Thus, the goal of the ADVANCE program is to develop systemic approaches to increase the representation and advancement of women in academic STEM careers, thereby contributing to the development of a more diverse science and engineering workforce. ADVANCE also has as its goal to seminally contribute to and inform the general knowledge base on gender equity in the academic STEM disciplines.

Tomorrow marks the start of Women’s History Month and, to celebrate, the International Museum of Women has launched a new exhibit curated by several female Facebook employees, Cisco CTO Padma Warrior, model-turned-humanitarian Christy Turlington Burns and others. Dubbed “Curating Change,” the online-only exhibit features the stories of women around the world making an impact, culled from the San Francisco museum’s archives and told through images, text, podcasts and videos.

You are invited to attend a unique networking event hosted by The Boeing Company, in partnership with WITI - Women in Technology International and MBA Women International. The event will explore the topic of Women Leading Through Technology. The keynote speaker and panel participants from The Boeing Company will discuss the value of harnessing diversity within the organization and how it has helped make Boeing a world-class leader in technology and design.

NCWIT Pacesetters is a fast-track program in which senior executives from universities and corporations commit to increasing their numbers of technical women. Pacesetters organizations work to recruit previously untapped talent pools of technical women and retain women who are at risk of leaving, resulting in "net new" women for their organizations.

Five researchers received the 2013 Elsevier Foundation Awards for Early Career Women Scientists in the Developing World for pioneering work that could contribute to life-saving research in Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. The prizes were presented by the Elsevier Foundation, the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD) and TWAS, the academy of sciences for the developing world to build research capacity and advance scientific knowledge throughout the developing world. The award included $5,000 and an all-expenses paid attendance at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual meeting in Boston, where the winners received their prizes during a ceremony on February 16. During their stay, they also visited the labs of scientists who will be their mentors.

Our planet is the setting for dynamical systems of all sorts, including geophysical, atmospheric, biological and the human processes. It is an excellent example of a forced, dissipative non-equilibrium system dominated by highly nonlinear processes and featuring multi-scale interactions, so that its understanding can be approached using the tools of dynamical systems and partial differential equations theories. The school aims at approaching different core problems of pure and applied mathematics in a multidisciplinary perspective. It will consist of short courses focusing on four topics of the current research: Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations, Dynamical Systems and Bifurcation Theory with Applications to the Dynamics of Planet Earth, Isogeometric Analysis and Numerical Analysis of Environmental Flows.

The International Women’s Hackathon is a crowdsourcing event to empower young women leaders in computer science. By providing a fun and safe environment in which to explore computing, the hackathon is intended to encourage and support young university women around the world to become producers of future innovations in technology and help solve challenges in the world today.

The Association for Women in Science (AWIS) has partnered with the American Statistical Association, one of the pioneering societies of the AWARDS project, to participate in the International Year of Statistics 2013 (IYSTAT or Statistics2013), a worldwide celebration of the contributions of statistical science to the advancement of our global society. As the largest multi-disciplinary organization for women in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) dedicated to achieving equity and full participation of women in all disciplines and across all employment sectors, AWIS will use the IYSTAT to: highlight the accomplishments of AWIS members, provide information on career opportunities and increase awareness of issues that impede progress in STEMM careers.

Submissions are encouraged from college students and professionals at all levels - from undergraduate students to entry-level industry employees to senior women in industry, government, and academia. Technical women and those who work with them (including technical men, corporate recruiters, nonprofit advocates, etc.) are all welcome to submit session proposals. This is a great opportunity to gain professional visibility as a subject matter expert, expand your network and advance your career. This year's conference will focus on key areas where emerging technologies are having dramatic impact. They are: Software Engineering, Mobile Experiences, Media & Entertainment, Medical Technology and Education Technology.

The National Science Foundation has awarded a Trinity College professor a $902,732 grant, to be paid over the next three years, to train Connecticut high school educators how to teach computer science to teenagers, starting in Hartford. The goal for the science foundation, a federal agency that supports education and research, is to eventually expand the male-dominated computer science field to include women and underrepresented minorities, such as Latinos and African Americans, said Ralph Morelli, the Trinity professor.