[GWAMIT] Announcements (8/15/11)

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*GWAMIT: *
1. Help Lead the MIT Feminist Campaign! **

*Outside MIT:*
2. [Mass-AWIS] Annual Summer Picnic International Potluck (Sun, Aug 21,
11a-3p)
3. [Mass-AWIS] Hands-on Resume Workshop (Thurs, Aug 25, 6-9p)
4. [WEST] Innovative Trends in Life Sciences and Technology (Tues, Sept 20,
6:30-9:30p)
5. [Harvard] Boston Women in Chemistry Symposium (Sat, Sept, 24;
registration now open)
6. [IGNITE]: Life Science Technologies at the Convergence of Science and
Engineering (Tues, Sept 27, 5:30-9p)
7. Fashion among Women Scientists - The Fashiontist Blog Survey*
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http://bit.ly/gwamitevents and http://bit.ly/gwamitcollaborators*
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FULL ANNOUNCEMENTS
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**1. Help Lead the MIT Feminist Campaign! *
*Contact*: Mitali at mitalit at mit.edu

GWAMIT and Women's & Gender Studies are teaming up to organize a creative
feminist event series for 2011-12. We're envisioning a "this is what a
feminist looks like" campaign with a unique MIT twist, engaging our culture
of creativity and hosting brilliant speakers with smart and sassy ideas.
Contact Mitali at mitalit at mit.edu if you've got ideas and want to get
involved on this team!


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2. [Mass-AWIS] Annual Summer Picnic International Potluck (Sun, Aug 21,
11a-3p)*
*When:* Sunday, August 21, 2011; 11:00 AM-3:00 PM
*Where:* Piers Park, East Boston (Street parking available near the park)
*Info:* www.mass-awis.org

Public Transportation:  Blue line to Maverick Station, then short walk

Please join MASS-AWIS for their annual FREE summer picnic at Piers Park.
Come enjoy the best view of downtown Boston and the harbor while enjoying a
delicious meal with your friends!  Friends and family are welcome to
attend!  Please bring an international food dish to share and chairs,
blankets, and beverages for you and your guests.  If you have any fun lawn
games (croquet, Bocce ball, Frisbees, etc.) please bring them with you!

Open to men, women, and children alike. NO REGISTRATION NECESSARY!

FREE for everyone!

Join AWIS to save money on events and to support our work!


*3. [Mass-AWIS] Hands-on Resume Workshop (Thurs, Aug 25, 6-9p)
When*: Thursday, August 25, 2011, 6:00 – 9:00 PM
*Where:* MGH Simches Building, Room 3110, 185 Cambridge Street, Boston, MA
02114
*Register*: Space is limited!
http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=222038
*Cost: *$10 – AWIS Members & students; $25 – Non-members

~ A light dinner will be served ~
Lauren Celano – founder and CEO at Propel Careers – will give a short
presentation about how to write a good resume. Then we will break up into
small groups and experienced recruiters will review the resume of each
participant.

Please bring copies of your resume/ CV!

This workshop will help make your CV/resume suitable for your next position
or for a change to industry. If you are looking to stay within the academic
track, you also can get help with your academic CV. If you are as yet
undecided about your career path, come and get advice on both options.

Please register as soon as possible as space is limited!
http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=222038

This event is open to all but the discounted registration fee is only
available for AWIS members and students. Become an AWIS member at
www.awis.org - be sure to select the Massachusetts Chapter. Parking for this
event is available at the Whole Foods lot as well as paid garages in the
area. MBTA Red Line Charles/MGH Stop and Green Line Gov't Center Stop are
both within walking distance.


