Women in Engineering

IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) counts about 13300 members as of Sept. 2014 and aims at facilitating the global recruitment and retention of women in technical disciplines. WIE celebrated its 20th anniversary throughout the year in 2014 and with a special ceremony at the Sections Congress. The diverse gender composition of the IMS AdCom has facilitated the reciprocal support of IMS and WIE. This connection is formally maintained by the IMS Liaison-to-WIE who is also a member of the WIE Committee. Monthly teleconferences guarantee continuous updating. WIE offers to members an Award winning magazine (4 times APEX Award of Excellence in the category of New Magazines and Journals, between 2008 and 2012), and ancillary support to local initiatives. On a larger scale, the major upcoming event is the 2nd IEEE WIE International Leadership Conference, to be held April 23-25, 2015 in Silicon Valley at the San Jose Marriott, San Jose, CA. Details are listed at www.ieee-wie-ilc.org. The first edition of this conference was held May 1-3, 2014 in San Francisco, CA, USA with 375 attendees.