[GWAMIT] Announcements - Week of 02/17/14

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GSC Elections Recruiting Reception is taking place on Thursday, February 20th. For further information, see below.
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MIT:
1. Women in Energy: Featuring Panelists from Shell Oil Co. Panel Discussion & Networking
2. GSC Elections Recruiting Reception (Thurs. Feb. 20)
3. How to Launch Your Personal Brand (Sat. Feb. 22)
4. MITALY Venetian Masquerade Ball (Fri. Feb 28)
5. MIT Hacking Medicine's Healthcare's Grand Hackfest (March 14-16)
6. [MIT SWE] Volunteer at Science Saturdays (Sat. March 15)
7. Congressional Visits Day  (March 25-26)

Outside MIT:
8. [MASS-AWIS] Speed Networking with Diane Darling (Wed. Feb. 19)
9. [HGWISE] Coffee Hour with Dean Cherry Murray (Thurs. Feb. 20)
10. Dynamic Women in Business Conference at Harvard Business School (Sat. Feb. 22)
11. SWE Boston Networking Brunch (Sun. Feb. 23)
12. Chinese New Year in Harvard Square (Sun. Feb. 23)
13. ISLAND LIFE: Tropical Field Studies of Art+Nature in Puerto Rico (March 9)
14. [MASS-AWIS] The transition from Individual Contributor to Leader/Manager (Wed. March 12)

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

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1. Women in Energy: Featuring Panelists from Shell Oil Co. Panel Discussion & Networking
When: Thursday, February 20th, 3pm-4,30pm
Where: E41, Media Lab, Silverman Skyline Room, 6th Floor
Registration: RSVP by Monday, February 17
More Info:  http://mitenergyclub.org/content/women-energy

Shell Oil Company, MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI), and MIT Joules: Women in Energy invite you to the first collaborative event of 2014, featuring women panelists from Shell that will share their career experiences and provide insight into what it’s like to work at a global energy company.

Stick around after the presentation for a chance to network with these amazing women (their backgrounds span upstream/downstream and unconventional energy)!

2. GSC Elections Recruiting Reception
When: Thursday, February 20th, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Where: The Asgard Irish Pub and Restaurant (530 Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge)
RSVP: gsc-vp at mit.edu<mailto:gsc-vp at mit.edu> (not mandatory.)

Interested in running for a position on the GSC Executive Committee?

Stop by for a casual information session with the current team.

Appetizers and refreshments will be provided.

3. How to Launch Your Personal Brand
When: Saturday, February 22, 9am-6pm
Where: Wong Auditorium
More info: mit.edu/bgsa<http://mit.edu/bgsa>
Contact: bgsa-exec at mit.edu<http://bgsa-exec@mit.edu/>
Tickets: http://bit.ly/1mhpTsL<http://bit.ly/1mhpTsL>

Learn how to launch your personal brand in terms of entrepreneurship and start-ups.

We will have a host of speakers who are CEOs and consultants. In addition, our keynote speaker will be Ice-T.

Get your Free MIT tickets today before we sell out again.

4. MITALY Venetian Masquerade Ball
When: February 28, 2014, 9pm-12am
Where: R&D Pub, 4th floor Stata Center
More info: mitalyboard at mit.edu<mailto:mitalyboard at mit.edu>

Do you want to celebrate a real Venetian Carnival, but don’t have enough money for the ticket? Don’t worry: MITALY will bring Venice to you!

Wear your mask and join us at the Venetian Masquerade Ball at the R&D Pub. Traditional desserts will be provided.

Free admission, 21+ event, cocktail attire preferred.

5. MIT Hacking Medicine's Healthcare's Grand Hackfest
When: March 14th - 16th
Where: Stata Center & MIT Media Lab
More info: http://grandhackfest.wordpress.com/

The Kauffman Foundation in collaboration with MIT H at cking Medicine will be kicking off THE Hackathon of all hackathons in healthcare this March!

This event is focused on pioneering healthcare’s greatest innovations. We will be partnering with industry’s leading organizations to accelerate breakthrough ideas. The event will have varied tracks (diabetes, Hospital IT, telehealth, resource-constrained setting) focused around healthcare’s toughest pain points.

Event open to students, entrepreneurs, designers, engineers, and healthcare professionals

6. [MIT SWE] Volunteer at Science Saturdays
When: Saturday, March 15, 2-4pm
Contact: Connie Liu, conniekliu95 at gmail.com<mailto:conniekliu95 at gmail.com>

Science Saturdays is a weekend program designed to bring fun science activities and demonstrations to libraries throughout Boston. From building electric motors to holding miniature "crime scene" investigations, Science Saturdays accommodates a wide range of topics through lots of science fun.

Organized in a booth-style, students are welcome to explore any of the activity booths and find out what is most interesting to them. Young scientists are able to discover the wonders of science in an informal setting that is fun and educational!

7. Congressional Visits Day
When: March 25-26, 2014; Apply by February 12, 2014
Where: Washington, D.C.
More info: http://www.mitspi.org/#!cvd/c15xq
Contact: dillon at mit.edu<mailto:dillon at mit.edu>

MIT Science Policy Initiative (SPI) is sending a group of students to participate in Congressional Visits Day.

Meet with members of Congress to convey the importance of science and technology research funding.

The trip will be paid for by SPI.

