[GWAMIT] Announcements - Week of 02/24

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Dear GWAMIT Members,

Participate to the Career Connect kick off meeting today and help organize fun events for graduate students and take part to the GSC Activities Committee February meeting tomorrow! More information below.

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MIT:
1. Career Connect - MIT spouses&partners (Mon Feb 24, 11am-3pm)
2. GSC Activities Committee February meeting (Tue Feb 25, 5:30-6:30pm)
3. MIT Generator: Students innovating for campus sustainability (Feb 26th, 6-9pm)
4. MIT Asian Career Fair (Feb 28th – March 2nd)
5. MITALY Venetian Masquerade Ball (Feb 28, 9pm-12am)
6. One night stand for student rights (Feb 28th, 7-11pm)
7. Spring Round II Funding Board Cycle and GSC/PSC Public Service grants (Feb 16th - March 2nd)
8. Ice Hockey Clinic (Feb 28th, 7-9Pm and March 14, 7-9pm)
9. Hiring: GSC Mobile App Developer (apply by March 1)
10. Summer Design & Innovation Challenge (June 13-Aug 16, apply by March 1st)
11. MIT Hacking Medicine's Healthcare's Grand Hackfest (March 14th-16th)
12. [MIT SWE] Volunteer at Science Saturdays (March 15)
13. MIT Global Startup Workshop 2014 (March 24-26)

Outside MIT:
14. DreamiIt NYC applications (Feb 26)
15.Communicating Science Workshop 2014 (June 12th - 14th, apply by March 1st)
16. [MASS-AWIS] The transition from Individual Contributor to Leader/Manager with Gwen Acton (12 March)

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

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1. Career Connect - MIT spouses&partners
When: Feb 24, 11am-3pm
Where: W20-20 Chimneys
Info: http://bit.ly/1fgHRpQ

Career Connect is MIT spouses&partners' professional development series for job seekers.
We'll kick off the series with a mini-conference on Monday February 24. The morning session will allow you to get to know other job seekers and includes a free lunch sponsored by Bright Horizons. The afternoon session will be my "American Cultural Norms in the Workplace" presentation.

These sessions provide training for MIT spouses and partners who are looking for work or professional development opportunities during their time at MIT.
You are welcome to participate no matter where you are in the job search process. We think our sessions will be especially beneficial to anyone who is currently searching for a job in the United States for the first time, or who is changing careers.

2. GSC Activities Committee February meeting
When: Tue. Feb 25, 5:30-6:30pm
Where: 50-220
Contact: gsc-ac at mit.edu<mailto:gsc-ac at mit.edu>
RSVP: http://signup.mit.edu/acfeb

Help organize fun events for graduate students!
New members welcome!
Food provided

3. MIT Generator: Students innovating for campus sustainability
When: Wed, Feb 26th, 6-9pm
Where: R&D Common (32-G401)
More info: http://bit.ly/1jZL11G
Contact: generator at mit.edu

Do you have ideas for improving MIT's campus sustainability? Join us at the MIT Generator on Wednesday, Feb 26 at 6pm in the R&D Common, where you can team up with other students from across the Institute and tackle issues of energy, water, environment, and sustainability on campus and in student life. Projects that get launched at the Generator will get access to faculty and staff mentorship, facilities data and resources and funding opportunities.

Dinner from Basil Tree, zero waste event.

4. MIT Asian Career Fair
When: Feb 28th – March 2nd
Register: http://bit.ly/NoHUWa
Event schedule: http://bit.ly/NoIu6e<http://bit.ly/NoIu6e>

Take part to MIT Asian Career Fairs and network with top-notch employers like Country Garden, Ping An China, Baidu, IBM Japan, Lenovo, Toshiba, TCL, Shanghai Jiaotong University, China Southern Power Grid, and many more. For a complete list of the companies: http://bit.ly/1cEvhQj

This event is free and open to public.

5. MITALY Venetian Masquerade Ball
When: Fri, Feb 28, 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.

6. One Night Stand for Student Rights
When: Fri, Feb 28th, 7-11pm
Where: W20-407 MIT Student Center
More info: http://bit.ly/MQNOPU

Take a stand against sexual assault and harassment on campus: a late night open house, promoting healthy relationships, allyship and community building. Speakers will be Dark Matter,SOS (Vagina Monologues) & founder of Surviving in Numbers.

