[GWAMIT] Announcements (11/7/11)

[GWAMIT]

Dear GWAMIT Members,

The GWAMIT Fall Leadership Conference is this week! Join us for the Opening
Keynote, "Unlock Your Leadership Potential," tonight from 5-6pm in 32-155.

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. GWAMIT Fall Leadership Conference (Nov 7-10)*
*    - Opening Keynote - "Unlock Your Leadership Potential" (Mon. Nov 7,
5-6p)
    - How to Give a Scientific Talk (Mon. Nov 7, 10-11a)
    - Entrepreneurship Panel (Tues. Nov 8, 4:30-6p)
    - Time and Stress Management Workshop (Wed. Nov 9, 10-11:30a)
    - Networking Workshop (Wed. Nov 9, 5-6p)
    - Networking Reception (Wed. Nov 9, 6-7p)
    - Closing Keynote Address: "From Unlocked to Unleashed: Leadership in
Your Life" (Thurs. Nov 10, 10-11a)

2. Grad-undergrad Women's Mentoring Forum (Mon. Nov 14, 7-8:30p)
3. "Miss Representation" Screening (Mon. Nov 21, 7-9p)

*MIT:*
4. AMITA Entrepreneurship in Clean Tech (Tues, Nov 15, 6:30-9p)

*Outside MIT:*
5. [BU] Mirages of Equality: The Changing Status of Women in Science -
Nancy Hopkins (Tue. Nov 8, 3p)
6. [Mass-AWIS] Improving Work-Life Satisfaction (Mon. Nov. 14, 6:30-9p)
7. [Harvard] The Transition from Science to Policy: A discussion with
Former AAAS Fellow David Hewitt (Fri, Nov 18, 5-6p)
8. Women Mentors Needed for More Active Girls in Computing (MAGIC) Program

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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1. GWAMIT 2011 Fall Leadership Conference (Nov 7-10)*

*When:* November 7-10, 2011
*Where:* MIT campus

*More info: *leadership.gwamit.org
*RSVP:* http://bit.ly/gwamitrsvp
*Contact*: gwamit-leadership at mit.edu

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**If you would be able to help setup, cleanup or take photographs at an
event, please email gwamit-leadership at mit.edu**

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***Event Details: *

*Opening Keynote - "Unlock Your Leadership Potential"
*Christine Furstoss will offer her insight about leadership potential and
how to unlock it.
*When:* Monday, November 7th, 5-6 pm (with reception to follow)
*Where*: MIT, 32-155 <http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=32>

*How to Give a Scientific Talk **RSVP Required**
*Learn how to create a comprehensive presentation and give a professional
level talk.
*When:* Monday, November 7th, 10-11 am (breakfast served at 9:30 am)
*Where*: MIT, 68-181 <http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=68>

*Entrepreneurship Panel
*Do you want to start your own business or lab? Learn what it takes to make
it happen!
*When*: Tuesday, November 8th, 4:30-6 pm (with reception to follow)
*Where*: Whitehead Institute, Ground Floor
Auditorium<http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=L13>

*Time and Stress Management Workshop ** RSVP Required**
*Explore strategies for stress resilience and time management. Hands-on
self-assessments followed by helpful instruction.
*When*: Wednesday, November 9th, 10-11:30 am (breakfast served at 9:30)
*Where*: MIT, 32D-463 <http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=32>

*Networking Workshop ** RSVP Required**
*Gain skills in networking such as creating a good first impression,
promoting your ideas effectively and more.
*When*: Wednesday, November 9th, 5-6 pm (with reception to follow)
*Where*: MIT, 32D-463 <http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=32>

*Networking Reception
*Practice your networking skills in this reception with invited industry
and academic professionals.
*When*: Wednesday, November 9th, 6-7 pm
*Where*: MIT, Stata R&D Dining Area (4th floor)<http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=32>

*Closing Keynote Address: "From Unlocked to Unleashed: Leadership in Your
Life"
*You know the "keys to success", so now what? Lila Ibrahim will provide
insight into practical strategies to integrate leadership into your daily
life.
*When*: Thursday, November 10th, 10-11 am (breakfast served at 9:30 am)
*Where*: Whitehead Institute, Ground Floor Auditorium
<http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=L13>

For More Information: leadership.gwamit.org and RSVP at:
http://bit.ly/gwamitrsvp <http://bit.ly/rpWixy>

Events Sponsored by: GWAMIT, GSC, ODGE GSLG, MIT Division of Student Life,
MIT School of Science, MIT School of Engineering, Lemelson-MIT, and GE.

