INWES Japan Activity Report 2012/10-2013/12
By Kayoko Sugahara, INWES Japan President, 12/16/2013
After ICWES12 was held in Canada in 2002, INWES Japan wasestablished as the execution organization of INWES’s activity in Japan.
INWES Japan has grown and is going to be composed of three organizations
by now.
JWEF (Japan Women Engineer Forum) – 150 members



Pe-Lady (Women Professional Engineers Japan) – 150 members



SJWS (The Society of Japanese Women Scientists) – 300 members

INWES Japan

JWEF

Pe-LadySJWSINWES Japan Activity
New President was elected in April

APNN in Taipei, September – 3 attendees

The 5th Japan-China-Korea Women Leaders Forum in Tokyo, November

SJWS joined again in INWES Japan in December

Program
The 5th Japan-China-Korea Women Leaders ForumFor Science & Technology
Nihon University, Ichigaya, Chiyoda-ku, Japan

November 11-13, 2013
Nihon University Chairman of the Board of Trustees Grant

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“CareerWay Project” International Symposium
Cosponsored by INWES-J & supported by MEXT
Date: Monday, November 11, 2013
Venue: TKP Conference Center (Ichigaya, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
Theme: Program to Supporting Research Activities of Female Researchers
Symposium by MEXT15:00-17:00

Participate in Panel Discussion

18:00-20:00

Welcome Party at Arcadia Ichigaya by NU

Date: Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Venue: Main Hall (2nd floor), Nihon University (Ichigaya, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
Theme: Leadership Education for Women in Science, Technology & Engineering(STE) (in English)
Time

Program

09:00-09:30 Opening Ceremony

Chair
Dr. Hitomi KUMAGAI,

Dr. Chikako YOSHIDA-NORO,Professor,

Chairperson, Professor, Nihon

College of Bioresource

University,Sciences (CBS),Message from MEXT

Nihon University

Prof. Xuhui WEN,

Professor and Research Fellow,
Institute of Electrical Engineering,
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Dr. Hee Young PAIK，President-elect, Korea Federation ofWomen’s Science and Technology
Associations (KOFWST)Prof. Kayoko SUGAHARA,President, INWES-Japan

09:30-10:00 Coffee Break
10:00-11:30

Session 1: Exploring Next Generations of China: Yan LEI,
Women in STEProfessor and Deputy2

10:00-10:20 Japan: from MEXT “Promotion of Science Director of Medical
Education and Support for Female Students Experimental Center,
in Choosing Science Courses”

Chinese Academy ofMedical Sciences(CAMS)

10:20-10:40 China:

Dr.

Li

ZHANG,Development

Research Center of China Association forScience and Technology (CAST)
10:40-11:00

Korea: Dr. Hyomin KIM
Professor at Ulsan National Institute of
Science and Technology (UNIST), Korea

11:00-11:30

QA & Discussion

11:30-13:00

Poster Session with Lunch, Main Hall (2nd Dr. Junkofloor)

FUJITA-YOSHIGAKI,

Research Poster Presentation by Young Professor,
Women Researchers （Lunch）

UniversityNihon
SchoolofDentistry at Matsudo
Dr. Megumi SATO
Lecturer
13:00-13:10 Welcome address by Dr. Kichibei OTSUKA
President, Nihon University

Dr. Chikako
YOSHIDA-NORO

13:10-13:40 Keynote Speech

Dr. Hisako Ohtsubo

Hideko KUNII

Senior Researcher,

Professor, Graduate School of Engineering Nihon
Management,Shibaura

InstituteUniversityof School of Pharmacy

Technology; a former Corporate Senior Vice
President of Ricoh Co., Ltd., Japan. ”For

More Women to be Leaders in STE"
13:40-14:10 Coffee Break, Photo
14:10-15:40 Session 2: Career Education Programs at Korea:
the University
14:10-14:30 Japan: Dr. Toyoko OCHIAI

Dr.

