IFAC Latin American Women in Control Engineering (IFAC LA-WICE) meeting

The IFAC LA-WICE Meeting is a one-day event that will be held during the ACCA Congress in Santiago de Chile on October 20, 2024. The meeting is open to all women who are interested in control engineering, regardless of their affiliation with IFAC.

Organizer: 

Dra. Karina A. Barbosa, Department of Electrical Engineering,
Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Estación Central, Chile

Sponsoring IFAC Body:

Asociación Chilena de Control Automático

Description:

The IFAC LA-WICE Meeting is a one-day event that will be held during the ACCA Congress in Santiago de Chile on October 20, 2024. The meeting is open to all women who are interested in control engineering, regardless of their affiliation with IFAC.

The purpose of the meeting is to provide a platform for women in control engineering from across Latin America to connect, network, and share their experiences. The meeting will feature a keynote speaker,
panel discussions, and breakout sessions on a variety of topics related to women in STEM, career development, and the future of control engineering.

The IFAC LA-WICE Meeting is important because it will help to promote diversity and inclusion in the field of control engineering. Women are underrepresented in STEM fields, and the LA-WICE Meeting will provide a supportive and welcoming environment for women to learn from each other and be inspired by other women who are successful in the field.

The LA-WICE Meeting will be implemented as follows:

  • The meeting will be organized by a team of women from Chile and other Latin American countries who are involved in the field of control engineering.
  • The team will identify and invite a keynote speaker and panelists who are experts in their field as well as graduate students, promoting diversity and inclusion in STEM.
  • The team will also develop a program of breakout sessions on a variety of topics related to women in STEM, career development, and the future of control engineering.
  • The meeting will be advertised and promoted through the IFAC website and social media channels, as well as through the websites and social media channels of the sponsoring IFAC
    bodies.