[GWAMIT] Announcements - Week of 3/11/13

[GWAMIT]

Dear GWAMIT Members,

Save the dates for the GWAMIT Spring Empowerment Conference! 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.

Have a great week!

*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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 IN BRIEF
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GWAMIT:*
1. GWAMIT General Board Meeting (Mon. Mar. 18, 6-7pm)
2. Save the dates for the GWAMIT 2013 Spring Empowerment Conference (Apr.
8-12)

*MIT: *
3. [WGS] Women's Herstory Month Lunch Lessons: Feminism 101 (Wed. Mar. 13,
12-1:30pm)
4. Photo shoot for MIT #Consent Campaign (Wed. Mar. 13, 3pm)
5. Call for nominations: Honoring Graduate Women of Excellence (Nominations
due March 15)
6. [WGS] Women Take the Reel Film Festival: "Love and Diane" (Fri. Mar. 15,
7pm)
7. [GCWS] Clash Zones: Identities in (R)evolution (Apr. 5-6)

*Outside MIT:*
8. MassChallenge Sampler: Media (Tues. Mar. 12, 6-8pm)
9. [HGWISE] Imposter Syndrome: Round Table Discussion (Thurs. Mar. 14,
3-4:30pm)

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. GWAMIT General Board Meeting (Mon. Mar. 18, 6-7p)
When:* Monday, March 18, 6-7pm
*Where:* TBD
*RSVP:* http://bit.ly/SpringGBM

Would you like to help GWAMIT plan future events? Become more involved with
GWAMIT now! Learn more about how to get involved in GWAMIT by coming to our
General Board Meeting on Monday, March 18.

The meeting will be a town hall style discussion event where you can
discuss issues relating to graduate women in your department and across the
Institute. Dinner will be served, and we will brainstorm ways GWAMIT can
support members across all departments.

The GWAMIT General Board needs motivated women who want to help us plan
conferences, put together collaborative events, advocate for women on
campus, advertise our programs, and so much more!


*2. Save the dates for the GWAMIT 2013 Spring Empowerment Conference (Apr.
8-12)
When:* Monday, April 8 – Friday, April 12
*Where:* MIT Campus

Graduate Women at MIT (GWAMIT) is pleased to announce the annual GWAMIT
Empowerment Conference will be held at MIT from April 8 - 12, 2013. The
Spring Empowerment Conference, started in Spring 2010, seeks to provide
resources for and promote discussion of issues relevant to the personal
development and life choices of graduate women.

Registration will be opening in late March 2013. Save the dates, and look
for updates at http://gwamit.org!


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*3. Women's Herstory Month Lunch Lessons: Feminism 101 (Wed. Mar. 13,
12-1:30pm)
When:* Wednesday, March 13, 12-1:30pm
*Where:* Margaret Cheney Room, 3-310
*RSVP:* wgs at mit.edu

What is feminism? What does a feminist look like? Are there different types
of feminisms? What does it mean to be a feminist? What do feminists do
exactly? Do they wear lipstick? Do they shave? Can you be a feminist and
want to be married with kids? Has anyone ever called you a feminist in a
derogatory tone? Are you a closeted feminist?

Please join us for a presentation by WGS Program Coordinator Heidy
González. Free feminist goodies to all attendees.

Lunch provided! RSVP to wgs at mit.edu
Wheelchair accessibility available through the Infinite Corridor in
Building 8 or through the ramp at Building 14. Elevator access in Building
10.


*4. Photo shoot for MIT #Consent Campaign (Wed. Mar. 13, 3pm)
When:* Wednesday, March 13, 3pm
*Sign up:* mlessly at mit.edu

The planning team for SAAM (Sexual Assault Awareness Month) is looking for
volunteers who would be willing to be models for new #Consent Campaign
posters. We are looking for a diverse group of individuals who would be
willing to be on a poster talking about sexual consent. The photo shoot
will be Wednesday, March 13 at 3:00pm.

For more information, location, and to sign up please email Michelle Lessly
at mlessly at mit.edu. SAAM is an annual series of events coordinated by
students, faculty, and staff in partnership with the MIT Office of Violence
Prevention & Response. Read more about SAAM 2012 here:
http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2012/mit-medical-violence-prevention-response.html
.


