FemStart is an initiative funded by the European Commission's 6th  Framework Programme for Research and Technology within the Science and Society Priority. It was launched on 1st September 2006 and will start a public debate on the issue of how female scientists can be motivated to start their own businesses after university.

By organising a series of events at 6 universities in different European regions, FemStart will start a debate by inviting experts on entrepreneurship support and education, public body representatives and administrations from the local regions and nearby countries and regions.  Female scientists will be invited as well as male representatives from the  university and public/private sectors. Women entrepreneurs or scientists  that have already started a business will also be invited to share their  personal experience during the events.

FemStart will raise awareness of the issue, deliver good practices and  allow discussion among experts and non-experts on how to adapt existing  measures to improve the integration of women scientists in  entrepreneurship support actions at universities.

http://www.femstart.eu/

Wroclaw meeting 17.-18. October:
http://www.femstart.eu/index.php5?file=51