[GWAMIT] Announcements - Week 9/15/2014

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Dear GW at MIT Members,

happy Monday! A special welcome to all our new members, I hope that you had a fun first week of classes and are ready to tackle the next!

Find all the information about current 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>.

The GWAMIT Board

Send your ideas to: gwamit-exec at mit.edu<mailto:gwamit-exec at mit.edu>
Send your announcements to: gwamit-sec at mit.edu<mailto:gwamit-sec at mit.edu>
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GW at MIT:
1. Join the GWAMIT Mentoring Program Committee (Recruiting now)
2. GWAMIT Intel Panel (September 18, 6pm)

MIT:
3. Join the Association for Women in Science for Free!
4. Join MIT Intramural Leagues!
5. MIT Work-Life Center Fall Seminar Series
6. The Graduate Consortium in Women’s Studies Fall 2014 Courses
7. MIT Global Startup Workshop 2015!
8. An Evening with Ambassadors of the U.S. Clean Energy Education and Empowerment Program (September 15, 6:30-9:30pm)
9. Fall Reception for New Women at MIT (September 29th, 4:30-6pm)

Outside MIT

10. McKinsey & Company APD Campus Presentation (September 10th, 6:00-8:00pm)
11. [HGWISE] Centered Leadership Workshop (September  11th, 5:30-7:30 pm)
12. [MASS AWIS] 10th year anniversary of MASS AWIS! (September 20th, 11:30am-4pm)
13. Boston Women in Public Finance: Careers Opportunities in Public Finance (October 7, 5:30-8pm)

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FULL ANNOUNCEMENTS
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********** GW at MIT **********

1. Join the GWAMIT Mentoring Program Committee (Recruiting now)

Apply by contacting: gwamit-mentor at mit.edu<mailto:gwamit-mentor at mit.edu>

Interested in helping women graduate students connect to faculty and alumni mentors? Excited about applying your technical and organizing skills to creative projects? Come and join us at the Mentoring Program Committee!

We are currently recruiting up to two newsletter leads (see description below), and we also need help with other committee responsibilities including event planning, surveys, matching, communications, and more! Let us know your interests!

Newsletter Lead: Work with other committee members to compile announcements and other content for our monthly e-newsletter sent to mentors and mentees in the program. Send out newsletters each month using mail merge (We can provide templates and instructions).

2. GWAMIT Intel Panel
When: Thursday September 18, 6PM
Where: Chipman Room - 6.104
RSVP: here<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/12juoKRLBdLOu43f1Y0dwZxYRybOD5wMOYpcypFD-KM4/viewform>

We hope you can join us for an informal panel discussion and dinner with female engineers from Intel, Thursday September 18, 6PM. There will be several of Intel engineers for a casual dinner and career development discussion. The topic is open to anything of interest to GWAMIT members: this is your hour to ask whatever is in your min!

Dinner will be provided!

Please RSVP here<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/12juoKRLBdLOu43f1Y0dwZxYRybOD5wMOYpcypFD-KM4/viewform>.

********** MIT **********

3. Join the Association for Women in Science for Free!

MIT has become an institutional partner of the Association for Women in Science, AWIS.  AWIS does a lot of excellent work in gender equity, and is especially helpful in providing advice and information to students, postdocs and young faculty.  For more information, see https://awis.site-ym.com/?InstitutePartners#MIT and  http://awis.site-ym.com/?WhatWeDo.

4. Join MIT Intramural Leagues!
Info: web.mit.edu/intramurals<http://web.mit.edu/intramurals>

MIT Intramural (IM) leagues are composed of teams of a variety of sports. Each sport has teams and leagues of different levels, from beginners to competitive. IM leagues can be simply for fun, for social, or for professionalizing your sports. For more information and to sign up, please visit our website: web.mit.edu/intramurals<http://web.mit.edu/intramurals>

The registration for fall sports starts this week!

5. MIT Work-Life Center Fall Seminar Series
Info: http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/seminars

We are pleased to announce the launch of the MIT Work-Life Center’s Fall Seminar Series.  Our presenters, who are experts in their fields, will share research-based strategies, tips, and information on more than 25 topics, including eldercare; grief and loss; adoption; parenting black children, teens and LGBTQ youth; parenting teens and young adults with mental illness; paying for college; mindfulness to reduce stress and maintain focus; and navigating life as a young professionals.

All seminars are free of charge and open to the entire MIT community and their families; however, registration is required.

6. The Graduate Consortium in Women’s Studies Fall 2014 Courses
Info: http://web.mit.edu/gcws/
Contact: lanacook at mit.edu<mailto:lanacook at mit.edu>

Gender, Race, and the Construction of the American West, 1880-1945
FALL: Mondays, 5 pm - 8 pm, MIT 56-154

Workshop for Dissertation Writers in Women’s and Gender Studies
FALL & SPRING: Every other Wednesday, 5:15 pm - 8:15 pm, MIT 56-167

For more information about the GCWS, our courses and upcoming events, please visit our website at http://web.mit.edu/gcws/.

7. MIT Global Startup Workshop 2015!
Apply: http://bit.ly/applyMITGSW2015
Info: gsw-leadorganizers at mit.edu<mailto:gsw-leadorganizers at mit.edu>

Interested in entrepreneurship with a global impact? Apply to be a part of the organizing committee for the 2015 MIT Global Startup Workshop!

MIT GSW is a student-led initiative that is dedicated to fostering cross-cultural connections and building entrepreneurial ecosystems throughout the world.

The annual Workshop http://www.mitgsw.org<http://www.mitgsw.org/> brings together hundreds of international attendees and features three days of panel discussions, networking, cultural activities, and elevator pitch and business plan competitions. MIT GSW is currently recruiting conference committee members for the MIT Global Startup Workshop to be held in Guatemala City, Guatemala over the spring break in March 2015. This is a great opportunity to be a part of the 2015 organizing team!

