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International event encourages women to participate in the engineering industry
Released: March 2, 2010
Global Marathon for Women in Engineering takes place on March 10, sponsored in Brazil by DuPont, Promon Engenharia and CH2M Hill
On March 10 São Paulo hosts the Brazilian portion of the Global Marathon For, By & About Women in Engineering & Technology, created by the National Engineers Week Foundation. The Brazilian event is sponsored by DuPont, Promon Engenharia and CH2M Hill, with support from Grupo Foco, and focuses on the theme “Cultivating Tomorrow”. Its aim is to discuss career prospects in engineering and technology, and the role of women as professionals in the industry.
Demand for engineering and technology professionals will increase from now on in Brazil, owing to the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics, both of which will take place here. Another driver is rising investment in infrastructure under the government’s Growth Acceleration Program (PAC) and development of the vast oilfields discovered deep under the sea bed, in the pre-salt layer. In this context the Global Marathon is an excellent opportunity to offer knowledge to students who are unsure what career to choose, including information on the opportunities available in the sector.
Presentations will be delivered on Women and engineering: career opportunities and the new professional posture, by Eline Kullock, CEO of Grupo Foco; Challenges and opportunities at the start of your career, by Carulina Oliveira, coordinator of market development at DuPont; Engineering: perceptions and experience, by Maria de Fátima Pinto Antônio, Promon’s engineering manager; and Managing engineering projects from a woman’s perspective, by Liliam Valentin, project director at CH2M Hill.
The Global Marathon lasts 24 hours, with six global regions each having their own leaders and presenters, and scheduling following the sun in four-hour blocks. Events will take place concurrently in the U.S., U.K., China, India, Mexico, Lebanon and South Africa. In Brazil, the event takes place at 5-7 pm. The address is FEI, Campus Liberdade (Rua Tamandaré, 688, São Paulo). Anyone interested in participating can enroll until March 8 by sending an email to maratona.engenharia@gmail.com. More information is available on Facebook (Maratona de Engenharia) and Twitter (@maratonaglobal).
About DuPont
DuPont is a science-based company. Founded in 1802, DuPont puts science to work by creating sustainable solutions essential to a better, safer, healthier life for people everywhere. Operating in more than 70 countries, DuPont offers a wide range of innovative products and services for markets including agriculture and food; building and construction; communications; and transportation.
Corporate Communication – DuPont Brazil
Jhoryka Melo
Tel: +55 11 4166-8182
jhoryka.melo@bra.dupont.com
Isabel Sousa
Tel: +55 11 4166-8790
isabel.sousa@bra.dupont.com
About CH2M HILL - www.ch2mhill.com.
Headquartered near Denver, Colorado, CH2M HILL is a global leader in engineering, procurement, construction, management and operations for government, civil, industrial, infrastructure and energy clients. With US$6.5 billion in revenue and more than 25,000 employees, CH2M HILL is an industry-leading program management, construction management and design firm, as ranked by Engineering News-Record (2009).
The firm's work is concentrated in the areas of energy, oil and gas, chemicals, mining, steel, manufacturing, environment, infrastructure, water, transportation and pharmaceuticals. The firm has long been recognized as a most-admired company and leading employer, including being named by FORTUNE as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For (2009).
CH2M HILL has 183 offices in 84 countries and has operated in Brazil since 1996, with head offices in São Paulo. Its activities include the management of programs for the 2012 London Olympics and Paralympics, expansion of the Panama Canal, and development of Masdar, a sustainable city in Abu Dhabi.
CH2M HILL Press Office:
Graziela Silva – graziela@mandarim.com.br
Tel: +55 11 3337-5633
About Promon Engenharia – www.promonengenharia.com.br
Promon Engenharia is part of the Promon Group and was founded in 1960. It is a Brazilian organization recognized for engineering and project management expertise coupled with strong entrepreneurial capacity. Its core business is the design, integration and implementation of complex infrastructure solutions for key economic sectors such as power, oil and gas, process industries, chemicals, petrochemicals, mining, and metallurgy.
In its 50 years of activity, Promon Engenharia has built one of the largest portfolio of projects completed by any Brazilian engineering firm in the infrastructure sector. In this period it has participated in initiatives that have directly contributed to the development of the nation, such as the construction of oil refineries, petrochemical plants, marine terminals, power plants and transmission systems, steel mills, mines, automotive and aircraft manufacturing facilities, telecommunications networks, office buildings, and major rail, road and mass transit systems.
Promon has ranked among the best places to work in Brazil by all 13 editions of the annual survey conducted by the Great Place to Work Institute and is also one of the few companies to figure in every edition of the Guia Exame/Você S.A. yearbook As 150 Melhores Empresas para Você Trabalhar (“The 150 Best Places to Work”). In 2007 it won the National Quality Prize awarded by Fundação Nacional da Qualidade. All these recognitions demonstrate the soundness of its management practices and the success of its business model.
Journalists requiring more information please contact:
A4 Comunicação
Priscilla Tavollassi – priscillatavollassi@a4com.com.br
Elton Frederick – eltonfrederick@a4com.com.br
Tel: +55 11 3897.4122 | +55 11 7152.7689
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