INWES APNN
Meeting 2017
International Network ofWomen Engineers and Scientists
Asia ＆ Pacific Nation Network

14 July 2017
YOKOHAMA ,Japan

Japan Network of WomenEngineers and Scientists

Welcome Message from the APNN Chair
Kayoko Sugahara,
We sincerely welcome everyone who will attend INWES APNN conference. We
welcome female engineers and scientists from Asian countries and every person who isinterested in the activities of APNN in Japan. Our members of JNWES are very proud anddelighted to be able to host the INWES APNN conference here in Japan this time.
APNN was launched in 2011 as a subnetwork under the umbrella of INWES specificallyfocusing on Asia. The first INWES APNN conference was held in Adelaide, Australia, andhas been held every year in Asian countries since then. This is the 7th conference. Currently
13 Asian countries are the members of APNN. Every year INWES APNN Conference
attracted many female engineers and scientists not only form Asia but also from all over theworld. Especially from the host country, a wide range of many people had participatedincluding female students, government representatives, and companies, who enhanced ouractivities. During the past 6th INWES APNN conferences, the participants from eachcountry have introduced diverse situations, valuable experience stories, confronting issues,policies, recommendations, and sometimes interesting science and technology topics. The
every conference was fruitful with different interesting information, discoveries, and activediscussions. Meanwhile, we received a heartwarming hospitality from the host country,
touched the culture of the country, and cultivated a strong network and friendship with eachother by deepening exchanges among participants at each conference.
We expect that this7th INWES APNN Conference in Yokohama will achieve significant
results through active remarks, discussions, and exchanges where all participants will beable to share many valuable times for the future. I hope that this conference will motivate
women engineers and scientists in Asia to connect and collaborate more closely with eachother so that we women will contribute to create bright future for the society with thedevelopment of science and technology.
Finally, I sincerely express my gratitude to Yokohama City, each supporting University,and each sponsoring Company, who warmly support to hold this conference.

Kayoko Sugahara
NPO JNWES president,

APNN chairperson,

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Welcome Message from the INWES President
Kong-Joo Lee, Ph.D.

Dear Participants of the 2017 INWES Asia & Pacific Nation Network (APNN) Meeting in Japan
Warm Greeting to our all participants.
On behalf of the board of directors of INWES, I would like to express my heartfelt welcome to all theparticipants of 2017 INWES APNN Meeting. I am so proud to be holding the seventh INWES APNN Meeting
hosted by JNWES (Japan Network of Women Engineers and Scientists) along with GWST (Global Womenin Science and Technology). I really appreciate the efforts of JNWES as a chair organization of APNN for2014~2017, Kayoko Sugahara as Conference Chair, and their members for hosing and preparing this meeting.
I hope this meeting can be an active playground to meet and share the ideas and activities among JNWES andINWES members especially in Asia and Pacific Regions.
The International Network of Women Engineers and Scientists (INWES) is an international network bodyserving as an NGO, as a partner of UNESCO from 2007 and special consultative status of the Economic andSocial Council (ECOSOC) in UN from 2017. INWES was created with the vision “To build a better futureworldwide, through the full and effective participation of women and girls in all aspects of Science,
Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM.)”. INWES oversees the International Conference forWomen Engineers and Scientists (ICWES), which has been held every three years in various parts of theworld for supporting Women in Engineering and Science since 1964. ICWES17 will be in this coming Octoberin New Dehli, India and ICWES18 will be hold in UK in 2020.
INWES has established the regional network to foster and promote its activities in a physically close andsimilar time zone region, because they have common interests as well as regional problems that can be solved
together. APNN, the Asia and Pacific Nation Network, is the first regional network of INWES establishedunder the umbrella of INWES in 2011 during ICWES15 in Adelaide, Australia. Following the successful
activities of APNN, the second regional network, ARN (African Regional Network) in 2014 and the third
regional network, INWES Europe in 2016 have been established. These regional networks are surely going
to provide us not only with the diversity needed in solving the problems our world faces, but also with many
activities eventually leading to collaboration among the regional networks as well as among our members
worldwide.

