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

Mon Nov 11 15:02:55 EST 2013

Dear GWAMIT Members,

The Leadership Conference Social Networking Reception will be held tomorrow evening at the MIT Museum! 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. MIT Women’s League Connections (Thurs. Nov. 14, 4-6pm)
5. Media Lab Conversations Series: Khalida Brohi (Wed. Nov. 20, 3-4:30pm)

Outside MIT:
6. [FILS] Propel Careers: Finance, Legal, and Operations Career Paths (Tues. Nov. 12, 5:30-8:30pm)
7. Maia Weinstock – “Encouraging Girls and Women in STEM” (Thurs. Nov. 14, 12-1pm)
8. [MASS-AWIS] Using Volunteer Work to Enhance Professional Skills (Thurs. Nov. 14, 6-8:30pm)
9. The Massachusetts Conference for Women (Thurs. Dec. 5, 7:30am-5pm)

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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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. 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.

5. Media Lab Conversations Series: Khalida Brohi (Wed. Nov. 20, 3-4:30pm)
When: Wednesday, November 20, 3-4:30pm
Where: Media Lab (E14) 3rd Floor Atrium
More info: http://www.media.mit.edu/events/2013/11/20/media-lab-conversations-series-khalida-brohi

Khalida Brohi is a social entrepreneur from Pakistan. She received her BA in international relations, sociology, and economics from the University of Karachi in Pakistan. Currently, Khalida is the program manager of Sughar Women, a program of the Participatory Development Initiatives (PDI) that works to engage customs to end customary violence against women in tribal areas of Pakistan by providing socio-economic empowerment to women, and education to tribal leaders and men about the status of women.

She is a speaker for Girls Fight Back!, an organization that helps women and girls to lead safe and peaceful lives. She also serves as a presenter for the Climate Reality Project, a non-profit organization of more than 3,000 volunteers personally trained by former US Vice President and Nobel Laureate Al Gore to raise awareness about climate change.

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6. [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.

7. Maia Weinstock – “Encouraging Girls and Women in STEM” (Thurs. Nov. 14, 12-1pm)
When: Thursday, November 14, 12-1pm
Where: Lamont Library Forum Room, Harvard University
More info: http://wit.abcd.harvard.edu/ai1ec_event/66-2/

Maia Weinstock, author of Breaking Brick Stereotypes: LEGO Unveils a Female Scientist, editor and writer specializing in science and children’s media, and Director at BrainPOP will be talking about “Encouraging girls and women in STEM.”

She will cover research, as well as examples from various facets of her own experience — whether as a student working toward an undergrad degree in biology, her experiences in science journalism and children’s media, her recent work on women in/on Wikipedia (i.e. both as contributors and subjects of articles), and her LEGO work and research. Get ready to share some of your own experiences!

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.

9. The Massachusetts Conference for Women (Thurs. Dec. 5, 7:30am-5pm)
When: Thursday, December 5, 7:30am-5pm
Where: Boston Convention Center, 415 Summer Street, Boston
Register: https://www.event-registration.biz/mawc

The 9th annual Massachusetts Conference for Women will be held December 5, 2013 at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. The one-day event, the largest women's conference in the country, will feature inspirational keynote speakers, skill-building breakout sessions and ample opportunities to develop new relationships with other women leaders. With sessions ranging from personal finance to health and wellness to career advancement, this unique event offers something for everyone.

Kerry Washington, accomplished film and stage actress and women’s rights activist, will be a keynote speaker. Washington will address this year’s theme “The Power of Us,” along with other nationally recognized speakers including Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, media executive and bestselling author Cathie Black and leadership advisor and author Erica Ariel Fox. They are among the more than one hundred speakers who will address the Conference.

Visit http://maconferenceforwomen.org/ to join our email list and receive the latest speaker updates, helpful articles, and more.

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