Under the theme "Women Engineers and Scientists: Main Force to Reshape the Future World," this year's ICWES13 aimed to establish a global network among women scientists and engineers to exchange information on research and education. Professor Lee Kong-joo (Industrial Pharmacy), the Chairperson of the Organizing Committee said, "It is important that this conference is held here at Ewha, despite all the construction going around the campus, because ICWES13 can be a wonderful chance for students to see what their lives as scientists could be like in the future."
Lively discussions in eight areas of specialization (Information Technology, Nanotechnology, Biotechnology, Energy Technology, Environment Technology, Space Technology, Education and Ethics, Gender and Leadership) and numerous workshops took place during the conference.