women in astronomy 2009: meeting the challenges of an increasingly diverse workforce

i-9dc84d4d9156dccb30d5f62466b4219a-swblocks.jpgA wonderful and alert reader writes:

i know you have lots of astronomer readers, so you probably already know about this, but just in case not: http://wia2009.gsfc.nasa.gov/
this is a conference whose title is "women in astronomy 2009: meeting the challenges of an increasingly diverse workforce."
i expect that there will be a lot of emphasis on astronomy, but also a lot of general discussion about life as a woman in science in general.

The conference is in College Park, MD in October and it sounds fantastic! If any of my legions of astronomer readers attend the conference, will you please send me an email telling me what you learned?

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