The technical age as we know it, has led to new avenues for criminals to disrupt our personal lives, our financial safety, the global economy, and even the systems that keep citizens safe.

As science and technology becomes more important in the health and well-being of our nation, Washington is important in advocating for a more scientifically informed public.

The Chicago Council on Science and Technology (C2ST) in partnership with the Association for Women in Science (AWIS) Chicago Chapter have come together to bring you its first ever all-day Women in Science Symposium 2010: Building an Identity. The symposium, was held on April 17th, 2010 allowed women scientists, at the academic, industry and government levels, to better recognize the number and diversity of their counterparts; create a sense of solidarity, and; broaden the spectrum of opportunities for women in Chicagoland.

The Chicago Council on Science and Technology (C2ST) in partnership with the Association for Women in Science (AWIS) Chicago Chapter have come together to bring you its first ever all-day Women in Science Symposium 2010: Building an Identity. The symposium, to be held on April 17th, 2010 will allow women scientists, at the academic, industry and government levels, to better recognize the number and diversity of their counterparts; create a sense of solidarity, and; broaden the spectrum of opportunities for women in Chicagoland.

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Suzanne Malec-McKenna, Senior Counsel to Jasculca Terman and Associates, Inc., and Director, Regional Trees Initiative, Morton Arboretum;

Vicky Prince, Ph.D., Associate Dean and Director, Office of Graduate Affairs, Biological Sciences Division, The University of Chicago;

Teresa Woodruff, Ph.D., Watkins Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Feinberg School of Medicine and Professor of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, Northwestern University