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Civil Engineering Department hosts the
          st
         1  Fib-UAE Women in
         Civil Engineering Forum (WICE)
         Date: Thursday 22 March 2018   |   Time: 9 am - 3:15 pm
         Location: Engineering Auditoriom (E2F-54)
         The 1st Fib-UAE Women in Civil Engineering Forum is part of the engineering week celebration
         initiative held by the Society of Engineers UAE and the fib-UAE chapter. This forum is a platform
         that will bring together influential women in the engineering field to meet with civil engineers’
         practitioners,  young  female  civil  engineers  and  female  civil  engineers  to  be.  This  event  will
         provide  participants  with  an  opportunity  to  share  their  experience,  knowledge  and  discuss
         challenges  facing  women  in  the  field  of  civil  engineering.  The  forum  will  include  several
         presentations given by local and international women engineers as well as open discussions.
                            Activity
                                                        Speaker
            Time
         9:00 – 10:00 Registration
          10:00– 10:10 Forum Opening Remarks
                                          UAE, Associate Professor,  Abu Dhabi University
                                          Prof. Aly Nazmy, Dean of the College of
          10:10– 10:20
                                          Engineering, Abu Dhabi University
                   Note
                   Society of Engineers Welcome
                                          Eng. Rayed Al Arashi, Council Board Member
         10:20 – 10:30
                                          Society of Engineers -UAE
                   Note
          10:30– 11:50
                   Keynote Session
                   Women Civil Engineers
          10:30– 10:50 Advancements in the fib
                                          Prof. Hugo Corres Peiretti, Current President of fib
                   International
                   Plenary Session
          10:55– 11:50
                   Success Stories of Women in Civil  Dr. Katalin Kopecskó, Associate Professor,
          10:55– 11:10
                   Engineering
                                          Budapest University of Technology and Economics
                   Empowerment of Women
                                          Eng. Salma Al-Maamari, Board Member, Society of
          11:15– 11:30
                   Engineers in the UAE’s
                                          Engineers UAE.
                   Construction Industry
                                          Dr. Agnieszka Bigaj-van Vliet, Senior Scientist
                   fib Model Code approach to the
                                          at the Department of Structural Reliability of the
                   assessment and interventions
          11:35– 11:50
                                          Dutch Organization for Applied Scientific Research
                   upon existing concrete structures
                                          TNO
                                          Female Civil Engineering Students’ Posters
          11:50– 12:55
                   Lunch and Poster Presentations
                   Session 1: Women Engineers in the Construction Industry: Expert Perspectives
          1:00 – 1:35
                   Challenges into Perspective:
                                          Dr. Lindita Bande, Project Manager, Bin Salem
          1:00 – 1:15
                   Diverting Challenges into
                                          Holding
                   Learning Opportunities
                                          Eng. Maria Saba, Operations Manager, SOZO
                   Be the Change in Con-struction
          1:20 – 1:35  Abu Dhabi University Welcome   Dr. Reem Sabouni, Chair of Women Engineers fib-
                                          Consultants
                   Session 2: Women in the Civil Engineering Profession: Young Civil Engineer’s
          1:35 – 2:10
                   Perspectives
                   A Modern Woman’s Journey of   Eng. Aya Yehia, Research Assistant, American
          1:35 – 1:50
                       Preceding Forums:
                   Civil Engineering      University of Sharjah
                   The Past, Present and Future
          1:55 – 2:10  of an Arab Women in Civil   Eng. Nada Issa Alkhatib, Structural Design
                                          Engineer, Al Ain Consulting Engineers
                   Engineering
         Civil Engineering Department hosts the  Panel moderator: Prof. Evan, Chair of Civil
          2:15 – 2:45
                   Session 3: Panel Discussion
                                          Engineering Department, Abu Dhabi University
                                          •  Prof. György L. BALÁZS, Honorary President
          st
         1  Fib-UAE Women in
                                             of fib, Head of Construction Materials and
                                             Technologies Department, Faculty of Civil
         Civil Engineering Forum (WICE)
                                             Engineering, Budapest University of Technology
                                             and Economics
                                          •  Eng. Rayed Al Arashi, Council Board Member
                   Bridging the Gender Gap in the   Society of Engineers-UAE
                   Construction Industry: Sky is the
          2:15 – 2:45
         Date: Thursday 22 March 2018   |   Time: 9 am - 3:15 pm
                                          •  Dr. Reem Sabouni, Chair of Women Engineers
                   Limit.
