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Many figures from the science, academic, political and institutional fields have already signed up for the conference: Judith Bishop, CoChair of the International Program Committee WCC and Professor of Computer Science of the University of Pretoria; Diana Bracco, President of Confindustria’s special Research and Innovation and Expo 2015 projects; Mariastella Gelmini, Minister for Education, Universities and Research; Linda Lanzillotta, Shadow Minister for Public Administration and Innovation; Simonetta Matone, Principal Private Secretary of the Minister for Equal Opportunities; Filippo Luigi Penati, President of the Province of Milan; Carlo Sangalli, President of Milan’s Chamber of Commerce.
The European Parliament will be represented by Pia Locatelli, member of the Committee for Women’s Rights and Gender Equality and of the Committee for Industry, Research and Energy, Cristiana Muscardini, Vice President of the International Trade Committee and Patrizia Toia, Member of the European Parliament’s Committee for Industry, Research and Energy.
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Plenary session
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09.15 - 13.30
Sala Rossa 1
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Opening address
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Gianna Martinengo
Italy
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Chairperson of the Conference Women and Technologies at the IFIP WCC 2008; Didael S.r.l.
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Welcome address
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Introduce: Carlo Sangalli, Presidente della Camera di Commercio di Milano
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Judith Bishop
Sud Africa
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CoChair International Program Committee WCC e Professor of Computer Science dell'Università di Pretoria
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Invited Speakers
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Mariagiovanna Sami
Italy
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Politecnico di Milano; Member of the Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze detta dei XL (National Academy of Science)
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Maria Grazia Filippini
Italy
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Managing Director, General Manager, Sun Microsystems Italy SpA
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Pia Locatelli
Italy
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Member of the European Parliament; member of the Commission for women’s rights and gender equality and of the Commission for industry, research and energy
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11.00 - 11.30 : Coffee break
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Women and ICT in Europe
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Coordinator: Maria Grazia Cavenaghi-Smith
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Head of the European Parliament Office in Milan
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Silvana Badaloni
Italy
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Department of Information Engineering, University of Padua
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Rita Bencivenga
Italy
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Studio Taf
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Cristiana Muscardini
Italy
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Member of the European Parliament; Vice President of the International commerce commission
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Fiorella Operto
Italy
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School of Robotics, Genoa
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Nancy Pascall
Belgium
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DG Information Society and Media, UE
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Elizabeth Pollitzer
United Kingdom
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Portia: Advancing Women in SET / Equalitec: Advancing Women in ITEC
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Asta Šileikiene
Lithuania
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Women Network of the Association of Lithuanian Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Crafts
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Patrizia Toia
Italy
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Member of the European Parliament, Commission for Industry, research and energy
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Mara Tumiati
Italy
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Women On Board of Local Development
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Interviene: Alberto Mattioli, Vice Presidente della Provincia di Milano
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13.30 - 14.30 : Free lunch time
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Parallel session
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14.30 - 18.00
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Sala Rossa 1
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Art and Affective Computing;
Interaction and Dialogues in
Communities on the future Web
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Coordinator: Fiorello Cortiana
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Ministry for
Public Administration and Innovation
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Nik Nailah Binti Abdullah
Japan  |
National Institute of Informatics, Tokyo
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Fiorella
De Cindio
Italy
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Department of IT and Communication, Università degli Studi, Milan
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Cristina Conati
Canada |
University of British Columbia, Vancouver
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Christine Lisetti
USA
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School of Computing and Information Sciences - FIU, Miami
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Clara Mancini
UK |
Department of Computing, The Open University, UK
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Antonella Giulia Pizzaleo
Italy
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Expert in Internet Governance
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Rosaria Conte
Italy |
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (National Research Council), Rome
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Paola Bonomo
Italy
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Senior Director, Marketing, eBay Italy
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Germana Menezes Da Nobrega
Brazil |
Universidade Católica de Brasília
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Sala Rossa 2
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Innovation in Enterprises and Institutions
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Coordinator: Carlo Mochi Sismondi
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General Manager FORUM P.A.
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Maria Laura Prislei
Italy
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General Accounts Office, Rome
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Gabriella Alemanno
Italy
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General Manager of the Agenzia del Territorio (Land and Real Estate Tax Agency)
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Maria Carbone
Italy
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Regione Lombardia, General Management for Education, Training and Labour
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Donatella Romeo
Italy
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InfoCamere – Crotone Chamber of Commerce
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Fiorina Facchinetti - Berti
Italy
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Chairperson Faber System S.r.l.
