**Updated Conference Line Information** 1-866-501-3204 99804520 “Knowledge Center WEBINAR”

1. **Updated Conference Line Information** 1-866-501-320499804520 “Knowledge Center WEBINAR”

2. Tour the WEPAN Knowledge Center May 12, 2009, 3-4 PM ET Sponsored by a generous grant from Alcoa Foundation

3. Welcome • Moderator • Jin Zhang • Chair, WEPAN Professional Development Committee • Senior Manager, • DB2 Tools for z/OS DevelopmentIBM Software Group © 2009 WEPAN www.wepan.org

4. WEPAN’s Mission • WEPAN is the nation’s leading organization and catalyst for transforming culture in engineering education to promote the success of all women. • translates research into practice and develops national models to attract and retain women in engineering • fosters diversity in engineering graduates, our innovators of tomorrow • inspires a network of advocates to empower and advance the education of women pursuing engineering and related disciplines • mobilizes diverse, inclusive and collaborative stakeholders © 2009 WEPAN www.wepan.org

5. How you and your organization will benefit from membership • Enhance your capability to attract and retain female students and graduates • Develop professional contacts with leading thinkers in the national women in engineering community • Build contacts with supporters of gender diversity in engineering education © 2009 WEPAN www.wepan.org

6. Join WEPAN at www.wepan.org • Individual Memberships • Special rates for community college, K-12 and retired professionals and students • Academic and Non-Profit Institutional Membership • 3 Representatives included in Institutional Membership • Corporate Partnerships Available © 2009 WEPAN www.wepan.org

7. WEBINARS (all complimentary) Tuesday, May 12, 2009 WEPAN Digital Knowledge Center C. Diane Matt Jenna Carpenter Ann M. Cairns Jane Langeman September – November, 2009 To Be Announced 2009 WEPAN Conference Austin, TexasWednesday, June 17, 2009- Friday, June 19, 2009(directly following the 2009 ASEE Conference) Register now!! www.wepan.org WEPAN Calendar © 2009 WEPAN, www.wepan.org

8. How the Webinar Works • Timing • How to ask questions? – • Give them to the operator at any time. • Questions will be taken at the end of the presentation. • E-Survey following webinar © 2009 WEPAN, www.wepan.org

9. WKC Project Team • Diane Matt: WKC Overview • WEPAN Executive Director and PI • Ann Cairns : Survey Results • Marketing Consultant • Jane Langeman: Resource Tour • Knowledge Center Librarian • Jenna Carpenter: Professional Community Tour • Associate Dean LA Tech © 2009 WEPAN www.wepan.org

10. WKC Background • Task Force January 2006 • Grant Approval June 2007 • Initial Assumptions • Lots of excellent, existing resources • Scattered, difficult to find • Hard to stay current • Challenging to apply in policy and practice • Lots of reinventing the wheel © 2009 WEPAN www.wepan.org

11. Desired Long Term Outcome • Increase the number, scope and effectiveness of initiatives to recruit, retain and advance women in engineering • Create a community-based and supported collection to bring increased visibility to resources, entities, programs, data, statistics, information and knowledge • Develop an online community of practice to promote collaboration, transfer of tacit knowledge, wisdom © 2009 WEPAN www.wepan.org

12. How We Envision It… • WKC is an… • Annotated, searchable, taxonomy-driven, globally accessible, specially-focused • Card catalog in the sky • with Jetson community center attached! © 2009 WEPAN www.wepan.org

13. “Planning the WEPAN Knowledge Center” Survey-November 2009 • Distributed to 2167 individuals: • WEPAN, ASEE-ERM, PGE list servs + ASEE Corporate Membership Council. Received 226 responses. Key Findings That Influenced Development • Most frequent means of obtaining information cited was open Web searches. Relatively low awareness of available resources. • Similar needs across academic and industry/government respondents with some variation in degrees of emphasis: information, links, activities, etc., related to recruitment, retention, successful strategies, trends, up-to-date data on research on race, gender, ethnicity, and so on. • Two-thirds of respondents devote quarter time or less to WIE issues. 19% devote half time or more. • Needs for STEM vs. engineering-specific information. • Importance of making the site easy to use, interdisciplinary, and globally friendly. © 2009 WEPAN www.wepan.org

14. Goals Raise awareness throughout the broader engineering community Build traffic to the site Encourage addition of new resources Establish "critical mass" for Professional Community Strategies Web: Links and search engine optimization Introduction activities at ASEE-WEPAN annual conferences Ongoing e-mail news alerts and integration with membership processes Activities for engaging users Content and community partnerships Next Steps: Communications and Marketing © 2009 WEPAN www.wepan.org

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17. WKC Professional Community • Goal: Connect people across institutions and organizations and engage them in meaningful dialogue around the knowledge and resources embedded in the Professional Community and the Knowledge Center • Special Features: • Tour, Calendar, Mailbox • Expert Search • Professional Interest Groups: • Topic Groups • Collaboration Groups © 2009 WEPAN www.wepan.org

18. Explore and Share wepanknowledgecenter.org © 2009 WEPAN www.wepan.org

19. Q & A Please be prepared to ask your question when your name is announced!! Your audio line will be opened to ask your question. © 2009 WEPAN www.wepan.org

20. Webinar Survey • Please complete the survey that will follow! • Thank You! © 2009 WEPAN www.wepan.org