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8. [MASS-AWIS] Speed Networking with Diane Darling
When: Wednesday, February 19, 6-8:30pm
Where: 46-3310
Register: www.massawis.org/Feb2014event/SpeedNetworking<http://www.massawis.org/Feb2014event/SpeedNetworking>
Contact: info at massawis.org<mailto:info at massawis.org>

Please join MASS AWIS for an evening of Speed Networking led by Diane Darling, a dynamic speaker and the author of the book “The Networking Survival Guide.”

This event is open to everyone.

This will be a fun, informative, and interactive event. Remember to bring your business cards!

9. [HGWISE] Coffee Hour with Dean Cherry Murray
When: Thursday, February 20, 3-4pm
Where: Cruft Laboratory Room 309, Harvard University, Cambridge
RSVP: http://bit.ly/CherryMurray

HGWISE is proud of to host a coffee hour discussion with the Dean of SEAS, Cherry Murray! Previous to her current position, Murray served as principal associate director for science and technology at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory from 2004-2009 and was president of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2009.

Before joining Lawrence Livermore, Murray was Senior Vice President of Physical Sciences and Wireless Research after a 27 year long career at Bell Laboratories Research. She served as a member of the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling and is currently serving on the DOE Secretary of Energy Advisory Board. She received her B.S. in 1973 and her Ph.D. in physics in 1978 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

10. Dynamic Women in Business Conference at Harvard Business School
When: Saturday, February 22, 8am-6pm
Where: Harvard Business School, 70 North Harvard Street, Cambridge
Register: http://bit.ly/DynamicWomenInBusiness

The 2014 Dynamic Women in Business Conference will take place Saturday, February 22, 2014. The conference, hosted by Harvard Business School’s Women’s Student Association (WSA), is a powerful forum for women to learn from, share with, and inspire one another.

This annual conference brings together over 1,000 women -- including students, alumnae, faculty, distinguished business leaders, and community members -- to explore the opportunities and challenges that women encounter in today’s business world.

11. SWE Boston Networking Brunch
When: Sunday, February 23, 10am-1pm
Where: Panera Bread, 91 Medway Road, Milford
RSVP: Chhavi Gupta, chhavigupta700 at gmail.com<mailto:chhavigupta700 at gmail.com>
More info: http://www.sweboston.org/

SWE Boston is hosting its first brunch of 2014 at Panera Bread, Milford. Panera bread serves a variety of healthy breakfast/lunch sandwiches, soups, salads and much more. Please join us for a healthy start at Panera bread. Feel free to take a look at the menu at https://www.panerabread.com/en-us/home.html

This casual networking brunch is limited to 15 due to space limitations at the restaurant, so please RSVP early. There is no registration fee to attend; it is a pay for your own meal event. Please RSVP by Friday, February 21, at noon so that we can make table reservations. Hope to see you there!

12. Chinese New Year in Harvard Square
When: Sunday, February 23, 1-3pm
Where: Harvard Square, Cambridge
More info: http://harvardsquare.com/<http://harvardsquare.com/>

The Harvard Square Business Association is excited to announce the 8th Annual Chinese New Year Celebration in Harvard Square. The pageantry begins at 1:00pm on Sunday, February 23rd in historic Winthrop Park with a lion dance around the ancient oak tree.

Immediately following the dance, parade with us through Harvard Square as we pass red and gold silk lanterns festooning the wrought iron lampposts on Massachusetts Avenue, and onward to our final destination, The Hong Kong Restaurant. The Hong Kong, a venerable Harvard Square institution since 1954, opens its doors and welcomes the public for an afternoon of food, art and music. These family friendly activities begin at 1:00pm and conclude at 3:00pm. The Hong Kong stands as a shining example of the diverse cultures and cuisine that can be found in Harvard Square.

13. ISLAND LIFE: Tropical Field Studies of Art+Nature in Puerto Rico
When: Sunday, March 9 – Sunday, March 16; Apply by Friday, February 28
More info: http://www.artbiocollaborative.com/island-life<http://www.artbiocollaborative.com/island-life>
Contact: Stephanie Dowdy-Nava, sdowdynava at artbiocollaborative.com<mailto:sdowdynava at artbiocollaborative.com>

Join us in the Caribbean this Spring Break for a one-of-a-kind, art+nature immersion experience in Puerto Rico. Embark on an artistic exploration of the diverse tropical wildlife from rainforest, mountain, beach and coastal environments.

Through hands-on observation, artistic interpretation and various biological and natural history methods, we will learn to utilize the natural habitat as a studio/lab to make informed art about tropical plants, animals, and nature.

14. [MASS-AWIS] The transition from Individual Contributor to Leader/Manager with Gwen Acton
When: Wednesday, 12 March 2014, 6:00-8:30 pm; Register by March 5
Where: The Ragon Institute, 400 Technology Square, Cambridge
Registration: www.massawis.org/Mar2014event/Leadership<http://www.massawis.org/Mar2014event/Leadership>
Contact: info at massawis.org<mailto:info at massawis.org>

The seminar focuses on the transition from technical roles to leadership positions. Dr. Gwen Acton will explain the fundamental differences between individual contributors and leader/managers; show how to be effective leaders; and teach how to acquire effective skills for managing the others.

Dr. Gwen Acton is an expert on strategic leadership at the intersection of science and business. She is CEO of Vivo Group, and she has previously served as the Director of Scientific Development at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research and as a faculty member at Harvard University in the department of Molecular and Cellular Biology. Dr. Acton is a popular speaker, workshop presenter, and facilitator.

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