[GWAMIT] Empowerment Conference

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Dear GWAMIT Members,

Don't miss the this week's events at the Empowerment Conference, Registration here<http://gwamitempowerment2014.wordpress.com/>!

Today at lunch time, Judy Shen-Filerman, CEO of Dreambridge Partners LLC, will discuss about the necessary skills to successfully transition from academia to a professional career, and we will end on Thursday with a keynote by Ruha Benjamin on "Playing the game or hacking the system: A talk and discussion on subverting systems of power".

 If you are available to help setup, cleanup or take photographs at an event, please email: gwamit-spring at mit.edu<mailto:gwamit-spring at mit.edu>.

More information on the events below!

The 2014 GWAMIT Spring Empowerment Conference
Schedule and RSVP: http://gwamitempowerment2014.wordpress.com/

1.Becoming a storyteller of your best self: imperatives for a successful transition from academia to your professional career
When: Tuesday, April 15th 12pm (lunch served at 11:40am)
Where: W20-202 (Student Center – La Sala de Puerto Rico)
Register: http://bit.ly/1hR51Ad

Judy Shen-Filerman, CEO of Dreambridge Partners LLC, will discuss about the necessary skills to successfully transition from academia to a professional career. Judy will blend examples from her executive coaching clients, existing research, and her experience as a Harvard Business School graduate.

2. Closing keynote: Playing the game or hacking the system: A talk and discussion on subverting systems of power
When: Thursday, April 17th, 5:30pm (reception to follow)
Where: 32-155
Register: http://bit.ly/1lZDotW

Ruha Benjamin, Assistant Professor of Sociology and African American Studies at Boston University and author of “People’s Science: Bodies and rights on the stem cell frontier”, will explore how gaming and hacking can serve as competing metaphors for engaging life more broadly. Drawing upon the metaphor of hacking, I encourage conference participants to use their positions working in systems of power to write new codes for collective well-being and program alternative futures characterized by greater equity and justice.

We look forward to seeing you there!
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