[GWAMIT] Announcements 4/2/2012

[GWAMIT]

Dear GWAMIT Members,


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Enjoy the 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. Join the GWAMIT General Board! (Tues. Apr. 10, 5:30-6:30p)
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2. GECD How to Work a Career Fair Webinar (Tues. Apr. 3, 3-4pm)
3. Robin Chase: Innovating with Excess Capacity to Achieve Speed and Scale
(Wed. Apr. 4, 5:30pm)
4. MIT Spring Career Fair (Thu. Apr. 5, 11am-4pm)
5. Women at MIT Forum - Conversations You Can't Have On-Campus: Being a Woman
at MIT (Fri. Apr. 6, 6-8pm; Sat. Apr. 7 9am-5pm)
6. GWIS Movie Outing: "Losing Control" (Sat. Apr. 7, 3:30pm)
7. 5th CSAIL IAP Women Networking Event (Tues. Apr. 10, 5-7pm; RSVP by Mar.
30)
8. MIT Sexual Assault Awareness Month Screening of "Searching for Angela
Shelton" (Tues. Apr. 10, 7pm)
9. MIT WGS Screening of "Gun Hill Road" (Fri. Apr. 20, 7pm)
10. Study on Service Utilization for Survivors of Sexual Violence,
Relationship Abuse, Stalking, or Harassment

*Outside MIT:*
11. [Harvard] Radcliffe Institute "Meet-the-Investigator" Lunch (Tues. Apr.
3, 12:30-1:30pm)
12. Women Entrepreneurs Panel: Raising a Business and a Family (Thurs. Apr.
5, 6-7pm)
13. [Museum of Science] Inspiring Minds: Meet Women in Science (Apr. 26-28)

To see more events beyond this week's digest visit
http://bit.ly/gwamitevents and http://bit.ly/gwamitinterest

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*1. J**oin the GWAMIT General Board! (Tues. Apr. 10, 5:30-6:30p) *
*When:* Tuesday, April 10, 5:30-6:30pm
*Where:* TBD
*Survey:* http://bit.ly/join-gwamitboard
*Contact: *gwamit-exec at mit.edu with any questions.

Would you like to become involved in GWAMIT? Did you enjoy the Empowerment
Conference? Would you like to help us plan future events? Would you like to
help GWAMIT advertise, advocate, or stay organized?  Are you interested in
being a liaison between your department and GWAMIT?

The GWAMIT General Board needs motivated women who want to help us plan
conferences, put together collaborative events, advocate for women on
campus, advertise our programs, and so much more! We have positions
available at all levels of our organization!

If you'd like to find out how to join GWAMIT's general board and get
involved, please fill out this survey and come to our General Board Meeting
on Tuesday, April 10th.

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*2. GECD How to Work a Career Fair Webinar (Tues. Apr. 3, 3-4pm)*
*When:* Tuesday, April 3, 3-4pm
*Where: *Online at http://is.gd/RJyAii
*Register:* http://is.gd/RJyAii

Many students are overwhelmed when attempting to navigate a career fair
with hundreds of employers. This workshop will provide tips and strategies
on how be effective at the Spring Career Fair on Thursday. You will learn
what to do in preparation for the fair, what to do at the fair, and what to
do after the fair. The fair is an excellent opportunity to connect with
employers -- create a strategy that will help you in this competitive
employment environment! This workshop is open to undergraduates, graduate
students, and alumni.
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*3. Robin Chase: Innovating with Excess Capacity to Achieve Speed and Scale
(Wed. Apr. 4, 5:30pm)*
*When:* Wednesday, April 4, 5:30pm
*Where: *32-123

 The Transportation at MIT initiative and the MIT Transportation Club are
pleased to present a talk by transportation innovator and entrepreneur (and
MIT alumna) Robin Chase.  Robin Chase is founder and CEO of GoLoco, an
online ridesharing community. She also founded and leads Meadow Networks, a
consulting firm that advises city, state, and federal government agencies
about wireless applications in the transportation sector, and impacts on
innovation and economic development. Robin is also founder and former CEO
of Zipcar, the largest car sharing company in the world. She is on the
Board of the World Resources Institute, the US Secretary of Commerce’s
National Advisory Committee for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, and the US
Department of Transportation’s Intelligent Transportation Systems Program
Advisory Committee. She served on the World Economic Forum Future of
Transportation Council, the Massachusetts Governor’s Transportation
transition team, and the Boston Mayor’s Wireless Task Force.