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2. Grad-undergrad Women's Mentoring Forum (Mon. Nov 14, 7-8:30p)*
*When*: Mon, Nov. 14, 7-8:30pm
*Where:* Cheney Room, 3-310
*Who:* Graduate women interested in providing informal, one-time mentoring
to undergraduate women
*RSVP:* By Nov 7th to Michelle Szucs (mszucs at mit.edu) with information below

Graduate women - please join us for our first grad-undergrad women's
mentoring forum!  Graduate women are needed to share their stories and path
with undergraduates in an informal, small group setting.  Each group will
have a different central discussion topic, chosen from:
-Relationships
-Academics/Careers
-Women's Issues

Groups will be assigned based on preference.  We hope for this forum to
become a recurring event that provides a relaxed atmosphere for the
discussion of what it means to be a woman at MIT and in today's world at
large. Light refreshments will be provided.

RSVP:  Please email Michelle Szucs (mszucs at mit.edu) with your name, ranking
of the three discussion topics, and any particular questions you would like
to discuss by November 7 if you would like to participate.


*3. "Miss Representation" Screening (Mon. Nov 21, 7-9p)*
*When:* Monday, November 21, Screening starts at 7pm, doors open at 6:30pm
*Where:* 26-100

GWAMIT and WGS are very excited to announce that MIT will host a screening
of the documentary Miss Representation! This is a film that that explores
how the media’s misrepresentation of women has led to the
under-representation of women in positions of power and influence.

The film premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and has been
showing at sold-out screenings around the country. There will be a
screening and short moderated discussion afterwards about the film. People
from within and outside the MIT community are invited to attend. Free and
open to the public.

For more information please visit http://missrepresentation.org/ or contact
lindy_l at mit.edu


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4. [AMITA] Entrepreneurship in Clean Tech (Tues, Nov 15, 6:30-9p)*
*When*: *Tues, Nov 15, 6:30-7p Reception; 7-9p Event*
*Where*:E51-315
*Fee: *AMITA members & MIT10: $15; MIT non-member alumni : $18; Students:
$10
*RSVP: *
http://alumweb.mit.edu/groups/amita/BrowseWeb.do?webSiteId=SI000477&webPageId=P008&eventId=42364

Please join us Tuesday evening, November 15th, for an exciting panel
discussion on Entrepreneurship in Clean Tech.  Come hear successful women
entrepreneurs and venture capitalists talk about their experiences in the
clean tech startup space. The discussion will touch upon industry-specific
issues such as funding, market research, technology development, and
regulatory constraints.

Panelists include: Marcie Black '94, MNG '95, PhD'03 - CTO & Co-founder at
BandGap Engineering; Vanessa Green MNG '08, MBA '11 - CEO at OnChipPower;
Jiong Ma PhD - Partner at Braemar Energy; Mina Hsiang '03, MNG '05, MBA -
Senior Associate at General Catalyst Partners (Moderator)

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*5. [BU] Mirages of Equality: The Changing Status of Women in Science -
Nancy Hopkins (Tue. Nov 8, 3p)
When:* Tue, Nov 8, 3pm
*Where:* Boston University, Metcalf Trustees Ballroom, One Silber Way, 9th
floor
*More Info:* email wgs at bu.edu for more information

Nancy Hopkins, the Amgen, Inc. Professor of Biology at MIT works in the
Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research within the Biology
Department. She is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, a fellow
of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a member of the Institute
of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences and has served on its
Council.

