Excellencia award for women engineers in the high tech sector
Registration is now open for candidates interested in applying for the 'Prix Excellencia 2007', which honours female engineers in the high tech sector. In its third edition, the 'Prix Excellencia 2007 - Trophée de la Femme Ingenieur High-Tech' recognises women leading a successful career in the traditionally male high tech sector. Open to women working in France, the organisers are now working on extending the boundaries of the prize to encompass women working throughout Europe. To be eligible for the prize, the female role models should be working in the categories of fundamental research, applied research, a vendor company or a user company. Now in its second year, a youth prize, the 'Prix Excellencia des Jeunes', also forms part of the awards. Employers or the candidates themselves can apply for the prize online until 31 December 2006, where voters will be able to cast their votes for their favourite female engineer. To coincide with International Women's Day on 8 March, the public will be able to find out more about the profiles and career paths of the selected finalists for the prize. The winners will then be awarded prizes by renowned people in the world of science, economics, politics and culture in September 2007. According to the organisers, Innov.Europe 'The Excellencia prize would like to publicise the successful careers of young women working in the design or implementation of new technologies. The aim of the prize is also to encourage the feminisation of the high tech sector.' The winners of last year's prize included Sylviane Confort-Gouny, a researcher in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) at the CNRS, Sophie Rocca, the Director of Professional Services for a security electronics firm, LTU Technologies, and Cecile Dubrovin, the Manager of the R&D Department of Thales Electron Devices, a large enterprise specialising in electronics.
Countries
France