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DESCRIPTION:This roundtable brings together PhD students in Micro and Nanot
 echnologies to share their experiences\, perspectives\, and visions for th
 e future of science and engineering. In the context of the International D
 ay of Women and Girls in Science\, the discussion highlights personal traj
 ectories\, scientific motivation\, and the importance of inspiring new gen
 erations—especially girls and young women—to pursue STEM careers.\n\nC
 o-sponsored by: Planterio Luis Enrique Erro - Instituto Politécnico Nacio
 nal\n\nAgenda: \nEvent Agenda\n\nInternational Day of Women and Girls in S
 cience 2026\n\n📍 Festival Program\n🕛 Start time: 12:00 PM\n\n12:00 
 – 12:10 | Opening &amp; Welcome\n\n-\nBrief welcome by the organizing commit
 tee\n\n-\nContext of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science\n
 \n-\nIntroduction to the festival activities\n\n12:10 – 12:30 | Key Talk
 \n\nWomen in Science: Challenges\, Progress\, and Inspiring the Next Gener
 ation\n\n-\nHistorical overview of women in science\n\n-\nCurrent challeng
 es and recent advances\n\n-\nThe importance of family and social support t
 o motivate girls in STEM\n\n-\nSpeaker: PhD student\, Micro and Nanotechno
 logies – IPN | IEEE WIE\n\n12:30 – 12:35 | Transition Break\n\n-\nAudi
 ence movement between parallel activities\n\n-\nSetup for the roundtable d
 iscussion\n\n12:35 – 1:35 | Roundtable Discussion\n\nNew Generations\, N
 ew Perspectives: Women PhD Students Shaping the Future of Science\n\n-\nMo
 derator introduction\n\n-\nPanelists’ short biographies\n\n-\nGuided dis
 cussion with six PhD students\n\n-\nAudience questions (last 10 minutes)\n
 \n1:35 – 1:45 | Closing Remarks\n\n-\nKey takeaways from the roundtable\
 n\n-\nAcknowledgments to speakers and attendees\n\n-\nInvitation to contin
 ue participating in festival activities\n\nFrom 1:45 PM onward | Parallel 
 Festival Activities\n\n-\nWorkshops and hands-on STEM activities\n\n-\nOut
 reach booths and interactive demonstrations\n\n-\nNetworking and informal 
 discussions\n\nBldg: Auditorio Alfredo Harp Helú\, Av. Wilfrido Massieu 3
 94\, Nueva Industrial Vallejo\, Gustavo A. Madero\, Ciudad de México\, Me
 xico\, Mexico\, 07300
LOCATION:Bldg: Auditorio Alfredo Harp Helú\, Av. Wilfrido Massieu 394\, Nu
 eva Industrial Vallejo\, Gustavo A. Madero\, Ciudad de México\, Mexico\, 
 Mexico\, 07300
ORGANIZER:a.abilene.gs@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:27
SUMMARY:International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2026: Roundtable
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/537130
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 ts in Micro and Nanotechnologies to share their experiences\, perspectives
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 f the International Day of Women and Girls in Science\, the discussion hig
 hlights personal trajectories\, scientific motivation\, and the importance
  of inspiring new generations&amp;mdash\;especially girls and young women&amp;mdas
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