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*The GWAMIT Board*
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*GWAMIT:*
1. Call for Blog Posts about the Spring Empowerment Conference (Deadline Mon
Apr. 4)
2. GWAMIT is accepting Applications for Bloggers (Deadline Fri. Apr. 15)

*MIT Events:*
3. MIT150 Leaders in Science and Engineering: The Women of MIT (Mon. Mar 28-
Tues. Mar. 29)
4. MIT GECD "Negotiating your offer (Tues. Mar. 29, 2-3:30p)
5. MIT Math Dept. and Microsoft Research New England host Truth Values: One
Girl's Romp through MIT's Math Maze (Tues. Mar 29, 7:30pm)
6. MIT WGS Screening: Budras (Thurs. Mar. 31, 7-9p)
7. MIT WGS forum on Citizenship, Identity, Border Cross, and the Family
(Fri, Apr 1, 12-1:30p)
8. AMITA: Sustainable and Disaster Resilient Communities (Thurs. Apr. 14,
6:30-9p)

*MIT Opportunities: *
9. Seeking Volunteers for MIT FAST Light Festival (May 7-8)
10. Donate shirts to the MIT Clothesline Project (Apr. 11)

*Outside MIT:*
11. [HGWISE] Nerd Nite with HGWISE (Mon. Mar 28 8p)
12. Science Shaping Our World - Development of Gene Therapy for Single Gene
Disorders (Thurs. Mar. 31, 6-9p)
13. [Harvard] Networking Etiquette Workshop (Wed. Apr 6, 3-5p)

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

*1. Call for Blog Posts about the Spring Empowerment Conference (Deadline
Mon. Apr. 4)
Submit*: gwamit-sec at mit.edu by Monday, April 4

Did you attend the empowerment conference?  Do you want to let others know
about your experience?  Whether you attended one event or all of them, we
would love to hear about how you participated in the empowerment conference.
 We're looking to do a series of guest blogs about the conference on
http://gwamit.blogspot.com/ , and would love for you to write one --
anything from a small blurb to a full review.

Submit to gwamit-sec at mit.edu with the subject line "Empowerment Blog"

*2. GWAMIT is accepting Applications for Bloggers** (Deadline Fri. Apr. 15)
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*Apply*: gwamit_exec at mit.edu by Friday, April 15
*Blog*:  http://gwamit.blogspot.com/
<http://gwamit.blogspot.com/>
As you've noticed, we have been working hard to increase our online
presence. We're looking for a few members to be bloggers for GWAMIT and
write about events, articles, and experiences of interest to the GWAMIT
community.  To apply, submit a statement of interest and 1-3 samples of blog
posts to gwamit-exec at mit.edu


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

*3. MIT150 Leaders in Science and Engineering: The Women of MIT (Mon. Mar
28- Tues. Mar. 29)*
*When*: Monday March 28 and Tuesday, March 29
*Where:* Kresge Auditorium
*Register:* http://mit150.mit.edu/symposia/women-of-MIT

"Leaders in Science and Engineering: The Women of MIT," March 28-29, 2011,
aims to recognize both individual and institutional leadership in the
success of women in science and engineering. MIT has many outstanding women
faculty whose success should encourage more women to enter the pipeline for
STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) fields.

The symposium has two threads. First, progress and current challenges in
encouraging gender equity will be discussed. Second, leaders in science and
engineering, who are women, will address important and exciting research
topics including neurological disease, space and planetary exploration,
chemical synthesis, novel materials, microbes in the sea, and gravitational
waves. The scientific and policy questions addressed here will be
interesting to a broad audience.

*4. MIT GECD "Negotiating your Offer" (Tues. Mar. 29, 2-3:30p) *
*When:* Tuesday, March 29, 2-3:30pm
*Where*: 1-190
*Sign up:* on CareerBridge at
https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student/home.aspx

The Negotiating Job Offers workshop will examine the many variables that
exist during the evaluation and negotiation process of Job Offers. Knowing
how, when and why you should negotiate will be reviewed. Salary vs. Total
Compensation will be looked at. Strategies on the negotiation process will
be discussed along with should you negotiate and "What Can" and "What Can
Not" be negotiated. These strategies are used throughout your career.
Preregister through CareerBridge (under Workshops Career Fairs and Events)

*5. MIT Math Dept. and Microsoft Research New England host Truth Values: One
Girl's Romp through MIT's Math Maze (Tues. Mar 29, 7:30pm)
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*When:* Tuesday, March 29, 7:30pm;  with wine and cheese reception at 6:30pm
*Where: *Media Lab Building, E-14
*Reservation: *(required and seating is limited)
http://truthvalues.eventbrite.com.

