[GWAMIT] Announcements

[GWAMIT]

Dear Graduate Women,



Enjoy the Week!



The GWAMIT Board

Visit us at: http://gsc.mit.edu/gwamit

Send your ideas to: gwamit-exec at mit.edu

Send your announcements to: gwamit-sec at mit.edu




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IN BRIEF

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Notices:

1. Sign up for a LEGS Personal Leadership Evaluation Workshop

2. Gov Loop Scholarship Program



This Week’s Events (GWAMIT Spring Kick-off Events in Bold):

3. [Mon 4/26] Keynote: “The Evolution of Bias” (5:30 – 6:30 pm,  
46-3002)

4. [Mon 4/26] IP in Academia & Exploring Alt Careers in the IP Field  
(3:30 – 5 pm, 54-100)

5. [Mon 4/26] Women in Mathematics Lecture Series (5:30 – 6:30 pm,  
2-139)

6. [Tue 4/27] Workshop, "Negotiating Difficult Situations" (1:30 – 3  
pm, 66-168)

7. [Tue 4/27] BU Career and Networking Reception (5 – 7 pm, Boston  
University Trustees Ballroom)

8. [Tue 4/27] Documentary Screening: The Line (7 – 8 pm, 6-120)

9. [Wed 4/28] Panel, "Collaboration in Invention" (6:30 – 8 pm,  
56-154)

10. [Wed 4/28] Work 101: Preparing for your Internship (7:10 – 8:45  
pm, 4-270)

11. [Thur 4/29] Interviewing for Internships (2 – 3 pm, 66-144)

12 [Thur 4/29] Panel, "Life Choices: Work and Everything Else" (6:30  
– 8 pm, 4-237)

13. [Fri 4/30] Graduate Women Mixer (5 – 6:30 pm, 6-321)



Highlighted Upcoming Events:

14. [Tue 5/4] MIT Spring Career Fair (11 am – 4 pm, Morss Hall)

15. [Fri 5/7 – Thur 5/13] The ODGE Celebration of Graduate Women



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FULL ANNOUNCEMENTS

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1. Sign up for a LEGS Personal Leadership Evaluation Workshop

When: Saturday, May 1, 9 am – 3 pm

Where: Location will be e-mailed to participants

Limit: 20 participants

RSVP: Megan Brewster at mmb6 at mit.edu

The LEGS program is now offering a workshop to help you better  
evaluate your personality traits and behavior in individual and group  
settings. The workshop is designed for both experienced and aspiring  
leaders. Participants will complete the DiSC self-assessment tool,  
followed by a series of activities and discussions.

*Materials for the workshop are heavily subsidized* by the Student  
Activities Office (SAO), Residential Life Programs, and the Graduate  
Student Council (GSC).  Lunch will be provided.

Thanks and looking forward to seeing you there!



2. Gov Loop Scholarship Program

GovLoop (www.govloop.com) and CampusGov (www.campusgov.com) have  
announced that they have established a new partnership to offer  
scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students focused on a  
career in local, state and federal government.



Applications for the first scholarship of $2,500 are due May 30th.   
Applicants must register online, write a brief statement on career  
plans, and demonstrate a need for financial assistance.

CampusGov and GovLoop will be announcing additional scholarship  
programs in the coming months.

For details on this scholarship program including an application, go  
to http://www.campusgov.com/register/scholarship.asp



3. Spring Kick-Off Keynote, "The Evolution of Bias"

When: Monday, April 26, 5:30-6:30 pm

Where: 46-3002

More Information: http://gsc.mit.edu/gwamit/events/spring2010.html

Though women have been a part of the work force for decades, they  
still face bias, implicit and explicit, in the workplace. Freada will  
describe how these biases have changed as a result of research and  
policy over the years, focusing on the most recent research on  
implicit biases.

Freada Kapor Klein is an expert on workplace diversity issues and the  
founder of the Level Playing Field Institute. She has served as an  
expert witness in many workplace discrimination cases. She recently  
published Giving Notice, about workplace discrimination against women  
and minorities.

Mixing and discussion with hors d'oeuvre to follow.

Open to the entire MIT community.  Sponsored in part by Microsoft and  
the Division of Student Life.





4. Intellectual Property in Academia & Exploring Alternative Careers  
in the IP Field

When: Monday, April 26, 3:30 – 5 pm

Where: 54-100

Register: CareerBridge at: https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student/

Confused about IP?  What's the difference between Disclosures, Patents  
and Licenses?  Should graduate students and postdocs be aware of IP  
issues?  How does IP work at MIT?  In a panel discussion with staff  
from the MIT Technology Licensing Office and an Associate from the IP  
Law firm of Wolf Greenfield, find out the answers to the above  
questions and many more.  Discussions will also highlight exploring  
alternative careers in the Intellectual Property field.

Presented by the Global Education and Career Development Center, and  
the Postdoc Advisory Council



5. Women in Mathematics Lecture Series

When: Monday, April 26. 5:30 – 6:30 pm

Where: 2-139

Title: Symmetry or Not?

Speaker: Vera Hur (UIUC and IMA)

Pizza following the talk.

