[GWAMIT] Regarding Spring Empowerment Conference (March 9-11, 2011)

Mon Feb 21 15:09:35 EST 2011

Dear Madam/Sir,

I would like to be updated about Spring Empowerment Conference March 9-11, 2011. I would very much appreciate your considering it.

Thank!
Dori Davari

Master of Science in Management Studies
Candidate 2011
MIT Sloan School of Management
Cell: 609-356-9846
http://www.linkedin.com/in/DoriDavari

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Subject: [GWAMIT] Announcements & Spring Empowerment Conference Save-the-Date

Dear GWAMIT Members,

Be sure to save the date for GWAMIT's Spring Empowerment Conference.

Happy (observed) George Washington's Birthday and enjoy the week!

The GWAMIT Board
Visit us at: http://gsc.mit.edu/gwamit
Send your ideas to: gwamit-exec at mit.edu<mailto:gwamit-exec at mit.edu>
Send your announcements to: gwamit-sec at mit.edu<mailto:gwamit-sec at mit.edu>

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IN BRIEF
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GWAMIT:
1. Save the Date for GWAMIT Spring Empowerment Conference (Wed, Mar 9 - Fri, Mar 11)

MIT Events:
2. MIT Sloan Women in Management Conference (Fri, March 11)
3. Making Peace with Food for MIT Women (Fridays, Spring 2011)
4. D.W.Weeks Women in Math Lecture Series: "An Almost Isotropic Universe" (Mon. Feb. 28, 5:30p)
5. 2nd Annual Mujeres Latinas Conference (Sat. Feb 26)
6. Ellen Swallow Richards' Legacy: MIT Alumnae Making a Difference (Sat. Mar 5, 11:30a-8p)

MIT Opportunities:
7. Student Health Advisory Committee
8. MMBA Mentors Needed

Outside MIT:
9. [Mass-AWIS] Wage Project: Work $mart - Negotiations Workshop (Wed. Mar 9, 6-9p)

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

1. Save the Date! GWAMIT Spring Empowerment Conference (Wed, Mar 9 - Fri, Mar 11)
When: Wednesday, March 9 through Friday, March 11
Details: http://gsc.mit.edu/gwamit/empowerment/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=169064299808657

More information on events coming soon!

********MIT Events********

2. MIT Sloan Women in Management Conference (March 11)
Where: the Microsoft NERD Center, 1 Memorial Drive, Cambridge
When: March 11, 2011
More info: www.sloanwomeninmanagement.com<http://www.sloanwomeninmanagement.com>

Hi GWAMIT members,

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

3. 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<mailto:bars at med.mit.edu>

4. D.W.Weeks Women in Math Lecture Series: "An Almost Isotropic Universe" (Mon. Feb. 28, 5:30p)
When: Monday, February 28 5:30-6:30p
Where: 2-139
Speaker: Christina Sormani (CUNY GC and Lehman College)
Title: An Almost Isotropic Universe

In the Friedmann model of the universe, cosmologists assume that the spacelike universe has constant sectional curvature: so that it is either Euclidean, Spherical or Hyperbolic or a related space called a Space Form. Such spaces all have a Law of Cosines in which the length of the third side of a triange is determined by two legs and the angle between them. This assumption is "justified" by saying that locally the universe is isotropic (looks the same under rotation) by Schur's Theorem. However, the universe is not exactly isotropic due to the fact that matter is not distributed uniformly.

(This lecture series is intended for an advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate student audience. There will be pizza available after each talk.  Mathematicians of all levels, areas, and genders are welcome!)

5. 2nd Annual Mujeres Latinas Conference (Sat. Feb 26)
When: Saturday, February 26 11a-3p
Where: Twenty Chimneys - 3rd Floor of the MIT Student Center
RSVP:  http://web.mit.edu/mujeres/www/ <http://web.mit.edu/mujeres/www/%20>

Want to ask some tough questions of MIT alumna?  Interested in what happens after this place?
On behalf of Mujeres Latinas at MIT, we would like to invite you to the SECOND  Annual Mujeres Latinas Conference: Wills and Wants, Que  Queremos?