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In 2009, she was included in the Time 100 Most Influential People. Robin
lectures widely, has been frequently featured in the major media, and has
received many awards in the areas of innovation, design, and environment.
Robin graduated from Wellesley College and MIT’s Sloan School of
Management, and was a Harvard University Loeb Fellow
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*4. MIT Spring Career Fair (Thu. Apr. 5, 11am-4pm)*
*When:* Thursday, April 5, 11am-4pm
*Where: *La Sala de Puerto, Stratton Student Center
*Register:* https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student/

Are you still seeking jobs or summer internship opportunities?  Did you
know there is one final career fair this year?

We have heard  the cry for diversity of employers, and this fair will host
organizations seeking candidates across the curriculum.  Be sure to
register on CareerBridge- 2012 Spring Career Fair.
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*5. Women at MIT Forum - Conversations You Can't Have On-Campus: Being a Woman
at MIT (Fri. Apr. 6, 6-8pm; Sat. Apr. 7 9am-5pm)*
*When:* Friday, April 6, 6-8pm; Saturday, April 7, 9am-5pm
*Where:* Friday: R&D Common; Saturday: Sloan School (E62)
*Apply: *http://studentlife.mit.edu/women/programs/retreatapp

This retreat aims to bring together a diverse array of women students from
across the Institute to start to unpack what it means to be a woman at MIT,
and specifically for participants to:

   - Engage in honest conversation about the opportunities and challenges
   they face
   - Discuss the stereotypes, expected behaviors, and social norms they
   encounter
   - Reflect on what it means to live as your genuine self
   - Forge relationships with new individuals, including peers, faculty,
   and staff
   - Build community based off of mutual respect

This retreat starts with a* **dinner on Friday, April 6 from 6pm to 8pm* to
be held in R&D Common, Stata Center. Dinner will begin with a Keynote
Address from Professor Evelyn Wang, focused specifically on her experiences
as an MIT student and her challenges both personal and academic.  From
there students will have the opportunity to interact with faculty and staff
seated throughout the venue.*
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The main portion of the retreat continues on *Saturday, April 7 from 9am to
5pm* at the Sloan School, E62, with a series of open forum discussions,
break out sessions, and one-on-one conversations.  We will be focusing in
on the majority of the bullet-points listed above throughout the day.  We
look forward to your potential involvement!
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*6. GWIS Movie Outing: "Losing Control" (Sat. Apr. 7, 3:30pm)*
*When:* Saturday, April 7, discussion at 3:30pm, screening at 4:30pm
*Where: *Discussion TBA; Movie at Kendall Square Landmark Theater
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Join other MIT alumni and students for a showing of the movie "Losing
Control", an award-winning comedy about a biochemist trying to apply
scientific methods to prove her boyfriend is "The One".Before the movie
screening, you will have a chance to meet the filmmaker, Dr. Valerie Weiss,
who will discuss her Harvard grad school experience and inspiration for
this film.

