[GWAMIT] Announcements 2/20/12

[GWAMIT]

Dear GWAMIT Members,


Save the date for the Spring Empowerment Conference, March 12-16!


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. Save the date for the GWAMIT 2012 Spring Empowerment Conference (March
12-16; RSVP opens March 1)
2. Volunteers needed for the GWAMIT Spring Empowerment Conference

*MIT:*
3. Cheney Room Movie Night: Persepolis (Wed, Feb 22, 6:30p)
4. ODGE Lunch for Graduate Women hosted by Akamai (Wed. Feb. 22,
12:30-1:30p, RSVP by Feb. 20)
5. MIT WGS commemorates Black Herstory Month: "The role religion plays in
discrimination" (Wed. Feb. 29, 6-7:30p)
6. MIT WGS Women Take the Reel Opening NIght: Orgasm Inc (Thurs. March 1,
7p)
7. [Mass-AWIS] Nuclear Energy: Past, Present, and Future (Thurs, March 1,
6-9p)
8. Help strengthen advising and career services for Ph.D. students
(Volunteer to be interviewed in Feb. or March)

*Outside MIT:*
9. Boston University GWISE Career Fair & Networking Reception (Thurs, Feb
23, 4-7p)
10. [Harvard] 5th Annual Latina Empowerment and Development Conferences
(Sat. March 24, 11a-6p)

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

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*1. Save the Date for the GWAMIT 2012 Spring Empowerment Conference (March
12-16, RSVP opens March 1) *
*When:* March 12 - 16

*Where*: MIT Campus
*RSVP:* Opens March 1


GWAMIT presents the 2012 Spring Empowerment Conference!  March 12th – 16th
2012. RSVP opens March 1st.

Tentative list of events:
-Keynote: Latoya Peterson, Racialicious.com
-Designing for Women: Susan Fabry, Senior Design Strategist at Continuum
-Digital Productivity: Paul English, CTO and co-founder of kayak.com
-Effective Communication and Negotiation: Barbara Tannenbaum, Brown
University
-Working in male-dominated fields: Pamela Benkert, Phillips; Kate Randall,
Tesla; Dr. Leah Buechley, MIT Media Lab

We look forward to seeing you there!
GWAMIT Spring Empowerment Conference Committee 2012


*2. Volunteers needed for the GWAMIT Spring Empowerment Conference*
*Contact*:  Manasi Vartak, mvartak at mit.edu or Luyao Li, luyao at mit.edu

The empowerment conference committee is seeking:
-Advertising/publicity co-chair: Responsible for designing posters and
website for conference, managing publicity emails.
-Volunteers: Help with setup/clean up on day of events, help with chalk art
in Stata, put up posters etc.

The empowerment conference is a great opportunity to get involved with
GWAMIT and meet fellow graduate women.

To get involved, please reply to mvartak at mit.edu or luyao at mit.edu.



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*3. Cheney Room Movie Night: Persepolis (Wed, Feb 22, 6:30p)*
*When: Wednesday, February 2, 6:30pm*
*Where: Cheney Room, 3-310*
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This semester, Women at MIT is hosting movie nights in the Cheney Room!  The
theme is "six movies that pass the Bechdel test."  If you are unfamiliar
with the Bechdel test, essentially, there are three criteria that films
must meet:
1. are there 2 or more women?
2. do these women talk to each other?
3. do they talk about something other than men?

All six of the films chosen for this semester pass this test.  The first
one, Persepolis, will be on Wednesday, February 22 at 6:30pm in the Cheney
Room.  Bring a friend (or two) and come enjoy some snacks and a movie!
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*4. ODGE Lunch for Graduate Women hosted by Akamai (Wed. Feb. 22,
12:30-1:30p, RSVP by Feb. 20) *
*When: *Wednesday, February 22, 12:30-1:30pm
*Where: *6-321 Moore Room* *
*RSVP* by February 20th at http://signup.mit.edu/lunchAkamai (MIT
certificates required.)

Join us for an informal lunch for female MIT graduate students.
Women representatives from Akamai will be here to discuss their career
paths, the transition from academia to industry, and their experiences as
women in science and engineering.

