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Frize, Monique; Deschênes, Claire, 2026, "Supporting Data for: Women’s Contribution to Science and Technology through ICWES Conferences", https://doi.org/10.5683/SP3/LZJJLV, Borealis, V1, UNF:6:6sHlyQvXXqWMhYBDJYVKtA The International Conference of Women Engineers and...

On the occasion of the 2026 International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Library and Archives Canada, the Archives of Ontario, and the Canadian Commission for UNESCO announced the addition of the Elsie Gregory MacGill fonds to the Canada Memory of the World...

The organization is pleased to welcome two new board members: Kelsey Beauvais is an archivist at Library and Archives Canada. She has over 10 years of experience working with documentary heritage. Catherine Mavriplis is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the...

On September 28, 2024, Monique Frize attended an event to present the English version of her autobiography at the University of Toronto: A Woman in Engineering: Memoirs of a Trailblazer, UOP December 2019 An Autobiography by Monique (Aubry) Frize, published by the...

On September 19, 2024, Monique Frize launched her autobiography in French at the University of Ottawa. Une femme en ingénierie : Mémoires d'une pionnière, UOP, septembre 2024Préface de Claire Deschênes. Traduction par Suzanne AubryISBN 9782760342637 The event was...

On February 6, 2024, a joint online and in-person event was organized by the Library of Ottawa University, with the support of the Library and Archives Canada (LAC) and CIWES-ICFIS, to launch the book “Women's Contributions to Science and Technology through ICWES...

In January 2024, CIWES-ICFIS published a book entitled "Women's Contributions to Science and Technology through ICWES Conferences". Authors Monique Frize, Ruby Head and Claire Deschenes, in collaboration with Karine Laporte, documented the ICWES triennial conferences,...

We are pleased to announce that Monique Frize is one of the two 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award Winners of the Imperial College of Science and Technology (London, UK) 2024 Alumni Award winners. This prestigious honour celebrates the outstanding lifetime achievements...

We are pleased to announce the publication of: "Women’s Contributions to Science and Technology Through ICWES Conferences" Authors: Monique Frize, Claire Deschênes, Ruby Heap, with collaboration of Karine Laporte. Foreword by Jill S. Tietjen and Gail Mattson. Springer...

In honour of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science on February 11, the University of Ottawa’s Office of the Vice-President, Research and the Faculty of Science are hosting a panel discussion inspired by the documentary Picture a Scientist (Ian Cheney and...

CIWES-ICFIS warmly congratulates Director Claire Deschênes on her appointment as Member (CM) of the Order of Canada on June 27, 2019. This appointment highlights her contribution to research and teaching in mechanical engineering and for her remarkable involvement in...

“A Woman in Engineering : Memoirs of a Trailblazer. An Autobiography”,Foreword by Ruby Heap,University of Ottawa Press 2019 Monique Frize is an acclaimed biomedical engineer and a important actor in favor of women in STEM issues in Canada. In her memoirs, she explores...

The organisation is expanding to increase its impact. On April 1st 2020, CIWES-ICFIS was pleased to welcome three new directors: Troy Eller English (archivist for the Society of Women Engineers, based at Wayne State University in Detroit), Sandra Corbeil (Director...

Building The Canadian Archive of Women in STEM/Archives Canadiennes des femmes en STIM: The Next Phase On October 4th 2019, CIWES hosted a workshop entitled “Building The Canadian Archive of Women in STEM/ Archives canadiennes des femmes en STIM: The Next Phase” at...

On June 24 2019, the Institute held a strategic planning with partner organisations which had worked and / or supported the Institute’s program and projects. Some of the key outcomes are: The main goal of the Institute was re-defined as: Catalyzing research and action...

Creating the Memories and Celebrating the Legacy of the Bold and the Brave: Building the Archives of Women Scientists and Engineers in Canada1. The first steps: Both 2017 and 2018 have been very busy years on the research front. Most of INWES-ERI’s efforts during this...

Caption: Top row: Robin Sinha CanmetENERGY, Natural Resources Canada, Luc Deslandes, Voith Hydro, Normand Désy, Andritz Hydro, Michel Sabourin, ALSTOM Renewable Energy Canada. Bottom row: The Honorable Ed Holder, State Minister Science and technology, Claire...

Creating the Memories and Celebrating the Legacy of the Bold and the Brave: Building the Archives of Women Scientists and Engineers in Canada BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE: The history of women scientists and engineers in Canada is still in its infancy. This can be largely...

Digital issue of the SWE Magazine (Fall 2014) with several articles about INWES, ICWES and the 50th Anniversary of ICWES. Find out more.