For an abstract and titles of future talks, please visit: http://math.mit.edu/conferences/wim

This is a series of generally accessible talks (starting from advanced  
undergraduates) by female research visitors to MIT's Mathematics  
Department.



6. Workshop, "Negotiating Difficult Situations"

When: Tuesday, April 27, 1:30-3 pm

Where: 66-168

RSVP: https://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/public/Register.dyn?eventID=43284&groupID=194

More Information: http://gsc.mit.edu/gwamit/events/spring2010.html

Toni Robinson and Mary Rowe will lead a workshop on tactics for  
constructively addressing difficult situations. Topics include  
negotiating credit, dealing with harrassment, and negotiating  
attention from supervisors. Dessert provided.

Toni P. Robinson, M.S., J.D. has taught courses on negotiation and  
dispute resolution as a Senior Lecturer in the MIT Sloan School of  
Management MBA Program and she has over twenty-five years of  
experience in management, ombudsmanry, and conflict resolution.

Mary P. Rowe, Ph.D. is an MIT Ombudsperson and Adjunct Professor of  
Negotiation and Conflict Management at the MIT Sloan School of  
Management. She was a founding member of the Ombudsman Association.  
Her role at MIT includes mediating intellectual property disputes,  
work/family concerns, and bystander training.

Open to the entire MIT community.  Workshop in collaboration with the  
Ombudsperson Office and WGA3. Cosponsored by the Student Activities  
Office.



7. BU Career and Networking Reception

When: Tuesday, April 27, 5 – 7 pm

Where: Boston University Trustees Ballroom, 9th floor School of  
Management building, 595 Commonwealth Ave

Dress: Business casual

RSVP: https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dFBId3JQSGFaSWlkRkdZVlQ2N2Jod2c6MQ

Join us for the first BU Career and Networking Reception for graduate  
women in science and engineering.  Meet with HR representatives and  
women working at local companies to learn about career opportunities  
in STEM fields.

Bring your resume, talk with industry reps, and become better informed  
about career options.  Even if you are not looking for a job right  
now, this is a great opportunity to network and make connections that  
may be useful in the future.

And enjoy an elegant wine and cheese reception!

Businesses Currently Registered to Attend:

Biogen, Bloomberg, Boston Teacher Residency, Children's Hospital,  
Draper Labs, EMC, Merck, Micorsoft, MIT Lincoln Lab, Novartis, Pfizer,  
Phillips Healthcare, Randstad Staffing, Raytheon BBN, Teradyne, The  
Mathworks

Sponsored by:

GWISE, Women in Biology, Women in Science, Women in Physics



8. Documentary Screening: The Line

When: Tuesday, April 27, 7 – 8 pm

Where: 6-120, Wheel chair accessibility available through the Infinite  
Corridor in building 8 or through the ramp at building 14.

Women's and Gender Studies in collaboration with Sexual Assault  
Awareness Week @ MIT present,

The Line.

A young woman is raped when a one-night stand far from home goes  
terribly wrong. In the aftermath, as she struggles to make sense of  
what happened, she decides to make a film about the relationship  
between her own experience and the tangle of political, legal, and  
cultural questions that surround issues of sex and consent. Using a  
hidden camera, filmmaker Nancy Schwartzman goes head-to-head with the  
man who assaulted her, recording their conversation in an attempt to  
move through the trauma of her experience and achieve a better  
understanding of the sometimes ambiguous line between consent and  
coercion. The result is a powerful documentary about the terrible  
personal reality of rape and sexual violence -- and the more  
complicated and ambivalent ways sexual assault is often framed and  
understood in the wider culture.

Discussion with director Nancy Schwartzman to follow

*Film will be screened with English subtitles*

*ASL interpreters will be present*



9. Panel, "Collaboration in Invention"

When: Wednesday, April 28, 6:30 - 8 pm

Where: 56-154

More Information: http://gsc.mit.edu/gwamit/events/spring2010.html

Collaboration is essential for the success of many ideas, inventions  
and start-ups. Although ideas may initially be crafted individually,  
their realization is usually due in part to a collaborative effort  
along the way. For inventors and businesspeople, good collaborations  
have come to be highly valued and sought after, yet are often  
difficult to find. As issues of intellectual property abound, it may  
be difficult to determine who to trust and at what stage of the game.

Please join us as we address the topic of collaboration in invention  
as it particularly relates to women. Our panelists will draw upon  
their experiences to touch upon topics like how to form good  
collaborations and how to end ineffective ones.

Panelists

- Aviva Presser Aiden, MIT Ph.D. 2009; Lemelson-MIT Prize finalist  
2009 for her work adapting microbial fuel cell technology for lighting/ 
energy needs in Africa. Currently enrolled at Harvard Medical School.

- Yael Tauman Kalai, MIT Ph.D. and researcher in theoretical computer  
science at Microsoft Research New England.

- Margo Seltzer, Herchel Smith Professor of Computer Science at  
Harvard University.

- Gigliola Staffilani, Professor of Mathematics at MIT.

Reception to Follow.

Open to the entire MIT community.  Panel co-sponsored by the Lemelson- 
MIT Program.



