[GWAMIT] Announcements - Week of 2/11/2013

[GWAMIT]

Dear GWAMIT Members,


Welcome back to the spring semester!  If you have any events or
announcements to share with the GWAMIT membership, please email us at
gwamit-sec at mit.edu.


Have a great week!

*The GWAMIT Board
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*MIT:*
1. [GW6 Seminar] Meet Pooja Sankar -- Founder and CEO of Piazza (Tues. Feb.
12, 6:30-8pm)
2. [Lemelson-MIT] Flagship VentureLabs Discussion: Entrepreneurial Fellows
Program (Wed. Feb. 13, 6-7:30pm)
3. Making the Most of Your Presentation (Thurs. Feb. 14, 2-4pm)
4. Making Peace with Food and Body Image Spring 2013 (Fridays 4-5:30pm,
begins Feb. 15)
5. The Vagina Monologues at MIT (Fri. Feb. 15 & Sat. Feb. 16, 8pm; Sun.
Feb. 17, 2pm)
6. [AMITA] Legal Issues for Start-ups (Mon. Feb. 25, 6:30-9pm)
7. Panel on Careers in Education for Graduate Women (Thurs. Feb. 21,
5:30-7:30pm; Register by Feb. 19)
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*Outside MIT:*
8. [Harvard] Dinner Discussion: Navigating a Less Diverse Workplace (Mon.
Feb. 11, 6-7:30pm)
9. [MASS-AWIS] Reception at AAAS Meeting in Boston (Sun. Feb. 17,
6:30-8:30pm)
10. [HGWISE] Fireside Chat with Susan Hockfield: A Discussion with the
First Female President of MIT (Tues. Feb. 26, 5pm)
11. [MASS-AWIS] Communications Workshop (Wed. Feb. 27, 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. [GW6 Seminar] Meet Pooja Sankar -- Founder and CEO of Piazza (Tues.
Feb. 12, 6:30-8pm)*
*When:* Tuesday, February 12, 6:30-8pm
*Where:* 56-180

Pooja Sankar, founder of the homework help site Piazza, is coming to MIT to
share her story and experiences as a woman in CS and young entrepreneur. In
2009, Pooja Sankar, a grad student at Stanford at the time, founded Piazza,
a Q&A platform for classes. Piazza quickly grew to over half the Stanford
campus and then expanded beyond. Today, it is used by thousands of
instructors and students at hundreds of schools like CMU, Princeton,
Berkeley, Yale, MIT, Harvard, Northeastern, and more. Come to find out more
about the incredible stories of Pooja Sankar and Piazza. Dinner will be
provided.
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*2. [Lemelson-MIT] Flagship VentureLabs Discussion: Entrepreneurial Fellows
Program (Wed. Feb. 13, 6-7:30pm)*
*When:* Wednesday, February 13, 6-7:30pm
*Where:* 10-105
*RSVP:* http://flagshipventurelabsfellows.eventbrite.com/

Geoffrey von Maltzahn, New Ventures Principal at Flagship Ventures and 2009
Lemelson-MIT Student Prize winner, is coming to MIT to discuss the Flagship
VentureLabs Entrepreneurial Fellows Program. Flagship VentureLabs is a unit
of Flagship Ventures which invents and launches transformative companies.

VentureLabs conducts an annual summer Entrepreneurial Fellows Program which
provides an opportunity for talented graduating students (MBA, MS, PhD, MD,
etc.) to gain hands-on experience in Flagship VentureLabs' unique approach
to company conception, innovation and entrepreneuring.Please join us to
learn more about this exciting opportunity and network with VentureLabs
team members at a reception following the discussion.
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*3. Making the Most of Your Presentation (Thurs. Feb. 14, 2-4pm)*
*When:* Thursday, February 14, 2-4pm
*Where:* 54-100
*Website:* http://tll.mit.edu/calendar/making-most-your-presentation

Strong oral presentation skills are a key to success for engineers,
scientists, and other professionals, yet many speakers are at a loss to
tackle the task. Systematic as they otherwise can be in their work, they go
at it intuitively, sometimes haphazardly, with much good will but seldom
good results. Based on Dr Doumont’s book *Trees, maps, and theorems* about
“effective communication for rational minds” this lecture proposes a
systematic way to prepare and deliver presentations. Among others, it
covers structure, slides, and delivery, as well as stage fright.
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*4. Making Peace with Food and Body Image Spring 2013 (Fridays 4-5:30pm,
begins Feb. 15)*
*When:* Fridays, 4-5:30pm, begins February 15
*Where:* MIT Medical
*Contact:* bars at med.mit.edu

Are eating and body image a source of stress? They don’t have to be.

