[GWAMIT] Announcements - 2/6/2012

[GWAMIT]

Dear GWAMIT Members,


Happy Reg Day. 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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IN BRIEF
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GWAMIT: *
1. Announcing the 2012 GWAMIT Executive Board!
2. GWAMIT Invites you to Lunch with Intel Women (Mon. Feb. 6, 11:30a)
3. GWAMIT-Harvard-BU Grad Women Social at Harpoon Brewery *RSVP Required*
(Fri. Feb. 17, 5:30-7p)

*MIT:*
4. Cheney Room Open House (Mon. Feb. 6, 2-3:30p)
5. SWIM screening of Miss Representation (Tue. Feb. 7, 7p)
6. Registration is open for Annual SWIM Conference, Innovating Through
Adversity (Feb. 10)
7. Outreach Opportunities at MIT Museum

*Outside MIT:*
8. [HGWISE] Cambridge Coffee Hour with Dr. Alicia Soderberg (Thurs. Feb. 9,
4-5p)
9. WEST Advanced Communication and Presentation Skills (Thurs. Feb 9, 6-9p)
10. Northeastern ADVANCE Program Future Faculty Workshop (Fri. Mar 2; Apply
by Feb. 15)
11. [HGWISE] Spring Seminar on Centered Leadership (Wed. Feb. 15, 5p)

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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************GWAMIT***********

*1. Announcing the 2012 GWAMIT Executive Board! *

We are thrilled to announce the results of our elections for the GWAMIT
Executive Board.  Please help us welcome our new Chairs, Secretary, and
Treasurer:****

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*Executive Chairs*: Kay Furman, Mitali Thakor****

*Operations Chairs*: Wen Zheng, Anima Singh****

*Events Chairs*: Elena Helman, Bomy Chung****

*Marketing Chairs*: Lan Li, Dianne Kamfonik****

*Leadership Development Chairs*: Jean Yang, Alex Guo****

*Membership Chairs*: Elizabeth Kowalski, Leyla Isik****

*Funding Chair*: Sunny Wicks****

*Secretary*: Dara Fisher****

*Treasurer*: Renee Blackburn****

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Read more about the current Executive Board’s interests and
bios<https://sites.google.com/site/gwamitweb/about/gwamit-leaders>
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As always, you can reach the Executive Board at gwamit-exec at mit.edu.****

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Looking forward to a great year and amazing things to come!


*2. GWAMIT Invites you to Lunch with Intel Women*
*When:* Monday, February 6, 11:30-1pm
*Where:* 32D-463*
RSVP:  *https://signup.mit.edu:444/signup.php?id=505731352

Intel Corp will be in town next week for the career fair, and we’d like to
invite graduate women at MIT to join our female Intel reps (MIT alum) for a
casual lunch and career development discussion.  Please RSVP as we have
limited space for 30 women.  The topic will initially be focused on career
development (who their grad degrees have helped them in their careers), but
we are open to discussion on any topics of interest.

You must RSVP to attend: https://signup.mit.edu:444/signup.php?id=505731352

We are sorry that non-MIT members can't access the signup link. If you want
to join the lunch, you can fill the form on
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dDliZnphRUhWUEpSd055RjhHeFhxQUE6MQ.
If we find there is space for you, we will send you a confirmation email.


*3. GWAMIT-Harvard-BU Grad Women Social at Harpoon Brewery *RSVP Required*
(Fri. Feb. 17, 5:30-7p)*

*When*:     Friday, Feb. 17th 5:30-7pm (bus pickup ~4:45pm)
*Where*:    Harpoon Brewery, Boston; Bus transportation provided (more info
below)
*Contact*:  Kay (cell: 352.398.9318)

*RSVP*: http://bit.ly/gradharpoon


Is snowy weather disappointing?  Is the semester off to a busy start
already?  Do you need a well-deserved break with friends, food,and drinks?
Come out and catch up with old friends, meet new faces from other schools,
and help build our network of graduate women in Boston!

