Conference
Wednesday 5th December 2007
BBC Manchester, Courtyard Room
New Broadcasting House, Oxford Rd, Manchester. M60 1SJ
The WAVE Research team have spent the last 12 months examining and evaluating gender segregation in the audio/visual area of engineering. This conference will present the key findings from the research and will give delegates the chance to discuss findings with members of the team and the panel.
To download our invitation, please click here. If you know of any individuals or organisations that may benefit from attending our event, please feel free to pass on this invitation.
Programme of Events :
3:30pm Welcome/ Registration
4:00pm Keynote address Speaker Ela Jastrzebska from the BBC
4:30pm WAVE Presentation of findings
5:30pm Panel Discussion
6:00pm Dinner Buffet and Post-Conference drinks reception
7:30pm Close
The event was very well attended, and the project team were pleased to be able to greet many different people from different backgrounds. The keynote address given by Ela Jastrzebska who discussed the future for the BBC. The presentation from the WAVE team was very well received with many delegates interested in the main findings and the future for AV engineers. Each delegate was given a delegate information pack, which included a leaflet detailing the main focus of the research, the reasons for this, as well as the main findings from the project. To view this leaflet, please click here.
If you would like copies of this leaflet, or further information on the findings of the report, please contact Dr Haifa Takruri-Rizk.