[GWAMIT] Announcements 12/5/11

[GWAMIT]

Dear GWAMIT Members,

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Have a great week!

*The GWAMIT Board
*Send your ideas to: gwamit-exec at mit.edu
Send your announcements to: gwamit-sec at mit.edu
Visit us: http://gwamit.org

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GWAMIT:
*1. Join the GWAMIT Executive Board (getinvolved.gwamit.org)

*MIT:*
2. [MIT Startup Club] Cindy Gallop "How to Put a Dent in the Universe!"
(Mon, Dec. 5, 7-8p)
3. Registration is open for Annual SWIM Conference, Innovating Through
Adversity (Feb. 10, 2012)

*Outside MIT:*
4. GWIS Award-Winning Science (Tues. Dec. 6, 6:30p)
5. [HGWISE] MEET HGWISE @ Longwood (Wed. Dec 7, 5-7p)
6. MA Conference for Women (Thurs. Dec. 8) *
*7. WEST Holiday Party: Giving Back to the Community Awards (Tue, Dec. 13,
6-9p)
8. [HGWISE] Cambridge Coffee Hour with Dr. Alyssa Goodman (Wed, Dec. 14,
4-5p)
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To see more events beyond this week's digest visit
http://bit.ly/gwamitevents and http://bit.ly/gwamitcollaborators

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FULL ANNOUNCEMENTS
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************GWAMIT***********

*1. Join the GWAMIT Executive Board (getinvolved.gwamit.org)
What: *Applications to open soon
*Where:* getinvolved.gwamit.org
*When:* Application deadline January 14, 2012

*Contact:* gwamit-exec at mit.edu


Want to help shape the future of GWAMIT?  Or help the organization's
membership, funding, publicity, or advocacy operations?  Then get involved
in the GWAMIT Executive Board!  Positions range from running meetings and
planning events to collecting data on our members, fundraising, and
branding.


Look for more information in digests to come!  Applications will be due
January 14th!  For now, interested applicants are asked to provide their
contact information to receive applications at: getinvolved.gwamit.org


We hope you will consider joining us!


***********MIT*************

*2. [MIT Startup Club] Cindy Gallop "How to Put a Dent in the Universe!"
(Mon, Dec. 5, 7-8p)*
*When: *Mon, Dec. 5, 7pm
*Where:* 32-124

Weighing a corporate job vs be-your-own-boss startup? Want to change the
world but not sure how? Have a startup in mind but no idea how to get it
off the ground? Cindy Gallop, founder of IfWeRanTheWorld (changing the
world through microactions) and MakeLoveNotPorn (changing the world through
sex) provides some radically simple and easy to implement advice on why
start up, what to start up, how to start up and becoming the next Steve
Jobs. Bring doubts, fears, startup ideas and lots of questions to what will
be a fully interactive session.


*3. Registration is open for Annual SWIM Conference, Innovating Through
Adversity (Feb. 10, 2012)
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When: Feb 10, 2012

Where: MIT Media Lab (E14)

Register at: http://www.sloanwomeninmanagement.com/conference/

*First 100 people to register will receive an exclusive invitation to the
screening of the film MISS REPRESENTATION on Feb 7, 2012 and a special
opportunity to meet the writer and director! Hurry! Don’t miss this
opportunity!

The theme of the 2012 MIT Sloan Women in Management Conference is
“innovating through adversity.” In addition to celebrating the successes of
women, the conference will pose hard-hitting questions about the systemic
gender inequalities that still exist in business today. Whose problem is
this to fix? Are these inequalities are own fault? Our speakers will
explore concrete ways in which women can overcome these inequalities. It’s
time to turn a critical eye on ourselves to figure out what we, as women,
can do on a macro level to eliminate the gender gap in business and
leadership.
We look forward to seeing you on February 10, 2012 as we tackle
controversial topics through candid conversation in an intimate setting
conducive to genuine networking.
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***********Outside MIT***********
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4. GWIS Award-Winning Science (Tues. Dec. 6, 6:30p)
Where:*  412 Mugar Building, Northeastern University
*When: *Tuesday, December 6, 6:30 pm*

*Presentations by the GWIS travel grant award winners. Refreshments will be
provided.

