[GWAMIT] Announcements - Week of 4/29/13

[GWAMIT]

Dear GWAMIT Members,

Join a GWAMIT committee! The OWWL, Leadership Conference, and Mentoring 
Program committees are currently recruiting. 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. Apply to be a GWAMIT Committee Co-Chair (OWWL and Leadership Conference 
Positions Open, Deadline to Apply: Thurs. May 9)
2. Join the GWAMIT Mentoring Program Committee (Recruiting Now)

*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)

*Outside MIT:
*5. Women 2.0 Founder Friday (Fri. May 3, 6-9pm)
6. [MASS-AWIS] The Craft of Scientific Presentations Workshop (Thurs. May 
9, 6-8:30pm)
7. 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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FULL ANNOUNCEMENTS
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*1. Apply to be a GWAMIT Committee Co-Chair (OWWL and Leadership Conference 
Positions Open, Deadline to Apply: Thurs. May 9)
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.


*2. Join the GWAMIT Mentoring Program Committee (Recruiting Now)
Apply by contacting:* Ricarose (ria at mit.edu) or Xuwen (xwzhu at mit.edu)

Interested in helping women graduate students connect to faculty and alumni 
mentors? Excited about applying your technical and organizing skills to 
creative projects? Come and join us at the Mentoring Program Committee!

What is the Mentoring Program? 
- A yearlong program: we match mentors and mentees during the summer, and 
groups meet individually every month 
- Events during the year:  kick-off dinner, February social, spring 
reception, and more informal events during the summer

If you're interested or would like to know more details, please send an 
email to Ricarose ria at mit.edu or Xuwen xwzhu at mit.edu as soon as possible. 
We are having monthly dinner meetings, and you're welcome to join! 
(Committee members get to choose their own mentors!)


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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 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.


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*5. Women 2.0 Founder Friday (Fri. May 3, 6-9pm)
When:* Friday, May 3, 6-9pm
*Where:* TechStars, 6th Floor, 1 Cambridge Center, Cambridge
*Register:* http://founderfridayboston050313-es2005.eventbrite.com/

Founder Friday is open to aspiring and current entrepreneurs, technologists 
and investors and is free to those who attend (this is an open event for 
females and males) to network and connect.

Hosting this month’s Founder Friday Boston is Founder Katie Rae, Managing 
Director - TechStars Boston. Host introductions begin at 7:00 pm. Come hear 
her speak, share, and support the burgeoning female tech community!


*6. [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


*7. 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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