The conference aims to catalyze collaborative efforts among women professionals, academics, scientists, and community leaders to advance gender-inclusive solutions for climate resilience, sustainable water management, and the integration of local contextualized wisdom into actionable strategies. We also aim to empower and mobilize women and their allies to collectively address the key priorities of the conference.
Key Thematic Areas:
- Green Alliance (Including Climate, Water, Agriculture, AI, and Climate-Smart Technology)
- Private Sector Engagement and Entrepreneurship
- Anti-Corruption
- Localization
- Empower Women Professionals and Academics
- Address Climate Change Challenges
- Strengthen Collaboration
USAID, in collaboration with National Rural Support Programme (NRSP) and the All Pakistan Women Universities Consortium (APWUC), is jointly orchestrating this International Conference. The mandate of the conference is to enhance collaboration between U.S. Minority Serving Institutions and Women Universities of Pakistan. In line with this objective, the conference unites MSIs from the U.S., alongside eighteen Women Universities from all across Pakistan. This collaborative effort assembles these institutions on a common platform to actively contribute to the conference’s thematic areas, thus fostering a more inclusive and diverse academic landscape.
Key Information for APWUC Member Universities
- Conference Dates: Monday, February 26, 2024 to Thursday, February 29, 2024
- Abstract Submission Deadline: January 03, 2024
- Results of abstract review returned to authors: January 07, 2024
- Full conference paper submission deadline: January 20, 2024
- Paper Pitching Presentation submission deadline: January 25, 2024
- Full conference registration fees due for all presenters: January 30, 2024
- Case study, Project display, Product/Entrepreneurial Display deadline: February 10, 2024
Key Information for American MSIs
- Abstract Submission Deadline: January 15, 2024
- Results of abstract review returned to authors: January 20, 2024
- Full conference paper submission deadline: January 30, 2024
- Paper Pitching Presentation submission deadline: February 05, 2024
- Full conference registration fees due for all presenters: February 10, 2024