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I am anticipating the 2017 INWES APNN Meeting and GWST to be another “history” in advancing womenengineers and scientists in Asia and Pacific nations. APNN has been planting a seed for women’s solidarity
in Asia and the Pacific Nations and cultivating future women in STEM and the new born organization. This
year again we will share our experiences, our passions, times, energies and ideas and care for one another andlearn from each other, which will empower us as women scientists and engineers to play key roles for making
changes for a better world.
For INWES spirit to build actions for a gender equal, sustainable, technological, inclusive society, we need‘close networking’. This is because we need the ‘collective wisdom’ to make our world more gender equal
place and to promote our societies by extending our horizon to maximize the diversity and openness.
We can share our experiences, our passions, times, energies and ideas and care for each other and learn fromone another, which will empower us as Women Scientists and Engineers.
In Korea, we experienced the great power of these solidarity in Candle Rally by gathering total 16 million
people to protest President Park’s political scandal including corruption in every 20 Saturday from Oct 16,
2016 to March, 2017. Employing peaceful civil resistance, demonstration protest marches and picketing, weled the impeachment of President Park and succeeded in establishing a democratic government. This
experience of success empower us to have confidence on our future.
I look forward to being inspired at this INWES APNN Meeting and hope that you will all have a great andvaluable time by opening your hearts and reaching your hands out for changing our world better place. I wish
you all enjoy Yokohama, the romantic harbor City, Japan.
Sincerely yours,

Kong-Joo Lee, Ph.D.
President, INWES

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INWES Asia Pacific Nation Network Meeting 2017
Date：July 14, 2017 Friday
Place: Yokohama Symposia 9F
Open：9:30 AMTimeSpeaker

10:00-10:15

Welcome Remarks

Kayoko Sugahara

APNN Chair

10:15-10:30

Welcome Remarks

10.30-11:00

Guest Speech

11:00-11:10

Photo Time

11:10-11:30

Break

11:30-11:50

Country Report: Bangladesh

11:50-12:10

Country Report: Korea

12:10-12:30

Country Report: India

12:30-1:30

Lunch

1:30-2:00

Guest Speech: APNN Survey

2:00-2:20

Country Report: Malaysia

2:20-2:40

Country Report: Mongolia

2:40-3:00

Country Report: Nepal

3:00-3:20

Break

3:20-3:40

Country Report: Japan

3:40-4:00

Country Report: New Zealand

4:00-4:20

Country Report: Sri Lanka

4:20-4:40

Country Report: Taiwan

4:40-5:00

Break

5:00-5:20

Country Report: VietNam

Nguyen Thi Hoi, Vietnam Association for Intellectual
Women

5:20-6:00

APNN Annual General Meeting

Kayoko Sugahara, APNN Chair

6:30-8:00

Welcome Party

Kong-Joo Lee
INWES President, Professor ofEwha Womans University
Keiko Takekawa , Director-General, Gender Quality
Bureau Cabinet Office
AllSiddika Sultana, WISE Bangladesh, Executive Directorof ESDOHaryoung Poo, The Assoiation of Korean Woman
Sientists and Engineers, Korea Research Institute of
Bioscience&Biotechnology
Sangeeta Wij, Chair of WISE India

Kong-Ju-Bock LEE, Professor of Ewha Womans
University
Leong Wai Yie、Institution of Engineers Malaysia
Women Engineers Section, IR.Assoc Professor
Ariunbolor Purvee, Woman in Science,Technology,Engineering and Mathematics in Mongolia, Mongolian
University of Science and Techology
Jun Hada, WISE Nepal, Swiss Agency for Development
Cooperation

Yukiko Kunugi, Chair of SJWS, Professor of Aichi
UniversityBridgit Sissons, General Manager-Marketing andCommunications, Institution of Professional Engineers
New Zealand
Punyavana Vishaka Hidellage , Chair of WISE Sri
Lanka
Shun-Lien Sung, The Society of Taiwan Woman
Science and Technology

Note: Program will be in English only4

Venues
Sangyo Boeki Center Building 9F 2 Yamashita-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama 231-8524, JAPANAccess:Minato Mirai Line 5-min walk from Nihon-odori Station (Exit 3)
Yokohama Municipal Bus Bus #26: Get off at Osanbashi Bus #8, #29, or #58: get off at GeijyutsuGekijyou･NHK mae (Bus services are available at Sakuragicho Station or Yokohama Station)
JR Negishi Line or Yokohama Municipal Subway 15-min walk from Kannai Station (South Exit for JR or Exit
1 for Subway)

