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Annual WE Dinner Meeting
Women in Endocrinology holds an annual dinner meeting open to all WE members and interested Endocrinologists.
Learn about the upcoming 2008 ANNUAL WE DINNER MEETING.
Learn about PAST WE DINNER MEETINGS.
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2008 Annual WE Dinner Meeting
This meeting is held during the Endocrine Society meeting. It features an invited speaker of general interest, a summary of WE activities during the previous year, the announcement of the WE Mentor Awardee and Abstract Awardees and ample opportunity for networking while enjoying a delicious dinner.
All ENDO 2008 participants or attendees are invited to attend this event. Please pre-register for the dinner using the Endocrine Society Registration form. Only limited seats will be available at the meeting. Sign up for this event when you register to attend ENDO 2008. Advance registration and fee required.
For additional information or for special dietary requests, please contact the Chair of the Program Committee:
Dr. Mary Ruppe
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
6431 Fannin Street, Suite 6.100
Houston, TX 77030
713-500-6901
Past WE Dinner Meetings
2007 MEETING, Toronto, Canada:
The WE Annual Dinner meeting was held on June 2nd, at the Harbour Ballroom of the Westin Harbour Castle in Toronto. The meeting kicked off with time to greet old friends and meet now ones and an introduction by Janet Hall, President of Women in Endocrinology. Dr. Hall reminded those present of the importance of the mission of WE and gave a brief tribute to Janet McArthur, 1914-2006, whose taskforce on the status of women in the Endocrine Society in 1975, was instrumental in the formation of WE year later. This was followed by greetings from the President and President-Elect of the Endocrine Society, Leonard Wartofsky, and Margaret Shupnik.
Awards were presented to twenty-two WE Young Investigators as well as seven winners of awards from the Australasian Branch of Women in Endocrinology. JoAnne Richards received the 2007 WE Mentor Award, presented by Dana Gaddy.
The keynote speaker was Janice Dodd Professor of Physiology and Women’s Studies at the University of Manitoba. Her laboratory based research in the Department of Physiology is focused on hormone-dependent cancers and dietary strategies for cancer prevention. In addition, she engages in research on the recruitment, persistence, and success of women in science in Canada. She is a recognized leader on gender, science and health issues and a past recipient of the Sarah Shorten Award from the Canadian Association of University Teachers, an award given for her outstanding achievements in the promotion of the advancement of women in Canadian universities and colleges. "Never going in alone" was the catch phrase of her engaging talk, entitled the "E-Sisterhood - Equity in Endocrinology" that highlighted the importance of reaching out and joining with those at other institutions and nationally to effect change.
2006 MEETING, Boston, MA:
The keynote speaker for the 2006 WE dinner meeting was Dr. Carol Nadelson, Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Nadelson was elected the first woman president of the American Psychiatric Association and is the founder of Harvards Joint Committee on the Status of Women. Since 1998, she has been the Director of the Partners Office for Womens Careers at Brigham and Womens Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Her talk was entitled "Women in Academic Medicine: Obstacles and Opportunities".
2005 MEETING, San Diego, CA:
The 2005 Annual Dinner Meeting of Women in Endocrinology was held on June 4 in the San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina. The keynote speaker for the dinner meeting was Dr. Nancy Hopkins, Professor of Biology, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Hopkins is an accomplished scientist, a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences. She spearheaded an effort to combat discrimination against women scientists at MIT.
2004 MEETING, New Orleans, LA:
The Women in Endocrinology Annual Dinner meeting was held on June 16 at the Sheraton Hotel. WE President Carole Mendelson summarized WE activities for the past year, encouraged women to join WE, and invited membership participation in WE committees and programs. She also noted that a significant number of female Endocrine Society members have been elected to office and have received prestigious awards from the Endocrine Society during the current year.
Endocrine Society President, Chip Ridgeway, and President-Elect, Anthony Means, thanked WE for its efforts in providing them with suggestions of outstanding candidates for awards, for elected offices and for committee membership within The Endocrine Society, and encouraged WE to continue its fine work in this effort. Dr. Janet Hall acknowledged this year’s WE abstract awardees for their outstanding abstracts accepted for presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Endocrine Society. These awards were made possible by generous grants from Aventis and Pfizer. Rebecca Sokol, M.D. introduced Jo Anne Brasel, M.D., Chief, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology in the Department of Pediatrics, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, as recipient of the 2004 WE Mentor Award, supported by a grant from Pfizer. Dr. Brasel is an outstanding academic pediatric endocrinologist and teacher who has made major contributions to the mentorship and career advancement of women and men in the field of endocrinology. She has also had a major influence on the development of university policies to promote the professional development of women in academic medicine.
