Women in STEM Webinar #1: Why We Need More Women in STEM [Repeat Performance]

  • Date:June 30th, 2022  
    08:45 am
     - 
    10:30 am
  • Location:Online

Instructors:  Speaker Dr. Vo Thanh Hang, Lecturer, Faculty Environment and Natural Resources, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT); Speaker Ms. Thu Vuong, Vietnam T&C Business Development Manager, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Ms. Anh Dang, Ms. Lien Le

Attendees:   BUILD-IT Partner Schools: Leaders/Program heads/staff responsible for women in STEM/faculty members

Location:        Online in Webinar Format

Webinar:        “Why we need more women in STEM” Webinar #2- Repeated: 9.00 AM, Thursday, June 30, 2022

Link:               https://asu.zoom.us/s/88065677753

Expected outcomes:

  • Participants will explore societies’ need for more women in STEM and how industry and education can work together to accomplish it
Agenda
8:45 – 9:00 am Zoom Registration and Entry into Zoom Webinar Room
9:00 – 9:05 am Welcome to Webinar and Introductions of Speakers by Ms. Phuong Anh
9:05 – 9:30 Dr. Vo Thanh Hang, Lecturer, Faculty Environment and Natural Resources, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT): talking from the university perspective about the need for women in STEM in today’s society, and especially the value/benefits of having more women faculty and students within the STEM fields
9:30 – 9:55 Ms. Thu Vuong, The Vietnam T&C Business Development Manager, Amazon Web Services (AWS): talking about specific programs of AWS has to increase the participation and persistence of women/girls in STEM fields and how do diverse engineering teams yield higher impact and innovation
9:55 – 10:25 am Q&A
10:25 am – 10:30 am Ms. Phuong Anh to summarize and close the webinar
10:30 am Webinar Ends