Space is limited - please RSVP by February 20th at
http://signup.mit.edu/lunchAkamai (MIT certificates required.) Sponsored by
the Office of the Dean for Graduate Education.
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*5. MIT WGS commemorates Black Herstory Month: "The role religion plays in
discrimination" (Wed. Feb. 29, 6-7:30p)*
*When: *Wednesday - February 29, 6 - 7:30PM
*Where:*  W20 - 201[W20 West Lounge]
*RSVP*: Please rsvp to heidy at mit.edu by 2/24/12.

MIT Program in Women’s and Gender Studies commemorates Black Herstory
Month: "The role religion plays in discrimination: the intersectionality of
piety, pulpits, parishioners, and pastors" w/ Rev. Irene Monroe

This talk examines the role religion plays in discrimination against
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people. Because homophobia is
both a hatred of the “other ” and it’s usually acted upon ‘in the name of
religion,” the talk will also highlight how religious intolerance and
fundamentalism not only shatters the goal of American democracy, but also
aids in perpetuating other forms of oppression such as racism, sexism,
classism and anti-Semitism.

Rev. Irene Monroe  lives in Cambridge, is a Huffington Post blogger, and a
syndicated religion columnist. A native of Brooklyn, Rev. Irene Monroe is a
graduate from Wellesley College and Union Theological Seminary at Columbia
University, and served as a pastor at an African-American church before
coming to Harvard Divinity School for her doctorate as a Ford Fellow. As a
syndicated queer religion columnist, her columns appear in 43 cities across
the country and in the U.K. She writes a weekly column in the home LGBTQ
newspaper BayWindows.

Cosponsored by: Student Activities/ Office of Multicultural Programs and
LBGT at MIT  Dinner provided.


*6. MIT WGS Women Take the Reel Opening NIght: Orgasm Inc (Thurs. March 1,
7p)*
*When:* Thursday, March 1, 7pm
*Where*: 6-120
*More info*: http://mit.edu/wgs/filmfest2012/index.html

ORGASM INC. - the strange science of female pleasure  Director: Liz Canner

In the shocking and hilarious documentary ORGASM INC., filmmaker Liz Canner
takes a job editing erotic videos for a drug trial for a pharmaceutical
company. Her employer is developing what they hope will be the first Viagra
drug for women that wins FDA approval to treat a new disease: Female Sexual
Dysfunction (FSD). Liz gains permission to film the company for her own
documentary. Initially, she plans to create a movie about science and
pleasure but she soon begins to suspect that her employer, along with a
cadre of other medical companies, might be trying to take advantage of
women (and potentially endanger their health) in pursuit of billion dollar
profits. ORGASM INC. is a powerful look inside the medical industry and the
marketing campaigns that are literally and figuratively reshaping our
everyday lives around health, illness, desire — and that ultimate moment:
orgasm. Upbeat, engaging, enlightening, and provocative, ORGASM INC. will
change the way you think about sex.

80 minutes. Discussion with film director Liz Canner to follow. Cosponsored
by: MIT Technology and Culture Forum, MIT Medical, Comparative Media
Studies/Doclab, and Student Activities Office.


*7. [Mass-AWIS] Nuclear Energy: Past, Present, and Future (Thurs, March 1,
6-9p) *
*When*: Thursday, March 1, 2012, 6:00-9:00pm
*Where*: MIT Building 46 Room 3002 Singleton Auditorium, 43 Vassar Street,
Cambridge 02139
*Register*: https://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaID=227974
*Cost*: Free for MIT and Tufts students and post docs (register
withmit.edu/tufts.edu email address)
$5 for other students and post docs and AWIS members, $10 for all other
attendees

The Massachusetts AWIS chapter, Tufts Energy Forum, and MIT Energy Club are
pleased to co-host an expert panel of speakers on the past, present and
future of nuclear energy.

