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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 next Pattullo Conference will be held in Spring 2010.
2008 Pattullo Conference files:
The goals of the conference were:
- To bring junior women and 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 amon 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
Feedback from the event 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, we continue to:
- Survey participants about their Pattullo experience.
- Facilitate communication between participants.
- Encourage cooperative projects, such as creating a
powerpoint presentation about the conference and writing an article for EOS.
- Submit articles about community mentoring and the success of the Pattullo
Conference.
- Create mentoring groups that meet periodically via conference call.
- Work on the MPOWIR website to create a more interactive and lively forum for continued discussion.
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