International Training Program on Leadership and Career
Development for Women Scientist & Technologists
September 1-5, 2014
Venue: Indian National Science Academy (INSA)
Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg (Near ITO) New Delhi
AGENDA
Day 1
September 1, 2014, Monday
0930-0940
Registration
y 1, September 01, 2014,
0945-1000
Opening Remark and Welcome:
Dr. Rajiv Sharma, Executive Director, Indo-U.S. Science & Technology Forum
1000-1015
Introduction of Participants
1015-1100
Funding opportunities and statistics of Indian Scientists:
Dr. Jyoti Sharma, Principal Scientific Officer, Department of Science and Technology,
Government of India
Entrepreneurship, IPR and Patent issues in R&D
1100-1145
Dr. R. Saha, Former Head & Advisor, Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi
1145-1200 Tea Break
1200-1245
Dr. Shaleen Raizada, Managing Director & CEO, Sanshadow Consultants Pvt Ltd.
1245-1330
Dr. Anita Gupta, Associate Head, National Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Board,
Department of Science and Technology, Government of India
1330-1430
Lunch
1430-1545
Ice Breaker
Dr. Pushplatha Murthy, COACh Faculty
1545-1600
Tea Break
1600-1700
Statistics on US Women Scientists Research on Factors that Impact the Careers of Women
Scientists
Dr. Pushpalatha Murthy, COACh Faculty
Professor of Chemistry, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan and Program
Director, National Science Foundation, Arlington, Virginia
Day 2
September 2, 2014, Tuesday
1000-1005
Welcome and Introduction
Dr. D R Prasada Raju, Head, Disha, Science for Equity, Empowerment and Development
(SEED), Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) and Technology Mission, Department of Science and
Technology, Government of India
1005-1020
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
1020-1050
Keynote Address
Dr. Manju Sharma, Distinguished Woman Scientist Chair, National Academy of Sciences,
India, Former Secretary, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India
1050-1100
Special Address
Mr. John Beeds, India Mission Director, USAID
1100-1125
Inaugural Address
Dr. K. Vijay Raghavan, Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, Department of
Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India
1125-1130
Vote of Thanks
Dr. Rajiv Sharma, Executive Director, Indo-U.S. Science & Technology Forum
1130-1200
High Tea
1200-1300
Participant and Faculty Introductions
1300-1400
Lunch Break
1400-1600
SESSION I: Career Launch and Acceleration
COACh Faculty- Prof. Geraldine Richmond, Prof. Pushpalatha Murthy
1600-1620
Tea Break
1620-1720
Panel Discussion and CV Review
Panelists:
Prof. Santosh Satya, Centre for Rural Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi
Dr. Pratibha Jolly, Principal, Miranda House, University of Delhi, New Delhi
Dr. Subhra Chakraborty, Senior Scientist, National Institute for Plant Genome Research, New
Delhi
Dr. Jyoti Sharma, Principal Scientific Officer, Department of Science and Technology,
Government of India
Prof. Pushpalatha Murthy, Coach faculty
Prof. Laura Greene, Coach faculty
1720-1730
Train –the-Trainer
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
Day 3
September 3, 2014, Wednesday
0930-1130
SESSION II : The Art of Effective Negotiation
COACh Faculty- Prof. Geraldine Richmond, Prof. Pushpalatha Murthy. Prof. Laura Greene
1130-1145
Tea Break
1145-1300
Resume Session
1300-1400
Lunch Break
1400-1600
SESSION III: Publishing Research in Peer Reviewed Journals
COACh Faculty- Prof. Geraldine Richmond
Prof. Laura Greene
1600-1615
Tea Break
1600-1645
Dr. V. P. Sharma, Former Director, Malaria Research Centre & Additional Director General,
Indian Council of Medical Research, Former Chief Editor, The Journal of Parasitic Diseases
1645-1730
SESSION IV: Persuasive Scientific Presentations
COACh Faculty- Prof. Geraldine Richmond, Prof. Laura Greene
Day 4
September 4, 2014, Thursday
0930-1130
SESSION V: Leadership and Networking Skills for Women in Science
COACh Faculty- Prof. Geraldine Richmond, Prof. Pushpalatha Murthy. Prof. Laura Greene
1130-1145
Tea Break
1145-1330
SESSION VI: Mentoring for Success
COACh Faculty-Prof. Geraldine Richmond
1330-1430
Lunch Break
1430-1545
Panel Discussion on Career balance and Interaction with Role models
Moderator: Dr. Manju Sharma, Former Secretary, Department of Biotechnology, Government
of India
Panelists:
Dr. Shashi Bala Singh, Director, Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences
Dr. Renu Swarup, Advisor, Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology,
Government of India
Dr. Meena Kumari, DDG (Fisheries), Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi
Prof. Ritu Duggal, Orthodontics, Department of Dental Surgery, All Indian Institute of Medical
Sciences, New Delhi
COACh Faculty- Prof. Pushpalatha Murthy. Prof. Laura Greene
1545-1600
Tea Break
1600-1700
Resume Discussion
1700-1730
Train-the-Trainer
Day 5
September 5, 2014, Friday
0930-1130
SESSION VII: Proposal Writing and Grantsmanship
COACh Faculty- Prof. Pushpalatha Murthy, Prof. Laura Greene
1130-1145
Tea Break
1145-1215
Prof. Paramjit Khurana, Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Delhi, South
Campus, New Delhi
1215-1330
Panel Discussion on Proposal Writing
Panelists:
Prof. Paramjit Khurana, Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Delhi, South
Campus, New Delhi
Prof. Shelly Praveen, Principal Scientists, Division of Plant Pathology, Indian Agricultural
Research Institute, Pusa, New Delhi
Dr. Vijay Lakshmi, Vice President, Development Alternatives, New Delhi
COACh Faculty- Prof. Pushpalatha Murthy, Prof. Laura Greene
1330-1430
Lunch
1430-1545
Presentation by Participants
1545-1600
Tea Break
1600-1730
Group Discussion, A Way Forward… & Valediction
Dr. Manju Sharma, Former Secretary, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India
Dr. Renu Swarup, Advisor, Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology,
Government of India
Prof. Paramjit Khurana, Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Delhi, South
Campus, New Delhi
Dr. Jyoti Sharma, Principal Scientific Officer, Department of Science and Technology, Ministry
of Science and Technology, Government of India
Dr. Smriti Trikha, Senior Science Manager, Indo US Science & Technology Forum