5th Women in Advanced Manufacturing (WIAM) Forum 2024

The WIAM Forum 2024 will continue to showcase successful career paths, discuss next generation technologies, and promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in the field of advanced manufacturing. This forum is organized by the ASME Manufacturing Engineering Division (MED). Funding for this event is being provided by MED and the ASME Technical and Engineering Communities (TEC) Sector and it is co-sponsored by SME. Registration fee of $5 is required. All genders are welcome!


 Program Details

Session 1: WIAM Welcome & Networking

Date and Time:          Thursday, June 20, 2024. 15:00 -15:30 PM ET

Session II: Panel of Smart Manufacturing, Materials, & Systems Leaders

Date and Time:          Thursday, June 20, 2024. 15:30-16:30 PM ET
Panel Topic:               Broadening Participation in Advanced Manufacturing
Panelists:                   TBD 

Session III: Professional Development Workshop

Date and Time:          Thursday, June 20, 2024. 16:30-18:00 PM ET
Panel Topic:               Broadening Participation in Advanced Manufacturing
Moderator:                 ASME Volunteer Orientation and Leadership Training (VOLT) Academy
Agenda:                     TBD 


Date: Thursday, June 20,2024, 15:00 – 18:00 pm ET

Location: In-person Conference Hosted by University of Tennessee, June 17, 2024 – June 21, 2024 at Knoxville Convention Center, Knoxville TN, USA

Registration: A registration fee of $5 is required for WIAM 2024 via the conference registration site.  Select this option as an add-on to your conference registration. 

ASME MED WIAM 2024 Organizing Committees:

Chair – Ala Qattawi, University of Toledo

Vice Chair – Nancy Diaz-Elsayed, University of South Florida

Co-Lead – Sarah Wolff, Ohio State University

Treasurer – Megan McGovern, General Motors Global R&D Center

Secretary – Maya Reslan, NIST

Liaison Coordinator –Dian-Ru Annie Li, National Taiwan University

ASME Coordinator - Barbara Zlatnik, ASME


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