[GWAMIT] Announcements - Week of 11/4/13

Mon Nov 4 11:13:17 EST 2013

Dear GWAMIT Members,

The Fall 2013 GWAMIT Leadership Conference starts today with an opening keynote by Rachel Simmons at 5pm! See further details below to RSVP. 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
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GWAMIT:
1. Take the Wheel! The 2013 GWAMIT Fall Leadership Conference (Mon. Nov. 4 – Thurs. Nov. 14)
2. Win a $25 Amazon gift card or a $5 Flour gift card by taking the Membership Survey! (http://bit.ly/gwamit_survey)
3. Web design help needed ($12/hr, 3 hrs/week)

MIT: 
4. Meet the Artist: Nora Vrublevska's “Cambridge at Night” Photography Series Reception (Thurs. Nov. 7, 5-7pm)
5. MIT Women’s League Connections (Thurs. Nov. 14, 4-6pm)

Outside MIT:
6. Anita Sarkeesian at Northeastern University (Tues. Nov. 5, 5:30pm)
7. [FILS] Propel Careers: Finance, Legal, and Operations Career Paths (Tues. Nov. 12, 5:30-8:30pm)
8. [MASS-AWIS] Using Volunteer Work to Enhance Professional Skills (Thurs. Nov. 14, 6-8:30pm)

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

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1. Take the Wheel! The 2013 GWAMIT Fall Leadership Conference (Mon. Nov. 4 – Thurs. Nov. 14)
When: Monday, November 4 – Thursday, November 14
Where: MIT Campus
Schedule and RSVP: http://gwamitlead2013.wordpress.com

Graduate Women at MIT (GWAMIT) is pleased to present the annual GWAMIT Leadership Conference, to be held at MIT from November 4-14, 2013. This year's conference features an opening keynote by Rachel Simmons and a closing keynote by Robin Chase, along with other exciting events geared towards professional development of graduate women.

Registration is now open! Come to any or all of our Leadership Conference events at no cost! Please refer to the conference website for details about the events and links for registration. If you would be able to help setup, cleanup or take photographs at an event, please email: gwamit-leadership at mit.edu.

We look forward to seeing you there!
-The GWAMIT Fall Leadership Conference Planning Committee

2. Win a $25 Amazon gift card or a $5 Flour gift card by taking the Membership Survey! (http://bit.ly/GWAMITSurvey)
Where: http://bit.ly/GWAMITSurvey
How Long: Less than 10 minutes
Win! Enter the raffle for a chance to win a $25 Amazon gift card or a $5 Flour gift card

The GWAMIT Executive Board invites you to take our 2013 Membership Survey. Your responses will help us shape GWAMIT initiatives, policies, events and event content for the next year. We would love to know your opinions!

After taking the survey, you may enter for a chance to win a $25 Amazon gift card or $5 Flour gift card! Note that your email address will not be stored with your survey answers. All questions in this survey are optional. For support, please contact: gwamit-exec at mit.edu

3. Web design help needed ($12/hr, 3 hrs/week)
When: Starting now
Contact: Diane Rosenfeld, rosenfeld at law.harvard.edu

Diane Rosenfeld is a lecturer on Law and Director of the Gender Violence Program at Harvard Law School. She also supervises the Gender Violence Legal Policy Workshop where she works with Harvard law students to develop cutting-edge legal policy initiatives for the U.S. and abroad.

Her office is seeking a student to help with web design and other related tasks. Pay is $12/hr, and the time commitment would be no more than 3 hrs/week. If interested, please contact Diane Rosenfeld at rosenfeld at law.harvard.edu.

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4. Meet the Artist: Nora Vrublevska's “Cambridge at Night” Photography Series Reception (Thurs. Nov. 7, 5-7pm)
When: Thursday, November 7, 5-7pm
Where: Wiesner Student Art Gallery, W20 2nd Floor

Nora Vrublevska's Cambridge at Night series is a photographic exploration of the area around the MIT campus at night. Nora's long-exposure night photographs, created using black-and-white film over a period of two years, are now on display at the MIT Stratton Student Center, 2nd floor. The exhibit will run from October 15 to December 10, 2013.