As MIT students, "What we want?" can be a difficult question to answer. Listen to our guests talk about their experiences as undergraduate students, industry professionals, and graduate students. Discussions will range from panel sessions to smaller group conversations.

All are welcome to attend! RSVP at our website: http://web.mit.edu/mujeres/www/  **Light Brunch and Lunch Served**

6. Ellen Swallow Richards' Legacy: MIT Alumnae Making a Difference (Sat. Mar 5, 11:30a-8p)
When: March 5th, 11:30a-8p
Contact: Sarah Simon, sarah.simon at alum.mit.edu<mailto:sarah.simon at alum.mit.edu>
Register: http://alumweb.mit.edu/groups/amita.old/ESRLegacy/overview.shtml

On March 5, AMITA invites you to celebrate the diverse accomplishments of MIT alumnae, the women who have followed in the footsteps of Ellen Swallow Richards (ESR,1873).  Join us for an exciting day connecting with alumnae, including some of our pioneers and stars. Our speakers will highlight how alumnae have met the challenges of changing times and left their mark. Our foremothers a century ago fought for entrance to the professions and for suffrage. Alumnae today continue to contribute to progress in the workplace, family, social and market revolutions of the last 60 years.

********MIT Opportunities********

7. Student Health Advisory Committee
Contact: Brian Spatocco spatocco at mit.edu<mailto:spatocks at gmail.com>

The Student Health Advisory Committee (SHAC) which was formed by graduate students several years back in response to rising insurance costs. Since then, however, graduate student participation has waned to zero representation and we are now working on trying to fill up some slots for this group. Essentially, they work from 1,000 feet up and think about/make recommendations on institute-wide policy for MIT Medical. The SHAC thinks much more broadly about ways MIT Medical can best meet evolving student needs. There are currently several undergrads, and perhaps three to four graduate student slots open.

Please let Brian Spatocco (spatocco at mit.edu<mailto:spatocks at gmail.com> know if you are interested.

8. MMBA Mentors Needed
Note: Not just for Business students
Contact: Michael Thompson 08thompsonm at gmail.com<mailto:08thompsonm at gmail.com>

My name is Michael Thompson and I am the Programs Chair for the MIT Minority Business Association.Our organization will be having a mentorship program for MIT students. We are currently looking for a few more mentors for our program, and were wondering if you would interested in participating.
The MMBA Mentorship program consists of:

-Monthly 1 on 1 meetings with your mentee for lunch, coffee, etc.
-End-ff event 5/8/10

The main goal for our program is to equip each mentee with the tools necessary to receive an summer internship or summer UROP offer. At our kick-off event we will provide each mentor with some discussions topics so that the 1 on 1 meetings are as productive as possible.
If you have any questions feel free to contact me.
Thanks!
Michael Thompson

**********Outside MIT**********

9. [Mass-AWIS] Wage Project: Work $mart - Negotiations Workshop (Wed. Mar 9, 6-9p)
When: Wednesday, March 9, 2011 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm
Where: Boston University Photonics Center Colloquium Room 906, 9th floor, 8 Saint Mary’s Street, Boston, MA 02215
Register: http://www.acteva.com/go/mass-awis or www.mass-awis.org<http://www.mass-awis.org/>
$20 AWIS or BU WISE members and post-docs/students; $35 for non-members

This interactive workshop will give you the practical skills and a conceptual framework for preparing and conducting negotiations in the workplace, at home, and in your daily life.
Speaker and Workshop Leader: Evelyn Murphy, former Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (1987-1991), was the first woman in the state’s history to hold statewide office. She is the founder of  he WAGE (Women Are Getting Even) Project, Inc. and is dedicated to closing the wage gap in the workplace.  She is the author of Getting Even in which negotiation skills and research on the wage gap are discussed.

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