[GWAMIT] Announcements - Week of 4/22/13

[GWAMIT]

Dear GWAMIT Members,

Join us for candlepin bowling with HGWISE on Friday! See details below. If
you have any events or announcements to share with the GWAMIT membership,
please email us at gwamit-sec at mit.edu.

*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. GWAMIT Bowling Social with HGWISE (Fri. Apr. 26)
2. Apply to be a GWAMIT Committee Co-Chair (OWWL and Leadership Conference
Positions Open)

*MIT:
*3. [SAAM] April Tabling (Tuesdays in April, 11am-1pm and 4:30-6:30pm)
4. Writing Center Workshop (Tuesdays in April and May, 4-4:50pm)
5. Tales from the Land of Entrepreneurship (Mon. Apr. 22, 6:30-9pm)
6. Legatum Lecture - Shahnaz Husain: Pioneer and Entrepreneur (Wed. Apr.
24, 5:30-6:30pm)
7. “Lean In” MIT-Style Panel (Wed. Apr. 24, 7-8:30pm)
8. [SAAM] Movie Night: “Flirting with Danger” (Wed. Apr. 24, 7-9pm)
9. [SWE] Keynote by Kristie Haskell at “Toast to SWE Seniors” (Thurs. Apr.
25, 8-9pm)

*Outside MIT:
*10. [HGWISE] Cambridge Coffee Hour with Professor Jennifer Hochschild
(Mon. Apr. 22, 4:30-5:30pm)
11. [MASS-AWIS] The Craft of Scientific Presentations Workshop (Thurs. May
9, 6-8:30pm)
12. Women in Science and Engineering Computer Science Bootcamp (June 24-25,
Register now)

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 Bowling Social with HGWISE (Fri. Apr. 26)
When:* Friday, April 26, 5:30-7pm
*Where:* Meet at the Outbound Kendall T Station, 5pm
*RSVP:* http://bit.ly/BowlingSocial

Want to relax and meet graduate women from Harvard and MIT? Join us for
free candlepin bowling at Sacco’s with HGWISE! No bowling expertise is
needed, and all grad students and post-docs are welcome. SEATS ARE LIMITED,
so please let us know if you plan to come!


*2. Apply to be a GWAMIT Committee Co-Chair (OWWL and Leadership Conference
Positions Open)
Apply:* http://tinyurl.com/gwamitrecruiting

Were you impressed with our Fall 2012 Leadership Conference and Spring 2013
Empowerment Conference? Do you want to get more involved with GWAMIT? Do
you want more leadership experience to further your personal and
professional development? Do you want to work with strong, motivated, and
passionate women? Do you have an idea for a talk, panel, or workshop? If
yes, you should join our OWWL or Leadership Conference Planning Committee.

We are currently accepting applications for:
- 2 Co-Chairs of OWWL (Orientation Women's Welcome Lunch), held in August
2013
- 2 Co-Chairs of the Leadership Conference, held in October 2013

Please apply online at http://tinyurl.com/gwamitrecruiting and contact the
GWAMIT Executive Board at gwamit-exec at mit.edu if you have questions. We
also encourage you to read more about previous leaders and events on our
website: http://gwamit.org.


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*3. [SAAM] April Tabling (Tuesdays 11am-1pm and 4:30-6:30pm)
When:* Tuesdays in April, 11am-1pm and 4:30-6:30pm
*Where:* Lobby 10 (11am-1pm), Z Center Johnson Lobby (4:30-6:30pm)
*Info:* http://whiteelephant.scripts.mit.edu/saam/tabling/

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Stop by the SAAM table in Lobby 10
for information, materials and friendly faces every Tuesday between 11am –
1pm or the Johnson Lobby of the Z Center from 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm, every
Tuesday in April.

Drop by one of our tables to pick up information, talk to committee
representatives, see the Clothesline Project, pick up a Sexual Assault
Awareness Month event schedule, get a t-shirt, or send a friend a White
Ribbon.