Please join us for artist's reception on Thursday, November 7th from 5-7pm at Wiesner Student Art Gallery. The exhibit is supported by MIT Student Art Association and MIT spouses&partners. More of Nora's work can be seen on her website www.noravrublevska.com and blog, blog.noravrublevska.com.

5. MIT Women’s League Connections (Thurs. Nov. 14, 4-6pm)
When: Thursday, November 14, 4-6pm
Where: 10-340

"Connections" can make your day end on a positive note! You never know who will attend these informal social gatherings. More often than not, our monthly Thursday afternoon get togethers introduce you to people you might otherwise never meet.

These once-a-month events with coffee, tea, and sweets continue to offer a way for the League to welcome newcomers and stay in touch with friends during the academic year. Don't hesitate to bring a newcomer or colleague with you for conversation and camaraderie. Come when you can and stay for as long as you wish. We look forward to seeing you.

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6. Anita Sarkeesian at Northeastern University (Tues. Nov. 5, 5:30pm)
When: Tuesday, November 5, 5:30pm
Where: Blackman Auditorium, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston
More info: b.welles at neu.edu

Anita Sarkeesian is a media critic and the creator of Feminist Frequency, a video web series that explores the representations of women in video games and pop culture narratives. Her work focuses on deconstructing the stereotypes and tropes associated with women in popular culture as well as highlighting issues surrounding the targeted harassment of women in online and gaming spaces. Recently, her critical reflections on how women are (mis)represented in video games, the focus of her new web series Women vs. Tropes in Video Games, have catalyzed conversations about women, game culture, and computing more broadly.

This event is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required. Presented by: Communication Studies with Game Design, Art + Design, Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies, Northeastern Center for the Arts, and NU ADVANCE. See more at: http://www.northeastern.edu/camd/cfa/events/anita-sarkeesian/

7. [FILS] Propel Careers: Finance, Legal, and Operations Career Paths (Tues. Nov. 12, 5:30-8:30pm)
When: Tuesday, November 12, 5:30-8:30pm
Where: MassBio, 8th Floor, 300 Technology Square, Cambridge
Register: http://fils112013-eorg.eventfizz.com/content/2191/fils112013-eorg

Are you a current graduate student (MBA, MPH, JD, Eng, Ph.D., MD etc), post doctoral fellow, or medical resident, interested in learning about the variety of career paths that exist in the life sciences sector? Are you looking to learn more about what companies look for when hiring and developing talent for these areas and what growth opportunities exist for individuals who work in this area? If the answer to the above is yes, then join us this upcoming FILS event.

The Futures in Life Science (FILS) Seminar Series is a year-long event series, created in 2011 by Propel Careers, MassBio, and the MassBioEd, to promote the variety of career paths ranging from research and development to marketing and commercialization that exist in the Massachusetts Life Science Industry for individuals with graduate degrees. We believe that the career paths that exist in the Massachusetts Life Science Industry are numerous, exciting, and rewarding and that it is imperative that students considering these careers be well informed regarding the areas that their education and training are relevant.

8. [MASS-AWIS] Using Volunteer Work to Enhance Professional Skills (Thurs. Nov. 14, 6-8:30pm)
When: Thursday, November 14, 6-8:30pm
Where: Bldg. 46, Room 3310, MIT Campus
RSVP: http://bit.ly/AWISVolunteer

Please join MASS AWIS as we acknowledge the hard work and contribution of all of our volunteers. Also learn about what volunteering can do for you and what volunteer opportunities are available within MASS AWIS.

Speaker Daphne Durham’s 10-year career in The Junior League (JL) of Boston includes service as Director of Strategic Management & Planning and on Foster Care Review, Project Reach, Community Council, Duffle Bag Drive, Campus Connections and the Ball Committee. Daphne has enjoyed a varied career in International Education, working at Valdosta State University, the University of Georgia, Harvard University and Suffolk University. She is very excited to bring her management and leadership development experience with NAFSA: Association of International Educators to JL Boston’s Nominating Council.

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