[GWAMIT] GWAMIT Empowerment Conference March 9-11 - You're Invited!

[GWAMIT]

Dear GWAMIT Members, 

 

Registration is now open for the first GWAMIT Spring Empowerment Conference
March 9-11!

Come to any or all of our Empowerment Conference events at no cost!  (Events
requiring an RSVP may fill up quickly).

 

Please RSVP at: rsvp.gwamit.org <http://rsvp.gwamit.org/>  

 

Events include:

1. Keynote: "Power, and How to Find it in Places You Didn't Expect" 

When: Wednesday, March 9, 5:30-7pm, Reception to follow.

Where: BCS auditorium (46-3002)

Speaker: Cindy Gallop, founder & CEO of IfWeRanTheWorld.com

Changing the world, one microaction at a time. The 2003 Advertising Woman of
the Year will discuss personal empowerment through professional ventures. 

Networking reception with refreshments and hors d'oeuvres from 5-6 pm.

 

2. Communications Workshop (*RSVP Required)

When: Wednesday, March 9, 9:30-11:30am, Breakfast at 9am. 

Where: 68-181

Speaker: Dina Napoli Good, Communications Coach for Microsoft

Communications Savvy: from MIT to Everyday Excellence--the tools you need to
be clear, concise and compelling in conversation and in talks.

 

3. Online Personal Branding Workshop (*RSVP Required)

When: Thursday, March 10, 2:30-4pm, Refreshments at 2:15pm.

Where: 32-D463 (Stata Star Room)

Speaker: Nicholas Lamphere - Social Media Consultant, & Tilke Judd - EECS
Graduate Student

Learn to present yourself online to promote you and your work. Simple ways
to get a website up and running in under an hour. No experience required.

 

4. Power Couples Panel 

When: Thursday March 10, 5:30-7pm, Reception at 5pm.

Where: E51-345

Panelists: Include diverse successful partners from academia and industry,
including: Margo Seltzer and Keith Bostic, Mildred Dresselhaus and  Gene
Dresselhaus, and Linda Fuhrman and Don Fuhrman.

Dual-career couples discuss their career and family choices. Catered
reception 6-7pm.

 

5. "I'm not a Feminist, but..." - Conversations on What Modern Feminism
Looks Like\When: Friday March 11, 4:30-6:00pm, Reception to follow.

Where: 32-G449 (Stata Kiva Room)

Panelists: Diane Rosen-eld, Jaclyn Friedman, Prof. Pardis Sabeti, & Prof.
Elizabeth Wood

Why is feminism is relevant to today's graduate students?  A lawyer, an
activist, and an academic discuss what feminism means to them.  You might be
surprised by how much you can identify with these modern feminist voices.

Networking reception with refreshments and hors d'oeuvres from 6-6:30 pm.

 

 

Please RSVP at: rsvp.gwamit.org <http://rsvp.gwamit.org/>  

 

We look forward to seeing you there!

-The GWAMIT Spring Empowerment Conference Planning Committee

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