{"id":396,"date":"2018-04-16T00:01:18","date_gmt":"2018-04-15T23:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/theano\/?p=396"},"modified":"2018-06-04T18:04:23","modified_gmt":"2018-06-04T17:04:23","slug":"ieee-women-in-engineering-international-leadership-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/theano\/2018\/04\/16\/ieee-women-in-engineering-international-leadership-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"IEEE Women In Engineering International Leadership Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Theano is delighted to\u00a0announce that, for the first time, the <a href=\"http:\/\/wie.ieee.org\/ieeewieilspoland2017\/\">IEEE WIE ILS<\/a> will be held in the UK, from the 13<sup>th<\/sup> to the 15<sup>th<\/sup> of August 2018. Big congratulations to the Southampton Team for winning the bid to host <a href=\"http:\/\/wie.ieee.org\/\">IEEE Women In Engineering<\/a> (WIE) International Leadership Summit 2018! On an international level, the <a href=\"http:\/\/sites.ieee.org\/wieils-soton-2018\/program\/\">summit<\/a> offers a rich community that provides professional development for female students in all disciplines. The summit will be hosted by the University of Southampton, which is one of the most lively and dynamic cities in the south of England.<\/p>\n<p>IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) is one of the largest international Professional organisations dedicated to promoting women in Engineering, Science and Technology and inspiring girls around the world to achieve rewarding careers in engineering. The IEEE WIE International Leadership Summit has a track record of bringing together up to 200 female researchers, scientists, trainees, and students. The 2018 IEEE WIE International Leadership Summit (ILS) will empower women to choose their own career path and facilitate the recruitment and retention of women in technical disciplines.<\/p>\n<p>Building on previous themes, the IEEE WIE ILS summit 2018 is a three-day event that focuses on how to achieve inclusivity in diversity. It is designed in partnership with industry for those who are interested in the impact of lack of gender, ethnic and racial diversity on the profitability and success of organisations. The programme will begin on the 13<sup>th<\/sup> of August with a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/engineering-science-and-technology-career-expo-for-female-students-tickets-45176575353\">career fair for women<\/a><\/strong>. This pre-summit event is designed to complement the theme of this year&#8217;s summit and allow you to meet recruiters in a dynamic setting.<\/p>\n<p>The summit will officially begin with a grand opening gala dinner where you can meet some of our sponsors. Over the course of the three days, we will hear from senior female leaders about their approaches to engaging with the wider community and achieving their ultimate goals by overcoming challenges. The closing ceremony on the 15<sup>th<\/sup> of August will give speakers from both academia and industry the opportunity to share with the audience their views about the importance of diversity in the workplace and how to foster inclusion.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/store.southampton.ac.uk\/conferences-and-events\/faculty-of-engineering-and-physical-science\/school-of-electronics-and-computer-science\/ieee-womeninengineering-international-leadership-summit-southampton-2018\">Register here<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Theano is delighted to\u00a0announce that, for the first time, the IEEE WIE ILS will be held in the UK, from the 13th to the 15th of August 2018. Big congratulations to the Southampton Team for winning the bid to host<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2247,"featured_media":399,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[13,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-internal-events","category-theano-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/theano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2018\/04\/ILS-2018_IEEE-WIE-1-300x80.png?fit=300%2C80&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9n7ZZ-6o","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":263,"url":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/theano\/2018\/04\/14\/aneesha-sethi\/","url_meta":{"origin":396,"position":0},"title":"Aneesha Sethi","author":"Ghaithaa Manla","date":"14th April 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Aneesha Sethi is a PhD Student in the Cyber Physical Systems Research Group at the University of Southampton. Her doctoral research is based on Effectiveness of Cyber-security Visualisation under the supervision of Dr. Gary Wills. She is currently the University of Southampton's IEEE Women-in-Engineering Officer and an active committee member\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Team&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Team","link":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/theano\/category\/team\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/theano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2018\/04\/Aneesh3-e1523910526312.jpg?fit=438%2C585&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":265,"url":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/theano\/2018\/04\/14\/senta-scholl\/","url_meta":{"origin":396,"position":1},"title":"Senta Scholl","author":"Ghaithaa Manla","date":"14th April 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"After finishing her Master\u2019s degree in Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Germany, Senta started her PhD at the Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) at the University of Southampton in September 2017. She enjoys working in this international environment, organising events\u00a0for students and being\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Team&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Team","link":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/theano\/category\/team\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/theano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2018\/04\/Senta-Serious.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/theano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2018\/04\/Senta-Serious.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/theano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2018\/04\/Senta-Serious.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/theano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2018\/04\/Senta-Serious.