In addition to her scientific work, in 1995 she was appointed Chair of the
first Committee on Women Faculty in the School of Science at MIT. In 1999,
a summary of the findings of her committee was published in the MIT faculty
newsletter. This influential and widely read article came to be known as
the MIT Report on Women in Science. The MIT Report, endorsed by then-MIT
President Charles Vest and then-Dean of Science (now Chancellor at
Berkeley) Robert Birgeneau, is credited with launching a national
re-examination of equity for women scientists. This report also led 9
research universities, including MIT, to form an ongoing collaboration to
study and address issues of gender equity. The group, which came to be
known as "The MIT-9", includes Harvard, Stanford, California Institute of
Technology, Princeton, University of Pennsylvania, University of Michigan,
Yale, and Berkeley. In 2000, Nancy Hopkins was appointed Co-Chair (with
Robert A. Brown, now President of BU) of the first Council on Faculty
Diversity at MIT.

Professor Hopkins will be introduced by Boston University President Robert
A. Brown. ThE is event is free and open to the public. A reception will
follow. Sponsored
by Boston University ‘s Women’s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies Program and
the Office of the University Provost. Email wgs at bu.edu for more information.


*6. [Mass-AWIS] Improving Work-Life Satisfaction (Mon. Nov. 14, 6:30-9p)*
*When*: Monday, November 14th, 6:30-9p
*Where*: The Broad Institute; 7 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA
*More info and Register:* www.acteva.com/go/mass-awis <goog_2098360357>
*Cost:* AWIS members $10 • Students/Postdocs  $10  • and $20 for non-members

*Speakers:* Masha Hareli, PhD, President of AWIS Massachusetts Chapter\
Agenda:

*This program is provided courtesy of a three-year grant from the Elsevier
Foundation.

Given the work environments and expectations for individuals in science,
and the fact that a career in science is very often a way of life and far
more than a job, work-life balance satisfaction can be elusive. While
advocating for change in policies and systems continues to be important,
women must find the personal work-life balance strategies that work for
them within the systems in which they work. This interactive program will
help participants:
Define for themselves what work-life satisfaction is and is not
Understand how incongruence between priorities and actions can drain energy
and negatively impact work-life satisfaction
Examine how their current choices impact work-life balance and identify
changes that will have the biggest impact on personal and professional
satisfaction
Identify 7 keys to achieving and maintaining work-life satisfaction
Craft a personalized plan to improve work-life balance satisfaction


*7. [Harvard] The Transition from Science to Policy: A discussion with
Former AAAS Fellow David Hewitt (Fri, Nov 18, 5-6p)*
*When:* Fri, Nov 18, 5 - 6 pm
*Where:* Northwest Labs 453

If you're interested in trying out a career in science policy, the AAAS
offers hundreds of 1-2 year, well-paid fellowships for new PhD Students to
work in a variety of government agencies and offices as science policy
advisors. Join us for a happy hour discussion with OEB PhD graduate, and
former AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow David Hewitt, who will
talk about his journey from science PhD to non-profit science and education
outreach, science policy, and
consulting. A true renaissance man, David does all this while still
conducting science research and teaching at University of Pennsylvania.
This event is being hosted by the Harvard Graduate Science Policy Group.


*8. Women Mentors Needed for More Active Girls in Computing (MAGIC) Program*
You may have heard that a group of senior women engineers kicked off
an organization called MAGIC (More Active Girls in  Computing) at the 2007
Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing. Since then, MAGIC has
offered 1-1 mentoring to middle and high school girls in four different
schools, with an objective of exposing these girls to various Science,
Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) areas and careers.

MAGIC mentors have included women with successful STEM careers from Google,
IBM, JASnet, McKinsey, NASA, Oracle, Rutgers University, Santa Clara
University, Stanford University, and University of Massachusetts, We will
be entering our fourth year of mentoring in the fall of 2011.

More about MAGIC can be found at http://www.getmagic.org
Mentoring: http://getmagic.org/mentor.html
Application form: http://getmagic.org/apply.html

Contact: Borislava I. Simidchieva bis at cs.umass.edu

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