The MIT Department of Mathematics and Microsoft Research New England are
pleased to present Gioia De Cari's one-woman tour-de-force, /Truth Values:
One Girl's Romp Through M.I.T.'s Male Math Maze/, following its
critically-acclaimed regional premiere at the Central Square Theatre in
Cambridge, MA, and sold-out engagements in New York, San Francisco, and Los
Angeles. Nominated for best solo performance of 2009 by the Independent
Reviewers of New England, and winner of Outstanding Solo Show at the New
York International Fringe Festival, /Truth Values/ has been hailed by
critics and audiences alike.

Created as a response to former Harvard President Lawrence Summers's now
infamous suggestion that women are less represented than men in the sciences
because of innate gender differences, /Truth Values: One Girl's Romp Through
M.I.T.'s Male Math Maze/ is a true-life tale that offers a humorous,
scathing, insightful and ultimately uplifting look at the challenges of
being a professional woman in a male-dominated
field.

*6. MIT WGS Screening: Budras (Thurs. Mar. 31, 7-9p)*
*When*: Thursday, March 31, 7pm; discussion with filmmakers and reception to
follow
*Where: *6-120

MIT Program in Women's and Gender Studies in collaboration with the Graduate
Consortium in Women's Studies present "WOMEN TAKE THE REEL" - a film
festival celebrating Women's History Month.

It takes a village to unite the most divided people on earth.  Budrus is an
award-winning feature documentary film about a Palestinian community
organizer, Ayed Morrar, who unites local Fatah and Hamas members along with
Israeli supporters in an unarmed movement to save his village of Budrus from
destruction by Israel's Separation Barrier. Success eludes them until his
15-year-old daughter, Iltezam, launches a women's contingent that quickly
moves to the front lines. Struggling side by side, father and daughter
unleash an inspiring, yet little-known, movement in the Occupied Palestinian
Territories that is still gaining ground today.

In an action-filled documentary chronicling this movement from its infancy,
Budrus shines a light on people who choose nonviolence to confront a threat.
While this film is about one Palestinian village, it tells a much bigger
story about what is possible in the Middle East.

*7. MIT WGS forum on Citizenship, Identity, Border Cross, and the Family
(Fri, Apr 1, 12-1:30p)*
*When*: Friday April 1, 12-1:30pm
*Where:* 14E-304
*RSVP*: Heidy (heidy at mit.edu)

MIT Women's and Gender Studies Programs presents the first in a series of
Intellectual forums on Citizenship, Identity, Border Crossing and the
Family.

"New Holes in Swiss Cheese? How institutions influence the Swiss
naturalization process"
by Tess Elizabeth Wise, MIT Class of 2011, Department of Foreign Languages
and Literatures/Department of Political Science

AND "Gray Fantasies of French National Identity: the Case of Transracial
Marriage" by Bruno Perreau, Assistant Professor of French Studies, FLL,
MIT; Newton Research Fellow, Cambridge University

Lunch served, please RSVP to Heidy (heidy at mit.edu)

*8. AMITA: Sustainable and Disaster Resilient Communities (Thurs. Apr. 14,
6:30-9p)*
*When*: Thursday, April 14, 6:30-9pm
*Where*: MIT Bush Room, 10-105
*Registration*:
https://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/register-login.vm?eventID=52821&groupID=182;
Online
registration ends April 12 at noon; $5 extra for walk-ins.

President Obama directs the country towards growth through innovation,
specifically focusing on the opportunities of the "green economy," and many
large companies, from WalMart to GE, publicize their "green" products and
services. What does sustainability mean for communities, many of which are
struggling to pay their bills during the recent economic downturn?

Dr. Sarah Slaughter '82 will discuss strategies for sustainability for
communities that offer the opportunity to transform individuals, markets,
organizations, communities and regions. Sustainability is the dynamic
balance of social justice, economic opportunity, and environmental
regeneration, which together establish the quality of life and harmony
between the built and natural environments. Disaster-resiliency is the
ability of the community to recover  quickly and effectively  from extreme
events, including natural and manmade disasters. New approaches can combine
the promise of sustainability with the urgency of disaster-resiliency to
improve the viability and durability of communities.

Dr. Slaughter is currently the Associate Director for Buildings and
Infrastructure in the MIT Energy Initiative. Her research focuses on
innovations in the built environment, specifically focused on sustainability
and disaster-resiliency.

A light dinner will be served.  Plenty of time for networking too!


