Event Programme
| Saturday 14th November, 2009 | Speaker | |
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| 10.00 am | Welcome | Carol Marsh |
| 10.05 pm | Introduction to WES & Doris Gray | Jan Peters WES President |
| 10.30 am | Presentation Inspiring Women – British Female Inventor of the Year 2008 |
Tanya Ewing |
| 11.00 am | Morning Refreshment Break & Exhibition | |
| 11.30 am | Presentation Inspiring Women – Start Up Companies |
Nazish Aslam |
| 12.00 pm | Restaurant Luncheon |
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| 12.45 pm | Treasure Hunt Briefing |
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| 1.00 pm | Treasure Hunt Begins | |
| 2.15 pm | Teams Return To Hand In Packs | |
| 2.30 pm | Presentation The Science of the Antarctic |
Alison McClure Institute of Physics |
| Presentation Marine Energy in Scotland |
Ally Price Edinburgh University |
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| 3.00 pm | Afternoon Refreshment Break & Exhibition | |
| 3.30 pm | Presentation The EnFACE Voyage: Setting Sail with a Fundamentally New Technology |
Professor Sudipta Roy |
| Presentation Radar Engineering |
Maria Kelly Selex Galileo |
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| 4.00 pm | Presentation The Philosophy of Engineering |
Sandra Cairncross Edinburgh Napier University |
| Presentation Inspiring Women: Why choose Engineering? |
Nisha Kethees | |
| 4.30 pm | Presentation Ethics and the Engineer |
Raffaella Ocone Heriot Watt University |
| Presentation The Future for Transportation in Edinburgh |
Susan Clarke TIE Ltd |
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| 5.00 pm | Speed Networking Session | Jan Peters WES President |
| 5.30 pm | Day One Presentation End - Free Time | |
| 7.00 pm | Drinks Reception | |
| 7.30 pm | Dinner Is Served | |
| 9.00 pm | After Dinner Speaker | Fiona Hyslop MP |
| 9.30 pm | Dinner End/Optional Ghost Tour £10.00 per person |
| Sunday 15th November, 2009 | Speaker | |
|---|---|---|
| 9.30 am | Training Session One The Importance of Public Engagement During Times of Change. |
Heather Rea Cathy Southworth Janet Paterson |
| 11.00 am | Morning Refreshment Break & Exhibition | |
| 11.30 am | Training Session Two Sharing Experiences of Women Student Groups in Engineering |
Jenny Tizard |
| 1.00 pm | Buffet Luncheon & Exhibition | |
| 2.00 pm | Training Session Three Creativity, Computing and Entrepreneurialism |
Morna Simpson University of Dundee |
| 3.30 pm | Afternoon Refreshment Break & Exhibition | |
| 4.00 pm | Conference Closes & Delegates Depart |