*4. [WEST] Innovative Trends in Life Sciences and Technology (Tues, Sept 20,
6:30-9:30p)
When:* Tuesday, September, 20; 6:30p-9:30p
*Where:* Deloitte, 200 Berkley St., Boston, MA
*To Register*
https://gw.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&catid=19%3Adefault&id=202%3Aevent-2011-09-20-innovative-trends-in-life-sciences-and-technology&Itemid=1


Please join us for WEST's very exciting fall event. Continuing our theme of
Innovation, Passion and Perseverance WEST is presenting: Innovative Trends
in Life Sciences and Technology with speakers: Susan Windham Bannister, CEO
of Massachusetts Life Science Center and Irene Grief, IBM Fellow

Cost of the workshop: $60 for members and $95 for non-members.  Food will be
provided

WEST thanks our generous sponsors for their support of this event Deloitte
Small Hyperion Medium*


5. [Harvard] Boston Women in Chemistry Symposium (Sat, Sept, 24;
registration now open)
When: Saturday, September 24
Where: Harvard University
Register:  http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~hwic

Harvard Women in Chemistry is excited to announce the first annual Boston
Women in Chemistry Symposium (Boston WInCS) to be held at Harvard University
on Saturday, September 24, 2011.  The symposium will showcase the excellent
work of female graduate students and post-docs from the greater Boston area
and provide an opportunity for students to meet and mingle with students
from other departments.  Throughout the day students are invited to
participate in poster sessions and give 20-minute talks about their
research.  The symposium will also feature presentations by Prof. Xiowei
Zhuang, Ph.D. from Harvard and Jennifer Feeley, Ph.D. from ExxonMobil.
 Lunch will be provided and we invite you to mingle with your new
acquaintances and colleagues at a wine and cheese reception following the
last event of the day.  Awards for the best talk and poster will be
presented at the reception.

All interested parties including faculty and students are encouraged to
attend the event, but presentations of talks and posters will be limited to
female students and post-docs.

 ***Registration is currently open!*** Please visit the event website to
register:  http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~hwic

Registration for the first 100 participants is free of charge.  Talk and
poster abstracts may be submitted with your registration. After the first
100 participants, registration will include a $10 registration fee to help
offset the cost of food.  Registration closes on September 6, 2011 and
speakers will be selected and notified by September 10, 2011.

Please email HarvardWIC at gmail.com with any questions about the event
or the registration
process.

Acknowledgments Harvard Integrated Life Sciences Program Department of
Chemistry and Chemical; Biology ExxonMobil*
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*6. [IGNITE]: Life Science Technologies at the Convergence of Science and
Engineering (Tues, Sept 27, 5:30-9p)*
*When:* Tuesday, September 27, 2011, 5:30 - 9:00 pm
*Where: *100 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA 02140
Registration: *Early Bird Registration - $45.00 through September 5, 2011
<http://goog_1298468696/>
http://www.bvsweb.com/php/register.php?ShNbr=2182&src=exhibitor.php
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Keynote Speaker: Dr. Susan Windham-Bannister, President and CEO,
Massachusetts Life Sciences Center
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The Life Science Innovation & Technology Forum (IGNITE) is an ongoing
presentation and networking series that highlights cutting edge life science
centered innovation and technologies. IGNITE’s mission is to provide a
spotlight where young companies and entrepreneurs can present their
technologies to a multidisciplinary and diverse audience. Further, we seek
to create an environment that fosters productive, high-impact, networking
opportunities for presenters and attendees.

Please join us for an exciting evening of cutting edge science and
technology as well as a multidisciplinary networking forum. Open networking
and discussion with the speakers will be ongoing throughout the evening.
Food and refreshments will be provided and a cash bar will be available.

IGNITE is brought to you by Biotech Vendor Services, Inc. and Munevar &
Associates, Inc., with space kindly provided by Alexandria Real Estate
Equities, Inc.


7. "The Fashiontist" Blog Survey
My name is Samira Kiani. I was working in MIT and Whitehead Institute till a
couple of months ago and now I am moving to NYU as a PostDoc. During this
transition period I am working on a side interest which is about fashion
among and for women scientists. I have created a blog for this which is
called " The Fashiontist". This is the link to my blog :
http://thefashiontist.blogspot.com/ <goog_1820016180>

I have created a survey which aims to collect a general idea of the
scientific community about the Fashion in the lab. I really appreciate it if
you could take a few moments to answer this brief six question survey. Your
feedback is greatly appreciated. This is the link to my survey :
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/32MXKZY



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