BUS TRANSPORTATION will be provided from BU, MIT, and Harvard to and from
Harpoon. RSVP IS REQUIRED as space is limited.  RSVP link on sidebar of
GWAMIT homepage at http://gwamit.org

Bus will leave around 4:45pm from 77 Massachusetts Ave crosswalk (student
center side)



***********MIT***********

*4. Cheney Room Open House (Mon. Feb. 6, 2-3:30p)*
*When*: Monday, February 6, 2:00-3:30pm
*Where*: Cheney Room (3-310)

Light refreshments will be provided.

Have you ever used the Cheney Room?  Did you know MIT has a Women’s
Community Center?  Want to check it out?  Join us for a drop-in Open House
on Monday, February 6! Stay for 10 minutes, an hour, or more.  Come see the
space, find out what actually happens there, and check out our calendar for
the spring semester.

We look forward to seeing you there!


*5. SWIM screening of Miss Representation (Tue. Feb. 7, 7p)*
*Date:* February 7, 2012
*Time: *Doors open at 6:30 PM and screening begins at 7:00 PM
*Location: *Wong Auditorium (E51)

Come see *Miss Representation* at Wong Auditorium on February 7
Miss the first showing of *Miss Representation* at MIT or want to see it
again?

Come see Jennifer Siebel Newsom's award-winning film, *Miss Representation*,
before you meet Jennifer herself at the MIT Sloan Women in Management
Conference on Friday, February 10, 2012. Mingle with members of the MIT
Sloan and greater Boston community in this free screening. Refreshments
will be provided!


*6. Registration is open for Annual SWIM Conference, Innovating Through
Adversity (Feb. 10, 2012)
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When: Feb 10, 2012

Where: MIT Media Lab (E14)

Register at: http://www.sloanwomeninmanagement.com/conference/

*First 100 people to register will receive an exclusive invitation to the
screening of the film MISS REPRESENTATION on Feb 7, 2012 and a special
opportunity to meet the writer and director! Hurry! Don’t miss this
opportunity!

The theme of the 2012 MIT Sloan Women in Management Conference is
“innovating through adversity.” In addition to celebrating the successes of
women, the conference will pose hard-hitting questions about the systemic
gender inequalities that still exist in business today. Whose problem is
this to fix? Are these inequalities are own fault? Our speakers will
explore concrete ways in which women can overcome these inequalities. It’s
time to turn a critical eye on ourselves to figure out what we, as women,
can do on a macro level to eliminate the gender gap in business and
leadership.
We look forward to seeing you on February 10, 2012 as we tackle
controversial topics through candid conversation in an intimate setting
conducive to genuine networking.


*7. Outreach Opportunities at MIT Museum *
*Apply: *http://web.mit.edu/museum/about/volunteer-application.html
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The MIT Museum is looking for members of the MIT community who want to
engage with the public through hands-on activities and conversations about
current research at MIT. Volunteers are needed to help Museum visitors
explore upcoming exhibits, which include environmental change, physics,
photography, and more.  Apply now to participate in our spring training
session!


***********Outside MIT************
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*8. [HGWISE] Cambridge Coffee Hour with Dr. Alicia Soderberg (Thurs. Feb.
9, 4-5p)
When:* Thurs, Feb 9 4-5pm
*Where:* Northwest Building Room 243
*Please RSVP* to rbeinart at fas.harvard.edu
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Please join us for a Coffee Hour with Dr. Alicia Soderberg, Assistant
Professor of Astronomy. Come hear about Dr. Soderberg’s journey from
studying water pollution on Cape Cod, to Maine where she attended Bates
College, to England where she received a Master’s degree from University of
Cambridge, then back to the U.S. for postdoc positions and then her current
position here at Harvard. Dr. Soderberg has received a number of awards,
including the Dorothy Killam Prize (McGill University International Award)
designed "to recognize women of influence in the science and humanities".
Her current work at Harvard focuses on supernovae.  Dr. Soderberg will be
talking about her life and doing general Q&A.