***********MIT Opportunities***********
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*9. Seeking Volunteers for MIT FAST Light Festival (May 7-8)
When: Volunteer shifts on May 7-8 (details below)
Sign Up:
goo.gl/srC91
More info:
http://arts.mit.edu/fast/fast-light/

Contact: Melissa Murphy, FAST Light Festival Volunteer Coordinator,
mjmurphy at MIT.EDU
The MIT150 Festival of Art, Science and Technology is well underway! On May
7, the FAST Light Festival will feature architectural pavilions, interactive
sculptural installations, and artworks that incorporate sound, light and the
Charles River front from dusk until dark.

We are currently seeking volunteers for FAST Light during the afternoon and
evenings of May 7 & 8. Volunteer shifts will be a lot of fun for people who
love the arts, science, technology and innovation.  No experience necessary!

Volunteer Shifts:
 May 7, 12-4pm (seeking 8 Event Crew volunteers)
 May 7, 3:30-7:30pm (seeking 28 volunteers)
 May 7, 7-10:30pm (seeking 28 volunteers)
 May 8, 3:30-7:30pm (seeking 28 volunteers)
 May 8, 7-10:30pm (seeking 28 volunteers)


Volunteer Jobs:
 Shift Leader:   Oversees a small team of volunteers in various locations
throughout the Festival.
 Event Guide:   Act as hosts, directing audiences to events, exhibitions,
bathrooms, food and other services.
 Event Crew:   Set-up, communication, and break-down. (Some light lifting
may be required)
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*Click here to Volunteer for any of these Jobs/Shifts: goo.gl/srC91

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*10. Donate shirts to the MIT Clothesline Project (Apr. 11)*
*Drop off*: E23-205
*Contact:* Kelley adam at med.mit.edu
*More info:* http://www.clotheslineproject.org

Please donate your gently used shirts to the MIT Clothesline Project. We are
looking for plain shirts of any color without any text of logos.

The MIT Clothesline Project will be on display during Sexual Assault
Awareness Week 2011 (April 11-15).  The MIT Clothesline Project (
http://www.clotheslineproject.org) is a visual display of shirts decorated
by MIT community members to show how sexual violence has touched their
lives, either through direct or secondhand experiences. It's a nice visual
representation both of something that happens here but is not often talked
about, as well as a show of support for survivors here.

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***********Outside MIT**********
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*11. [HGWISE] Nerd Nite with HGWISE (Mon. Mar 28 8p)*
*When*: Mon, Mar 28, 8 pm
*Where*: Middlesex Lounge
*Cost:* cover charge: $5 + cost of drinks
*Questions?* E-mail Becca rperry at seas.harvard.edu
*More info*: http://www.middlesexlounge.us/ and http://boston.nerdnite.com/

Every month, nerdy research talks are held at bars around the world. We're
lucky enough to live in one of the wonderful cities that participates is
"Nerd Nite." The specific talks won't be announced until closer to the date,
but they are bound to be quirky/nerdy/funny given the list of previous
talks. A group of us will be headed over on the M2 bus at 7:30 PM. Join us
at the bus stop or at the Middlesex.

*12. Science Shaping Our World - Development of Gene Therapy for Single Gene
Disorders (Thurs. Mar. 31, 6-9p)
* *When*: Thursday, March 31, 6-9pm
*Where:* TMEC Walter Amphitheater
*Register:* http://showmarch2011.eventbrite.com

Science Shaping Our World (SHOW) is an ongoing seminar and networking series
that highlights cutting edge translational life science research and
development. Our mission is to bring together a multidisciplinary audience
spanning academia and industry where they can gain exposure and insight into
the life science advancements changing our world. Further, we seek to
promote active inter and cross-disciplinary dialogue and networking
opportunities toward fostering the creation of relationships bridging bench
to bedside.

March’s SHOW will focus on the development and application of gene therapy
for the treatment of single gene disorders. The presentation will focus on
efforts to direct gene therapy to target sites including recent phase 2
clinical trial results aimed at treating genetic emphysema due to alpha-1
antitrypsin deficiency.

*13. [Harvard] Networking Etiquette Workshop (Wed. Apr 6, 3-5p)*
*When:* Wednesday, April 6, 3-5pm
*Where:* Dudley House Common Room

We all know networking is important, but what does it really mean in
practice? GSAS Dean Margot Gill and Amy Sanford from OCS will help demystify
networking and review critical skills for success as well as share their own
personal effective techniques. This interactive workshop will include
activities to practice these skills in a relaxed, fun environment. Bring
your questions about networking and come develop your schmoozing skills!

Brought to you by HGWISE and OCS.
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