Our keynote speaker for the evening was Dr. Kathie Olsen, Associate Director for Science, Office of Science and Technology Policy who presented a lecture entitled, "From a Science Degree to the White House…". Dr. Olsen advises the President and others within the Executive Office regarding the implementation of scientific and educational policy in the sciences.
2003 MEETING, Philadelphia, PA:
The Women in Endocrinology Annual Dinner meeting was held on June 19 at the Regency Ballroom of Lowe’s Hotel. The keynote speaker, Paul Habegger of Advantis, introduced critical concepts for the development of a successful mentoring relationship. The focus was the initiation of the WE Mentoring Web Site sponsored by an unrestricted educational grant by Proctor and Gamble spearheaded by Paul LaVoie. The goal of this program is to provide a resource to match mentees with mentors with expertise in a variety of topics specific to endocrine careers in academics, industry and private practice. This presentation marked the official start of the WE web-based mentoring program. Dr. E. Chester Ridgway, President-Elect of the Endocrine Society, expressed strong support for the development of a formal mentoring program.
Each year WE recognizes outstanding mentors with an award. This year Drs. Phyllis Wise (Professor of Neurology, Physiology and Behavior, Division of Biological Science, University of California at Davis) and William Chin (Professor of Medicine and Chief, Lily Corporate Center, Lilly Research Laboratories) shared in this honor for their ongoing support and mentorship of trainees.
2002 MEETING, San Francisco, CA:
The Women in Endocrinology Annual Dinner meeting was held on June 19 in San Francisco, CA. The speaker was Dr. Judy Rosener who gave a talk entitled "Why Gender Matters".
2001 MEETING, Denver, CO:
The Women in Endocrinology Annual Dinner meeting was held on June 20 in The Denver Convention Center. WE honored Dr. Jack Gorski, Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin and former President of the Endocrine Society with the 2001 WE Mentor Award and recognized the WE Travel Awardees.
Our keynote speaker was Dr. Joan C. King, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Anatomy and Cellular Biology at Tufts University School of Medicine from 1992 to 1997. She gave a talk entitled "Are you the CEO of you life?"
2000 MEETING, Toronto, Canada:
The Women in Endocrinology Annual Dinner meeting was held on June 21 in Toronto, Ontario. WE honored Dr. William F. Crowley, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School with the 2000 WE Mentor Award and recognized the WE Travel Awardees.
Our keynote speaker was Frances M. Visco, President of the National Breast Cancer Coalition. Ms. Visco gave an inspiring presentation relating the history of her organization and describing how their group convinced Congress and the Army to commit a billion dollars towards breast cancer research.
1999 MEETING:
The Women in Endocrinology Annual Dinner meeting was held on Sunday, June 13, 1999 in the Hyatt Regency Hotel, San Diego. There was a record registration of 320 guests and a outstanding program. Outgoing Endocrine Society President, Kate Horowitz, incoming ES President Larry Jameson, and ES President-Elect, Benita Katzenellenbogen each welcomed the participants and made brief announcements. WE President Nanette Santoro provided a summary of WE activities for the past year and invited membership participation on WE committees and programs. Dr. Anita Payne, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University, was honored with the 1999 WE Mentor Award and the 20 travel awardees were individually recognized.
In a special acknowledgment on the occasion of her recent retirement from the National Institutes of Child Health and Human Services Dr. Michael McClure presented Julia Lobotsky, with a WE "Lifetime Achievement Award in promoting women’s scientific careers".
1998 MEETING:
Our keynote speaker was Susan Taylor, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego. Dr. Taylor’s presentation was titled:"The Dynamic and Interdisciplinary World of Signal Transduction -a Personal Journey".
The Women in Endocrinology Annual Dinner meeting was held at 6 p.m., June 23, 1998 at the New Orleans Hilton Riverside. Our speaker was Dr. Joycelyn Elders, a Pediatric Endocrinologist, and Surgeon General during the Clinton administration. Dr. Elders spoke about her experiences while holding office and her vision of the future in her talk entitled: "Healthcare in the 21st Century".
1997 MEETING:
The 1997 Women in Endocrinology Dinner was held on Tuesday, June 10, 1997 in the Minneapolis Hilton. Our guest speaker was Christine Gorman, Staff Science and Medical Writer for TIME Magazine. Her presentation was entitled: "When Worlds Collide: What Happens When Scientists and Journalists Meet". Ms. Gorman has covered a diverse range of scientific and medical topics for TIME including cover stories on AIDS, Food and Exercise, and Health and DHEA.