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SUMMARY:International Women’s Day – Monday 8th March 2021.
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:A day of inspirational talks organized by EPFL.\n\nWith the cr
 eation this year of the Vice-Presidency for Responsible Transformation (VP
 T)\, it has never been more crucial to ensure that EPFL is at the forefron
 t of the issues of inclusion and sustainability throughout the School’s 
 campuses and activities.\nEqual opportunities\, ecology\, fair science com
 munication and promoting equality between women and men in the workplace a
 re just some of the topics that will be discussed.\n\nAgenda:\n\n9:15-09:2
 0am: Opening Message\nMartin Vetterli\, President of EPFL\n\n9:20-09:30am
 : Introduction\nGisou van der Goot\, Vice-President for Responsible Trans
 formation\, EPFL\n\n9:30-10:05am: Interview\nTatyana Franck\, Director of
  Musée de l’Elysée\nIn French\n\n10:15-10:50am: Interview\nEngaging yo
 ung people with science and technology \nFarnaz Moser\, Director of EPFL
  Science Promotion Service\nIn French\n\n11:15-11:45am: Focus on…\nThe 
 “Paye ton EPFL” campaign by Polyquity\nA representative of the Polyq
 uity Commission\nKristin Becker van Slooten\, Project leader\, Equal Oppo
 rtunities Office\, EPFL and member of ETH Board\nIn French\n\n12:30-1:30p
 m: Meet with…\nAndrea Wulf\, Historian and Author\nTalk about her book
  “The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt’s New World”.\nPr
 esentation\n\n2:00-2:45pm: Interview\nGender Equality\, Promotion of Equal
  Opportunities and Role of School in the Canton of Vaud\nManon Schick\, D
 irectrice générale de la Direction générale de l’enfance et de la je
 unesse du Canton de Vaud\nModerated by Manon Boissat\, Vice-President of t
 he General Student’s Association of EPFL\, Agepoly\n\nIn French\n\n3:00
 -3:45pm: Interview\nThe Importance of Scientific Communication and Journal
 ism\nMadeleine von Holzen\, Editor in Chief\, Le Temps\nModerated by Mirk
 o Bischofberger\, Head of Communication at EPFL\n\n4:00-5:10pm: Meet with
 …\nFelicitas Pauss\, Physicist at CERN and Professor at ETH Zürich\nMod
 erated by Luisa Lambertini\, EPFL Professor\, Associate Vice President for
  Post-Graduate Education and President of Wish Foundation\, and Aleksandra
  Radenovic\, Professor at EPFL\n\n5:30-6:30pm: Focus on…\nThe “Women A
 lumni” Career Survey\n1/ Presentation of the survey results by Manon Pof
 fet et Clara Migliarini\n2/ Round table with:\n– Azalée Truan\, MSc AR 
 2008\n– Assia Garbinato\, PhD IN 2000\n– Céline Arethens\, BSc MA 201
 4\n– Anna Lasne\, student in Life Sciences and member of the EPFelles as
 sociation\nModerated by Leïla Ojjeh\, Head of EPFL Alumni Service and H
 élène Fueger\, EPFL Equal Opportunities Delegate\nIn French\n\n6:30-6:40
 pm: Closing Session\nGisou van der Goot\, Vice-President for Responsible 
 Transformation\, EPFL
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