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Women of Whiting is excited to host a virtual symposium filled with interactive panels, poster session, and networking opportunities. Registration is free and open to all!

Over two days, the symposium will feature leaders from academia, industry, and government with a focus on advocacy for yourself and others. Closed-captioning will be available for all sessions.  

Schedule of Events (all times are in EST)
 
April 8th
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3PM - 5PM SESSION I: ADVOCACY AT WORK
Session Keynote: Brittany Young - Founder, B-360
Panelists:
   Melanie Shimano - Founder, Food Computer Program
   Azadeh Yazdan - Assistant Professor, Neuroengineering, University of Washington
   Erika Ross - Director of Applied Research, Abbott Neuromodulation

5PM - 6PM KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Swati Mohan – Guidance, Navigation, and Control Operations Lead, NASA Mars 2020 Mission      

April 9th
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10AM - 12PM SESSION II: ADVOCACY IN LIFE
Session Keynote: Jody Davis - Systems Engineer, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Panelists:
   Rosalin Arends - Senior Director, Clinical Pharmacology, Pharmacometrics, Drug Metabolism, MedImmune
   Paola Jaramillo - Assistant Professor,  Weapons & Systems Engineering Department, US Naval Academy
   Madison Lore - Senior Data Scientist,  Systems & Technology Research

12PM – 1PM  NETWORKING AND POSTER SESSION


Women of Whiting is an organization of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows at Johns Hopkins University dedicated to building community and supporting women and underrepresented minorities in STEM. Please visit https://wow.students.jh.edu/symposium/2021-2/ to learn more about WOW and the symposium.

The poster abstract submission deadline is April, 1st, 2021 at 11:59PM EST.