[GWAMIT] Announcements (2/14/11)

Mon Feb 14 11:22:10 EST 2011

Dear GWAMIT Members,

Happy Valentine's Day! 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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*GWAMIT:*
1. Interested in planning the GWAMIT Fall Leadership Conference?

*MIT:*
2. Outsourcing Patriarchy: National Anxieties, Transnational Mediations
(Thu. Feb 17, 5p)
3. Chicks Make Flicks presents: We Pedal Uphill (Thu. Feb 17, 7-10p)*
*4. Making Peace with Food for MIT Women (Fridays, Spring 2011)*
*5. MIT Sloan Women in Management Conference (Fri, March 11)*
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*Outside MIT:*
6. [Northeastern University] ADVANCE Future Faculty Workshop (Application
Deadline Feb. 15)
7. [West] Job Interviews: The Art & Strategy of Success workshop (Thu. Feb
17, 5:30-9p)
8. Volunteer with Science Club for Girls over Vacation Week (Tue Feb 22- Thu
Feb 24, Sat Mar 5)

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FULL ANNOUNCEMENTS
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*********GWAMIT********
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*1. Interested in planning the GWAMIT Fall Leadership Conference?
*Dear GWAMIT members,

Allow us to introduce ourselves; we are Sharon and Rathi, and we are very
excited to be the co-chairs for the Fall 2011 GWAMIT Leadership Conference.
We are in the initial planning stages for the event right now and are
looking for other women to join us!

We are looking for members to fill the following positions:
- Co-Chair (1 position) - manage event leads, maintain contacts
- Event leads - design and coordinate a leadership event or leverage
existing templates
- Funding chair - meet with potential sponsors
- Logistics chair - reserve space, catering
- Publicity chair - design and organize ads, posters, emails

Our first planning event will be held on February, 22nd. Please send us an
email at gwamit.leadership.11 at gmail.com, if you are interested in
participating.

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********MIT*********
*2. Outsourcing Patriarchy: National Anxieties, Transnational Mediations
(Thurs. Feb 17, 5p)*
*When: *Thursday, February 17, 5p
*Where:  *Room 133, Barker Center.

GENDER AND SEXUALITY Chairs: Jyoti Puri, Linda Schlossberg
Speaker: Inderpal Grewal (Yale University). "Outsourcing Patriarchy:
National Anxieties, Transnational Mediations"

***3. Chicks Make Flicks presents: We Pedal Uphill (Thu. Feb 17, 7-10p)
When: *Thu. Feb 17, 7-10pm
*Where: *6-120*
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MIT Program in Women's and Gender Studies in collaboration with Women in
Film and Video: New England present a Chicks Make Flicks screening WE PEDAL
UPHILL: 13 Stories. 13 States. 13 Shades of Brave*
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Discussion with film director & producer to follow.  Light dinner served.
 Free and open to the public

*4. Making Peace with Food for MIT Women (Spring 2011, ongoing
Meetings:* Fridays 3:30-5 pm at MIT Medical
*Online description:*
http://medweb.mit.edu/directory/services/support_groups.html

This is a 10-week discussion group for MIT women who want to reduce stress
and have a healthier relationship to eating, exercise, and self-image.
Want to learn more? Contact Zan Barry at bars at med.mit.edu*

5. MIT Sloan Women in Management Conference (March 11
Where: *the Microsoft NERD Center, 1 Memorial Drive, Cambridge*
When: *March 11, 2011*
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**Hi GWAMIT members,

Tickets are on sale now for the inaugural MIT Sloan Women in Management
Conference!
www.sloanwomeninmanagement.com/conference.html

We have an amazing day lined up with both industry panels (such as
Consulting, Finance and Tech) and non-industry panels (such as Board
Membership, Paths to the C-Suite, and Mentorship), and a wide range of
inspiring panelists.  You can find more information about the whole day on
our website: www.sloanwomeninmanagement.com

***********Outside MIT***********
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*6. Northeastern University ADVANCE Future Faculty Workshop (Application
Deadline Feb. 15)**
*Apply: http://www.northeastern.edu/advance/ffw/upcoming_conferences/
More info: http://www.northeastern.edu/emi2011/welcome/*
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Northeastern University ADVANCE invites you apply for our upcoming Future
Faculty Workshop on June 1, 2011 in conjunction with the Engineering
Mechanics Institute 2011 Boston meeting.

The Northeastern ADVANCE workshop begins with a series of topics related to
searching for a faculty position and positioning one's self for the early
years of academic life and continues with participation at the Engineering
Mechanics Institute conference.  Participants are expected to present their
research during the course of the conference.  The Northeastern ADVANCE
program will provide funding for the travel costs and accommodations for
invited participants.  In addition to excellence in scholarship, acceptance
will be based on the ability of the participant to enhance the diversity of
the professoriate in engineering and science, so there is a focus on women
and underrepresented minorities.  Applications are sought from senior PhD
students (one or two years away from graduating) and Postdoctoral Research
Associates.   We seek participants from the wide range of disciplines
(structural, materials, and, electrical engineering, and mathematics and
statistics,  etc.) that support research in engineering mechanics.

*7. [West] Job Interviews: The Art & Strategy of Success workshop (Thu. Feb
17, 5:30-9p)
When:* Thu, Feb 17, 2011, 5:30 - 9 pm
*Where:* Riverfront Office Park, One Main Street, Cambridge, MA
*Host:* WEST/Women Entrepreneurs in Science and Technology
*Registration and More info:* www.WESTorg.org <http://www.westorg.org/>
*Cost:* Pre-Registration: (until 9pm Tuesday, February 15): $65 WEST Member,
students & postdocs; $95 Non-Member. $25 more at the door (space
permitting). Light dinner and refreshments included.

Interviewing is a vital skill for succeeding in the world of science and
technology. If 10 or 100 people are interviewing for the job you want, what
puts you over the top and out in front?  Understanding the purpose and
outcome of each interview will give you a powerful edge in achieving your
goals. This lively, interactive workshop will focus on improving your
ability to ask for informational interviews and make them productive.  It
will take the mystery out of key aspects of job interviewing, and teach you
concrete skills for reaching out to others so you can achieve your full
potential.

This event is open to the public - everyone is welcome to attend!

*8. Volunteer with Science Club for Girls over Vacation Week (Tue Feb 22-
Thu Feb 24, Sat Mar 5)
*Science Club for Girls is looking for  volunteers for their Vacation Week (
http://www.scienceclubforgirls.org/vacationweek.php) and Show Me the Science
Programs (http://www.scienceclubforgirls.org/smts.php).
For more information about the program and how to volunteer visit:
www.scienceclubforgirls.org
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