*5.  Call for nominations: Honoring Graduate Women of Excellence
(Nominations due March 15)
When:* Friday, March 15
*Submit nominations:* http://bit.ly/WomenOfExcellence

The Office for the Dean of Graduate Education is pleased to announce
Graduate Women of Excellence, an event to honor graduate women who
exemplify leadership and outstanding accomplishment.  Using this short
form, please nominate a graduate woman who meets the following criteria by
March 15:

* is a leader among her peers in her example and her actions,
* is dedicated to serving the MIT community to improve the graduate student
experience,
* provides thoughtful and constructive feedback when asked for advice,
* is a catalyst for change when challenges arise.

A celebration event will be held in late April and posters created by
selected nominees detailing their path to MIT will be displayed.  If you
are interesting in joining to planning team for Graduate Women of
Excellence or have any questions, please contact agerman at mit.edu.


*6. [WGS] Women Take the Reel Film Festival: "Love and Diane" (Fri. Mar.
15, 7pm)
When:* Friday, March 15, 7pm
*Where:* 32-141

Jennifer Dworkin’s groundbreaking documentary LOVE & DIANE presents a
searingly honest and moving examination of poverty, welfare and drug
rehabilitation in the United States today. Filmed in New York City over a
five-year period, Dworkin documents the struggles of three generations of
the Hazzard family as they face a myriad of emotional, financial and
personal challenges.

LOVE & DIANE is at its heart a highly charged story about a mother and
daughter searching for love, redemption and hope for a new future. While
caught in a devastating cycle of teen pregnancy and the bureaucracy of an
over burdened welfare system, they demonstrate an inspiring resiliency and
ability to find strength during the most desperate times. Without falling
into stereotypes of welfare and poverty, LOVE & DIANE casts a fair,
non-judgmental eye on the Hazzard’s and presents a forgotten, but very
real, side of the American experience. Discussion with WGS Professor to
follow. *Classroom is wheelchair accessible.*


*7.  [GCWS] Clash Zones: Identities in (R)evolution (Apr. 5-6)
When:* Friday, April 5 – Saturday, April 6
*Where:* Bldg. 32
*Register:*
http://web.mit.edu/gcws/news+events/conference-registration2.html

The borders and boundaries where political, ethnic, religious, racial,
national, and other factions meet are hotbeds for ideological and
psychological tensions that affect marginalized gender and sexual
identities. Within these "clash zones," anything from eruptive
transformations (revolutions) to gradual modifications (evolutions) might
occur.

This interdisciplinary Women's and Gender studies conference will
investigate how frictions produced in these "clash zones" impact individual
and communal bodies and alter the identity categories by which we define
those bodies. Conference is free and open to the public.


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*8. MassChallenge Sampler: Media (Tues. Mar. 12, 6-8pm)
When:* Tuesday, March 12, 6-8pm
*Where:* MassChallenge Headquarters, 1 Marina Park Drive, Boston
*Register:* http://mcsamplermedia-eorg.eventbrite.com/

MassChallenge is a startup accelerator program based in Boston that grants
$1M a year in grants and $13M a year in in-kind support (mentorship,
resources, free space) to 125 startups that make it into the accelerator.

Learn the dos and don'ts of working with the Media as an early-stage
startup with Jodi-Tatiana Charles, CEO and Brandographer of La Capoise
Galerie. The event will include best practices for forming good
relationships with on and offline reporters, dealing with PR crisis
management, and a mock interview with an experienced business journalist.
The panel will conclude with Q & A and open networking.


*9. [HGWISE] Imposter Syndrome: Round Table Discussion (Thurs. Mar. 14,
3-4:30pm)
When:* Thursday, March 14, 3-4:30pm
*Where:* Monks Library, Holyoke 2nd floor, 75 Mount Auburn Street
*RSVP:* http://tinyurl.com/bc3q8yu

Do you secretly worry that others will find out that you're not as bright
and capable as they think you are? When you do succeed, do you think,
"Phew, I fooled 'em this time but I may not be so lucky next time"? Then
you are not alone!!

Despite evidence of their abilities, many people feel like they are an
“imposter” and their successes are due to external factors or luck. This
"impostor syndrome" often hits students hard in grad school, and can be
incredibly isolating. Come join Dr. Barbara Lewis and Dr. Kevin Wehmhoefer
for a round table discussion of the impostor syndrome with other graduate
students facing the same challenges you have. Sponsored by HGWISE and the
Office of Career Services (OCS).



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