[GWAMIT] Announcements - week of 3/31/14

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Dear GWAMIT Members,


Happy Monday, I hope that you had an energizing spring break!

Don’t miss the opportunity of submitting your questions to “Dear Kate”, the GWAMIT Mentoring advice blog! Also, next week there will be the GWAMIT Empowerment Conference, featuring talks from Debora Spar and Ruha Benjamin.

You can find more information below.

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

The GWAMIT Board
Send your ideas to: gwamit-exec at mit.edu<mailto:gwamit-exec at mit.edu>
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GWAMIT:

1. Submit Questions  @Dear Kate
2. GWAMIT Spring Meeting (April 1st 6pm)

3. The 2014 GWAMIT Spring Empowerment Conference (April 10th–17th)

MIT:
4. [Spouses&Partners] Career Connect Session (April 1st, 1-3pm)
5. [Spouses&Partners] Dispelling Myths about Libido (April 2nd, 3-5pm)
6. [Spouses&Partners] Volunteer @ MIT Spouses&Partners (March-May 2014)
7. Judge Sign up with Scientista Foundation (April 5th)
8. National Collegiate Student Prize Competition Showcase (April 8th, 4:30-7pm)
9. AeroAstro Centennial Seminar Series: General Janet Wolfenbarger (April 16th, 10am)
10. Cambridge Science Festival @MIT museum (April 19th-27th)
11. MIT Chancellor – Listening lunches (May 19th)

Outside MIT:
12. [HGWISE] Entrepreneurship Panel (April 1st, 6-7:30pm)
13. Call for proposals: 2014 Fuller Challange for socially responsible design! (April 11th)
14. Women Empowered in STEM 2014 - weSTEM (April 19th, 9:45–6pm)
15. [MASS AWIS] Alternative Careers in Science - Speed Networking Event (April 22nd, 6-9pm)
16. Sense About Science – applications for Ask for Evidence Workshop (April 23rd, 5:30pm)
17. [HGWISE] Info Course on Teaching-Focused Careers in Higher Education (May 21st, 10m-1:30pm)

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. Submit Questions  @Dear Kate

Dear Kate, the GWAMIT Mentoring advice blog, is looking for more questions to answer! Each month, the GWAMIT mentors answers questions anonymously posed by students. The most recent edition can be found at http://bit.ly/1lx0kmq.

Please submit your questions for next month's edition! They can be submitted at http://tinyurl.com/ah49j5b

2. GWAMIT Spring Meeting
When: Tuesday, April 1st, 6pm (dinner served at 5:45pm)
Where: Room 32-144

Hello GWAMIT members! We invite you to attend this spring's general board meeting - it is a unique space to discuss the issues relevant to our community.

3. The 2014 GWAMIT Spring Empowerment Conference
When: Thursday, April 10th – Thursday, April 17th
Where: MIT Campus
Schedule and RSVP: http://gwamitempowerment2014.wordpress.com/

Graduate Women at MIT (GWAMIT) is pleased to present the annual GWAMIT Empowerment Conference, to be held at MIT from April 10 - 17, 2014. This year's conference features an opening keynote by Debora Spar, President of Barnard College and author of “Wonder Women: sex, power, and the quest for perfection”, a closing keynote entitled "Playing the game or hacking the system: A talk and discussion on subverting systems of power" by Ruha Benjamin, as well as two other exciting events.

Registration is now open! Come to any or all of our Empowerment 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-spring at mit.edu<mailto:gwamit-spring at mit.edu>.

We look forward to seeing you there!

-The GWAMIT Spring Empowerment Conference Planning Committee

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4. [Spouses&Partners] Career Connect Session
When: Tuesday, April 1st, 1-3pm
Where: Building 24, Room 115
Registration: http://bit.ly/1iPHrYm

Michele King from Career Development at MIT will present a workshop on skills and your career. At this session, you will identify where you are within the career development process, identify transferable and self-management skills, and identify next steps that you may take to continue your own career development and job search. Attending this session will help you strengthen your ability to communicate your skills and accomplishments, as well help you prioritize the next steps you need to take in your job search.

