Agenda

Day 1 - Sunday, June 17
3:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.	Registration and Hotel Check In No Formal Sessions
Day 2 - Monday, June 18
8:00 A.M. - 9:00 A.M.	Breakfast
10:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.	Topicals
12:00 P.M. - 1:00 P.M.	Lunch
1:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M.	Topicals
4:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M.	Break
6:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.	Dinner
Day 3 - Tuesday, June 19
8:00 A.M. - 9:00 A.M.	Breakfast
12:00 P.M. - 1:30 P.M.	Box Lunches Girls, Advocates, and Faculty mixer
1:30 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.	Topicals and Wrap Up
3:00 P.M. - 5:30 P.M.	Break
5:30 P.M. - 8:30 P.M.	Celebration Dinner and Interactive Sessions: ADVANC-ENG Girls to Women
8:30 P.M. - 11:00 P.M.	Dessert and Coffee Bar Time to Chat
Day 4 - Wednesday, June 20
8:00 A.M. - 10:00 A.M.	Brunch Closing Networking Sessions Hotel Check Out

“Moving into Leadership… a Bold Initiative”
There are several women of color in our initial table that are currently in different leadership positions. This session will feature the women in leadership positions in the academy, with external invited speakers that are in related scientific areas
• Making the decision to move into academic leadership
• Assessing the political climate in your department/college/university for diversity in leadership
• The best time to “make that move” – e.g., before or after promotion to full professor?

“Staying at An Institution”
• How much is too much? – discerning the “normal” versus the “abnormal” levels of challenge in the academy
• Creating an environment to succeed while maintaining your identity
• An offer you can’t refuse! Pursuing options vs. being pursued
• Academia vs. industry and private sector

“Moving up the Ladder”
• The politics of tenure
• Family timing on the tenure clock
• Collaborative research: Pros and Cons

“Mentoring”
• Effective cross-cultural, cross-gender mentoring
• Finding the right mentor: Making changes a mentoring relationship