Heisook

LEE,Director,

Korea

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Leader of the CareerWay Project, Nihon Advanced Institute forUniversity

Professor,

Nihon

University Supporting

School of Medicine“CareerWay

Women in Science,

ProjectandLeadership Engineering andEducation”

Technology (WISET),

14:30-14:50 China: Min HU, Professor and Dean of theStateKeyJointEnvironmental
Pollution

Laboratory

Simulation

Control,ofandCollegeof

Environmental Sciences and Engineering,

Peking University
14:50-15:10 Korea: Dr. Jeong-a LEE,
Professor at Chosun University, Korea
15:10-15:40 QA & Discussion
15:40-16:00 Coffee Break
16:00-17:30 Session

3:

Leadership

Programs

for Japan: Dr. Miyoko O
WATANABE,

Professional Women in STE

Chairperson of Japan

16:00-16:20 Japan: Ms. Shigeko MORI,
Japan Women Engineers Forum (JWEF),

Women Engineers

Senior Software Engineer,

Forum (JWEF),

Tokyo Software Development Laboratory, Fellow & Program
Director, Center for

IBM Japan

Research and16:20-16:40 Ms. Keiko YAMAMOTO,
Not-for Profit Organization, The

Development Strategy,

Professional WomenJapan Science andEngineers (PE-LADY), Japan

Technology Agency(JST)16:40-17:00 Korea: Dr. Eun-Kyoung LEE,
Professor at Chonbuk National University
17:00-17:30 QA & Discussion
17:30-17:40 Closing

Remarks

HIRATA-KOHNO,

byDr.

Professor,

Noriko Dr. Hitomi KUMAGAI,

CollegeScience and Technology, Nihon Universityof Prof. CBS,
Nihon University

4Chairperson of Japan Inter-Society Liaison
Association Committee for Promoting Equal
Participation of Men and Women in Scienceand Engineering (EPMEWSE)
18:30-20:30

BanquetDate: Wednesday, November 13, 2013
8:00 Move from Ichigaya to Tsukuba Science City by express train
Venue: Tsukuba Center for Institutes and NIMS (Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan)
Theme: International Survey for Recruitment and Promotion of Women
Researchers in East Asia
10:00-12:00 Panel Discussion

Chairperson Dr. Chikako YOSHIDA-NORO

12:00-13:00 Round Table Discussion with Lunch
13:00-15:00 Visiting Research Institutions in Tsukuba

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Pe-Lady Activity

Objective

Program

Support Activities for STEM girls

Technical Salon for
Girls students ofUniversity

Visiting lecture of“STEM” career forHigh School girlsstudents

Date

Every 3
month

11/21

Summer School for high 8/9
school students

Develop Portfolio

Venue

Attendee

Content

Provide opportunity of
information exchange inTokyo and 20
development andOther
students carrier
job selection for womenin technical area

Ibaragi
HighSchool

NWECCompany
4-7 months andother50 girls
highschool
students

Lecture fun & interest
ing of technology forhigh school girls students
Introduce carrier

Lecture fun & interestof technology forStudents ing
elementary&junior hig&Parents h school girls
student
300s.
Introduce career
Introduce Women role m500
who work in technpamphlet odel
ology area

NetworkMarketing

Network meeting for Ja
pan And Korea Women En 10/17
gineers

Sweon,Korea

25

Network of professiona
l engineers in Korea

Symposium of “Planning 11/9
interesting City”

Tokyo80

Theme「Planning City forCreature」

OfficePublicActivity Report, Plann
ing, Introduce roll modesNewsletter

Every
Quarter

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JWEF Activity

Objective

ProgramRoll Model Cafe

Support Activities for STEM girls

Lecture

Date

Venue

Attendee

Content
Network of womenengineers, exchange
information

Every
3 monthTokyo and 10
Other

11/29

about experience
Nihon Uni 50 Women Talkofworkin big corpora
versity Students tion

Seminar“Hospitality English”12/230

Learn business English

JAL

23

Communicate with WomenEngineers of JAL andtour of repair plant

Seminar “What should W
omen & Company for Bus 6/2
iness Growth”

Tokyo

60

Lecture & Panel Discus
sion with MITI

Mentor Training

8/3

Tokyo

20

Group Work

Career Development
Workshop

8/6

Osaka

10

MBTI feedback session

JWEF Award andCeremony

9Tokyo60

Tour of the Plant

3/16

Shibuya#2 Management trouble#3 Work by my way

JWEF SNS50

Give Award one in tech
nology area under 40 years
Communication within
JWEF member

NetworkthThe 5 Japan-China-Kor
ea Women Leaders Forum
11/11

SeoulMs. Miyoko Watanabe, Chairof JWEF

MarketingWrite Article

NikkanApr-Sep
PublicEvery week Kogyo
Newspaper

Introduce role modelsof Women Engineer

Newsletter

2 times ayear

Activity Report, Planning

Public7