- Past BeWise Events -

2001

30 November 2001: "A Belgian network for women in science and technology", foundation meeting for BeWise , Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBIN), Brussels

2002

22 October 2002: Second BeWiSe meeting, on the situation of women in science and stimulating the exchange of personal experiences of women. For more information and abstracts of the presentations, click here.

2003

4 March 2003: Family Day at the Museum Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBIN), Brussels. Members and their families gathered at the Museum for a guided tour of the exhibition “Dig a Dino”.

2005

21 April 2005: General Assembly of BeWiSe, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBIN), Brussels

2006

30 May 2006: General Assembly of BeWiSe, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBIN), Brussels and Conference “National and international scientific funding”

14 November 2006: Training: “Time management and the balance between a career in research and family”, Royal Belgian Museum of Natural Sciences, Brussels

21 November 2006: the president of BeWiSe represents the association at the first network event of the European Platform of Women Scientists (EPWS), Brussels

2007

6 February 2007: BeWiSe is represented at the project meeting of GAPP “Gender Awareness Participation Process: differences in the choice of science careers”.

27-28 April 2007: BeWiSe is represented at the first general assembly of EPWS.

12 June 2007: General Assembly of BeWise, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBIN), Brussels and Conference “Stem cells, Hype and Politics”.

2008

Early 2008: Three-days training workshops: Enhance your potential. In collaboration with the European Platform of Women Scientists (EPWS) and Institut pour l'égalité des Femmes et des Hommes - Instituut voor de Gelijkheid van Vrouwen en Mannen:
•   25 January 2008: Assertiveness and Networking
•   5 February 2008: Roads to European Research and How to write a good project proposal
•   25 February 2008: Time management and Management

For an overview of the programme of the seminars, click here.

3 June 2008: General Assembly of BeWise, and Conference: “Successful scientific careers”, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBIN), Brussels

4 November 2008: BeWise’s vice-president Isa Schön represented BeWise at the GAPP conference at the European Parliament. More information on this event at http://www.gendergapp.eu/Sections.aspx?section=112

11 December 2008: BeWiSe will participate in the “Networking talent” event of Amazone, in Brussels.

2009

8 March 2009: Women & Astronomy, Brussels Planetarium, 14h00-18h00
Brussels, Planetarium, Avenue de Bouchout/Bochoutlaan 10
Presentations by Dr. Yaël Nazé ("L'astronomie au féminin" ; FNRS-ULg) and by Dr. Patricia Lampens, Koninklijke Sterrenwacht van Belgie/Observatoire royal de Belgique (“Wat vertellen de sterren ons over onze plaats in het heelal?")

11 June 2009: BeWiSe General Assembly: Women and Evolution.
BeWiSe celebrates the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin by organizing its General Assembly around the theme “Women and Evolution”. The achievements of the association during the past year and the future activities planned were presented, followed by a talk on “Women and Evolution” presented by the author of the book “Darwin voor dames”, Griet Vandermassen, Philosopher at the Ghent University.

On top of all these events, the steering committee meets regularly to discuss management of the association, diffusion and advocacy, participation in other activities and networks, and organisation of events and activities.