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About the event

Beating the competition; making a difference in Motorsport
National Women in Engineering Day

Does your company want to support young women in engineering?

Do you want to talk to these ladies about working for your company?

Alternatively does your Corporate Social Responsibility policy support careers for young people?

If so I would love to hear from you.

The Institution of Mechanical Engineers is proud to welcome a host of motorsport professionals including female engineers, drivers, students and team managers to celebrate National Women in Engineering Day in London on Tuesday 23rd June 2015.

The event will showcase career oppourtunities for young women in Motorsport with a focus on Engineering careers. At this event the audience will be able to share experiences, make new contacts and hear about the wide range of career paths the motorsport engineering industry has to offer.

The evening will begin with short presentations from 3 groups of young inspirational female engineers from the following motorsport challenges:
Formula Student, F1 in Schools and the World Solar Challenge.

Then Jennie Gow, BBC Radio 5 Live F1 Presenter, will host the panel of Motorsport professionals asking them about their greatest engineering challenges and how overcoming this gave them a competitive edge.
Panellists:

Claire Williams - Deputy Team Principle, Williams Martini Racing 

Leena Gade – Race engineer, Audi Sport

Bernadette Collins - Performance and Strategy Engineer – Sahara Force India Formula One Team

Gemma Hatton - Data Engineer, Paras Racing BTCC
More panellists to be announced soon

Supporters:

Women’s Engineering Society (WES)

WISE

FiA Women in Motorsport Commission

Motorsport Industry Association (MIA)

Motor Sports Association (MSA)

National Women in Engineering Day was established the Women’s Engineering Society (WES)
The aim is to celebrate the work that women do in engineering, and to showcase the great engineering careers that are available for girls.

The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) is one of the fastest growing professional engineering institutions. Headquartered in London, but with operations around the world, the Institution has over 110,000 members in more than 140 countries, working at the heart of the most important and dynamic industries.

With a 160-year heritage supporting us and Her Majesty the Queen as our patron, today’s Institution is a forward-looking, campaigning organisation. By working with leading companies, universities and think tanks, we create and share knowledge to provide government, businesses and the public with fresh thinking and authoritative guidance on all aspects of mechanical engineering.

We truly believe we can improve the world through engineering. So the Institution finds and nurtures new talent, helping engineers build their careers and take on the challenges that, when solved, will make a difference to all of us.

Why should you sponsor?

Fiona Pawley

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