[GWAMIT] Announcements - Week of 1/14/13

[GWAMIT]

Dear GWAMIT Members,


Check out the IAP personal and professional development events listed
below!  For more events past this week's Digest, subscribe to our Google
Calendars at http://bit.ly/gwamitevents and http://bit.ly/gwamitinterest.


Happy new year!

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*MIT:*
1. [GECD] Career Management: What it is and how to do it? (Tues. Jan. 15,
7-8:30pm)
2. [GECD] Women in the Sciences: Challenges and Opportunities in the
Workplace (Wed. Jan. 16, 3-4:30pm)
3. [GWIS] Laboratory Instrument Repair Workshop (Wed. Jan. 16, 5:30-7:30pm)
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*Outside MIT:*
4. EntreTech Forum: Technology Transfer Nuts and Bolts (Tues. Jan. 15,
6:30-9:30pm)
5. [Harvard] From Dissertation to Book (Tues. Jan. 22, 1-3pm)
6. [HGWISE] Academic Administration Career Panel (Wed. Jan. 30, 5pm)

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

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*1. [GECD] Career Management: What it is and how to do it? (Tues. Jan. 15,
7-8:30pm)*

*When:* Tuesday, January 15, 7-8:30pm

*Where:* 3-270

*Register:* https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student/


Upon graduating from MIT you will begin a career.  MIT has provided you
with countless facts and formulas to help you with your job, but what have
you learned to help you with your career?  This talk provides an overview
of the basic issues needed for career planning and management such as: how
do you know which job is right?  where will you be in 20 years?  how to
plan work-life balance? how to select the right projects?  what to ask for
in job negotiations?


Presented by Mark Herschberg SB ’95, MEng ‘97

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*2. [GECD] Women in the Sciences: Challenges and Opportunities in the
Workplace (Wed. Jan. 16, 3-4:30pm)*

*When:* Wednesday, January 16, 3-4:30pm

*Where:* 4-145

*Register:* https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student/


In the sciences, women continue to be underrepresented despite increased
efforts to expose women and girls to the STEM field. According to the U.S.
Department of Labor in 2011, women represent only about 46% of workers in
life, physical, and social science and earn about 89% of what men in the
field earn. In addition, women experience unique challenges throughout
their careers and can make missteps during the job search process or in
their jobs that could cost them the position, a project, or a promotion.
Come learn from our panel of alumna on how they achieved their successes,
what challenges they faced along the way, and what special issues you will
need to consider as a woman in the sciences!



*3. [GWIS] Laboratory Instrument Repair Workshop (Wed. Jan. 16, 5:30-7:30pm)
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*When:* Wednesday, January 16, 5:30-7:30pm

*Where:* 68-674


Engineer Charles Moses will conduct a course on repair of laboratory
equipment, geared toward but not limited to beginners. Equipment will
include: electrophoresis units, spectrophotometers, motors on shakers and
centrifuges, etc. General topics will also include: assessing the tools
required to disassemble, fix and reassemble a piece of equipment; tool
quality; and rational disassembly of equipment when the function of some
component is not known. Bring broken equipment on which to practice.
Session starts at 5:30 p.m. in Bldg 68 Room 674 at MIT.


Contact: Brenda Minesinger, 68-647, bminesin at mit.edu or CT Moses,
chastmoses at yahoo.com


Everyone is welcome; feel free to drop in any time until 7:30.
Sponsored by Graduate Women in Science.



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*4. EntreTech Forum: Technology Transfer Nuts and Bolts (Tues. Jan. 15,
6:30-9:30pm)*
*When:* Tuesday, January 15, 6:30-9:30pm
*Where:* Emerging Center at Foley Hoag the Bay Colony Corporate Center,
Waltham, MA
*Register:* http://etfjan2013.eventbrite.com/#

The process of transferring technologies from Universities and Medical
Research Facilities to a successful business can be a complex and at times
frustrating process. However, the benefits of having access to a rich
source of new developing technologies that can be commercialized into a
profitable business far outweigh the difficulties one may encounter.

