The deadline for the Fall 2010 IWiN Workshop is April 5, 2010.
IWiN is a project of the Society for Neuroscience (SfN), funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the ADVANCE/PAID program on "Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers." The three-year project, "Department Chair Training to Increase Women in Neuroscience (IWiN)," will include five regional workshops targeted to benefit more than 30 institutions across the United States.
The IWiN workshops provide concrete strategies focusing on recruitment, advancement, and creating a favorable work climate for female faculty and faculty from diverse backgrounds in neuroscience and neuroscience-related departments and programs. The workshops will draw upon proven strategies from ADVANCE program institutions.
The IWiN project is managed by the Society's Professional Development Committee.
To learn more about IWiN, read the IWiN FAQs (PDF).
IWiN workshop dates and locations:
| April 29-30, 2010 |
Washington, DC |
| September 23-24, 2010 |
University of Michigan |
| Spring 2011 |
University of Arizona |
| Fall 2011 |
Georgia Tech (tentative) |
| Spring 2012 |
University of California, Irvine |
APPLICATIONS FOR THE SECOND WORKSHOP ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED.
Applications for the April 2010 workshop were due Dec. 21, 2009. Institutions will be notified about selection by Jan. 15, 2010. Applications for the September 2010 workshop are due Apr. 5, 2010.
Institutional Application (to be completed by each institution interested in sending 3-5 department chairs to the IWiN workshop)
Department Chair Application (to be completed by each individual department chair from an institution wishing to participate in the IWiN workshop)
Resources:
NSF ADVANCE Portal