[GWAMIT] Announcements - Week of 10/8/12

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*The GWAMIT Board
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*GWAMIT:*
1. GWAMIT Membership Appreciation Beer and Cheese Tasting (Fri. Oct. 19,
5-7pm)
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*MIT:*
2. [SWIM] Community Relations Mixer (Wed. Oct. 10, 7-8:30pm)
3. MIT Externship Program (Application Deadline Wed. Oct. 10, 12pm)
4. Join the MIT Women's Initiative (Application Deadline Fri. Oct. 12,
11:59pm)
5. [GSC] Survey on Graduate Families (Deadline Oct. 19)
6. [Lemelson-MIT] Communicating Inventiveness (Mon. Oct. 22, 4pm)
7. MIT Certificate Program in Science, Technology, and Policy (STP)
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*Outside MIT:*
 8. [WEST] Fall Networking Event (Thu. Oct. 11, 6:30-8:30pm)
9. [Harvard] Bureau of Study Counsel: Perfectionism, a Double-Edged Sword
(Fri. Oct. 12, 1-2:30pm)
10. "The How and the Why" (Sep. 27 - Oct. 21)
11. [MASS-AWIS] How to Get Published (Wed. Oct. 24, 6-8pm)
12. VIPink (Thu. Oct. 25, 6-9pm)

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

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*1. **GWAMIT Membership Appreciation Beer and Cheese Tasting (Fri. Oct. 19,
5-7pm)*
*When:* Friday, October 19, 5-7pm
* Where: *Thirsty Ear Pub, Ashdown House
*RSVP:* H <https://gsc.scripts.mit.edu:444/ssl/em/?pg=1&id=25>ere<https://gsc.scripts.mit.edu:444/ssl/em/?pg=1&id=25>

You're invited to the GWAMIT Membership Appreciation event! Come mingle
with fellow GWAMIT members while you enjoy a complimentary beer and cheese
tasting at the Thirsty Ear Pub, Friday 10/19 from 5pm-7pm. The event is
free, and we will be giving away our new GWAMIT member pins at the event.
When sign up you can also pre-order a GWAMIT pint glass for $2 to pick up
at the event. Cash bar will also be available. Space is limited, so arrive
early! Thanks again for all that you do and we hope to see you there!

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*2. [SWIM] Community Relations Mixer (Wed. Oct. 10, 7-8:30pm)
When:* Wednesday, October 10, 7-8:30pm

*Where:* Sloan School of Management (E62 Lobby)

*RSVP:* *http://tinyurl.com/9j66y4o*


We invite you to an informal gathering to meet and mingle with MIT Women.
SWIM  will be hosting a community mixer on October 10th starting at 6:30PM
for all MIT women to meet and celebrate our community. Come join women
MBAs, Sloan Fellows, Executive MBAs, Mfins, MSMS, GWAMIT, and NSUW for
brief remarks from a guest speaker, appetizers, mingling and fun!


*3. MIT Externship Program (Application Deadline Wed. Oct. 10, 12pm)
When:* Application Deadline Wednesday, October 10, 12pm
*Apply:* http://alum.mit.edu/students/NetworkwithAlumni/ExternshipProgram
*Contact:* externship at mit.edu


The MIT Externship Program matches students with alumni in their workplace
for job shadowing and/or practical experience during IAP. Alumni around the
world are looking to work with you. You need an Infinite Connection account
to view the externship opportunities and to apply. You can register for an
Infinite Connection account here: http://alum.mit.edu/login. You need your
10 digit user ID to register for an IC account. Please contact
externship at mit.edu for your 10 digit user ID.



*4. Join the MIT Women's Initiative (Application Deadline Fri. Oct. 12,
11:59pm)*

*When:* Application Deadline, Friday, October 12, 11:59pm

*Apply:* http://mit.edu/wi/presenters/


The MIT Women's Initiative is a group that sends pairs of female engineers,
both graduate and undergraduate (sophomores and older), from MIT to middle
and high schools around the country for a week during IAP.  They give
presentations about opportunities in engineering, conduct hands-on
activities, and encourage high school girls to remain interested in math
and science. Previous presenters have been to Washington, Hawaii, Miami,
Alaska, and San Francisco, to name a few.

For more information and to APPLY, please visit:
http://mit.edu/wi/presenters/

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*5. [GSC] Survey on Graduate Families (Deadline Oct. 19)
Survey:* Here<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEc3LURHNjA2d3BNZ0ZVNmxLMl9IUVE6MQ#gid=0>
*Contact:* gsc-hca at mit.edu


Please help us to address the needs of graduate families by filling out
this short survey, made by the Housing and Community Affairs and Activities
Committees, about the costs and challenges families face.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEc3LURHNjA2d3BNZ0ZVNmxLMl9IUVE6MQ#gid=0

Fill it out before the deadline of Oct. 19 and enter to win free tickets to
the Franklin Zoo, Children's Museum, or New England Aquarium funded by the
GSC Activities Committee.

