[GWAMIT] Announcements - Week of 7/14/14

Mon Jul 14 04:31:12 EDT 2014

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Dear GW at MIT Members,

Interested in helping out with the GWAMIT Fall Leadership Conference? Join us on Wednesday, July 16th at 2pm at the Stata Center!

Also, don't miss the GW at MIT & MITALY Networking Reception on Thursday, July 17th at 6,45pm: you'll get the opportunity of learning from the experience of MIT Professors Paola Cappellaro and Paola Rizzoli and Harvard Professor Katia Bertoldi!

Find more information about this and other events below.

If you have any events or announcements to share with the GW at MIT membership, please email us at gwamit-sec at mit.edu<mailto:gwamit-sec at mit.edu>.

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GW at MIT:
1. GW at MIT Leadership Conference - Info Session (July 16th, 2pm)
2. GW at MIT & MITALY Networking Reception: Italian Women in Science (July 17th, 6:45-8:30pm)

MIT:
3. MIT Museum - Program

Outside MIT
4. Acing the Interview with Lauren Celano, Founder and CEO of Propel Careers (July 14th, 3-4:30pm)
5. [MASS AWIS] Annual Summer Potluck Picnic (Sunday, July 20th, 11am-3pm)
6. Harvard vs. MIT Case Competition (August 12th-22nd, Deadline: July 22nd)
7. DESERT LIFE: Field Studies of Art+Nature in the Southwest (August  9th-16th, Application deadline: July 21st)
8. McKinsey Information Session (July- August)

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FULL ANNOUNCEMENTS
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1. GW at MIT Leadership Conference - Info Session
When: Wednesday, July 16th, 2pm
Where: Stata Center Cafeteria

Interested in helping out with the GWAMIT fall leadership conference? Its not too late! Please join us for our upcoming meeting on Wednesday, July 16th at 2pm in the Stata Center cafeteria. During the meeting, we will be reaching out to potential speakers, so please bring a computer (if possible) and any ideas that you have for dynamic women speakers. Hope to see you there!

2. GW at MIT & MITALY Networking Reception: Italian Women in Science
When: Thursday, July 17th, 6:45-8:30pm
Where: Room 32-155, Stata Center, MIT Campus
Info: italianwomeninscience at mit.edu<mailto:italianwomeninscience at mit.edu>
Submit Questions: http://bit.ly/TLZzKp

Interested in pursuing a career in science and engineering? Would you like to know more about the bitter and sweets of the life of a scientist and learn how to face those situations?

Join MITaly and GWAMIT in this networking session and hear about the experiences of MIT Professors Paola Cappellaro and Paola Rizzoli and Harvard Professor Katia Bertoldi!

Submit your questions  for our speakers here<http://bit.ly/TLZzKp>.

Pizza and desserts from Boston’s North End will be provided.

Program:
* 6:45pm  refreshments
* 7:00pm  event begins
* 8:15pm  networking reception and desserts

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3. MIT Museum - Program
When: Summer
Where: MIT Museum, 265 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge
Info: http://bit.ly/1ixYIU4

This summer, the MIT Museum is offering various exhibitions, programs, and opportunities of giving back to the community. Also, don’t miss the second Fridays, the free entrance days, and the many other events organized. Check the schedule out at http://bit.ly/1ixYIU4

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4. Acing the Interview with Lauren Celano, Founder and CEO of Propel Careers
When: Monday, July 14th, 3-4:30pm
Where: 1080 Biolabs, 16 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge
Register: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Acing_the_Interview.

In this seminar, Propel Careers will provide advice for how to succeed during an interview, whether phone,Skype, in person, or one-on-one or panel setting. Lauren will provide insight on what hiring managers look for when conducting interviews as well as sample interview questions and with their (preferred) types of responses. Propel will also provide tips on research that a candidate can do to make sure they have relevant background information on the company and interviewers. Propel will provide guidance for acing scientific, non-scientific, and consulting interviews. To register, visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Acing_the_Interview.

5. [MASS AWIS] Annual Summer Potluck Picnic
When: Sunday, July 20th, 11am-3pm
Where: Sennott Park, Located at Norfolk and Broadway, Cambridge, 02139
Register: http://www.massawis.org/SummerPotluckPicnic2014

Please join MASS AWIS for the annual FREE summer picnic. Friends and familyare welcome to attend. Please bring a food dish to share and chairs and/or blankets for you and your guests. We’ll be providing beverages and tableware. If you have any fun lawn games (croquet, Bocce ball, frisbees,etc.) please bring them with you! When you arrive, just look for the balloons.

The event is free, but please register to help us plan accordingly: www.massawis.org/SummerPotluckPicnic2014<http://www.massawis.org/SummerPotluckPicnic2014>

6. Harvard vs. MIT Case Competition
When: August 12th-22nd
Application Deadline: Tuesday, July 22nd
Info: http://harvardmitcasecompetition.com<http://harvardmitcasecompetition.com/>/

The competition spans 11 days and provides participants with a unique opportunity to engage in a real business problem currently being faced by a client company. Past clients include Zipcar, My Trio Rings, SocialSci, and others. Participants will work in four-person interdisciplinary teams to analyze the case, develop creative and realistic solutions, and in the final stage of the competition present their recommendations to the client company and consultant judges. The Harvard vs. MIT Case Competition is unique among its kind as it closely simulates real-world consulting in a compressed but substantial time-frame of 11 days, giving participants access to mentorship from top consultants and industry experts, and providing them with feedback from the client company, consultants, and other experts.

Check out http://harvardmitcasecompetition.com/ for more information!<http://harvardmitcasecompetition.com/%20for%20more%20information!>

7. DESERT LIFE: Field Studies of Art+Nature in the Southwest
When: August 9th-16th
Deadline: July 21st
Info and registration: http://www.artbiocollaborative.com/desert-life

Discover the unique beauty of the desert in this one-of-a-kind artistic journey through white sand dunes, black lava rock, underground caverns, and mountain and landscapes of West Texas and New Mexico.

8. McKinsey Information Session
When: July- August
Info: http://bit.ly/1scek8l, http://bit.ly/1sQYpcV

We are organizing a series of web presentations in July to help graduate students learn more about McKinsey & Company.  Each session will provide an introduction to McKinsey, the work we do and details on our application process while highlighting one of several McKinsey practices or topics, including Big Data, Business Technology, Healthcare, Oil & Gas, Women at McKinsey.

Please visit our “Online Events” section on our website for further details and to RSVP for a session: http://bit.ly/1scek8l

We will also be hosting campus information sessions in late August/early September at some campuses in the Northeast. Please check your institution's section on our website to view specific dates. You will be able to RSVP for these events in August. http://bit.ly/1sQYpcV

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