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We have osted is Donna Garcia's presentation  from this event.

A component of the MPOWIR program is the Pattullo Conference, held May 18‐21, 2008, which was named for June Pattullo, the first woman to receive a Ph.D. in physical oceanography. 

The goals of the conference were:

• To bring junior women tand senior scientists    together to share experiences, advice and    concerns.
• To build community networks with peers and    senior scientists. • To build confidence and skills    for promoting science.
• To raise awareness of issues confronting junior    women among the senior scientist community.

Twenty four junior scientists from across the country attended, a 50% increase from the number originally anticipated. Fifteen senior scientists also attended.

The agenda included:

• Research talks 
• Professional development sessions 
• Small group activities 
• A final presentation from the junior scientists to   the senior participants 

Initial feedback suggests that the Pattullo Conference was a valuable experience for everyone involved. In a follow up survey, all respondents said that they would “definitely recommend this conference to another junior scientist.” 

To support the junior scientists future plans include:

• Surveying all participants about their Pattullo    experience 
• Establishing a listserv to facilitate    communication between participants
• Encouraging cooperative projects, such as    creating a powerpoint presentation about the    conference and writing an article for EOS
• Submitting an article to Nature Jobs about    community mentoring and the success of the    Pattullo Conference
• Drafting a full workshop report, which will be a    “how to” guide for other groups interested in    hosting a community mentoring  workshop
• Creating mentoring groups that will meet    periodically via conference call
• Working on the MPOWIR website to create a    more interactive and lively forum for continued    discussion


Some of the participants at the recent Pattullo Conference.

Participants at Pattullo Conference


Participants at Pattullo Conference

Participants at Pattullo Conference