International Training Programme
on Leadership and Career Development
for Women Scientists and Technologists
September 8-12, 2014
Venue: National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore
Agenda
Day 1
September 8, 2014, Monday
1000-1010
Opening Remarks and Welcome
Dr. Rajiv Sharma, Executive Director, Indo-U.S. Science and Technology Forum
1010-1025
Special Address
COACh and Its Activities: Overview of All Workshops
Prof. Geraldine Richmond, President Elect, American Association for the Advancement of
Science, Presidential Chair and Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry,
University of Oregon, USA; Founder and Chair of COACh International
1025-1040
Special Address
Ms. Kumud Srinivasan, President, Intel India
1040-1100
Keynote Address
Prof. Vijayalakshmi Ravindranath, Chairperson, Centre For Neuroscience, Indian Institute of
Science, Bangalore (TBC)
1100-1120
Inaugural Address
Prof. Baldev Raj, Director, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore
1120-1130
Vote of Thanks
Dr. Jyoti Sharma, Principal Scientific Officer, Department of Science and Technology,
Government of India
1130-1200
High Tea
1200-1230
Participants and Faculty Introduction
1230-1330
Ice Breaker
Prof. Geri Richmond
Prof. Pushpalatha Murthy
1330-1430
Lunch
1430-1545
SESSION I: Career Launch and Acceleration
COACh Faculty - Prof. Geraldine Richmond
Prof. Pushpalatha Murthy
1545-1600
Tea Break
1600-1730
Panel Discussion and CV Review
Panelists:
Prof. Laura Greene, Coach faculty
Prof. Pushpalatha Murthy, Coach faculty
Dr. Smriti Trikha, Senior Science Manager, Indo US Science & Technology Forum
Day 2
September 9, 2014, Tuesday
0930-1130
SESSION II: Mentoring for Success
COACh Faculty- Prof. Geraldine Richmond
1130-1145
Tea Break
1145-1330
Panel Discussion on Career Balance and Interaction with Role Models
Panelists:
Prof. Rohini Godbole, Centre for High Energy Physics, Indian Institute of Sciences, Bangalore
Dr. Sudha Nair, Former Director, MS Swaminathan Research Institute, Chennai
Dr. Anitha Kurup, Professor, School of Social Sciences, National Institute of Advanced Studies,
Bangalore
Dr. Sumati Surya, Associate Professor, Raman Research Institute, Bangalore
Ms. Anju Jain, Country HR Manager, India, Caterpillar Inc.
Prof. Laura Greene, Coach faculty
Prof. Pushpalatha Murthy, Coach faculty
1330-1430
Lunch Break
1430-1600
SESSION III: Proposal Writing and Grantsmanship
COACh Faculty- Prof. Pushpalatha Murthy, Prof. Laura Greene
1600-1615
Tea Break
1615-1710
Panel Discussion on Proposal Writing
Panelists:
Dr. Hemlatha Balram, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore
Prof. Shelly Praveen, Principal Scientist, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Bangalore
Dr. Jyoti Sharma, Principal Scientific Officer, Department of Science and Technology, Ministry
of Science and Technology, Government of India
1710-1730
Prof. Laura Greene, Coach faculty
Prof. Pushpalatha Murthy, Coach faculty
Train –the-Trainer
COACh Faculty-Prof. Geraldine Richmond
Day 3
September 10, 2014, Wednesday
0930-1130
SESSION IV: The Art of Negotiation
COACh Faculty- Prof. Geraldine Richmond, Prof. Pushpalatha Murthy, Prof. Laura Greene
1130-1145
Tea Break
1145-1300
SESSION IV: The Art of Negotiation resumes
COACh Faculty- Prof. Geraldine Richmond, Prof. Pushpalatha Murthy. Prof. Laura Greene
1300-1400
Lunch Break
1400-1600
SESSION V: Publishing Research in Peer Reviewed Outcomes
COACh Faculty- Prof. Geraldine Richmond, Prof. Laura Greene
1600-1615
Tea Break
1615-1645
SESSION V: Publishing Research in Peer Reviewed Outcomes resumes
Prof. P. Balaram, Editor, Current Science, Molecular Biophysics Unit, Indian Institute of
Science, Bangalore
or
Prof. Shobhana Narasimhan , Theoretical Sciences Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for
Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore
1645-1730
SESSION VI: Persuasive Scientific Presentations
COACh Faculty- Prof. Geraldine Richmond
Day 4
September 11, 2014, Thursday
0930-1130
SESSION VII: Leadership and Networking Skills for Women in Science and Technology
COACh Faculty- Prof. Geraldine Richmond, Prof. Pushpalatha Murthy. Prof. Laura Greene
1130-1145
Tea Break
1145-1330
Group Discussion, A Way Forward…
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Panelists:
Prof. Shobhana Narasimhan , Theoretical Sciences Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for
Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore
Dr. Jyoti Sharma, Principal Scientific Officer, Department of Science and Technology, Ministry
of Science and Technology, Government of India
Dr. Anitha Kurup, Professor, School of Social Sciences, National Institute of Advanced Studies,
Bangalore
Dr. Smriti Trikha, Senior Science Manager, Indo US Science & Technology Forum
COACh Faculty- Prof. Geraldine Richmond
1330-1430
Lunch Break
1430-1545
IPR and Patent Issues in R&D
Ms. Rachna Singh, IPR Consultant
1545-1600
Tea Break
Day 5
September 12, 2014, Friday
Field Visit to Centre for Nano Science and Engineering , Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
(Tentative)
*Yoga Classes: 6 to 7 AM (September 9 to 12, 2014)
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