More information and tickets:
http://boston.alumclub.mit.edu/s/1314/clubs-classes-interior.aspx?sid=1314&gid=10&pgid=6890&content_id=10806



*7. 5th CSAIL IAP Women Networking Event (Tues. Apr. 10, 5-7pm; RSVP by
Mar. 30)*

*When:* Tuesday, April 10, 5-7pm

*Where: *Microsoft Research New England, 1 Memorial Drive, Cambridge

*RSVP: *To arunaj at csail.mit.edu by March 30


Spend time with other women students, colleagues and women from industry.
Women students, colleagues and our industry affiliates are invited to enjoy
an evening of networking, including an industry Q&A round table featuring
successful local women.  Discussions will include their individual
journeys, the challenges they have faced, the challenges and opportunities
for women in computer science and information technology, and lessons
learned.  Panelists include:

Jennifer Chayes, Distinguished Scientist and Managing Director of Microsoft
Research New England
Andrea Knight, Senior Compiler Engineer, MediaTek
Shilpa Lawande, VP Software Engineering, Vertica, an HP Company
Lisa Schlosser, Vice President and CTO, Content Marketplace, Thompson
Reuters
Xiaojing Li, Research Engineer, Akamai


*8. MIT Sexual Assault Awareness Month Screening of "Searching for Angela
Shelton" (Tues. Apr. 10, 7pm)*
*When:* Tuesday, April 10, 7pm
*Where: *6-120

Filmmaker Angela Shelton journeys across the United States meeting other
Angela Sheltons in an effort to survey women in America. She discovers that
24 out of 40 Angela Sheltons have been abused just like herself. Then the
filmmaker meets an Angela Shelton who tracks sexual predators and lives in
the same town as the filmmaker's father who molested her and her
stepsiblings for years. The filmmaker's survey of women becomes a journey
of self discovery during which she decides to finally confront her past and
her own father - on Father's Day. The Angela Sheltons complete the journey
by teaching the filmmaker about forgiveness, faith and the power of the
human spirit, no matter what your name is. In all probability, you know
someone who was abused, if you think not, meet the Angela Sheltons.

Discussion with Violence Prevention and Response (VPR) representatives to
follow.

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*TRIGGER WARNING: Please be aware that this film includes explicit
descriptions of childhood sexual abuse, rape/sexual assault, and intimate
partner violence, and can be triggering for survivors of such violence. The
film is emotionally intense, but ends on an uplifting and hopeful note.*
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*9. MIT WGS Screening of "Gun Hill Road" (Fri. Apr. 20, 7pm)*
*When:* Friday, April 20, 7pm
*Where:* 6-120
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After three years in prison, Enrique returns home to the Bronx to find the
world he knew has changed. His wife, Angela, struggles to hide an emotional
affair, and his teenage son, Michael, explores a sexual transformation well
beyond Enrique's grasp and understanding.

Unable to accept his child, Enrique clings to his masculine ideals while
Angela attempts to hold the family together by protecting Michael. Still
under the watchful eye of his parole officer, Enrique must become the
father he needs to be or, once again, risk losing his family and freedom.

Can a father's fierce love for his family overcome his street-hardened
ideas about manhood and end the vicious cycle controlling his life?
Writer/director Rashaad Ernesto Green's first feature film is an intricate
portrait of a family divided told with sensitivity, gentle humor, and a
deep understanding of the environment that shapes its people.

Q&A with director Rashaad Green to follow. Cosponsored by: LBGT at mit,
Student Activities Office/ Office of Multicultural Programs, Office of
Minority Education (OME), La Casa and the Gender Fluidity Group


*10. Study on Service Utilization for Survivors of Sexual Violence,
Relationship Abuse, Stalking, or Harassment
Contact: *Kelley Adams at adam at med.mit.edu or (617) 253-1318


This study will examine the service utilization pathways survivors of
sexual violence, relationship abuse, stalking or harassment take following
an incident at the institution. Specifically, I'm interviewing survivors
about what services they have used on and off campus, their experiences
with those services, recommendations for improvement, and on what it's like
to be a survivor of violence or abuse at MIT. The information obtained
through the study will be used to improve services at MIT, and measures
have been built into the study design to ensure participants'
confidentiality.