In the next EntreTech Forum we will explore this process from both sides
and answer the questions you may have from accessing the viability of a
technology, to negotiating the agreement to commercialize the technology,
to funding and forming the company. Our panel of experts will review the
keys to success and the potential pitfalls to avoid.

Panelists Include:

   - Rebecca Menapace - Director, Research and Licensing, Partners
   Healthcare - Rebecca manages the research and licensing team for MGH.
   - Lita L. Nelsen - Director, Technology Licensing Office, MIT - Her
   office manages over 500 new inventions per year from M.I.T and Lincoln
   Laboratory. Typically, they negotiate over 100 licenses, and start up over
   20 new companies per year
   - Heather Keith - CEO/Founder Strohl Medical Technologies, Inc. Strohl
   Medical is licensing intellectual property from Tufts University
   - Paul Hartung, President and CEO Cognoptix - Paul is a longtime life
   sciences executive with a proven track record in launching successful
   startup businesses and leading Fortune 500 organizations.

How do startups, inside or outside of research organizations bring
developing technologies to market? How do startups and investors value and
assess ideas to launch new technologies? What is the process for
development teams to engage in launching a venture? What examples of
successfully commercialized ventures can early startups look to for ideas
and guidance with challenging issues? How do you effectively assess market
viability of an idea? What are the process and pitfalls of working with
universities, private and governments’ research areas?

In the next EntreTech Forum we will delve into the process of Technology
Transfer to answer these questions and more. Startups from all fields are
encouraged to join us. We will discuss innovation in medical technology as
a case study to illustrate the transfer process through to
commercialization. The forum’s panel will draw from leaders in industry,
academic and government fields. The panel’s goal is to help startups better
understand, utilize and leverage their experience in commercializing the
technology transfer process. Please join us for what will be an informative
and interactive discussion.

Meeting Cost: $25 public, $10 students and active military
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About The EntreTech Forum*
The EntreTech Forum consists of moderated monthly panel discussions on
emerging academic research and the commercialization of this technology.
 It was designed for those interested in technology innovation and
marketing collaboration and networking with fellow entrepreneurs, business
and government executives, investors, and technology researchers.

The EntreTech Forum is an affiliate of Northeastern University's School of
Technological Entrepreneurship (STE) and is directed by a governing board
of business principals, investors, and researchers.

For more information about the EntreTech Forum, please visit our web site
at http://www.entretechforum.org/.

Meeting Location: Emerging Enterprise Center at Foley Hoag the Bay Colony
Corporate Center
1000 Winter Street, Suite 4000 (North Entrance)
Waltham, MA 02451
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*5. [Harvard] From Dissertation to Book (Tues. Jan. 22, 1-3pm)*
*When:* Tuesday, January 22, 1-3pm
*Where:* Dudley House Private Dining Room, Harvard

Get a head start on thinking about your dissertation as a potential book
project, and find out how the process of converting dissertations into
books works.

Contact: gwriting at fas.harvard.edu
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*6. [HGWISE] Academic Administration Career Panel (Wed. Jan. 30, 5pm)*
*When:* Wednesday, January 30, 5pm
*Location:* TBD, Harvard Longwood Campus
*RSVP:* hgwise at gmail.com

Join HGWISE for our first career panel of the spring semester, on Academic
Administration!

Panelists will discuss how they became interested in administration, and
initially made the transition from research. Panelists will also answer
questions from attendees. Panelists include:

- Dr. Sheila Thomas, Assistant Dean for Diversity and Minority Affairs
- Dr. Gartha McCavana, Dean for Student Affairs
- Dr. Judith Glaven, Director of Basic Science Programs at Harvard Medical
School
- Dr. Vivian Siegel, Director of Communications at the Broad Institute

The discussion will be followed by a reception with the panelists.
RSVP with hgwise at gmail.com
Co-sponsored by Harvard Graduate School Council (GSC) and Harvard Graduate
School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS)


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