*9. WEST Advanced Communication and Presentation Skills (Thurs. Feb 9, 6-9p)
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*When: *Thurs Feb 9, 6-9pm
*Where:* Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Gateway Auditorium, 100 Institute
Road, Worcester, MA 01609
*RSVP*
http://www.westorg.org/2012-02-09-advanced-communication-and-presentation-skills-workshop

You never get a second chance to make a first impression: Most executives
agree that effective communication and presentation skills make a
definitive difference in growing your career and being promoted into
challenging roles. In this interactive workshop led by Tom Kennedy, Former
WBZ News
Anchor and CEO Coach, you will engage in advanced tools for effective
communication and presentation skills that will enable you to boost your
success in your career and in business.

Cost: Members: $50; Non-Members: $80; Special Offer: Combined membership
and registration: $120 for members and non-members


10. Northeastern ADVANCE Program Future Faculty Workshop (Fri. Mar 2; Apply
by Feb. 15)
*When:* Friday, March 2
*Apply: *Applications due February 15
http://fs6.formsite.com/NUadvanceIT/form78/index.html
*More info:* http://www.northeastern.edu/advance/ffw/

The Northeastern University ADVANCE Program and its team for advancing
women in interdisciplinary and international networks, is pleased to
announce a Boston-wide Future Faculty Workshop on Friday, March 2, 2012.
This workshop is specifically designed for graduating PhDs and postdoctoral
scholars interested in faculty positions in science, engineering, or
mathematics.

In this NSF ADVANCE* sponsored workshop, participants will spend one day
learning about the academic job search process from interviewing to
negotiating.  Funds from the Northeastern ADVANCE grant will be used to
support participants’ meals and on-campus parking.

We are asking that you forward this email to your faculty and department
chairs and encourage all interested postdoctoral scholars and PhD students
to apply.  For additional information please see the flier below or view
our webpage: http://www.northeastern.edu/advance/ffw/

Interested people can apply by clicking the following link:
http://fs6.formsite.com/NUadvanceIT/form78/index.html  Deadline for all
applications is midnight on February 15, 2012.
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11. [HGWISE] Spring Seminar on Centered Leadership (Wed. Feb. 15, 5p) *
*When:* Wed, Feb 15 at 5 pm
*Where*: Geological Lecture Hall 100, University Museum, 24 Oxford Street
*RSVP*: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/6Z3C86D  Reception to follow. Open to
everyone

HGWISE is excited to invite you to our Spring Seminar on Centered
Leadership presented by Jennifer Thomas from McKinsey & Company.

Centered Leadership is a new model for work and life developed by Joanna
Barsh and colleagues at McKinsey over five years of research. It began with
interviews with more than 100 remarkable women leaders, who’ve sustained
leadership careers (and, for most, families) in fields from business to
orchestra conducting to espionage—and who usually wake up every morning
profoundly content with the choices they’ve made. Combined with other
research in psychology and leadership, and surveys of more than 2000
executives, the team has distilled five elements that, used together, can
allow anyone, at any stage in his or her career, to have a more meaningful,
more joyful, and more successful life.

The Centered Leadership framework is based on the following five elements:
-- Meaning:  finding your purpose and strengths and deploying them in your
work to flourish
-- Energizing:  knowing where your energy comes from, how it is drained,
and what you can do to manage it
-- Framing:  adopting a more constructive way to view your world, expanding
your horizons, and gaining the confidence and resilience to move ahead
-- Connecting:  identifying who can help you grow and finding your place
among them
-- Engaging:  finding your voice and taking ownership of your opportunities

With a little help from the audience Jennifer will explain how you can
begin to apply this holistic approach to leadership in your own life,
whether you are interested in pursuing an academic, industry, or consulting
career.

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