WiM Northern California @ WiMST Symposium

Check out the Women in Manufacturing Skilled Trades (WiMST) Symposium featuring WiM Northern California Chair Erin Cuellar!

This event is hosted by Bay Area Community Colleges, AMBayArea & Workforce Development Boards to promote women in the skilled trades.

Additional Event Panelists:

• Ruby Tellez (San Leandro HS, Machining Student)
• Dawn Hill (LLNL, Machining Apprentice)
• Carol Barry (Tesla, Tool & Die apprentice)
• Diane Starr (Laney College, Machining Student)
  
  

Cost to Attend: $25.00

Event Agenda:

• 10:00 AM - 10:20 AM Opening Remarks / Welcome
• 10:20 AM - 10:35 AM The Facts, Trends & Challenges
• 10:35 AM - 11:00 AM Presentation
  • "Case Study of Recruiting Women into a College Trades Program"
• 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Panel Session (Skilled Tradeswomen)
  • "My Life as a Woman in the Manufacturing Skilled Trades"
• 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM LUNCH & NETWORKING
• 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Panel Session (Manufacturers / Educators)
  • "How to Get More Women into Manufacturing"
• 2:00 PM - 2:10 PM Approaches to Recruiting Women into MFG
• 2:10 PM - 2:50 PM BREAKOUT Discussion: Brainstorm on Approaches / Best Practices to Recruiting Women
• 2:50 PM - 3:15 PM Report Out and Action Items