If you're interested in sharing your thoughts on families issues or want to
be involved in making recommendations to the Institute, please indicate
your interest in the survey, or email the HCA co-chairs at gsc-hca at mit.edu to
join the Family Sub-comittee.


*6. [Lemelson-MIT] Communicating Inventiveness (Mon. Oct. 22, 4pm)
When:* Monday, October 22, 4pm
*Where:* Bush Room (10-105)
*Register:* http://communicatinginventiveness.eventbrite.com/


Participants will learn to communicate information in a way that makes an
impression that is consistent with their own goals.****


For more information and registration, visit:


MIT Calendar: https://events.mit.edu/edit/event_ed.do****

Trust Entrepreneruship Center:
http://entrepreneurship.mit.edu/event/communicating-inventiveness


*7. MIT Certificate Program in Science, Technology, and Policy (STP)*

*When:* Fall Semester 2012
*Contact:* barbarad at mit.edu
*Application: *http://web.mit.edu/stp/

Are you a PhD student with a strong interest in Science Policy? Want to
expand your knowledge base and develop yourself as a citizen scientist?
Enroll in the MIT Graduate Certificate Program in Science, Technology, and
Policy! A new program designed to integrate with your PhD requirements.
Requirements: 2 courses (1 core, 1 elective), Science Policy Bootcamp
(1-week course offered every IAP), and a capstone project
Eligibility: PhD students in Science & Engineering, post-quals
Learn more and apply here <http://web.mit.edu/stp>


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*8. [WEST] Fall Networking Event (Thu. Oct. 11, 6:30-8:30pm)*

*When:* Thursday, October 11, 6:30-8:30pm
*Where:* Havana Room, Cambridge Innovation Center, One Broadway, Cambridge
*Register:* http://www.westorg.org/2012-10-11-fall-networking-event

Come and network!  Learn about what WEST has in store for you this year.

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9. [Harvard] Bureau of Study Counsel: Perfectionism, a Double-Edged Sword
(Fri. Oct. 12, 1-2:30pm)
When:* Friday, October 12, 1-2:30pm
*Where:* 5 Linden Street, Cambridge
*RSVP:* Email jpage at bsc.harvard.edu

This workshop helps students to begin to distinguish motivation for healthy
achievement from perfectionism and to overcome some of the pitfalls of
perfectionism. To register, email jpage at bsc.harvard.edu.


*10. "The How and the Why" (Sep. 27 - Oct. 21)*
*When:* September 27 - October 21
*Where:* Central Square Theater
*Information:* www.centralsquaretheater.org


On the eve of a national conference Zelda (Underground Railway Theater
Artistic Director, Debra Wise), an acclaimed evolutionary biologist, is
visited by Rachel, an ambitious graduate student. The two women share a
zeal for science, a bold and contrarian approach to the male-dominated
field, and much more. During the course of the visit, the young scholar
challenges the older woman’s “grandmother hypothesis” with a radical theory
of her own that she believes will change the way people regard sex. Emotion
and evolution clash with humor and passion in Sarah Treem’s (HBO’s *In
Treatment*) new play about the competitiveness and sacrifices needed to
succeed as a woman in science.



*11. [MASS-AWIS] How to Get Published (Wed. Oct. 24, 6-8pm)
When:* Wednesday, October 24, 6-8pm
*Where:* Center for Life Sciences (CLS) Conference Room 921, 3 Blackfan
Circle, Boston, MA 02115
*RSVP:*  www.acteva.com/go/mass-awis

This discussion provides tips for authors on using proper manuscript language,
how to effectively structure your article, and what editors and publishers
are looking for.



*12. **VIPink (Thu. Oct. 25, 6-9pm)
**When:* Thursday, October 25, 6-9pm
*Where:* Fairmont Copley Plaza
*Tickets:* http://www.stayclassy.org/boston/events/vipink-boston/e19490

Join Bright Pink Boston (www.brightpink.org) for a private cocktail party
fundraiser. The event will offer an open bar, DJ, appetizers, pink
cupcakes, a Pink Candy Buffet, and a raffle of luxury and lifestlye
prizes.  Pre-sale General Admission tickets are available for $45 through
the end of September. Following the pre-sale, General Admission Tickets are
available for $50. All guests must be 21 years of age or older to attend
VIPink and all ticket purchases are non-refundable.  (Proceeds benefit
Bright Pink's breast and ovarian cancer prevention and early detection
programs for young women.)

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