[GWAMIT] Announcements - Week of 8/5/13

Mon Aug 5 09:54:45 EDT 2013

Dear GWAMIT Members,

We are currently recruiting a Membership Chair for Fall 2013 – 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. Application Open for GWAMIT Membership Chair (Apply by Mon. Aug. 5,
11:59pm)

*MIT:
*2. Volunteer for VPR Consent Campaign (Sign up now)
3. [GSC] Academic Development Series: The Process of Academic Publishing
and Academic Portfolio Management (Tues. Aug. 6, 5:30-7:30pm)

*Outside MIT:
*4. Free Zumba Class at the Esplanade Hatch Shell (Tues. Aug. 6, 6-7pm)
5. Women’s Night at the Venture Café (Thurs. Aug. 8, 5-8pm)
6. [MASS-AWIS] Annual Summer Picnic (Sun. Aug. 18, 11am-3pm)

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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**********GWAMIT**********

1. Application Open for GWAMIT Membership Chair (Apply by Mon. Aug. 5,
11:59pm)
When:* Apply by Monday, August 5, 11:59pm
*Apply:* http://bit.ly/GWAMITMembChair
*Contact:* gwamit-exec at mit.edu

Interested in being more involved in GWAMIT? Have you attended or helped
plan a past GWAMIT activity and would like to become a member of the
Executive Board? We are currently recruiting for a Membership Chair for
Fall Semester, from August to December 2013!

Before applying, please review the description and responsibilities of the
Membership Chair position on the GWAMIT website. Apply at:
http://bit.ly/GWAMITMembChair. Additionally, after submitting your
application, please email gwamit-exec at mit.edu to schedule a brief interview
with a current Executive Board member.

If you have any questions about the application or selection process,
please do not hesitate to reach out to gwamit-exec at mit.edu. The application
due date is Monday, August 5, at 11:59 PM.

***********MIT**********
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*2. Volunteer for VPR Consent Campaign (Sign up now)
Sign up:* http://bit.ly/ConsentCampaign

The Violence Prevention & Response (VPR) program is interested in launching
a consent campaign for the MIT community in response to increasing numbers
of hotline calls and office visits. VPR is looking to produce a series of
posters meant to educate the MIT student body about consent. Our hope is to
find student volunteers willing to be featured in the campaign. We're
looking for a diverse group of students. If you choose to volunteer, you
will be given a list of possible scenarios in advance of your photo shoot
and asked to let us know which ones you are not comfortable with. You have
the right to decline any pose or volunteer pairing. You will be shown any
photos you're in before they are put to use. At any time before or after
the posters are produced you will have the right and ability to decline
your image being used in the campaign.

We believe this campaign has the potential to not only reduce the number of
assaults that occur on campus, but also to help MIT students achieve
happier and healthier interpersonal relationships. By volunteering to model
for this poster campaign, you are helping to create a better and safer MIT
community for us all. To volunteer as a model, please provide your contact
info here: http://bit.ly/ConsentCampaign

*3. [GSC] Academic Development Series: The Process of Academic Publishing
and Academic Portfolio Management (Tues. Aug. 6, 5:30-7:30pm)
When:* Tuesday, August 6, 5:30-7:30pm
*Where:* 32-123
*Contact:* gsc-arc at mit.edu

A panel discussion on the dos and don’ts of academic publishing with advice
on how to build a good academic profile starting NOW! Dinner provided;
catered by Cosi.

The panel consists of an experienced publisher, an experienced editor, and
an experienced reviewer. Don’t know the difference? You should come! Submit
topics and questions you would like to see:
http://docs.google.com/forms/d/1mNdsekyLvcJFEkCvWgPwUQS_lAgNoVuqQR9noAc8K6k/viewform

***********Outside MIT**********
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*4. Free Zumba Class at the Esplanade Hatch Shell (Tues. Aug. 6, 6-7pm)
When:* Tuesdays, July 16 – August 27, 6-7pm
*Where:* The Boston Esplanade Hatch Shell
*Register:* http://healthworkszumba-es2.eventbrite.com/

Back by popular demand, Healthworks Fitness Centers for Women and The
Esplanade Association are teaming up to bring you FREE Zumba classes
outdoors at the Esplanade Hatch Shell on Tuesday nights at 6pm this summer!
Come join the party for one, two or even all eight nights (Tuesdays July
16th – August 27th). These 1-hour classes led by Healthworks Zumba
instructors are open to the public!

Bring your friends, families, coworkers, boyfriends, girlfriends, and
neighbors, and come ready to get your Zumba on all summer long!

*5. Women’s Night at the Venture Café (Thurs. Aug. 8, 5-8pm)
When:* Thursday, August 8, 5-8pm
*Where:* Cambridge Innovation Center, Venture Café, 1 Broadway, 4th Floor,
Cambridge
*Register:* http://westandventurecafe-es2.eventbrite.com/

WEST, XX in Health, Venture Café, and mosaicHUB invite you to a special
“Women's Night” at the Venture Café with fun, food, drinks, and featured
panels/breakout sessions.

The Venture Café was created to provide a resource for the Boston
entrepreneurial and innovation communities. The mission is to enable fresh
and useful conversations. The Venture Café serves as a nexus for helping
innovators and entrepreneurs find one another and collaborate to bring
their dreams to reality. The shared physical spaces provide common meeting
ground and a forum for semi-serendipitous encounters that often foster
brainstorming and drive creativity.

*6. [MASS-AWIS] Annual Summer Picnic (Sun. Aug. 18, 11am-3pm)
**When:* Sunday, August 18, 11am-3pm
*Where:* Sennott Park, Norfolk and Broadway, Cambridge
*Register:* http://goo.gl/oYdlj

Please join MASS AWIS for the annual FREE summer picnic. Friends and family
are welcome to attend! Please bring a food dish to share and chairs and/or
blankets for you and your guests.

We’ll be providing beverages and tableware. If you have any fun lawn games
(croquet, Bocce ball Frisbees, etc.) please bring them with you! The event
is free, but please register to help us plan accordingly.

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