[GWAMIT] Announcements 1/16/11

[GWAMIT]

Dear GWAMIT Members,


Would you like to help organize the GWAMIT Spring Empowerment Conference?
Details below!

*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 Executive Board (apply.gwamit.org Deadline Sat. Jan. 14)*
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*MIT:*
2. End Violence and WGS IAP non-book-club-book-club: Negotiating Femininity
+ Masculintiy (IAP Tuesdays, 7-9p)
3. Registration is open for Annual SWIM Conference, Innovating Through
Adversity (Feb. 10)
4. 16th European Career Fair at MIT (Sat, Jan. 21)
5.  IAP Microsoft Kinected Experiences Workshops and Competition (Jan 17-19)
6. IAP Workshop Feminism 101 (Tues. Jan 17, 12-1:30p)
7. MIT WGS presents a REG DAY film screening of "The Purity Myth" (Mon. Feb
6, 6-8p)
8. Opportunity to Teach Young Women about Engineering - MIT Women's
Initiative (Jan 24-27; Portland, ME)
9. Lemelson-MIT: Inventors Make the Most of MIT (Wed. Jan 25, 3:30-5p)
10. AMITA: Women Mentoring, Networking, and more (Mon. Jan 23, 6:30-9p)

*Outside MIT:*
11. [Harvard] Invitation to the Fifth Annual Latina Empowerment and
Development Conference (Sat. Mar 24 10:30a-7p)
12. Mass-AWIS Annual Holiday Party (Thurs, Jan 19, 6-9p)
13. Standing up for Science Media Workshop (Fri. Feb. 10; Deadline to apply
Wed. Jan 25)

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. Join the GWAMIT Empowerment Conference Committee!*
*Contact: *gwamit-spring at mit.edu

Would you like to help organize the GWAMIT Spring Empowerment Conference?
We have several planning positions and volunteers opportunities that still
need to be filled. For a view of our programming from last year, you can
visit empowerment.gwamit.org. This is a great opportunity to help organize
one of GWAMIT’s flagship programs and we encourage you to be a part of it!
Contact gwamit-spring at mit.edu to learn how you can get involved.

*Open positions: *
-Event co-leads: Work with your dream speakers to organize a great talk,
panel or workshop
-Logistics co-chair: Manage room reservations, order delicious food, manage
conference registration
-Advertising co-chair: Lend your creativity to publicize the conference
through awesome posters, chalkart and emails
-Volunteers: Help put up posters, set up/tidy up room on day of events etc.



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*2. End Violence and WGS IAP non-book-club-book-club: Negotiating
Femininity + Masculintiy (IAP Tuesdays, 7-9p)*
*When: *Tuesdays, 7-9pm (details below)
*Where: *5 -232
*Info:* web.mit.edu/end_violence/

Like book clubs? Hate the time commitment? This non-book-club-book-club is
easy and painless. N-bc-bc will meet one night a week during IAP and will
discuss topics related to different types of gender issues in today's
world. Each week a discussion will be sparked by two short articles, book
excerpts or movie clips. Food and drinks provided! View or download n-bc-bc
materials at web.mit.edu/end_violence/

Discussion topics:
Jan 10: "You are not going out dressed like that!": Dressing "Sexy"
Jan 17: "Oh, it was nothing!": Why taking credit is a gendered phenomenon
Jan 24: Gender, Language, + Power: The historical [R}evolution of words and
their meanings
Jan 31: "Can't you take a joke?": Humor, gender, and violence


*3 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.


*4. 16th European Career Fair at MIT (Sat, Jan. 21) *
*When:* January 21, 2012
*Details:* www.euro-career.com

Want to work or study in Europe? Looking for a full-time job, internship or
university? Submit your resume today!
Discover the many opportunities that international companies, academic
institutions and non-profit organizations from Europe have to offer at the
European Career Fair (ECF) at MIT.
January 21 - Exhibits and presentations by companies and academia;
Networking with employers and other candidates
January 22 - 23 - Interviews; Career development seminars; Networking

Largest career fair of its kind in the US with 130+ companies & 5000+
participants.  Searchable database allows employers to view your resume,
and schedule interviews. Registration is free! Submit your resume today!
www.euro-career.com


*5.  IAP Microsoft Kinected Experiences Workshops and Competition (Jan
17-19)*
*Register: *http://icampusprize.mit.edu/iap/kinected-experiences/register/*
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Learn how to develop applications on three awesome platforms: Kinect,
Windows Phone, Windows 8. Enter your application on any of these platforms
into IAP competition and win cool prizes!
http://icampusprize.mit.edu/iap/kinected-experiences/register/
http://student.mit.edu/searchiap/iap-b204.html

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6. IAP Workshop Feminism 101 (Tues. Jan 17, 12-1:30p)*
*When:* Tuesday, January 17 noon to 1:30pm
*Where:* Cheney Room (3-310)
*Sign up*: http://studentlife.mit.edu/women/events/IAPsignup
*Contact*: Alicia Erwin, womenatmit at mit.edu

Food will be provided

Event Description:
What is feminism? What does a feminist look like? Are there different types
of feminisms? What does it mean to be a feminist? What do feminists do
exactly? Do they wear lipstick? Do they shave? Can you be a feminist and
want to be married with kids? Has anyone ever called you a feminist in a
derogatory tone? Are you a closeted feminist?

Please join us for a presentation by WGS Program Coordinator Heidy González
and a real discussion about feminism. Free feminist goodies to all
attendees.