                                             fib-UAE, Associate Professor, Abu Dhabi
         Location: Engineering Auditoriom (E2F-54)
                                             University
                                          •  Eng. Nada Issa Alkhatib, Structural Design
         The 1st Fib-UAE Women in Civil Engineering Forum is part of the engineering week celebration
                                             Engineer, Al Ain Consulting Engineers
         initiative held by the Society of Engineers UAE and the fib-UAE chapter. This forum is a platform
                                          •  Dr. David Fernández-Ordóñez, Secretary
                                             General fib
         that will bring together influential women in the engineering field to meet with civil engineers’
         practitioners,  young  female  civil  engineers  and  female  civil  engineers  to  be.  This  event  will
         provide  participants  with  an  opportunity  to  share  their  experience,  knowledge  and  discuss
                   Closing Remarks, Speakers Appreciation and Certificate Awarding Ceremony
          2:45– 3:15
         challenges  facing  women  in  the  field  of  civil  engineering.  The  forum  will  include  several
          3:15– 3:45
         presentations given by local and international women engineers as well as open discussions.
         Note: Program subject to changes without notice.
            Time            Activity                    Speaker
         Organizing Committee:
         9:00 – 10:00 Registration
         Dr. Reem Sabouni (Committee Chair)
         Chair of Women Engineers fib-UAE  Dr. Reem Sabouni, Chair of Women Engineers fib-
          10:00– 10:10 Forum Opening Remarks
         Associate Professor, Abu Dhabi University  UAE, Associate Professor,  Abu Dhabi University
         Eng. Rayed Al Arashi Abu Dhabi University Welcome   Prof. Aly Nazmy, Dean of the College of
          10:10– 10:20
                   Note
         Council Board Member, Chairman of Engineering Arbitration &  Engineering, Abu Dhabi University
         Engineering Experts Evaluation Centers, Society of Engineers-UAE
                   Society of Engineers Welcome
                                          Eng. Rayed Al Arashi, Council Board Member
         10:20 – 10:30
         Eng. Mohamad Al-Dah              Society of Engineers -UAE
                   Note
         Head fib-UAE
         Director Technical AŠairs, Dubai Land Department
          10:30– 11:50
         Dr. Sherif Yehia  Keynote Session
         Deputy Head fib-UAE
                   Women Civil Engineers
         Professor, American University of Sharjah  Prof. Hugo Corres Peiretti, Current President of fib
          10:30– 10:50 Advancements in the fib
                   International
          10:55– 11:50  Plenary Session
                   Success Stories of Women in Civil  Dr. Katalin Kopecskó, Associate Professor,
          10:55– 11:10
                   Engineering            Budapest University of Technology and Economics
                   Empowerment of Women
          11:15– 11:30  Engineers in the UAE’s   Eng. Salma Al-Maamari, Board Member, Society of
                                          Engineers UAE.