Alisha Holland, graduate student in the Psychology Department at Boston
College, for her presentation at the Ninth Biennial Society for Applied
Research in Memory and Cognition in New York.

April Jewell, graduate student in the Department of Chemistry at Tufts
University, for her presentation at the 10th International Conference on
the Structure of Surfaces, Hong Kong.

Special thanks to our sponsors Pearson Higher Education, Thermo Fisher
Scientific, and McGraw-Hill.
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*5. [HGWISE] MEET HGWISE @ Longwood (Wed. Dec 7, 5-7p) *
*When*: Wednesday, December 7th, 5-7pm
*Where: *TMEC Atrium

Join HGWISE (Harvard Graduate Women in Science and Engineering) to learn
about what we have to offer the Longwood community over drinks and
appetizers! HGWISE is dedicated to the personal, academic, and professional
development of women in science and engineering at Harvard and offers many
social and professional events throughout the year on the Longwood campus.
 Join us to learn more about what HGWISE can do for you!  Drinks and
appetizers will be served.


*6. MA Conference for Women (Thurs. Dec. 8)
When: *Thursday, December 8
*Where: *Boston Convention and Exhibit Center
*Register and more info: *http://www.maconferenceforwomen.org/

 Members of supporting organizations receive a discount on registration;
email us at gwis at heimdall dot org for the registration code.

The Conference will feature life coach and O, The Oprah Magazine columnist
Martha Beck, Ugly Betty actress America Ferrera, workplace contributor on
ABC's Good Morning America Tory Johnson, and WNBA player and former
Olympic  athlete Marion Jones.

This year's theme, Live Fearlessly!, encourages women to conquer the
challenges  of their daily life and boldly transform into the woman they
want to become. The Conference features motivational keynote speeches,
engaging workshops and  panel discussions that cover a vast range of topics
specifically designed for  women, including healthcare, leadership,
managing change, finding work life  balance and personal finance.

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7. WEST Holiday Party: Giving Back to the Community Awards (Tue, Dec. 13,
6-9p)*
*When:* Tue, Dec 13, 6 - 9 pm
*Where:* Microsoft NERD Center, 1 Memorial Drive,Cambridge, MA 02142
*Register:*
http://www.westorg.org/2011-12-13-holiday-party-giving-back-to-the-community-awards-a
*Cost: *$60 Members, $95 non-members

WESTinvites you to celebrate and acknowledge women that give back to the
community.Join us as we honor:

Eliane Markoff, Founder and President of Art inGiving LLC, a company that
promotes the fine arts to benefit pediatric cancerresearch and other health
initiatives

Sara Spalding, Director of Community Relationsat Microsoft New England
Research and Development Center, and her team whorepresent Microsoft in its
commitment to reach out to the community

WESTVolunteers for their extraordinary work

All are welcome to join us. We will be holding a GREAT HOLIDAY
SILENTAUCTION with an outstanding array of holiday gifts.  Refreshments
will be provided


*8. [HGWISE] Cambridge Coffee Hour with Dr. Alyssa Goodman (Wed, Dec. 14,
4-5p)
When* : Wed, Dec 14, 4 - 5 pm
*Where:* Harvard, Northwest Building Room 255
*Please RSVP* to rbeinart at fas.harvard.edu

Coffee, pastries and good company: take a break from your daily routine to
come to an hour with Dr. Alyssa Goodman.  Dr. Goodman is a Professor of
Astronomy and a Research Associate of the Smithsonian Institution.  Her lab
group studies how interstellar gas arranges itself to form new stars.  She
is also involved in the WorldWide Telescope Project.  Additionally, her
strong interest in research computing and data visualization led her to
co-found the The Initiative in Innovative Computing at Harvard. At the
coffee hour she’ll be talking about cool new software tools for better
research, as well as doing some general Q&A about life!


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