International Conference of Women Engineers and Scientists (ICWES)

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International Conference of Women Engineers and Scientists (ICWES)

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        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 been organised by the International Network of Women Engineers and Scientists (INWES), which was founded at the World Conference on Science (Budapest, Hungary) in 1999. The first conference took place in New York City, USA in 1964, the second followed in 1967 in Cambridge, UK. Since then meetings have taken place in Turin, Italy (1971); Cracow, Poland (1975); Rouen, France (1978); Mumbai, India, (1981); Washington DC, USA (1984); Abidjan, Ivory Coast (1988); Warwick, UK (1991); Budapest, Hungary (1996); Chiba, Japan (1999); Ottawa, Canada (2002); Seoul, Korea (2005); Lille, France (2008); Adelaide, Australia (2011); Los Angeles, USA (2014); New Delhi, India (2017). ICWES 18 was postponed due to the Covid pandemic and took place in Coventry, UK, in 2021. ICWES 19 was hosted in Aotearoa, New Zealand in 2023.
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        L'ICWES (International Conference of Women Engineers and Scientists) est une conférence internationale pour les ingénieurs et les scientifiques. Créée en 1964, elle a lieu tous les 3-4 ans dans différents pays du monde. Depuis 1999, la conférence est organisée par le Réseau international des femmes ingénieurs et scientifiques (INWES), fondé lors de la Conférence mondiale sur la science (Budapest, Hongrie) en 1999. La première conférence a eu lieu à New York (États-Unis) en 1964, la deuxième en 1967 à Cambridge (Royaume-Uni). Depuis lors, des réunions ont eu lieu à Turin, Italie (1971) ; Cracovie, Pologne (1975) ; Rouen, France (1978) ; Mumbai, Inde (1981) ; Washington DC, États-Unis (1984) ; Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (1988) ; Warwick, Royaume-Uni (1991) ; Budapest, Hongrie (1996) ; Chiba, Japon (1999) ; Ottawa, Canada (2002) ; Séoul, Corée (2005) ; Lille, France (2008) ; Adélaïde, Australie (2011) ; Los Angeles, États-Unis (2014) ; New Delhi, Inde (2017). L'ICWES 18 a été reportée en raison de la pandémie de Covid et s'est tenue à Coventry, au Royaume-Uni, en 2021. L'ICWES 19 a eu lieu à Aotearoa, en Nouvelle-Zélande, en 2023.

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        International Network of Women Engineers and Scientists (2002-)

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        Since 1999, the conference has been organised by the International Network of Women Engineers and Scientists (INWES), which was founded at the World Conference on Science (Budapest, Hungary) in 1999.

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