10. Work 101: Preparing for your Internship

When: Wednesday, April 28, 7:10 – 8:45 pm

Where: 4-270

RSVP: CareerBridge

This seminar will teach you the keys to surviving and thriving in the  
working world, delivered by Elizabeth Freedman, MBA, and 2005 APCA  
Finalist for College Speaker of the Year.

Think you’ve got what it takes to wow a recruiter or dazzle ‘em at  
your first internship? Think again. According to Monster.com, nearly  
30% of companies are fed up with how their new employees, dress,  
communicate, and hold a knife and fork. The result? Those of us with a  
clue get better gigs, plum assignments, and more opportunities. Work  
101 gives you the clue you want (and need) to outshine, outclass, and  
outsmart the competition.

You’ll learn:

-What it takes to become the kind of employee bosses love

-How to ‘have them at hello

-What it really takes to build the kind of reputation you want to have  
in the workplace

-What not to order, wear, say, or do at a business lunch

-The real rules for dressing business casual

-What to wear and when

-How to network when you hate to network and master the relationship  
rules of the workplace.



11. Interviewing for Internships

When: Thursday, April 29, 2 -3 pm

Where: 66-144

RSVP: CareerBridge: https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student/ and  
select Workshops, Career Fairs and Events.

You've almost got the job...so don't bomb the interview! We'll discuss  
how to prepare for the interviewing process, questions you can  
anticipate to be asked, and appropriate follow-up techniques. Knowing  
what to expect helps tone down those butterflies so you can put your  
best face forward and demonstrate your qualifications effectively.  
This workshop will also address how to frame your skills and  
experiences when interviewing for internships in particular.



12. Panel, "Life Choices: Work and Everything Else"

When: Thursday, April 29, 6:30 - 8 pm

Where: 4-237

More Information: http://gsc.mit.edu/gwamit/events/spring2010.html

The goal of this panel is to help graduate women in exploring options  
in work/life balance. While successful women with conventionally good  
work/life balance have been held up as examples that it is possible to  
"do it all," we want to open up the realm of possibilities. The panel  
will feature a variety of women talking about their experience making  
work/life choices. Panelists will include women who have not yet had  
children, women who had children at MIT before there was maternity  
leave, and women who have chosen not to have children.

Panelists

- Jennifer Chayes, Director of Research at Microsoft Research New  
England.

- Elizabeth Nolan, Assistant Professor of Chemistry at MIT.

- Julie Schwedock, Rapid Micro Biosystems, AMITA VP Programs.

- Sarah Simon '72, civil engineer with construction experience and  
regulatory experience (EPA, Mass DEP, Arthur D. Little, EMCON). AMITA  
President.

- Jacqueline Yanch, Professor of Nuclear Science and Engineering and  
Biological Engineering.

The moderator will be Margery Resnick, Associate Professor of Foreign  
Languages and Literatures, MIT.

Heavy hors d'oeuvres provided.

Open to the entire MIT Community.  Panel co-sponsored by Association  
of MIT Alumnae (AMITA) and the MIT Alumni Association.



13. Graduate Women Mixer

When: Friday, April 30, 5-6:30 pm

Where: 6-321

RSVP: https://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/public/Register.dyn?eventID=43284&groupID=194

More Information: http://gsc.mit.edu/gwamit/events/spring2010.html

Come meet graduate women from across MIT departments and programs as  
you wind down your week! There will be an opening activity led by  
Lakshmi Balachandra, who is known for her charismatic improvisational  
leadership workshops. In the first half hour, Lakshmi will get people  
up and talking to each other as they explore their leadership and  
negotiation skills. We will dedicate the remaining time to mixing and  
mingling.

Sponsored in part by Google. Drinks and hors d'oeuvres provided.



14. MIT Spring Career Fair

When: Tuesday, May 4, 11 am – 4 pm

Where: Walker Memorial, Morss Hall

Students.... Still looking for an internship for the summer?  Or maybe  
you just realized that you need a full-time job after graduation?  
Don't fret: there is still opportunities to meet and connect with  
companies.  The Career Development Center is sponsoring the Spring  
Career Fair with 44 employers registered to attend from different  
industries, including but not limited to: Consulting, Engineering,  
Energy, Government, Education, Pharmaceuticals, Finance and many more.

So don't delay! Register for the career fair and submit resumes to  
interested companies.   View complete list of employers and register  
here: https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/event_view.aspx



15. The ODGE Celebration of Graduate Women

When: Friday, May 7 – Thursday May 13

More Information: http://web.mit.edu/odge/community/women/celebratewomen.html

Contact: lputman at mit.edu



[Fri 5/7]

Kick-Off Event (5 – 8 pm, MIT Museum)

Featured Speaker: Robin Chase



[Sun 5/9 – Thur 5/13]

Visual Display (Lobby 10)

Highlights of great moments in graduate women's history at MIT as well  
as the exciting work conducted by alumnae and current graduate women.



[Thur 5/13]

Women’s Networking Event (5 – 8 pm, Lobby 10)

An informal networking event with MIT graduate women and faculty.  
Concurrent with the visual display, an opportunity for MIT graduate  
women to meet and speak with each other as well as faculty and staff.

  
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