7. Spring Round II Funding Board Cycle and GSC/PSC Public Service grants
What: Spring Round II Funding Board Cycle and GSC/PSC Public Service grants - Application Now Open
When: February 16th - March 2nd. Apply by March 2nd.
Where: http://bit.ly/1lc1OSJ
Contact: gsc-treasurer at mit.edu<mailto:gsc-treasurer at mit.edu>

The GSC Funding Board is now accepting applications for student group funding, for the new GSC/PSC Joint Fund for public service, and for the new Sustainability Fund.
Please review the GSC Funding Board Guidelines prior to filling in your application.

8. Ice Hockey Clinic
When: Fri, February 28th, 7-9 PM and Fri, March 14, 7-9 PM
Where: Johnson Ice Rink, Z-Center (membership or day pass required)
More info: http://bit.ly/1h1NLf8
Sign up: http://bit.ly/1cdBdfS
Contact: club-hockey-officers at mit.edu<http://mit.edu/>

Wish you had a little more ice time to practice, and some tips to develop your skills? Looking for some specialized goalie training with our specialized goalie coach? Here's your opportunity to get world-class coaching and some extra ice time. You will do drills to work on basic skills, team play, and develop game situational awareness
The event is meant for beginner and intermediate hockey players looking to improve their skills with top-notch coaches and get some extra ice time.
Cost: $20/person or 2 for $30 (either bring a friend and pay together or pay for both sessions at the first clinic).

9. Hiring: GSC Mobile App Developer
What: Hiring: GSC Mobile App Developer
Where: http://gsc.mit.edu/gsc-mobile-developer-application/
Apply: Apply by March 1st, 2014 http://bit.ly/1lc1OSJ
Contact: gsc-webmaster at mit.edu<mailto:gsc-webmaster at mit.edu>

The Graduate Student Council is seeking to hire a mobile developer for building an app that will provide access to GSC materials.
This is a paid position, and it may last to the end of the academic year (or longer, with mutual agreement).
We are looking for building either a native mobile application or a mobile website within an app (using a framework like PhoneGap).
The time requirements for this position are flexible and dependent on work to be done. Compensation: $1,500.

10. Summer Design & Innovation Challenge: Open Style Lab
What: Summer Design & Innovation Challenge: Open Style Lab
When: June 13 -Aug 16, 2014
Where: MIT
Apply: www.openstylelab.org/appl<http://www.openstylelab.org/appl>y by March 1st
Contact: hello at openstylelab.org<mailto:hello at openstylelab.org>

Interested in wearable tech? Create functional clothing for people with disabilities alongside occupational therapy & design students.
This is a 10-week, weekend-only program and offers mentorship from clinicians, engineering and design experts/professionals, and entrepreneurs.
Final student design showcase at the Museum of Science, Boston!

11. 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

12. [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!

13. MIT Global Startup Workshop 2014
What: MIT Global Startup Workshop 2014
When: March 24-26, 2014
Where: Marrakech, Morocco
Contact: shailesh at mit.edu<mailto:shailesh at mit.edu>

Looking for something unique to do over spring break? In Morocco?!
GSW is MIT's leading student-run global entrepreneurship conference.
Mingle with 350+ students and entrepreneurs from around the world!
3 days of exciting panels, keynote speakers, networking receptions, and a Moroccan gala dinner!
Special attractive reduced registration rate for MIT.

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14. DreamiIt NYC applications
When: Wed, Feb 26, 2014, 12-1pm

Where: WeWork Fulton Center, 222 Broadway, New York City
Schedule: http://bit.ly/MlGef6
More info: http://bit.ly/1nYxBUg

DreamIt NYC applications are open!  Do you have questions about the program? Are you interested in getting to know awesome people in the tech scene?  Are you not sure about pieces of your application?
If you answered yes to any of the questions above – come to one of our upcoming meet-and-greet events. Join the DreamIt Team for a night of world-class networking, information gathering, food, fun, and friends.  Meet with the DreamIt partners and alumni and discover why DreamIt NYC is the right program for you.

15. Communicating Science Workshop 2014
When: June 12th - June 14th
Where: Microsoft NERD center, Cambridge
Apply: Apply by March 1 at http://bit.ly/1f4ghrp
More Info: http://bit.ly/1f4ghrp

This Workshop will allow you to build the communication skills to express complex ideas to their peers, experts in other fields, and the general public. Workshop participants will produce an original piece of science writing and receive feedback from workshop attendees and professional science communicators, including journalists, fiction and non-fiction authors, public policy advocates, educators, and more.
Graduate students at US institutions in all fields of science and engineering are encouraged to apply.

16. [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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