Gender Bias in Science and Medicine: Understanding the Present to Change the Future

Event description
HBA Ohio has partnered with the Cleveland Clinic Women’s Professional Staff Association, Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) Women Faculty of the School of Medicine, Flora Stone Mather Center for Women of CWRU, Metrohealth System, Biomotiv, and the Natural History Museum to offer an outstanding event with a first class panel. The speakers are industry leaders who continually enhance the synergy and collaboration among women in the sciences and healthcare throughout the city of Cleveland and beyond. Register today for this outstanding event.

Learning objectives
1. Identify gender bias in today’s workplace and strategies of how to change it in the future
2. Network with fellow industry leaders.

Agenda
5:30 - 6:00 PM   Networking and hors d ‘oeuvres
6:00 - 7:15 PM   Event program
7:15 - 7:30 PM   Closing remarks

Event location
Case Western Reserve University - Tinkham Veale Ballroom
11038 Bellflower Road
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
(216) 368-5681

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Speakers
Laura Butler (moderator)
CEO, WorkLife for Women, immediate past president of HBA Ohio

Diana Bilimoria, PhD
Keybank professor, chair and professor, Organizational Behavior Weatherhead School of Management

Lynn Singer, PhD
Deputy provost, Case Western Reserve University

Akram Boutros, MD
President and chief executive officer, The MetroHealth System

Charis Eng, PhD
Chair and founding director of the Cleveland Clinic's Genomic Medicine Institute and the Center for Personalized Genetic Healthcare, and professor and vice chair of the Department of Genetics at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic

Evalyn Gates, PhD
CEO, Cleveland Museum of Natural History

Juliana M. Woda, PhD
Project manager, BioMotive

Registration information
Event is open to: HBA members and nonmembers
Online registration deadline: February 8, 2016
Onsite (walk-in) registration: Is allowed

Space is limited to 200 registrants.

Cancellations/refunds
Is this event refundable? Yes
If yes, requests must be submitted in writing to events@hbanet.org by February 1, 2016; no refunds are available after this date.

Event questions/support
- Chapter contact for event: Shyra Eichhorn at Shyra_Eichhorn@yahoo.com or 614-565-8104
- Membership questions: membership@hbanet.org or 973-575-0606 ext 1
- Online registration assistance: events@hbanet.org or 973-575-0606 ext 3

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Pricing

	Member	Non-Member
Regular Registration
Student registration	$15.00 / €13.00	$15.00 / €13.00

Members receive up to 50 percent discount

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