The International Conference “Women and Gender: Contemporary Perspectives and Trends: Women Shaping the Macau Scene: A Tribute to Deolinda da Conceição, Graciete Batalha, Cecília Jorge, and Fernanda Dias” is co-organized by the Portuguese section of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the City University of Macau, the Portuguese Department, the Research Center for Luso-Asian Studies (CIELA), and the Chinese-Portuguese Bilingual Teaching and Training Center of the University of Macau.

The first day of the conference, held on 23 October, was hosted by the City University of Macau in HG02 Ho Yin Convention Centre. Associate Dean, Professor Huang, delivered a welcome speech on behalf of Dean Lixian Jin. Professor João Veloso, Head of the Portuguese Department at the University of Macau, expressed his gratitude to the City University for hosting the opening day of the conference.

We had the opportunity to listen to two of the four keynote speakers, Fernanda Dias and Cecília Jorge. Fernanda Dias presented “One City, Ten Thousand Voices,” and Cecília Jorge shared “Poems for Macau”. There were also 12 presentations on gender issues, women's representations in literature and cinema, and women's literature of Macau, delivered by scholars and researchers from City University of Macau (4), the University of Macau, and universities from Mainland China, Brazil, and Portugal.

Among the audience were several Master's and Ph.D. students and teachers from higher education institutions in Macau. After each presentation, there was a lively debate.

The second day of the Conference was held on 24 October at the University of Macau’s Henjing campus.