Annual AIChE Meeting
Los Angeles
November 12-17, 2000

At this year's 2000 Annual AIChE Meeting, there will be four main activities to attend. Below is a description of each.

1. “Turn of Century Engineers – Successes and Challenges”
A session sponsored by WIC entitled “Turn of Century Engineers – Successes and Challenges” will be held on the morning of Tuesday, November 14. Stephanie Sullivan (Merck & Co.) and Alice Gast (Stanford University) will be chairing the session. Speakers include:

Dr. Angela Calabrese Barton, K-12 education
Dr. Suzanne Brainard, WEPAN
Prof. Karen Gleason, Recent developments with regard to female faculty at MIT
Dr. Kathryn O. Johnson, Congressional Commission on the Advancement of Women in Science, Engineering and Technology Development
Dr. Leonore Witchey-Laksmanan, Shering Plough

A representative from Eli Lilly who will discuss their female-friendly practices

2. WIC Luncheon
An informal networking luncheon will be held on Tuesday, November 14, immediately following the morning session (see item 1, above). This will be a great opportunity to meet other female Chemical Engineers in industry, academia and government and to win door-prizes! Practicing engineers, students and faculty are invited.

3. WIC business meeting
The WIC business meeting will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 14 at 4:00 p.m. Please come to find out about WIC activities within AIChE.

4. Conversations with the Women's Initiatives Committee
WIC has scheduled a "Conversations with the Women's Initiatives Committee" session during the AIChE Student conference on Sunday, November 12 from 2:30-3:30 p.m. (check listing at meeting for room). We have invited students to drop in and visit with women members of AIChE to learn about career paths and strategies for success in industry, government and academia. Students are encouraged to discuss their activities in AIChE and the benefits of networking. You are invited to stop by also for a cup of coffee and some friendly conversation to get the week started.