Thank you so much to everyone who joined us for NSAWS 2009! The conference was very successful. Please leave us your feedback if you attended!

NSAWS is an event taking place every other year organized by Women in Science at Harvard-Radcliffe (WISHR).  The fifth conference is planned to take place on Harvard college campus on February 6-7, 2009. With the university-wide commitment to communication between experts in all fields, we hope to bring together a diverse group of scientists engaged in inter-disciplinary research, in line with our conference theme of "Crossing Borders."

Since its founding in 1989, Women in Science at Harvard-Radcliffe (WISHR) has grown into a large multi-faceted organization devoted to fostering a sense of community and solidarity for the undergraduate women engaged in science at Harvard College.  WISHR provides a support network and resource base in addition to fostering discussion on women’s issues and providing inspiration and encouragement for those pursuing science-related careers. 

The National Symposium on the Advancement of Women in Science (NSAWS) has been a significant addition to WISHR’s program.  NSAWS serves to raise awareness of current issues facing female scientists and to encourage women to take leadership roles in scientific fields.  In the spring of 2000, the first NSAWS addressed the developing role of women in science to an audience of several hundred undergraduate and graduate students, faculty members, and professionals. Since then, NSAWS has continued to draw leaders in science from all across the nation to discuss strategies to increase women’s participation in science.

Join us in this exciting time as we celebrate the twentieth anniversary of WISHR, as the NSAWS tradition grows to span nearly a decade.

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Read about past conferences in the Harvard publications:

Women in science: Good news, bad news (April 19, 2007)

Requisites for success: Stamina, boundary-setting: Women in Science Symposium looks at obstacles and strategies (April 14, 2005)

Lawrence Summers' keynote speech at the 2005 NSAWS (April 7, 2005)