PANELISTS:
-Lin-wen Hu, PhD, PE, Associate Director, Research Development and
Utilization, MIT Nuclear Reactor Laboratory, MIT
-Richard K. Lester, PhD, Japan Steel Industry Professor, Head of the
Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering, Co-Chair, Industrial
Performance Center MIT
-Mujid S. Kazimi, PhD, TEPCO Professor of Nuclear Engineering, Professor of
Mechanical Engineering, Director Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems
(CANES) MIT

MODERATOR:
-Mari Anne Snow, Adjunct at Bentley University; CEO and co-founder at
SophiaThink Consulting, LLC


*8. Help strengthen advising and career services for Ph.D. students
(Volunteer to be interviewed in Feb. or March)*
*When:*    Interviews are being scheduled in February and March
*Where:*   On campus
*Contact:*  STEMcareer at mit.edu to book a time that fits your schedule

·         **Are you PhD student in engineering at MIT?
·         **Have you completed your second year?
·         **Provide your perspective on the role of advisors and mentors
·         **Interviews last 1 to 1.5 hours
·         **Gift card of $25 to all participants


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*9. Boston University GWISE Career Fair & Networking Reception (Thurs, Feb
23, 4-7p)*
*When: *Thursday, February 23, 4-7pm* *
*Where*:  Boston University Trustees' Ballroom, 9th floor School of
Management Building, 595 Commonwealth Avenue, enter on Silber Way
*Dress*:  Business Casual
*Register Here: *
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/embeddedform?formkey=dFpiZlB5VU05X3VpeEVJS1FJX2pUNUE6MQ

Thinking about what you might want to do when you graduate?  About to
graduate and looking for a job?  Looking to expand your network?  Want to
mingle over wine and cheese with your fellow female grad students and
postdocs? The Third Annual Boston University GWISE Career Fair and
Networking Reception is your one-stop-shop for all your career and
networking needs!

Come join Boston University GWISE and fellow women in STEM from the Boston
community to network and explore careers!  Speak with HR reps and female
scientists/engineers at local companies*, meet the women of the Association
for Women in Science (AWIS) & Women Entrepreneurs in Science and Technology
(WEST), and get some advice from the Career Development Office and Center
for Career Development at BU.  Even if you're not looking for a job right
now, it's a great opportunity -- network with peers from other departments
and institutions at the wine and cheese reception!  Please pass this
invitation along to other female graduate students and postdocs, not just
those at BU-- the more, the merrier!

Refreshments will be provided, 21+  Pre-registrants will be automatically
entered to in a raffle to win some awesome GWISE swag!  And the more you
network at the event, the more chances you'll go home a winner!

*Companies currently registered to attend include: Teradyne, IBM,
Mathworks, EMC, Merck, Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company, H. C.
Starck, Shire Pharmaceuticals, Affectiva, Draper Labs and more!

Bring your resume, bring your business card, or just bring yourself and
come ready to meet and mingle with Boston's best!

*10. [Harvard] 5th Annual Latina Empowerment and Development Conferences
(Sat. March 24, 11a-6p)*
*When: *Saturday, March 24, 11a-6p
*Where:* Double Tree Hotel Cambridge, MA
*Register: *http://www.wix.com/latinasunidas/lead#!register
*More info: *http://www.wix.com/latinasunidas/lead#<http://www.wix.com/latinasunidas/lead>

LEAD is an all-day event that exposes individuals in the community at large
to the achievements of Latinas in the world today. Every year we have a
prominent Latina as our keynote speaker who shares her experience, wisdom
and advice with those present.  The Conference aims to encourage the
professional endeavors of Latinas everywhere. Latina undergraduate and
graduate students will connect with successful Latina role models who
radiate positive ideals and represent the larger Latino community. Our
speakers will address the social, political, and economic issues that
Latinas face today and motivate them toward excellence in their future
careers. Your students will have the opportunity to participate in
pre-professional workshops to improve skills such as resume building,
interviewing and networking.

The LEAD conference will be taking place in the Double Tree Hotel
Cambridge, MA on Saturday March 24, 2012* from 11:30 AM-6:00 PM.
The theme for this year's conference is "Strengthening our Communities in
the Face of Adversity."


Please Register for the LEAD conference at:
http://www.wix.com/latinasunidas/lead#!register


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