You are invited to attend the Spring 2008 Forum on Saturday March 1, 2008 (8:30-1PM in Smith 356) sponsored by the Towson University Women in Science Program. The Forum provides an arena for science and mathematics teachers, students interested in careers in science and mathematics, and scientists and mathematicians from academia and industry to meet, network, and hear about the research work of nationally known scientists and mathematicians. It is also a gathering in which we can all learn about the varied career paths of women scientists and mathematicians and consider some of the issues involved in the decision to enter the discipline. Please extend this invitation to your students and colleagues, all are welcome.
We have a very exciting line-up of speakers this year. Dr. Lili Fox Velez (Assistant Professor, English Department, Towson University) will speak about ?Science and Writing = Great Opportunities.? Dr. Annalisa Anderson (Director of Vaccines, Wyeth Research) will discuss her research on ?Small Things Big Impacts.? Finally, Dr. Ellen Silbergeld (Professor, Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health) will discuss her research “Down in Delmarva: Poultry, Pathogens, and Public Health.?
Registration is free and a complimentary continental breakfast and a lunch buffet will be provided. Please let us know if you will be coming so that we might have a true head count for ordering food. This can be done by a direct email to me {ggasparich@towson.edu}, phone call (410-704-4515) or via a faxed or mailed registration form indicating contact information and whether you want breakfast and/or lunch.