*4. Writing Center Workshop (Tuesdays in April and May, 4-4:50pm)
When:* Tuesday, April 9, 23, and 30; May 7, 14, and 21
*Where:* 12-134
*Register:* http://bit.ly/WritingCenterWorkshop

Writing your proposal? Planning your dissertation? Completing your
dissertation? You don't need to go it alone! This writers' group will help
you manage your time and stress as you write your proposal, plan and
outline your dissertation, and complete it and journal articles. The group
will discuss ways to work more effectively, prioritize, and use resources
available at MIT. Check in on weekly goals, hear others' experiences, and
decompress.

Cookies, tea, and hot water provided; Keurig coffee available for $.50.
Bring your mug and favorite tea if you wish. Sponsored by the MIT Writing
and Communication Center.


*5. [AMITA] Tales from the Land of Entrepreneurship (Mon. Apr. 22, 6:30-9pm)
When:* Monday, April 22, 6:30-9pm
*Where:* E51-335
*Register:* http://bit.ly/AmitaEntrepreneurship

AMITA will be hosting a panel discussion on April 22, 6:30pm - 9:00pm at
MIT in E51-335. The speakers will be women entrepreneurs from the MIT
community who have taken a company public, have helped found a company with
annual revenue of at least $500,000, or who have achieved a comparable
level of success.

We'll hear their stories about the routes they took to achieve their goals
and what they learned along the way. More details about our panelists are
available here: http://bit.ly/AmitaEntrepreneurInfo. This event is
sponsored by Goodwin Procter LLP.


*6. Legatum Lecture - Shahnaz Husain: Pioneer and Entrepreneur (Wed. Apr.
24, 5:30-6:30pm)
When:* Wednesday, April 24, 5:30-6:30pm
*Where:* E62-223
*Info:* http://legatum.mit.edu/content/1281

Shahnaz Husain's revolutionary business model and marketing approach is
well-known throughout Asia. On April 24th, Shahnaz Husain will be at MIT to
share the experiences and views of a female entrepreneur who has seen the
growth of entrepreneurship in India, the increased role of female
entrepreneurs, and the changing opportunities for people living at the
bottom of the pyramid.

While creating commercial success, Ms. Husain faced and overcame obstacles
commonly encountered by female entrepreneurs working in low-income
countries - experiences that provide her with a wealth of advice for female
entrepreneurs. And in creating her business model, Ms. Husain offered
employment opportunities to thousands of women who, for the first time,
experienced the benefits of earning a wage. The empowerment of these women
demonstrates the broad-based and positive impact of innovative
entrepreneurship.


*7. “Lean In” MIT-Style Panel (Wed. Apr. 24, 7-8:30pm)
When:* Wednesday, April 24, 7-8:30pm
*Where:* 4-237

Sheryl Sandberg's book, "Lean In" has received significant coverage in the
media. If you have read the book or any of the media coverage, you might be
wondering, "Is it possible to have it all? How do I have a conversation
with my partner regarding professional aspirations, family, and the
mythical "work/life balance"? And, once we choose a path, how do we make it
work?”

Sloan and the School of Engineering students have assembled a panel of MIT
alums and Executive MBA’s who have faced exactly these choices and think
that it is important to have a dialogue around "real world" experiences and
the resulting outcomes. Panelists are women leaders in engineering and
management from companies including Akamai, Apple, and Seagate, as well as
Founders and Entrepreneurs. Please join us for an evening of discussion to
be held on Wednesday, April 24, 2013 in 4-237.


*8. [SAAM] Movie Night: “Flirting with Danger” (Wed. Apr. 24, 7-9pm)
When:* Wednesday, April 24, 7-9pm
*Where:* 3-133
*Info:* http://whiteelephant.scripts.mit.edu/saam/big-movie-night/

Social and developmental psychologist and author Lynn Phillips explores the
line between consent and coercion in this thought-provoking look at popular
culture and the ways real girls and women navigate their heterosexual
relationships and hookups.