                   Construction Industry
                                          Dr. Agnieszka Bigaj-van Vliet, Senior Scientist
                   fib Model Code approach to the
          11:35– 11:50  assessment and interventions   at the Department of Structural Reliability of the
                                          Dutch Organization for Applied Scientific Research
 Civil Engineering Department hosts the   TNO
                   upon existing concrete structures
          11:50– 12:55
                   Lunch and Poster Presentations
                                          Female Civil Engineering Students’ Posters
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 1  Fib-UAE Women in
                   Session 1: Women Engineers in the Construction Industry: Expert Perspectives
          1:00 – 1:35
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                   Challenges into Perspective:
                                          Dr. Lindita Bande, Project Manager, Bin Salem
                   Diverting Challenges into
          1:00 – 1:15
                                          Holding
 Civil Engineering Forum (WICE)
                   Learning Opportunities
                                          Eng. Maria Saba, Operations Manager, SOZO
                   Be the Change in Con-struction
          1:20 – 1:35
                                          Consultants
                   Session 2: Women in the Civil Engineering Profession: Young Civil Engineer’s
          1:35 – 2:10
 Date: Thursday 22 March 2018   |   Time: 9 am - 3:15 pm
                   Perspectives
          1:35 – 1:50  A Modern Woman’s Journey of   Eng. Aya Yehia, Research Assistant, American
 Location: Engineering Auditoriom (E2F-54) University of Sharjah
                   Civil Engineering
                   The Past, Present and Future
          1:55 – 2:10  of an Arab Women in Civil   Eng. Nada Issa Alkhatib, Structural Design
                                          Engineer, Al Ain Consulting Engineers
                   Engineering
 The 1st Fib-UAE Women in Civil Engineering Forum is part of the engineering week celebration
                                          Panel moderator: Prof. Evan, Chair of Civil
 initiative held by the Society of Engineers UAE and the fib-UAE chapter. This forum is a platform
                   Session 3: Panel Discussion
          2:15 – 2:45
                                          Engineering Department, Abu Dhabi University
 that will bring together influential women in the engineering field to meet with civil engineers’
                                          •  Prof. György L. BALÁZS, Honorary President
                                             of fib, Head of Construction Materials and
 practitioners,  young  female  civil  engineers  and  female  civil  engineers  to  be.  This  event  will
                                             Technologies Department, Faculty of Civil
                                             Engineering, Budapest University of Technology
 provide  participants  with  an  opportunity  to  share  their  experience,  knowledge  and  discuss
                                             and Economics
                                          •  Eng. Rayed Al Arashi, Council Board Member
 challenges  facing  women  in  the  field  of  civil  engineering.  The
                                             Society of Engineers-UAE forum  will  include  several
                   Bridging the Gender Gap in the
                   Construction Industry: Sky is the
          2:15 – 2:45
                                          •  Dr. Reem Sabouni, Chair of Women Engineers
 presentations given by local and international women engineers as well as open discussions.
                   Limit.
                                             fib-UAE, Associate Professor, Abu Dhabi
                                             University
                                          •  Eng. Nada Issa Alkhatib, Structural Design
                                             Engineer, Al Ain Consulting Engineers
                                          •  Dr. David Fernández-Ordóñez, Secretary
 Time        Activity                        General fib    Speaker
 9:00 – 10:00 Registration   Closing Remarks, Speakers Appreciation and Certificate Awarding Ceremony
          2:45– 3:15
          3:15– 3:45                Dr. Reem Sabouni, Chair of Women Engineers fib-
 10:00– 10:10 Forum Opening Remarks  UAE, Associate Professor,  Abu Dhabi University
         Note: Program subject to changes without notice.