5. [Spouses&Partners] Dispelling Myths about Libido
When: Wednesday, April 2nd, 3-5pm
Where: Eastgate Penthouse

Kate McCarthy, MIT's sexpert, will lead a discussion one of the most mysterious aspects of sexuality - libido. We'll talk about the anatomy of desire, how to communicate your needs, and our expectations and assumptions about our partners. Feel free to email any questions you may have before the talk to kmcc at med.mit.edu <http://kmcc@med.mit.edu%20/> so that she may answer them anonymously during the meeting.

6. [Spouses&Partners] Volunteer @ MIT Spouses&Partners
When: March-May 2014

Help MIT Spouses&Partners to advertise their events! The position takes about 30 minutes per week and will mainly consists of putting fliers around campus.
If interested email Adrielle at stap at med.mit.edu<mailto:stap at med.mit.edu>.

7. Judge Sign up with Scientista Foundation
When: Saturday, April 5th
Judge Sign-up: http://bit.ly/OPpC0Y
More Info:  http://bit.ly/1f89Tk4

The Scientista Foundation will be hosting its first-ever research symposium for women in science. The Scientista Intercollegiate Research
Symposium is a one-day event that brings female graduate and undergraduate students together from across the country to listen to inspirational talks, including a keynote from science celebrity, Elise Andrew, creator of the 10 MILLION fanned Facebook page.

If you are a graduate student in Chemistry, Physics, Engineering or Math interested in serving as abstract judges complete the sign-up form below
as soon as possible: http://bit.ly/OPpC0Y.

Responsibilities include reviewing and ranking abstracts online.

8. National Collegiate Student Prize Competition Showcase
When: Tuesday, April 8th, 4:30-7pm
Where: MIT Media Lab, 1st Floor
More Information: http://conta.cc/PbVugy
Register: http://conta.cc/1mm6gfq

9. AeroAstro Centennial Seminar Series: General Janet Wolfenbarger
When: Wednesday, April 16th, 10am
Where: Stata Center, Room 32-123

The year 2014 marks 100 years of aerospace studies at the Institute, and the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics is celebrating through a Centennial Seminar Series.

The first speaker will be General Janet Wolfenbarger, a Course 16 alum and Commander of the Air Force Materiel Command. You can find her biography at http://1.usa.gov/1gsiXQl.

Breakfast available prior to the talk.

10. Cambridge Science Festival @MIT museum
When: April 19th-27th
Where: MIT museum

Throughout the Cambridge Science Festival, the MIT Museum in collaboration with the City of Cambridge, community organizations, schools, universities, and businesses hosts a range of performances, discussions, and workshops and activities.  Some of the events will focus on Space Day, Printing 3D Ships, and Science You Can Eat.

Admission throughout the festival is $10.00/adult and $5.00/youth, students, and seniors.

11. MIT Chancellor – Listening lunches
When: Monday, May 19th
RSVP: daum at med.mit.edu<mailto:daum at med.mit.edu>

Chancellor Barnhart will be hosting a series of intimate listening sessions that will help the MIT community understand how sexual assault happens here and what we can do to respond to and prevent these instances. Information shared will help to shape the recommendations and policy regarding sexual assault in our community. All experiences and backgrounds are valuable in this conversation, and there will be support from Violence Prevention & Response on hand for anyone who may need it.

Please RSVP to Schuyler Daum at daum at med.mit.edu <http://daum@med.mit.edu%20/> or email if you have any questions. If you know someone else who would be interested, please let us know. If you cannot attend but would like to share, please email vpradvocate at med.mit.edu<mailto:vpradvocate at med.mit.edu>.

Thanks everyone!

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12. [HGWISE] Entrepreneurship Panel
When: Tuesday, April 1st, 6-7:30pm
Where: Harvard, Maxwell Dworkin 221
RSVP: http://bit.ly/1jkgPC4

Ever thought about working for a start up? Or founding a company of your own? At this careers panel, we will be joined by several talented scientists who have founded or are working at local start ups. The panel discussion will last for 45 minutes, and afterwards we'll have the opportunity to chat with the panelists at a catered reception.