One of the eligibility criteria is a connection to MIT, but this is
defined loosely: employees, students, post-docs, researchers, spouses of
any of the above, etc. all fall into this category.
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*11. [Harvard] Radcliffe Institute "Meet-the-Investigator" Lunch (Tues.
Apr. 3, 12:30-1:30pm)*

*When:* Tuesday, April 3, 12:30-1:30pm

*Where:* Conference Room 112, Radcliffe Gym, Harvard

*RSVP:* ventures at radcliffe.edu


The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study will host our first
“Meet-the-Investigator” lunch of the semester on *Tuesday, April 3, 2012, *and
we would be delighted if you could attend.  These lunches provide a special
opportunity for undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral students to
engage dual-career faculty couples in open, informal discussions about
their research and work–life balance.

The upcoming event will feature faculty from Harvard’s School of
Engineering and Applied Sciences:  *Evelyn L.
Hu*<http://www.seas.harvard.edu/directory/ehu>
, Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Physics and of Electrical Engineering
and Area Dean for Electrical Engineering, and *David R.
Clarke*<http://www.seas.harvard.edu/faculty-research/people/new-appointments/david-clarke>,
Gordon
McKay Professor of Materials.

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*12. Women Entrepreneurs Panel: Raising a Business and a Family (Thurs.
Apr. 5, 6-7pm)*

*When:* Thursday, April 5, Event 6-7pm, Speed Mentor Match-up 7pm

*Where: *Cambridge Innovation Center, Room C3, One Broadway, Floor 5; Speed
Mentor Match-up at the Venture Cafe, Floor 4

*RSVP:* http://bit.ly/vc-wep


An intimate panel discussion about being a female entrepreneur and raising
a family simultaneously, expressed through personal stories of successful
women.  Panelists include:


Bettina Hein, CEO of Pixibility, Tech Entrepreneur

Joanne Kamens, CEO of Addgene, Life Sciences Entrepreneur

Katherine Hays, CEO of GenArts, Tech Entrepreneur

Sarah Reed, General Counsel of CRV, Services Entrepreneur

Yvette Yelardy, Founder of MYoilcloth, Retail Entrepreneur


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*13. [Museum of Science] Inspiring Minds: Meet Women in Science (Apr. 26-28)
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*When:* April 26-28, 2012

*Where:* Museum of Science, Current Science and Technology Center, Blue
Wing Level 1

*Admission:* Free with MIT Student ID


Thursday 10:00am - 1:00pm
Historical perspective on women scientists ….
We will hear from women who study women’s contribution to science.  Sara
Richardson from the History of Science, Harvard will describe contributions
of women scientists throughout history. How does a woman’s unique
perspective and different approach change the direction and kinds of
advances made in science?  Anne Harrington from Harvard University will
also be speaking.  Other presenters will speak about a woman scientist who
personally inspired them.

Friday 10:00am - 1:00pm
Women Innovators today …
We will hear from women using new technologies and innovations in their
careers. Our keynote speaker is Angela Belcher, the W.M. Keck Professor of
Energy at MIT. Dr. Belcher does innovative research that address many
pressing problems we face today…how to make safe, non-hazardous batteries
that are more energy dense than those currently on the market? How can we
engineer viruses and bacteria to capture excess CO2 and convert it into
building materials? Can we use self-assembly viruses that have been
genetically engineered to provide a safe, cheap alternative for
photovoltaic technology?  We will hear from other inspiring women, in
different careers who are taking on the challenges of science and
technology today.  The day will also include a panel discussion group.

Saturday 10:00am - 1:00pm
Networking for the future …
Visitors will have the opportunity to meet and network with women
scientists, entrepreneurs, and corporate researchers, and hear about their
varied work.  Learn how YOU can get involved in exciting careers in science
and technology!
Discover new fields of interest, internship and job opportunities. Bring
your resume, get feedback, and make connections to many of our cutting edge
Inspiring minds: Meet Women in Science!


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