*7. MIT WGS presents a REG DAY film screening of "The Purity Myth" (Mon.
Feb 6, 6-8p)*
*When: *Monday, February 6 at 6:00pm*
Where:  *6-120*

*In this video adaptation of her bestselling book, pioneering feminist
blogger Jessica Valenti trains her sights on "the virginity movement" -- an
unholy alliance of evangelical Christians, right-wing politicians, and
conservative policy intellectuals who have been exploiting irrational fears
about women's sexuality to roll back women's rights. From dad-and-daughter
"purity balls," taxpayer-funded abstinence-only curricula, and political
attacks on Planned Parenthood, to recent attempts by legislators to de-fund
women's reproductive health care and narrow the legal definition of rape,
Valenti identifies a single, unifying assumption: the myth that the worth
of a woman depends on what she does -- or does not do -- sexually. In the
end, Valenti argues that the health and well-being of women are too
important to be left to ideologues bent on vilifying feminism and
undermining women's autonomy.

Event is free. Light dinner served.

Q&A lead by WGS Professor A. Walsh, MIT sexpert K. McCarthy and Violence,
Prevention and Response (VPR) representative D. De Four to follow.

COSPONSORED BY: The Student Activities Office, MIT sexpert, and VPR.
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8. Opportunity to Teach Young Women about Engineering - MIT Women's
Initiative (Jan 24-27; Portland, ME)*
*When: *   January 24 - 27th
*Where: * Portland, Maine
*Contact: *Andrea Ippolito (ippolita at mit.edu)

 -  Make a difference and go on a free trip this IAP!
 -  MIT Women's Initiative sends pairs of undergrad/grad femaleengineers to
encourage girls to remain interested
 -  We are looking for one MIT woman to represent the Women's Initiative
 in Portland, Maine from January 24th - 27th
 -  It is a wonderful opportunity to give back and inspire girlsinterested
in engineering!
 -  Please email Andrea (ippolita at mit.edu) if you are interested.


*9. Lemelson-MIT: Inventors Make the Most of MIT (Wed. Jan 25, 3:30-5p)*
*When:* Wednesday, January 25, 3:30-5:00pm
*Where*: 4-149
*More info: *http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-student.html

Moderator: Joost Bonsen, Lecturer, MIT Media Lab
Panelists: Dave Wallace, Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Kate Mytty,
Coordinator, IDEAS and Global Challenge; Aviva Presser, 2009 Lemelson-MIT
Student Prize Finalist; Anurag Bajpayee, PhD Student, Mechanical Engineering
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10. AMITA: Women Mentoring, Networking, and more (Mon. Jan 23, 6:30-9p)
**When: *Monday January 23; 6:30-9:00pm
*Where:* MIT Bush Room, 10-105
*More info:* http://tinyurl.com/AMITA-Mentoring
*Cost:* Student registration is FREE.   AMITA members only $5.

The Association of MIT Alumnae, invites undergraduate and graduate students
to an informal night of networking with MIT alumnae. We'll talk about life
choices and our experience with selecting grad schools, integrating family
life and career.

WE NEED MORE ALUMS: PLEASE REGISTER NOW at
http://tinyurl.com/AMITA-Mentoring!  This event is very popular with
students, so we'd like to have enough mentors.

Join us for supper and networking in a friendly and supportive environment.
We'll provide tables, topics --and pizza.*
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11. [Harvard] Invitation to the Fifth Annual Latina Empowerment and
Development Conference (Sat. Mar 24 10:30a-7p)
When: *Saturday March 24, 10:30am-7:00pm
*Register: *http://www.wix.com/latinasunidas/lead#!register
*More info: *http://www.wix.com/latinasunidas/lead#<http://www.wix.com/latinasunidas/lead>


The LEAD Conference aims to encourage the professional endeavors of Latinas
at Harvard and other Boston-area universities. 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.


*12. Mass-AWIS Annual Holiday Party (Thurs, Jan 19, 6-9p)*
*When:* Thursday, January 19, 6-9pm
*Where: *Charlesmark Hotel and Lounge; 655 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116
*Cost*: Members and Guest of Members $25; Nonmembers $40
*Register: *http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=226651

Come celebrate the holidays with your local AWIS chapter!! Meet fellow AWIS
members and their guests at this festive event. Enjoy a buffet dinner, a
complimentary drink, play games, and win raffle prizes!  You can also
participate in our silent auction for some great items!

 Non-members welcome to join in the celebration. Executive board elections
will be held on the same night. Admission includes buffet dinner and one
beverage (soda/beer/wine)
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*13. Standing up for Science Media Workshop (Fri. Feb. 10; Deadline to
apply Wed. Jan 25)*
*When:* Friday, Feb. 10
*Where:* the Broad Institute, Cambridge, MA
*Apply:* Send a CV and short COVER LETTER to Leonor Sierra (
international at senseaboutscience.org) by WEDNESDAY 25TH JANUARY 2012. Our
workshops are very popular and there are limited places available.

- Are you PASSIONATE about your RESEARCH?
- Do you think it is important for GOOD SCIENCE and EVIDENCE to be
communicated to a wider audience?
- What can you do to address SCIENTIFIC MISCONCEPTIONS and MISINFORMATION?

This full day event is FREE and open to early career researchers in all
sciences, engineering and medicine (PhD students, post-docs or equivalent
in first job)

- Science in the media: What happens when research announcements go wrong;
statistics are manipulated; risk factors are distorted; or discussions
become polarised?
- What journalists are looking for: How do journalists approach stories and
balance the need for news and entertainment with reporting science? And
deal with accusations of polarising debates and misrepresenting
facts?
- Standing up for science; the nuts and bolts: This session offers
practical guidance for early career researchers to get their voices heard
in debates about science; how to respond to bad science when you see it;
and top tips for if you come face-to-face with a journalist!

The Standing Up for Science workshops have been held in the UK since 2005.
This will be the first full-day workshop in the US and participants will be
invited to join the newly formed Voice of Young Science USA network.

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