International Network of Women Engineers and Scientists (INWES) is a current network for women professionals, which was founded in 2002 with the intention to support women and girls in engineering and science across the world. The current (2020-2023) President is Jung Sun Kim, from

Dongseo University Dongseo University (DSU) is a private university in Busan, the second largest city of South Korea. Established in 1992 through the Dongseo Educational Foundation, it provides higher education to approximately 11,000 full-time students, includi ...

, South Korea. According to their mission statement, the network seeks to encourage the education and retention of professional women in these fields through international collaboration. The founding of the network received support from

UNESCO The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It ...

. Founding members include Canadian engineers Claire Deschênes,

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and Gail Mattson, current Immediate Past President of INWES and past president of SWE, Society of Women Engineers, USA. The network currently has over 60 countries involved, including th
Association of Korean Women Scientists and Engineers

Women's Engineering Society The Women's Engineering Society is a United Kingdom professional learned society and networking body for women engineers, scientists and technologists. It was the first professional body set up for women working in all areas of engineering, pred ...

(UK), th
German Association of Women Engineers (DIB)the Society of Taiwan Women in Science and Technology (TWiST)
and African Women in Science and Engineering (AWSE).

Management of the International Conference of Women Engineers and Scientists

The network took over the management of the

International Conference of Women Engineers and Scientists ICWES (International Conference of Women Engineers and Scientists) is an international conference for engineers and scientists. Established in 1964, it takes place every 3–4 years in countries around the world. Since 1999, the conference has bee ...

(ICWES), which first took place in 1964 in New York and has met every 3–4 years since then. ICWES serves as a meeting point for women practitioners in science and engineering from across the world. Since INWES took over the management of the conference, it has taken place in Ottawa, Canada (2002);

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, Korea (2005);

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, France (2008);

Adelaide Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The dem ...

, Australia (2011);

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, USA (2014); and

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, India (2017). ICWES 18 will take place in

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, UK, in 2021.

INWES archives

The archives of INWES are held in the

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Archives and Special Collections.

Education and Research Institute

The Education and Research Institute (INWES-ERI)Government of Canada press release
/ref> is an initiative of INWES.

References

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