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Annual WE Dinner Meeting
Women in Endocrinology holds an annual dinner meeting open to all WE members and interested Endocrinologists.
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2010 Annual WE Dinner Meeting
The 2010 WE Annual Dinner meeting took place on June 19th at the San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina. Over 200 people attended the event to meet friends – old and new- and to celebrate the year. After a wine reception, WE President Ursula Kaiser welcomed everyone, and turned the podium over to The Endocrine Society (TES) President Robert Vigersky, who congratulated WE on its strong track record of nominating outstanding women to committee posts in TES. We hailed our incoming President, Kelly Mayo, and had the pleasure of welcoming one of WE’s own, Dr. Jan Hall, as the new President-elect of TES. WE awards were announced, including 11 Young Investigator Awards, and 2 awards from the Australasian Branch of Women in Endocrinology. Two individuals participated in the Endocrine Society Training Day through support from WE. The prestigious WE Mentor Award went to Dr. Carole Mendelson of UT Southwestern. She was introduced by nominator Dr. Nora Renthal, on behalf of a large and enthusiastic group of mentees, who celebrated with Dr. Mendelson. To cap off the evening, our keynote speaker was Dr. Ann Bonham, Chief Scientific Officer of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). Her talk, entitled "Health Care Reform: New Opportunities for Research and Care Delivery", gave attendees a look at how this sweeping new legislation will affect Endocrine practice and research. This event received funding from Ipsen, Pfizer, Genzyme, and the Fat Disorders Research Society.
For additional information, please contact the Chair of the Program Committee:
ANN J. BROWN MD, MHS (2006-2009, Chair 2009-20011)
Duke University School of Medicine
Duke University Medical Center
Box 3611, Rm 275 Baker House
Department of Medicine/Endocrinology
Durham, NC 27710
Phone: 919–684–5002
Fax: 919–681–7796
Email: brown066@mc.duke.edu
Past WE Dinner Meetings
2009 MEETING, Washington, DC:
The 2009 annual WE dinner meeting kicked off with a packed reception in the Renaissance Ballroom of the Renaissance Washington DC Hotel. WE President Ursula Kaiser MD hosted a lively program that included conferring the competitive WE Mentor Award on Bert O’Malley MD, Chair of Molecular and Cellular Biology at Baylor College of Medicine. Many of Dr. O’Malley’s past trainees joined us for the event, and helped us to honor him for his distinguished service in mentoring women scientists. Endocrine Society President Robert Vigersky MD gave his congratulations to Dr. O’Malley and welcomed the crowd. Past-president Robert Carey MD was also there providing his support to WE. Next, an impressive slate of awards was announced. Twelve recipients of Young Investigator Awards were recognized, including recipients of the named awards: the Janet McArthur Award in Clinical Investigation, the Neena Schwartz Award in Basic Science, and the new Fat Disorders Research Society Award). The celebration recognized the 3 Endocrine Society Trainee Day awardees that were sponsored by WE, as well as the Australasian Branch of WE Awardees. This was followed by a dynamic keynote speech delivered by Vivian Pinn MD, Director of the Office of Research on Women’s Health at the NIH. She led us through a fascinating personal history of medicine and science with her talk entitled “Sustaining Women Leaders in Science and Medicine: Progress and Pitfalls.”
2008 MEETING, SanFrancisco, CA:
The WE Annual Dinner meeting was held on June 15th at the Metropolitan Ballroom of the Westin San Francisco Market Street. The keynote speaker was Deborah Kolb, the Deloitte Ellen Gabriel Professor for Women and Leadership at
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".
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".
1998 MEETING:
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.
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