 Abu Dhabi University Welcome       Prof. Aly Nazmy, Dean of the College of
 10:10– 10:20
 Note    Organizing Committee:      Engineering, Abu Dhabi University
         Dr. Reem Sabouni (Committee Chair)
 Society of Engineers Welcome       Eng. Rayed Al Arashi, Council Board Member
         Chair of Women Engineers fib-UAE
 10:20 – 10:30  Associate Professor, Abu Dhabi University
 Note    Eng. Rayed Al Arashi       Society of Engineers -UAE
         Council Board Member, Chairman of Engineering Arbitration &
         Engineering Experts Evaluation Centers, Society of Engineers-UAE
         Eng. Mohamad Al-Dah
         Head fib-UAE
 10:30– 11:50  Keynote Session
         Director Technical AŠairs, Dubai Land Department
         Dr. Sherif Yehia
 Women Civil Engineers
         Deputy Head fib-UAE
 10:30– 10:50 Advancements in the fib   Prof. Hugo Corres Peiretti, Current President of fib
         Professor, American University of Sharjah
 International
 10:55– 11:50  Plenary Session
 Success Stories of Women in Civil  Dr. Katalin Kopecskó, Associate Professor,
 10:55– 11:10
 Engineering                        Budapest University of Technology and Economics
 Empowerment of Women
 11:15– 11:30  Engineers in the UAE’s   Eng. Salma Al-Maamari, Board Member, Society of
                                    Engineers UAE.
 Construction Industry
                                    Dr. Agnieszka Bigaj-van Vliet, Senior Scientist
 fib Model Code approach to the
 11:35– 11:50  assessment and interventions   at the Department of Structural Reliability of the
                                    Dutch Organization for Applied Scientific Research
 upon existing concrete structures
                                    TNO
 11:50– 12:55  Lunch and Poster Presentations  Female Civil Engineering Students’ Posters
 1:00 – 1:35  Session 1: Women Engineers in the Construction Industry: Expert Perspectives
 Challenges into Perspective:
 1:00 – 1:15  Diverting Challenges into   Dr. Lindita Bande, Project Manager, Bin Salem
                                    Holding
 Learning Opportunities
                                    Eng. Maria Saba, Operations Manager, SOZO
 1:20 – 1:35  Be the Change in Con-struction
                                    Consultants
 Session 2: Women in the Civil Engineering Profession: Young Civil Engineer’s
 1:35 – 2:10
 Perspectives
 A Modern Woman’s Journey of        Eng. Aya Yehia, Research Assistant, American
 1:35 – 1:50
 Civil Engineering                  University of Sharjah
 The Past, Present and Future
 1:55 – 2:10  of an Arab Women in Civil   Eng. Nada Issa Alkhatib, Structural Design
                                    Engineer, Al Ain Consulting Engineers
 Engineering
                                    Panel moderator: Prof. Evan, Chair of Civil
 2:15 – 2:45  Session 3: Panel Discussion
                                    Engineering Department, Abu Dhabi University
                                    •  Prof. György L. BALÁZS, Honorary President
                                        of fib, Head of Construction Materials and
                                        Technologies Department, Faculty of Civil
                                        Engineering, Budapest University of Technology
                                        and Economics
                                    •  Eng. Rayed Al Arashi, Council Board Member
 Bridging the Gender Gap in the
                                        Society of Engineers-UAE
 2:15 – 2:45  Construction Industry: Sky is the   •  Dr. Reem Sabouni, Chair of Women Engineers
 Limit.
                                        fib-UAE, Associate Professor, Abu Dhabi
                                        University
                                    •  Eng. Nada Issa Alkhatib, Structural Design
                                        Engineer, Al Ain Consulting Engineers
                                    •  Dr. David Fernández-Ordóñez, Secretary
                                        General fib
 2:45– 3:15  Closing Remarks, Speakers Appreciation and Certificate Awarding Ceremony
 3:15– 3:45
 Note: Program subject to changes without notice.
 Organizing Committee:
 Dr. Reem Sabouni (Committee Chair)
 Chair of Women Engineers fib-UAE
 Associate Professor, Abu Dhabi University
 Eng. Rayed Al Arashi
 Council Board Member, Chairman of Engineering Arbitration &
 Engineering Experts Evaluation Centers, Society of Engineers-UAE
 Eng. Mohamad Al-Dah
 Head fib-UAE
 Director Technical AŠairs, Dubai Land Department
 Dr. Sherif Yehia
 Deputy Head fib-UAE
 Professor, American University of Sharjah
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