Geneva GiP Day 2017

Thursday 26 Jan 2017, 08:00 → 20:00 Europe/Zurich

Auditorium (Musèe d'Ethnographie de Genève)

Teresa Montaruli (Universite de Geneve (CH)), Tessa Lauren Carver (Universite de Geneve (CH))

The primary topic of the meeting is the analysis of the existing actions towards Gender Equity Practices in Physics and Astronomy Research and High Level Education Institutes involving Research Performing Organizations (RPO) and Research Funding Organizations (RFO), Cantonal and Federal Institutes in Switzerland. Current statistics and action plans will be presented concerning the UniGE (with focus on the Section of Physics) and other Swiss Universities and Federal Institutes, such as SNSF (including the NCCRs). Some actions will be discussed in detail, such as quotas in hiring and committees, dual and early career actions, and childcare and family support. The focus will be on identifying the most successful actions that really made a difference in the Science and in the Physics/Astronomy academic and research domain. Examples from other domains will be covered. M. Widmer will lead a discussion of the public and of a selected panel in the afternoon and conclusions will be drawn on possible proposals of new actions or reinforcing existing actions. The aim of the meeting is ultimately to inspire a number of durable actions beyond GENERA that could influence the local environment culture and academia to ultimately increase the number of women in Science. The meeting will be attended by other GENERA members for other countries, given that the aim of GENERA is also to set up a collaborative network durable beyond the project itself. The other topic of the meeting will be the connection of the university with schools. Programs connecting school and university will be discussed and also actions aimed at increasing them. Though presentations at the meeting are aimed to the primary target of GENERA, employees in the RFO and RPO, a guided discussion session by experts will involve the younger interested audience, PhD and Postdocs. Some school professors will be invited. For further information please contact: geneva-gipday@cern.ch

GENERA_FieldsofAction.pdf

gip_2017.pdf

09:00 → 10:00 Registration + Coffee

10:00 → 11:00 Session on Analysis of GEPs at UniGE: Session on Analysis of GEPS at UniGE

Convener: Prof. Jérôme Lacour (University de Geneva)

10:00 Welcome from the UniGE Rectorate

Speaker: Prof. Michel Oris (Université de Genève)

10:10 Objectives of the meeting, introduction on the GENERA project and a

Speakers: Prof. Teresa Montaruli (Universite de Geneve (CH)), Tessa Carver (University of Geneva)

GiP-presentation.pdf

10:35 Le Bureau d’Egalité and GEPs at UniGE also related to Physics/Astronomy domains

Speaker: Dr Brigitte Mantilleri (Université de Genève)

GENERA26thjan2017ok.pdf

GENERA26thjan2017ok.pptx

11:00 → 12:32 A view from outside: the international experience: Analysis of GEPs in other RPOs in Switzerland and outside

Convener: Dr Gabriela Obexer-Ruff (Swissuniversities)

11:00 How to Gender Physics

Speaker: Prof. Tomas Brage (LUND)

presentation_brage.pdf

presentation_brage.pptx

11:23 Equal Opportunity Programs in Switzerland: analysis of actions.

Speaker: Prof. Doris Wastl-Walter (University of Bern)

gip_gender equality genf 2017.pdf

gip_gender equality genf 2017.pptx

11:46 Affirmative actions and quotas in academic recruitment? An example from another research field.

Speaker: Mrs Brander Stefanie (University de Lausanne)

Geneve_26_1_2017_présentation PPT finale.pdf

12:09 Early academic careers in science: lessons learnt from the GARCIA project

Speaker: Dr Sabine Kradolfer (University de Lausanne)

GARCIA-PPT_Presentation-GiP2017-UNIGE.pdf

12:32 → 13:30 Lunch

13:30 → 15:10 Session on the liaison between School and University: Liaison between School and University

Convener: Dr Thomas Berghoefer (PT-DESY)

13:30 The ATHENA program

Speaker: Prof. Michele Maggiore (Universite de Geneve (CH))

Genera2016.pdf

13:50 PhysiScope

Speaker: Prof. Christoph Renner (Université de Genève)

Physiscope GIP conference.pdf

14:10 Enhancing the interest of young girls and female teens for scientific fields through workshops, courses and science weeks.

Speakers: Dr Farnaz Moser (EPFL), Mrs Helene Fueger (EPFL)

14:40 Introducing modern cosmology in high schools

Speaker: Dr Gasparini Maria Alice (High School Russeau)

PPTGIP3.pdf

14:55 An historical touch: Physics and molecular biology at the University of Geneva

Speaker: Prof. Sandra Citi (University of Geneva)

GiPDay2017.pdf

Grete Kellenberger Gujer Molecular biology research pioneer.pdf

15:10 → 15:50 Session on Analysis of GEPs in Switzerland in RFO

Convener: Prof. Anna Sfyrla (Universite de Geneve (CH))

15:10 SNSF and gender

Speaker: Dr Francois Baumgartner (SNSF)

GENERA_Gender in Physics Day_Jan2017.pdf

GENERA_Gender in Physics Day_Jan2017.pptx

15:30 The NCCR experience

Speaker: Dr Anna Garry (ETHZ)

GenderinPhysicsGeneva26Jan2017_AnnaGarry.pdf

15:50 → 16:20 Coffee

16:20 → 18:00 Discussion: Round Table Directed by Brigitte Mantilleri on proposals of GEPs

Chairs: Brigitte Mantilleri and Maya Widmer
Participants: Prof. Tomas Brage, U of Lund (Sweden), Prof. Camille Bonvin, U of Geneva, Dr. Laura Cattaneo, ETHZ, Prof. Michel Oris, Vice-rector, U of Geneva, Dr. Susanne Wampfler, U of Bern

Conveners: Mrs Brigitte Mantilleri, Dr Maya Widmer

18:00 → 18:10 Concluding Remarks

18:20 → 19:50 Event: Aperitif and discussions