INWES & APNN (14th July) Meeting: Sangyo Boeki Center Building 9F [Yokohama Symposia]
INWES & APNN (14th July) Welcome Reception: Sangyo Boeki Center Building 9F
GWST(15th July) : Sangyo Boeki Center Building 8F&9F

APNN(16th July ) Bus tour: The meeting placeGWST(15th July ) Welcome Party: Workpia YOKOHAMA 3F

Station: Nihon-Odori

5Meeting rooms’ map（Sangyo Boeki Center Building 9F ）Conference Room
Meeting place image

Restingplace

WC

E.V.

Meeting place

Peception image

Entrance

Reception

Welcome party

GWST(15 July: timetable）
Floor

9F

Room

Conference RoomThema

Main Sessions

9:30～

reception

10:00～

Opening Speech

8F
Reception
Space902

Talk show

Lunch
Room forGuest

Keynote"No women, no progress, at the forefront of research"

LunchRoom"Ask to speakers"

13:30～14：50"Ask the APNN representatives"Table meeting
Free discussion with APNN representatives.

Panell discussion
15:00～16：50

16:50～17：00
17:30～20：00" Think about work-life balance with APNN
representatives"-Gender free in Asia and Pacific countriesMongolia, Vietnam, Malaysia, New Zealand, Japan

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11：20～
Computer science
11：50～
Education
12：20～
Food science

11：20～
Agrology
11：50～
Metallurgicalengineering
12：20～
Mechanicalengineering

Break

Break

804

805

SpecialConference
RoomSTEM
Women inCompanies

a Life as a
STEM
WomanCampus Lifein STEM
universities

11：20～12：30
LION
KaoL'Oréal japan
TORAY

a Life as a STEMWoman
talk show ①

Break

Table Meeting
Talk show

801

What kind of work is it?
(Work in STEM)

SJWS
Conference"How interesting research is!"11:00～13：30

901

Panel Display(Company,University,Institutions)
15：00～15：30
Tea Time

13：00～
14:00～16：
17：00
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Science Talk
Career
Relay
Consulting
Creating the-alldayFuture for Let's Design
STEM
Our Dream
Women
Tree

Closing ceremony
Reception Party@workpia 3F

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13：20～
Regional planning
13：50～
Civil Engineering
14：20～
ArchitectureBreak

15：20～
Field Survey
15：50～
LandscapeArchitecture
16：20～
Forestry

13：20～
Physical Therapy
13：50～
Pharmacy
14：20～
Life scienceBreak

15：20～Space science
15：50～
Veterinarian
16：20～
Water treatment

13：00～14：10
IBM Japan
Fujitsu
The Japan
Research Institute
TOSHIBA TEC

Break
14：20～15：30
Caterpillar
KOMATSUYOKOGAWA
HitachiBreak
14：20～15：30
Mitsubishi Electric
OtsukaPharmaceutical
Hitachi HighTechnologies
OBAYASHI
SCSK

11：00～12：00

PosterSession13：45～14：45
a Life as a STEM
Woman
talk show ②

PosterSession
15：15～16：15
a Life as a STEM
Woman
talk show ③

PosterSession"What you cando when you
advance toSTEM
universities?! "Colledge life
Makingperfume.
Let's try.
Life of STEMwomen in TVdrama.

Hosted：Japan Network of Women Engineers and Scientists (JNWES)The Society of Japanese Women Scientists (SJWS) Japan Women Engineers Forum (JWEF)
The Japan Society for Professional Engineers of Women (JSPEW) Hitachi“Gimajo” Team

Co-hosted：Yokohama City
Supported：Gender Equality Bureau of the Cabinet Office, Ministry ofEducation Culture Sports Science and Technology, Japan Inter-Society
Liaison Association Committee for Promoting Equal Participation of Men andWomen in Science and Engineering (EPMEWSE), National Institute forMaterials Science (NIMS), Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Riken,Tokyo Institute of Technology, Ochanomizu University, Tokyo University ofScience, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Yokohama National
University, Yokohama City University, Waseda University, Keio University,Tokai University, the University of Tokyo, Gifu Pharmaceutical University,Nagoya University, Tohoku University, Seitoku University, Gifu
University, National Women’s Education Center

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