In this group, we talk about eating concerns and pressures like body
dissatisfaction, “free food” on campus, and stress eating. The group
provides education, support, and practical strategies to manage food and
body stress.

Led by Zan Barry<http://medweb.mit.edu/directory/staff/profiles/sbarry.html>
 and Audra Bartz<http://medweb.mit.edu/directory/staff/profiles/albartz.html>

Want to find out if the group is right for you? Contact Zan at
bars at med.mit.edu


*5. The Vagina Monologues at MIT (Fri. Feb. 15 & Sat. Feb. 16, 8pm; Sun.
Feb. 17, 2pm)*

*When:* Friday, February 15 & Saturday, February 16, 8pm; Sunday, February
17, 2pm

*Where:* 32-123


Tickets will be sold for $2 in the Student Center (W20) between 9am and 5pm
on 2/4 through 2/8, and 2/11 through 2/13, and 2/15. Tickets will be sold
in the Stata center (building 32) on 2/14 between 9am and 5pm.  They will
also be available online through a link on our website (vagina.mit.edu).
Tickets will be sold outside of our "theatre" before the shows.

All of the profits go to charities to end violence against women and girls
all over the world.

Sponsored by: Stop Our Silence, ARCADE (Assisting Recurring Cultural
Diversity Events), MIT Copytech, Women's and Gender Studies, The Technology
and Culture Forum at MIT, Good Vibrations

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*6. [AMITA] Legal Issues for Start-ups (Mon. Feb. 25, 6:30-9pm)*

*When:* Monday, February 25, 6:30-9pm

*Where:* E51-315

*Register:* http://alumweb.mit.edu/groups/amita


Tickets:
MIT Students: Free for first 20 to register, then $5
MIT Alumni, Faculty, or Staff: $10
Guests: $15

$5 extra at the door, so register online!
http://alumweb.mit.edu/groups/amita

Distinguished panelists:

Danielle Lauzon, B.A. ‘97 University of Michigan, J.D. 2000
Villanova University School of Law (magna cum laude, Order of the Coif), is
a partner in Goodwin Procter LLP’s Technology  companies Group.
She represents companies in a wide range of industries, including software,
hardware, information technology services, clean technology, and life
sciences. She provides advice on all aspects of corporate governance and
securities law compliance, including start-up and formation matters. Ms.
Lauzon also has experience in merger and acquisition transactions and
securities offerings. In addition, she has represented companies as well as
venture capital and private equity firms in numerous venture capital
financings and recapitalizations.

Wendy Verlander SB, SM II ’89, JD 1994 Columbia Law School (3-year Harlan
Fiske Stone scholar), is a partner in WilmerHale’s Intellectual Property
Department. Ms. Verlander has extensive experience in IP litigation, and is
also experienced in arbitration, patent procurement, reexamination
proceedings, drafting opinions of counsel, technology transfer and
licensing and due diligence investigations for corporate transactions. She
works with companies at all stages of development and growth, from
start-ups to Fortune 50 companies.

Christine Kuta, SM II ’83, J.D. Suffolk University Law School, is
an intellectual property lawyer. Her practice includes
intellectual property strategy, portfolio development and management, and
patent
and trademark prosecution. Ms. Kuta counsels clients in a wide variety of
technical areas including computer systems and software applications,
telephony and computer networks, medical devices,
lighting systems, materials and manufacturing processes. Ms. Kuta has been
in private practice for over ten years. Prior to entering private practice,
Ms. Kuta worked in the computer industry for fifteen years, first as a
hardware engineer, then as a software engineer, and later as in-house
intellectual property counsel.

Moderator: Marta Gross Sc.B. X ’80, J.D. ‘88 Suffolk University School of
Law (Evening Division, cum laude) is a partner in Goodwin Procter LLP ’s
Litigation Department and a member of its Patent Litigation Practice. For
more than 20 years, she has focused her practice on patent matters,
including patent litigation, strategic counseling and opinions, and
patent-related due diligence. Ms. Gross joined Goodwin Procter as a partner
in 2003, and upon joining the firm, Ms. Gross organized and developed the
strategic patent counseling practice to support Teva, the world’s largest
generic pharmaceutical company. She continues to lead this team which
provides validity and infringement advice and opinions, as well as
strategic counseling to Teva and others in the life sciences. Ms. Gross
worked as an engineer for eight years after her graduation from MIT.