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Donatella Treu
Italy
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CEO Wolters Kluwer Italy
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Chiara Grosselli
Italy
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IBM Italy Communications Director
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16.00 - 16.30 : Coffee break
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Julita Vassileva Canada |
University of Saskatchewan, Canada
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Giovanna Milella
Italy
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Vice manager of RAI DUE, Rome
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Maria Virginia Rizzo
Italy
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Ministry of Internal Affairs, Rome
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Eileen Scanlon
UK |
Centre for Research in Education and Educational Technology, The Open University, UK
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Kathy Kikis-Papadakis
Greece
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FORTH, Greece
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Wided Lejouad Chaari
Tunisia
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National School for Computer Studies, ENSI, Tunis
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Kleopatra Nikolopoulou
Greece
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University of Athens
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Valeria Severini
Italy
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Freedata S.r.l. /
Assintel (National Association of ICT Companies)
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Arianna Censi
Italy
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Provincia di Milano
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Roberta Cocco
Italy
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Central Marketing Director for Microsoft and manager of Futuro al femminile
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Antonella Ninci
Italy
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INAIL Equal Opportunities Committee, Rome
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Sandra Mori
Italy
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Coca-Cola European Union Group, Milan
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Betty Schiavoni
Italy
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ALSEA, Milan
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Anna
Minotti
Italy
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Assimpredil (Association of Building and Complementary Firms), Milan
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Roberto Re
Italy
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HRD Training Group, Milan
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Interviene: Linda Lanzillotta, Ministro del Governo Ombra
per la Pubblica Amministrazione e Innovazione
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Plenary session
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18.00 - 18.45
Sala Rossa 1
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Closing Remarks
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Gianna Martinengo
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Chairperson of the Conference Women and Technologies at the IFIP WCC 2008; Didael S.r.l.
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"Le Tecnovisionarie®" 2008 - BlackBerry "Women&Technologies Award"
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La conferenza sarà in Inglese e Italiano.
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On 8 th September 2008, the IFIP WCC – World Computer Congress (http://www.wcc2008.org7), Milan, 7-10th September 2008, FIera Milano Congressi, MIC, Via Gattamelata 5 – will host the Women&Technologies: research and innovation conference. The conference will take place throughout an entire day (9.30 – 18.30) – subdivided into working sessions and round tables – and will witness the participation, both live and via videoconference, of some excellent speakers, including women leaders in ICT at a global level, be it in the field of research, industry, culture or institutions.
The relationship between women and technologies, and their influence on the worlds of work, culture, institutions, daily life and civil society, is currently a very popular and hotly debated topic, the importance of which is being recognised at every level: from gender to media studies, from declarations of intent relating to “equal opportunities” in firms and institutions to the divisive “pink quotas” in politics, to the ever more diffuse teleworking companies. But it is also a contradictory and multi-faceted issue, which is sometimes presented with positive approaches, situations and modalities, while on other occasions – still and, sadly, often – it is the object of ancient and unpleasant stereotypes that recall a sort of “protected reserve”: women? Yes, a category to sustain and aid, provided this occurs within clearly defined spaces and limits.
It is thus within this contradictory reality that our objective, our desire and our project was born: to topple the view of the situation; uproot and then invert these now outdated stereotypes; develop new arguments that eliminate the conceptual errors; and to introduce, clarify and create direct links between women and technologies that demonstrate the existence of previously unexplored synergies with limitless potential. Synergies from which both subjects – women and technologies – will be able to profit via a rich, reciprocal interchange that will bring unpredictable developments in the future. A world to discover and get to know, taking chances first hand and making use of those feminine traits such as curiosity, enthusiasm, intuition and boldness in the process.
This conference is thus a great ambition and a great strategic opportunity, but one that will not be satisfied by a limited number of speeches or papers, however prestigious or brilliant. We thus recognize the need for a more ample and articulate discussion, which is open to the extremely valuable contributions of a highly-qualified group of women who are directly and professionally involved and interested in ICT, at a global level, as well as being leaders in their sectors (Research, Business, Innovation).
The objective of the conference is thus that of transmitting a new message to its participants, be they men or women. A message that is completely different from those that have prevailed to date. A message that can be summed up in 4 bullet points:
l we invent the future in order to foresee it
l we create a roadmap for the upcoming years
l Women and ICT: a reciprocal interest (in research and innovation)
l Women and technologies: not only consumers, but also producers
Within these broad themes, four particularly important and relevant topics were identified, and will be the focus of the scheduled sessions:
l Art and Affective Computing
l Interaction and Dialogue in the Web Communities of the future
l Innovation in Enterprises and Institutions
l Women and ICT in Europe
The conference will contain a series of 'live' speeches given by a number of brilliant Italian and international speakers, as well as a series of contributions made via videoconference by equally brilliant women scattered across the globe. We expect speakers from Algeria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Egypt, France, Japan, Greece, Great Britain, Italy, Portugal, Spain, South Africa, Tunisia and the USA.
The conference will be bilingual, Italian and English, and a simultaneous audio translation service will be available.
Participating is free, but requires prior registration, available online at this link.
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Milan, 11th April 2008
IFIP World Computer Congress 2008 Hosted Conference
Women&Technologies: research and innovation
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