After three years of online events, the Women in Engineering Student Conference comes back face-to-face, this time widened to Women in Innovation, Design and Engineering (WIDE) with the theme Boundless Engineering.

According to Nobel Laureate Herb Simon: “… to design is to devise courses of action aimed at changing existing situations into preferred ones”. In the world, as it is, many changes are needed to achieve a fairer and more sustainable planet. Much of this transformation will be enabled by designers and engineers. This conference explores how to make a difference as an engineer or designer. The possibilities are boundless.

The conference starts with a keynote from “Engineers without borders”, who will speak about their international work and how students can be part of these projects. Then, an employers’ panel will be open for questions, and there will be several workshops and presentations from engineers, all at different points in their careers.

The conference is designed to give you as much opportunity as possible to meet other students, Associate Lecturers and other members of OU staff. The conference starts on Saturday, 1 July, with an evening dinner and networking opportunities, followed by a complete programme on Sunday. Participants can join the event on both days or only on Sunday.

Important dates

Conference: 1 and 2 July 2023

Registration deadline: 20 June 2023

Bursary application deadline: applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.

Venue

The Open University

Walton Hall

Milton Keynes

MK7 6AA

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Travel to the Milton Keynes campus can be found at:http://www.open.ac.uk/about/estates/travel-advice/directions-walton-hall-campus

The map of the campus can be found at:https://www.open.ac.uk/about/estates/travel-advice/map-venues-walton-hall

2023 Women in Innovation, Design & Engineering Conference (WIDE)