BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Africa/Nairobi BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:19420801T001500 TZOFFSETFROM:+0245 TZOFFSETTO:+0300 TZNAME:EAT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260620T081600Z UID:70B9579F-BC5F-443E-A177-0DF6CE9C653C DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20260912T090000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20260912T130000 DESCRIPTION:The event “The Impact of Women in Engineering and Technology ” will bring together students\, professionals and leaders to celebrate and examine the contributions of women in STEM. It will feature a keynote address highlighting the journey and achievements of a distinguished femal e engineer\, followed by a panel discussion on challenges\, opportunities and leadership in technical fields. Participants will engage in interactiv e workshops designed to foster collaboration\, innovation and mentorship a cross genders. A showcase session will highlight student-led projects and prototypes that demonstrate the transformative role of women in engineerin g and technology. The program will emphasize the importance of diversity\, inclusion and empowerment in advancing sustainable solutions. Attendees w ill gain insights into breaking barriers\, building networks and driving i mpactful change in their institutions and communities. The event will conc lude with a call to action\, encouraging participants to support gender ba lance and actively contribute to the growth of technical societies.\n\nCo- sponsored by: Mbarara University Engineering Society (MUES)\n\nAgenda: \nA GENDA\n\n-\n09:00 – 09:30 Registration & Networking\n\n-\n09:30 – 09:4 5 Opening Remarks\n\n-\n09:45 – 10:30 Keynote Address\n\n-\n10:30 – 11 :15 Panel Discussion\n\n-\n11:15 – 11:45 Showcase Session\n\n-\n11:45 – 12:30 Interactive Workshop\n\n-\n12:30 – 01:00 Lunch & Closing\n\nRo om: GFL01\, Bldg: FAST\, Kihumuro\, Mbarara\, Uganda\, Uganda LOCATION:Room: GFL01\, Bldg: FAST\, Kihumuro\, Mbarara\, Uganda\, Uganda ORGANIZER:bridgetainebyoona003@gmail.com SEQUENCE:40 SUMMARY:THE IMPACT OF WOMEN IN ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/564480 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>The event&nbsp\;<em>&ldquo\;The Impact of Women in Engineering and Technology&rdquo\;</em> will bring together stude nts\, professionals and leaders to celebrate and examine the contributions of women in STEM. It will feature a keynote address highlighting the jour ney and achievements of a distinguished female engineer\, followed by a pa nel discussion on challenges\, opportunities and leadership in technical f ields. Participants will engage in interactive workshops designed to foste r collaboration\, innovation and mentorship across genders. A showcase ses sion will highlight student-led projects and prototypes that demonstrate t he transformative role of women in engineering and technology. The program will emphasize the importance of diversity\, inclusion and empowerment in advancing sustainable solutions. Attendees will gain insights into breaki ng barriers\, building networks and driving impactful change in their inst itutions and communities. The event will conclude with a call to action\, encouraging participants to support gender balance and actively contribute to the growth of technical societies.</p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p><st rong>AGENDA</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>09:00 &ndash\; 09:30</str ong> Registration &amp\; Networking</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>09:30 &nd ash\; 09:45</strong> Opening Remarks</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>09:45 &n dash\; 10:30</strong> Keynote Address</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>10:30 & ndash\; 11:15</strong> Panel Discussion</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>11:15 &ndash\; 11:45</strong> Showcase Session</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>11: 45 &ndash\; 12:30</strong> Interactive Workshop</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p><stro ng>12:30 &ndash\; 01:00</strong> Lunch &amp\; Closing</p>\n</li>\n</ul> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR