Space4Women: Celebrating Women and Girls in Science
On 11 February 2025, we celebrated the International Day of Women and Girls in Science by hosting a dedicated side event on the margins of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee focusing on Space4Women: Celebrating Women and Girls in Science.
Programme at a glance
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Time |
Item |
Speaker |
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14:00 |
Opening remarks |
Aarti Holla-Maini, Director, UNOOSA |
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14:05 |
Presentation of the Space4Women Project |
Anne-Claire Grossias, Project Manager, UNOOSA |
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14:15 |
Remarks on UN/Brazil |
Adriana Cursino Thome, Technologist of the Special Advisory for International Affairs of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation of Brazil [remote] |
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14:20 |
Remarks on UN/ROK |
Gunhee Park, International Affairs Division, Korea Aerospace Administration (KASA) |
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14:25 |
Remarks on UN/Canada |
Angela Veitch, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Canada to the International Organizations in Vienna |
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14:30 |
Remarks on UN/Kenya |
Ambassador Maurice Makoloo, Permanent Mission of Kenya to the United Nations in Vienna |
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14:35 |
Remarks from Israel's representative |
Shimrit Maman, Senior scientist at Ben-Gurion University [remote] |
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14:40 |
Hearing back from the beneficiaries of UN/Kenya |
Olayinka Fagbemiro, Nigerian Space Agency Uchenna Onwuamaegbu-Ugwu, Founder of Edufun Technik [remote] |
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14:50 |
Hearing back from a mentee of the Space4Women Mentorship Programme |
Mentee: Lily Asongfac [remote] |
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14:55 |
Closing remarks |
Aarti Holla-Maini, Director, UNOOSA |
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15:00 |
Closure |
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