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March 24, 2006  

Women in Science and Engineering Focus of UNM Forum
Prominent women scientists and engineers discuss opportunities and challenges

The University of New Mexico's Feminist Research Institute and the Office for Policy, Security and Technology are co-sponsoring a “Forum on Opportunities and Challenges for Women in Science and Engineering” on Wednesday, March 29, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., in the Acoma Room at the UNM Student Union Building. The event is free and open to the public.

“We are very excited to be able to bring together prominent women scientists and engineers from institutions such as UNM, New Mexico Tech, Sandia National Laboratories, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Eclipse Aviation and Intel,” said program organizers, Anita Obermeier and Andrew Ross.

Jane Zimmer-Daniels, director of the Clare Boothe Luce Program for Women in the Sciences, Mathematics, and Engineering at the Henry Luce Foundation, will be the featured keynote speaker.

Other speakers include UNM's Julia Fulghum, Lisa Kuuttila, Mary F. Lipscomb and Sally Seidel; UNM Regent and Sandia National Lab employee Sandra Begay-Campbell and fellow lab employee Nancy Jackson; Major General Annette L. Sobel, USAF; Los Alamos National Laboratory's Susan Seestrom; and Intel's Selene Dominguez, Karen McCoy and Cathy Newman.

The guest speakers will discuss their experiences in science and engineering in a set of three panels focused on women in academia, national security and private industry.

"Diversity in engineering, particularly gender diversity, is vital to achieving the best technological solutions that truly improve people's lives,” said Joe Cecchi, dean, UNM School of Engineering. “This forum will provide an important opportunity to explore ways to progress on this critical front."

For additional information, please contact Professor Anita Obermeier, director, Feminist Research Institute, (505) 277-1198 or via e-mail, AObermei@unm.edu; and Professor Andrew L. Ross, director, Office for Policy, Security and Technology, (505) 277-7391 or via e-mail, aross@unm.edu.

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