Celebrating International Women’s Day in Columbo Sri Lanka, March 8, 2019
In celebration of 2019 International Women's Day, COACh partnered with the Sri Lanka National Chapter of OWSD and University of Sri Lanka for a symposium and a series of COACh workshops in Columbo for women scientists from around the country.
HUGE thanks to Dr. Nadira Karunaweera of the University of Colombo and President of the Sri Lanka OWSD Chapter and Dr. Hermal Silva of the University of Colombo and Secretary of the Sri Lanka OWSD Chapter for hosting and organizing the events.
COACh Training Workshop on Leadership and Career Development for Women in Science, Technology and Research, Columbo, Sri Lanka May 2017
This day-long COACh workshop provided by Prof. Geri Richmond was given for graduate students, researchers, faculty and administrators was organized jointly by the National Academy of Sciences of Sri Lanka (NASSL), the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka(NSF) and in collaboration with the Sri Lankan Academy of Young Scientists (SLAYS). A special thanks to Professor Nadira Karunaweera for inviting and organizing the event. It was a wonderful event with very enthusiastic participants as can be seen from the video.
The workshop was organized jointly by the National Academy of Sciences of Sri Lanka (NASSL), the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka(NSF), in collaboration with the Sri Lankan Academy of Young Scientists (SLAYS).
Workshops presented:
Women as Leaders in Science and Engineering
The Art of Effective Negotiation
Mentoring and Networking for Success in Science and Engineering