Apply here: http://bit.ly/applyMITGSW2015

To learn more about MIT GSW, come to our Info Session:
When: Wednesday Sept. 10th @ 7pm
Where: 32-G449

Dinner will be provided!

8. An Evening with Ambassadors of the U.S. Clean Energy Education and Empowerment Program (C3E)
When: September 15, 6:30-8:30pm
Where: MIT campus, Room 04-163
RSVP: http://bit.ly/1opH1HT

The U.S. C3E Ambassadors will be gathering in September for the annual Women in Clean Energy Symposium. Join us for a special night with a select group of these ambassadors. These women will discuss their careers - important decisions made and challenges overcome, as well as the trends they see in clean energy technology and policy that will influence tomorrow's energy landscape. Panelists include Rose McKinney-James, Managing Principal of Energy Works LLC and President of McKinney-James & Associates; Kim Saylors-Laster, VP of Energy for Walmart; Dymphna van der Lans, CEO of the Clinton Climate Initiative; Nancy Pfund, Founder and Managing Partner of DBL Investors, and Dian Grueneich, Senior Research Scholar at Stanford University with a long history of government service. Full bios for the panelists available at http://c3eawards.org/about-c3e/c3e-ambassadors/. Networking begins at 6:30, and panel at 7:00. Snacks will be provided.

What is C3E? The Clean Energy Education & Empowerment (C3E) Initiative was launched by the 23-government Clean Energy Ministerial in 2010. The U.S. C3E initiative, executed in collaboration by the MIT Energy Initiative and the Department of Energy, is "designed to attract, retain, and advance the careers of women in the field." One pillar of the U.S. C3E Initiative are the Ambassadors, distinguished senior professionals with extensive experience in the clean energy field.

9. Fall Reception for New Women at MIT
When: Monday, September 29th 4:30-6pm
Where: Bush Room (10-105)

This fall the MIT Women's League will once again host its annual reception to welcome new women in the MIT community.  Our wish is to extend our invitation to all women in faculty, administrative, academic, research, and support staff positions who have come to MIT since October 2013, as well as to the wives or significant others of new faculty, administrative, academic, research, and support staff members who have come to MIT since that time.

On this occasion, these newcomers are introduced to helpful MIT offices and services as well as to the Women's League, to ease their transitions into our community, helping to make them smooth and informative.  As administrative officers you have the most current information about new arrivals in your workplace.  Your assistance in identifying these newly arrived women in the past has contributed enormously to the success of this outreach.

Please forward the names and addresses (home addresses if possible) and MIT affiliation (spouse, employee, etc.) of the women new to your department to the League office via email to esdeb at mit.edu<mailto:esdeb at mit.edu> or via fax to 253-5433.  Also, please tell us if there are no new women in your area this year, as that information is helpful too.

To keep to our schedule, we will need to receive your list of new women by September 2nd.  Please contact Sis de Bordenave in the League office at 253-3656 if you have any questions.

**********Outside MIT**********


10. McKinsey & Company APD Campus Presentation
When: Wednesday, September 10th, 6:00-8:00pm
Where: Building 1-190, MIT
RSVP: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MITInfoSessionSept10

The McKinsey campus information session and reception with consultants afterwards is open to PhDs, Postdocs, non-MBA Masters. Master students must have finished undergraduate education prior to July 2011 to be considered APD candidate. If you are a Masters student and finished your undergraduate education after July 2011, please attend our MIT Business Analyst information sessions (http://www.mckinsey.com/careers/your_career/mckinsey_on_campus/schools/ba/mit) 


11. [HGWISE] Centered Leadership Workshop
When: Thursday, September  11th, 5:30-7:30 pm
Where: Dudley House Grad Student Lounge
RSVP appreciated but not required: http://bit.ly/1rWrDay

In partnership with HGWISE, McKinsey is eager to introduce you to Centered Leadership, a program designed to build skills in five key capabilities that are predictors of leaders’ satisfaction with their performance and life overall. We would like to introduce you to some of these capabilities and invite you on the leadership journey with us. Dinner will be provided.

12. [MASS AWIS] 10th year anniversary of MASS AWIS!
When: Saturday, September 20th, 11:30am-4pm
Where: Boston Marriott, Cambridge Hotel, Kendall Square
Info: www.massawis.org/10thAnniversaryCelebration<http://www.massawis.org/10thAnniversaryCelebration>

Program includes:
• Keynote Speaker Dr. Ellen Daniell, author of the book, “Every Other Thursday: Stories and Strategies from Successful Women Scientists”
• Video introduction from Senator Elizabeth Warren, Senator from MA
• “Excellence in Mentoring Award” presentation to Sarah Cardozo-Duncan, Career Strategist

Take advantage of the regular registration today:
Regular (until Sept 1st): MASSAWIS members ($75), Non-members ($100)
Late (after Sept 1st): MASSAWIS members ($100), Non-members ($150)

13. Boston Women in Public Finance: Careers Opportunities in Public Finance
When: Tuesday, October 7, 5:30-8pm
Where: Simmons School of Management, 300 The Fenway, Boston
RSVP: www.bostonwpf.com/calendar.html<http://www.bostonwpf.com/calendar.html>

This event is targeted towards graduate students, and will provide them with an opportunity to understand the various facets of the public finance sector and possible career opportunities.  The panel discussion will consist of a cross-section of female professionals working in this area who will speak out their career paths and their current positions, and the networking reception to follow will provide an opportunity to meet the rest of our membership.

Those interested in attending are asked to RSVP at our website at www.bostonwpf.com/calendar.html<http://www.bostonwpf.com/calendar.html>.

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