1   Welcome & Conference Overview The UTS Women's Forum, on behalf of women staff and students of the university, has pleasure in inviting you to attend Winds of Change: Women and the Culture of Universities, to be held in Sydney from 13 - 17 July, 1998. We hope you will be able to join us for this unique international conference. The Winds of Change conference will provide a forum to consider and compare the issues confronting women in higher education internationally; to explore the ways women are participating in higher education, the diversity of conceptual models used to analyse their participation, and the strategies from around the world that have produced real outcomes for women. The conference will be an opportunity to revitalise and re-energise our thinking and strategising around a broad range of issues for women in universities. The focus of the conference will be on the re-thinking required to achieve real and lasting change for women. Conference Objectives to bring together a diversity of women from around the world to identify and explore both the differences and commonalities of women’s access to and successful participation in higher education to develop and expand international networks amongst women in universities and the public and corporate sectors to showcase examples of international best practice in women’s employment and education to learn from the experiences and insight of women leaders in higher education from around the world ACCESS The conference organisers welcome speakers and participants with disabilities and are committed to providing a venue which is as accessible as possible. Auslan interpreters for deaf and hearing impaired delegates will be present at the opening & closing ceremonies and keynote sessions. LANGUAGE Please note English is the official language of the conference. The sign language of the conference will be Auslan. back to UTS home page