Featuring dramatizations of interviews that Phillips conducted with
hundreds of young women, the film examines how the wider culture’s
frequently contradictory messages about pleasure, danger, agency, and
victimization enter into women’s most intimate relationships with men. The
result is a refreshingly candid, and nuanced, look at how young women are
forced to grapple with deeply ambivalent cultural attitudes about female
sexuality.


*9. [SWE] Keynote by Kristie Haskell at “Toast to SWE Seniors” (Thurs. Apr.
25, 8-9pm)
When:* Thursday, April 25, 8-9pm
*Where:* Student Center, Room 407
*Register:* http://swetoasttoseniors.eventbrite.com

Kristie Haskell is Founder and Principal of Pivot-Point Strategy &
Solutions, an independent consultancy formed in 1999. Kristie is a career
consultant and life coach dedicated to helping individuals and
organizations deal effectively with change. Kristie brings over 20 years of
cross-industry, business and human resources experience in both the
for-profit and not-for-profit sectors. She is a skilled facilitator/coach
and trainer.

Join us for an exciting talk by Kristie Haskell regarding strategic
futuring that should be beneficial to all. Following the talk will be an
opportunity to meet collegiate and professional SWE members while enjoying
delicious hors d’oeuvres and refreshments.


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*10. [HGWISE] Cambridge Coffee Hour with Professor Jennifer Hochschild
(Mon. Apr. 22, 4:30-5:30pm)
When:* Monday, April 22, 4:30-5:30pm
*Where:* CGIS-South Room 354, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge
*RSVP:* http://bit.ly/Hochschild

Please join us for a Coffee Hour with Jennifer Hochschild, Professor of
Government at Harvard University, Professor of African and African American
Studies, and Harvard College Professor. Hochschild currently conducts
research on the politics and ideology of genomic science, immigrant
political incorporation, and citizens’ use of factual information in
political decision-making. She has also served as a consultant or expert
witness in several school desegregation cases, most importantly Yonkers
Board of Education v. New York State.

At the Coffee Hour, Professor Hochschild will discuss her career pathway,
career choices, issues specific to being a woman in social science,
work/life balance, or anything else you want to ask. RSVP appreciated (but
not required). Coffee and pastries will be served.


*11. [MASS-AWIS] The Craft of Scientific Presentations Workshop (Thurs. May
9, 6-8:30pm)
When:* Thursday, May 9, 6-8:30pm
*Where:* MIT Bldg. 46, Picower Seminar Room 3310
*Register:* http://goo.gl/3NBhD

Melissa Marshall is a crusader against bullet points and an evangelist for
effective slide design. She is passionate about helping scientists and
engineers give outstanding presentations because science not communicated
is science not done.

She believes the future health, happiness, and safety of our world depends
on the innovations of scientists and engineers and she wants to help them
tell the story of their work. Wellcrafted presentations can be a catalyst
for change. Visit Melissa’s website at
http://www.ted.com/speakers/melissa_marshall.html


*12. Women in Science and Engineering Computer Science Bootcamp (June
24-25, Register now)
When:* Monday, June 24 – Tuesday, June 25
*Where:* Microsoft Research, 1 Cambridge Center, Cambridge
*Register:* http://software-carpentry.org/bootcamps/2013-06-wise.html

Our goal is to help scientists and engineers become more productive by
teaching them basic computing skills like program design, version control,
testing, and task automation. In this two-day boot camp, short tutorials
will alternate with hands-on practical exercises. Participants will be
encouraged both to help one another, and to apply what they have learned to
their own research problems during and between sessions. There will be
online follow up sessions for 6 to 8 weeks extending the material from the
boot camp.

This boot camp is open to female graduate students, post-docs, faculty
members, staff scientists, or their equivalent in science, engineering,
medicine, or a related field in academia, industry, or the public and
non-profit sectors. Participants should have some prior experience with
basic programming.


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