8th International Conference on Women in Physics (ICWIP 2023)

9 Jul 2023, 10:00 → 14 Jul 2023, 20:00 Asia/Kolkata

Srubabati Goswami (Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad, India), Vandana Nanal (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, India)

Welcome to the 8th IUPAP International Conference on Women in Physics (ICWIP2023).

The International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) has recognised a particular need to foster the participation of women in physics. The IUPAP Conferences series on Women in Physics, organised by IUPAP Working Group 5, has a history not only of success and growth but also of making a difference to the physics community. The 8th conference in this series will be held virtually during 10-14 July 2023 with India as the host country and it will be jointly organised by the Gender in Physics Working Group (GIPWG) of Indian Physics Association (IPA) and the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR). The conference will be hosted by the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE) - a national centre of TIFR, strongly focused on promoting quality and equity in Science & Mathematics education from primary school to introductory college levels.

While the community of women physicists in India has long been vocal in discussing gender issues and promoting equity, recent years have seen these efforts gain a formal shape. The IPA established the GIPWG in 2017, while a Working Group on Gender Equity of the Astronomical Society of India was established in 2015. The national science academies in India have also set up panels on women in science. The Government of India has been strongly supportive of efforts to increase the participation of women in science. This commitment has been signaled by its having set up a Task Force on Women in Science and a Standing Committee on Women in Science. Most recently, it has launched GATI, an accreditation program to promote gender equity.

Organizing ICWIP2023 in India is a unique opportunity to further India's commitment to the cause of promoting women in physics. In addition, many initiatives in the country to support gender equity in science will serve as illustrative examples for developing countries, dealing with the women under-representation in Physics and other STEM disciplines.

The program will consist of plenary sessions, interactive workshops, poster presentations, and networking sessions. In addition to the country papers depicting the status of women in physics, registered participants can make contributions in physics, physics education and gender issues.

Poster contributions broadly based on the following topics are invited from registered participants.

• Astrophysics and Cosmology
• Nuclear, particle, atomic and accelerator Physics
• Laser, Optics, Plasma Physics & quantum informationn
• Condensed matter physics & nanoscale physics
• Environmental & Medical Physics
• Women in Physics
• Women & Girls in Physics education or Physics Education

Participation in ICWIP2023 requires adherence to the conference Code of Conduct.

Main webpage of the Conference.

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Sunday, 9 July

Outreach events (TBA)

Satellite Workshops: Workshop 1: Teaching Physics Online: Issues of Access & Equity in the Classroom

Satellite Workshops: Workshop 2: Combating Biases & Improving Institutional Culture

Icebreaker/ Social Event

Monday, 10 July

Inauguration

Convener: Prof. Deepa Chari

1 Opening remarks

Speakers: Prof. Srubabati Goswami (Co-chair, LOC, ICWIP and Vice-president, IPA), Prof. vandana nanal (TIFR)

2 Introduction to ICWIP

Speaker: Chair, WG5

3 Overview of WiP in India

Speaker: Prof. Godbole Rohini

4 Remarks

Speaker: Principal Scientific Advisor, Govt of India

5 Remarks

Speaker: Director, TIFR

6 Remarks

Speaker: President IPA

7 A glance at ICWIP2023

Speakers: Srubabati GOSWAMI (Physical Research Laboratory), Prof. vandana nanal (TIFR)

8 Vote of Thanks

Speaker: Prof. Madhurima V

Keynote talk (K1)

Convener: Prof. Prajval Shastri

9 TBA

Speaker: Prof. Karen Hallberg

Workshop 1-1: Physics Education

Conveners: Prof. Gillian Butcher, Prof. Manjula Sharma, Prof. Pratibha Jolly, Prof. Ruwen Peng, Prof. Tetyana Antimirova

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Workshop 2-1: Social Science Data Analysis for Physicists

Conveners: Prof. Apriel Hodari, Prof. Deepa Chari

Workshop 3-1: Interrogating Physics Practice with an Intersectionality Lens

Conveners: Prof. Prajval Shastri, Prof. Shohini Ghose

Tuesday, 11 July

Plenary 1

Convener: Prof. Fransica Okeke

10 Invited talk 1

Speaker: Prof. Rajaâ Cherjaoui el Moursli

11 Invited talk 2

Speaker: Prof. Nathanial Brown

Poster

Networking/Social events

Workshop 1-2: Physical Education

Conveners: Prof. Gillian Butcher, Prof. Manjula Sharma, Prof. Pratibha Jolly, Prof. Ruwen Peng, Prof. Tetyana Antimirova

Workshop 2-2: Social Science Data Analysis for Physicists

Conveners: Prof. Apriel Hodari, Prof. Deepa Chari

Workshop 3-2: Interrogating Physics Practice with an Intersectionality Lens

Conveners: Prof. Prajval Shastri, Prof. Shohini Ghose

Wednesday, 12 July

Plenary 2

Convener: Prof. Tanusri Saha Dasgupta

12 Invited talk 3

Speaker: Prof. Roopmanjari Ghosh

13 Invited talk 4

Speaker: Prof. Priyadarshini Karve

14 Invited talk 5:

Speaker: Prof. R Gogoi

Poster

Cultural program

Workshop 4-1: Leadership in the Scientific Community

Conveners: Prof. Anisa Qamar, Prof. Antiha Kurup

Workshop 5-1: The role of women in science for development

Convener: Prof. David Hutchinson

Thursday, 13 July

(Virtual) lab tours

Plenary 3: Panel Discussion: Effects of the pandemic on the STEM ecosystem

15 TBA

Speaker: Prof. Bahar Mehmani (STEM Journals Elsevier)

16 TBA

Speaker: Prof. Frances Separovic (Foreign Secretary, Australian Academy of Science)

17 Q&A

Poster

Networking/Social events

Workshop 4-2: Leadership in the Scientific Community

Conveners: Prof. Anisa Qamar, Prof. Antiha Kurup

Workshop 5-2: The role of women in science for development

Convener: Prof. David Hutchinson

Friday, 14 July

Plenary 4

Conveners: Prof. Cathy Foley, Prof. Gillian Butcher

18 Invited talk 6

Speaker: Prof. Marija Vranic

19 Invited talk 7

Speaker: Prof. María Eugenia Cabrera Catalán

20 Invited talk 8

Speaker: Prof. Dorothy Gordon

Poster

Session on Resolutions

Closing remarks