performance and engagement at conferences and interview.
– Her training provides solution to increase chances of success of WINNING the most favourable JOBS in industry and in the highly competitive academic arena.
HELEN MEESE | IMECHE | OVERCOMING EXPECTATIONS
– Engineering in the UK employs 2.3 million people, of which only 6.7% are female. UK universities produce 19,000 female STEM graduates each year, but only 15% choose to study engineering. Less than 1 in 10 professional engineers and 1 in 20 apprentice engineers are female.
– Women working within male-dominated professions dislike being associated with positive discrimination, as they would rather be selected on the basis of individual ability.
– Companies that can nurture and look after their talent make better use of their employees’ enthusiasm to deliver an improved service to their customers. So how do we – the 6.7% – overcome these barriers?
– Dr Helen Meese will present her thoughts on the issues facing women engineers today and the barriers still remaining, drawing on her own personal experiences and views of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in an enthusiastic and inspirational talk.
OXFORD 3D PRINTING SOCIETY | BEGINNER 3D PRINTING WORKSHOP – 3D MODELLING FOR ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
– The workshop will kick-off with a brief introduction of the Ox3DP, the UK’s first student-led 3D printing society.
– Followed by a practical session that focuses on teaching basic Computer Aided Design (CAD) skills for 3D printing using a simple free software called 123D (http://www.123dapp.com/design-alt).
– The participants will have the opportunity to design their own simple models for 3D printing.
– A selection of top designs will be printed for free.
– Russell Smith, Director of Carepair, will lead the workshop. Russell has over ten years of experience in special educational needs (SEN) and augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). He worked with Hereward College and University of Warwick on a 3D printing project for assistive technology.
– PLEASE NOTE THAT LAPTOPS WILL BE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO PARTICUPATE IN THE 3D Printing workshop – please download the following software in advance if possible http://www.123dapp.com/design-alt
OxFEST (Females in Engineering, Science and Technology | WHY EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE A MENTOR
– a society dedicated to promoting and inspiring women in STEM.
-They run a variety of weekly events, from talks from outstanding women researchers to professional skills workshops, an ever-growing annual conference and an innovative mentoring scheme.
– Their vision is to promote and support women working in engineering and scientific disciplines within the university and its associated institutes.
Their mentoring initiative aims to provide females in Engineering,
Science and Technology who are members of Oxford University and of OxFEST with the personal support of a more experienced individual.