*7. Panel on Careers in Education for Graduate Women (Thurs. Feb. 21,
5:30-7:30pm; Register by Feb. 19)*

*When:* Thursday, February 21, 5:30-7:30pm

*Where:* Koch Institute Auditorium, 76-156

*Register:* signup.mit.edu/gradwomenedcareers (MIT certificates required)


The Office for the Dean of Graduate Education is pleased to announce the
Panel on Careers in Education for Graduate Women.  Join us to discuss paths
in education for scientists and engineers. Dr. Connie Chow (Executive
Director of Science Club for Girls), Prof. Susan Freeman (Academic
Specialist at Northeastern), Dr. Brindha Muniappan (Director of Education
and Public Programs at the MIT Museum), and Dr. Sneha Veeragoudar Harrell
(Educational Technology Consultant) will share their experiences and answer
questions.


This event is free, but space is limited! Please register by February 19th
at signup.mit.edu/gradwomenedcareers (MIT certificates required). We will
begin serving dinner at 5:30 pm with the panel discussion starting at 6:00
pm.

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*8. [Harvard] Dinner Discussion: Navigating a Less Diverse Workplace (Mon.
Feb. 11, 6-7:30pm)*
*When:* Monday, February 11, 6-7:30pm
*Where:* 54 Dunster Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 (OCS Reading Room)
*Register:* Email ocsrecep at fas.harvard.edu

Harvard is a diverse community, comprised of students from around the
world. We represent a variety of languages, cultures, ethnicities, beliefs,
and values. Unfortunately, this level of diversity is not always
represented outside of the University or in interview and workplace
settings. In fact, as open and diverse as many institutions have become,
many still have yet to attract a diverse pool of talent or to develop a
more inclusive cultural framework. This can result in students and alumni
encountering people with beliefs and impressions that are outdated, untrue,
and sometimes offensive. The Harvard Foundation's Student Advisory
Committee (SAC) and the Office of Career Services (OCS) invite you to a
casual dinner and discussion with young professional alumni of color, BGLTQ
alumni, and folks from throughout the Harvard community to discuss how we
negotiate complex workplace challenges involving race, class, gender,
sexual orientation, and ethnicity. Please come and join in the
conversation. Please register by emailing ocsrecep at fas.harvard.edu.
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*9. [MASS-AWIS] Reception at AAAS Meeting in Boston (Sun. Feb. 17,
6:30-8:30pm)*
*When:* Sunday, February 17, 6:30-8:30pm
*Where:* Sheraton Boston Hotel, Republic Ballroom Foyer
*Register:* https://m360.awis.org/ViewForm.aspx?id=41902

The Association for Women in Science invites you to attend a free reception
to mix and mingle with AWIS members. Enjoy conversations with your
colleagues and learn about the various programs AWIS is focusing on to
advance the STEM workplace and the impact these initiatives have on your
professional career. This event is open to everyone and provides an
excellent opportunity to interact with your peers.

Please email questions to dimenna at awis.org.

This event is in conjunction with the AAAS, but meeting
registration/attendance is not required for this event. Preregistration for
this event is requested.
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*10. [HGWISE] Fireside Chat with Susan Hockfield: A Discussion with the
First Female President of MIT (Tues. Feb. 26, 5pm)*
*When:* Tuesday, February 26, 5pm
*Where:* Geological Lecture Hall, Harvard University
*RSVP:* http://bit.ly/hgwise_rsvp

As MIT president, Professor Hockfield oversaw the launch of edX,
intensified institutional efforts for new and emerging energy technologies,
and emphasized MIT's continued focus on diversity. Professor Hockfield is
excited to answer your questions during this discussion;****

Please submit and vote for questions at http://bit.ly/hgwise.

RSVP appreciated but not required: http://bit.ly/hgwise_rsvp



*11. [MASS-AWIS] Communications Workshop (Wed. Feb. 27, 6-9pm)*

*When:* Wednesday, February 27, 6-9pm

*Where:* Broad Institute Auditorium, 7 Cambridge Center

*Register:* http://conta.cc/X0pHQ0


Are you looking to extract the most value from your interactions in the
course of day-to-day communications or job and informational interviews? If
so, then this workshop is for you.



In this interactive workshop, you’ll learn to identify your communication
style, understand other communication styles, and learn to recognize the
communication style of the person with whom you’re interacting.


*Sarah Cardozo Duncan* (www.linkedin.com/in/sarahcardozoduncan,
http://careerstrategist.com/). Sarah Cardozo Duncan, based in Boston,
Massachusetts, is a career strategist with an established national and
international client base.


*Agenda:*

6:00-6:30pm: Registration, Networking, and Light Snacks and Refreshments

6:30-8:30pm: Presentation by Sarah Cardozo Duncan

8:30-9:00pm: Q&A Session and Networking



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