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/theano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2018\/04\/Senta-Serious.jpeg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":389,"url":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/theano\/2018\/04\/15\/theano-website-launch\/","url_meta":{"origin":396,"position":2},"title":"Theano Website Launch","author":"Ghaithaa Manla","date":"15th April 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"The number of female students and staff in STEM is growing at the University of Southampton, and so should the support network for them. Issues like gender bias, the gender wage gap and the lack of women in STEM has moved to the forefront of the public consciousness. This has\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Theano News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Theano News","link":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/theano\/category\/news\/theano-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/theano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2017\/11\/AdobeStock_94119938.jpeg?fit=1200%2C641&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/theano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2017\/11\/AdobeStock_94119938.jpeg?fit=1200%2C641&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/theano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2017\/11\/AdobeStock_94119938.jpeg?fit=1200%2C641&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/theano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2017\/11\/AdobeStock_94119938.jpeg?fit=1200%2C641&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/theano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2017\/11\/AdobeStock_94119938.jpeg?fit=1200%2C641&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":82,"url":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/theano\/2017\/11\/12\/engineering-science-and-technology-career-expo-for-female-students-on-6th-of-march-2018-1500-1900-venue-tbc\/","url_meta":{"origin":396,"position":3},"title":"Engineering, science and technology career expo for female students on 13th of August 2018, 13:00 \u2013 17:00","author":"Priyanka Singh","date":"12th November 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"This event is particularly important to our final year female students who are keen to learn more about the graduate options available to them and different ways to secure work experience placements or training contacts - through a mixture of presentations, panel discussions and speed networking events featuring some of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Theano Events&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Theano Events","link":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/theano\/category\/events\/theano-events\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/theano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2017\/11\/uni5.jpg?fit=1200%2C735&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/theano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2017\/11\/uni5.jpg?fit=1200%2C735&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/theano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2017\/11\/uni5.jpg?fit=1200%2C735&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/theano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2017\/11\/uni5.jpg?fit=1200%2C735&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/theano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2017\/11\/uni5.jpg?fit=1200%2C735&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":76,"url":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/theano\/2017\/11\/12\/quiz-night-theano-welcome-event-on-17th-of-october-2017-1730-2000\/","url_meta":{"origin":396,"position":4},"title":"Quiz Night, Theano Welcome Event on 17th of October 2018, 17:30-20:00","author":"Priyanka Singh","date":"12th November 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Theano would like to warmly invite all female students in science, engineering and technology who are starting their programme in 2018 to our welcome event at the University of Southampton. This event will provide you with a great opportunity to meet other peer students at the University of Southampton. You\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Theano Events&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Theano Events","link":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/theano\/category\/events\/theano-events\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/theano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2018\/04\/17648_493222967390100_1016645127_n.jpg?fit=960%2C720&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/theano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2018\/04\/17648_493222967390100_1016645127_n.jpg?fit=960%2C720&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/theano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2018\/04\/17648_493222967390100_1016645127_n.jpg?fit=960%2C720&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/theano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2018\/04\/17648_493222967390100_1016645127_n.jpg?fit=960%2C720&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":553,"url":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/theano\/2018\/04\/27\/wiset-award-ceremony-2018-diversity-network-group-showcase\/","url_meta":{"origin":396,"position":5},"title":"WiSET Award Ceremony 2018 &amp; Diversity Network Group Showcase","author":"Ghaithaa Manla","date":"27th April 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"The University Women in Science, Engineering & Technology (WiSET) group would like to invite all staff and students to this year\u2019s WiSET Award Ceremony on the 9th of May 2018. Following the ceremony everyone will have an opportunity to network with WiSET and several of the other University of Southampton\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Internal Events&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Internal Events","link":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/theano\/category\/events\/internal-events\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/theano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2018\/04\/WISET.jpg?fit=1200%2C731&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/theano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2018\/04\/WISET.jpg?fit=1200%2C731&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/theano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2018\/04\/WISET.jpg?fit=1200%2C731&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/theano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2018\/04\/WISET.jpg?fit=1200%2C731&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/theano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/183\/2018\/04\/WISET.jpg?fit=1200%2C731&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/theano\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/396","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/theano\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/theano\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/theano\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2247"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/theano\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=396"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/theano\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/396\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":610,"href":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/theano\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/396\/revisions\/610"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/theano\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/399"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/theano\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/theano\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=396"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/theano\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}