Engineering Innovations for Women’s Health: Networking for Challenges and Opportunities

Session Title for Website and App: Engineering Innovations for Women’s Health: Networking for Challenges and Opportunities

Special Session Program Description: Women's health research spans a broad and dynamically expanding field, presenting exciting opportunities for innovation and improvement across all disciplines of biomedical engineering. Effective collaboration is essential in harnessing these opportunities, enabling us to address complex challenges with innovative solutions. Join us for a networking event designed to foster connections and encourage interdisciplinary collaborations focused on advancing women's health. This session is about more than just connecting individuals; it aims to ignite partnerships that drive meaningful advancements. Whether you are looking to contribute your expertise or discover synergies with other fields, this event serves as an ideal platform for forging valuable connections and innovative solutions.

Event Format:
• Speed Networking: Kick off the event with a fast-paced speed networking session, allowing you to meet a variety of participants, exchange ideas briefly, and identify potential collaborators.
• Group Think Sessions: After making initial contacts, dive deeper into specific topics in extended group think sessions. These discussions will focus on predetermined challenges in women’s health, fostering focused brainstorming and problem-solving.

Interactive Features:
• Topic Tables: Each table will concentrate on a different aspect of biomedical engineering as it applies to women’s health, encouraging in-depth dialogue and idea exchange.
• Color-Coded Networking: Upon arrival, choose a badge that represents your specialization or interest to streamline interactions and enhance networking efficiency.

Goals of the Event:
• Facilitate the identification of key areas within women’s health where engineering can play a transformative role.
• Build and strengthen a women’s health community that spans diverse disciplines of biomedical engineering, encouraging ongoing collaboration that extends beyond the event.

Participants can expect to leave with new connections, fresh perspectives, and actionable ideas that can be implemented in their work, contributing to the advancement of women's health through engineering innovation.

Committee, Sig, or Organization Title: Women's health track