Among the speakers there will be:
Kathryn Kosuda: VP of Research & Development of Vaxess Technologies,a life sciences company developing novel heat-stable vaccine formulations.
Mary Lynne Hedley: Director, President, Chief Scientific Officer, and Co-founder of TESARO a biotechnology company focused on oncology therapeutics.
Analisa Russo: Director of STEM Outreach and Product Development at Electroninks Incorporated. Russo is the inventor of Circuit Scribe, a rollerball pen that writes with conductive silver ink and is used for circuit prototyping and education.
Jo Wightman: Senior Director of Product Management at Fiksu, a mobile app marketing startup based in Boston.

RSVPs are appreciated but not required, and everyone is welcome: http://bit.ly/1jkgPC4

13. Call for proposals: 2014 Fuller Challange for socially responsible design!
Deadline for submissions: Friday, April 11th
More info: http://bit.ly/OPpOgT

The Buckminster Fuller Institute formally announces the Call for Proposals http://bit.ly/OPpOgT to the 2014 Fuller Challenge. Recognized as "Socially-Responsible Design's Highest Award", the Challenge invites activists, architects, artists, designers, entrepreneurs, students and planners from all over the world to submit their innovative solutions to some of humanity's most pressing problems. A $100,000 prize is awarded to support the development and implementation of one outstanding strategy. Entries will be accepted until April 11, 2014.

14. Women Empowered in STEM 2014 - weSTEM
When: Saturday, April 19th, 9:45–6pm
Where: Hotel and Conference Center at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign
More Info: http://westemillinois.com<http://westemillinois.com/>
Contact: sknoll2 at illinois.edu<mailto:sknoll2 at illinois.edu>
Apply for Support: http://bit.ly/1fiMNGQ <http://bit.ly/1fiMNGQ%C2%A0>

The 2014 weSTEM conference will contain two keynote lectures, dual-track session talks, break-out discussion forums, and social networking sessions. The event is open to female graduate students around the country.

Financial support to attend weSTEM 2014 will be offered to up to 20 students. Funding decisions will be made based on the application for attendance, available at http://bit.ly/1fiMNGQ.

All students (undergraduate and graduate) in STEM programs are invited to apply.

15. [MASS AWIS] Alternative Careers in Science - Speed Networking Event
When: Tuesday, April 22nd, 6-9pm
Where: BU School of Medicine, Hiebert Lounge, 72 East Concord St, Boston
Register: http://bit.ly/1kGHY1S

This event is for men and women within the scientific community (from undergrads to early career levels) who are interested in exploring diverse career options in science.

Participants will have the opportunity to interact with 10-15 experienced individuals who will give insight into their chosen professions. The event will be held in a speed-networking fashion with participants switching tables every 15 minutes for a total of 5 sessions. Please, note this is not a career fair.

The main career areas will be consulting, patent law, research & development, technology transfer, publishing/medical writing, academia, business development, competitive intelligence, teaching, medical science liaison, sales and human resources.

General Admission $30, MASS AWIS members $15.

Register before April 8th for a chance to win a Starbucks gift-card.

16. Sense About Science – applications for Ask for Evidence Workshop
When: Wednesday, April 23rd, 5:30pm
Where: Emerson College, Boston

Do you think it is important for good science and evidence to be communicated to the public? What can be done to address scientific misconceptions and misinformation? Journalists and scientists will share insights on working with the media.We will share case studies and experiences of people Asking for Evidence behind claims in policy, media and advertising.

This free evening event runs from 5.30 to 7.30pm and includes pizza served in the break. It's open to everyone: the public, students, communicators, early career researchers, scientists, engineers and medics.

17. [HGWISE] Info Course on Teaching-Focused Careers in Higher Education
When: Wednesday, May 21st, 10m-1:30pm
Where: Location TBA

Have you ever thought about pursuing a teaching focused career, but aren't sure about your options?  If so, we're pleased to bring to your attention a new non-credit Info-course that will be offered later this spring, Teaching Focused Careers in Higher Education.

To learn more, please visit the following website: http://bit.ly/1hR9i7a or contact Emily Gleason emily_gleasson at hms.harvard.edu<mailto:emily_gleasson at hms.harvard.edu> or Jennifer Long Jennifer_long at hms.harvard.edu.<http://Jennifer_long@hms.harvard.edu./>

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