[GWAMIT] Announcements - Week of 9/22/2014

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Dear GW at MIT Members,

I hope that your week end went well! This Friday evening we are hosting a social hour at the Muddy Charles, it will be a great way of ending the week - join us! (please, RSVP here<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/11j-L1anhWsv1Ej7izLliuWf9no5zVYWyMksEaOP1N90/viewform?usp=send_form>).

Find all the information about other upcoming 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>
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 IN BRIEF
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GW at MIT:
1. GWAMIT Social Hour at the Muddy! (September 26, 5:30PM-8PM)
2. GWAMIT Fall Leadership conference: save the date! (October 27-31)

MIT:
3. Join the MIT women's club water polo team!  (Thursdays, 8:30-10:30 PM)
4. Join the Association for Women in Science for Free – engineers and social scientists are welcome, too!
5. Negotiating Professional and Personal Boundaries  (September 22nd, 6pm)
6. Clubes de Ciencia (Science Clubs) (January 2015)
7. MIT Energy Week - Resources in the Wider Boston Area (September 25, 7:30pm)
8. Get involved with the brand new MIT Waste Alliance! (September 30th)
9. Symposium: Challenging Technical Privilege: How Race and Gender Matter (October 3rd, 12-2:00pm)

Outside MIT:
10. Scientista Foundation’s STEM Recruiting Fair (September 22nd, 6:30-8:30 pm)
11 Boston Women in Chemistry Symposium (Saturday, October 4th)
12. 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. GWAMIT Social Hour at the Muddy!
When: Friday September 26, 5:30PM-8PM
Where: Muddy Charles Pub - Walked Memorial (Bldg 50, 1st floor)
More info: gwamit-exec at mit.edu<mailto:gwamit-exec at mit.edu>
RSVP: here<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/11j-L1anhWsv1Ej7izLliuWf9no5zVYWyMksEaOP1N90/viewform?usp=send_form>

We are excited to introduce a monthly social hour sponsored by GW at MIT! Join us at the Muddy to connect with each other, meet new GW at MIT members, and close off the week with your first drink on us! Some refreshments will also be provided. We hope to see you there!

Please, RSVP here<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/11j-L1anhWsv1Ej7izLliuWf9no5zVYWyMksEaOP1N90/viewform?usp=send_form>.

2. GWAMIT Fall Leadership conference: save the date!
When: October 27-31

The GWAMIT Fall Leadership conference will take place October 27-31, 2014. We hope to see you there! If you are interested in helping to plan the conference, please contact Emily Mackevicius (elm at mit.edu<mailto:elm at mit.edu>) or Mallory Sheth (mmbounds at mit.edu<mailto:mmbounds at mit.edu>).

Thanks for checking in!


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

3. Join the MIT women's club water polo team!
When: Thursdays, 8:30-10:30 PM, Z-Center Pool

We are a club team made up of grad students and undergrads of all levels - beginners welcome!  We have coached practices Mondays and Thursdays from 8:30 to 10:30 PM at the Z-Center Pool. Come join us at practice or email Cecilia (Grad Captain)  ceciliav at mit.edu<mailto:cecilia at mit.edu> for more information.

4. Join the Association for Women in Science for Free – engineers and social scientists are welcome, too!

The Association for Women in Science is not only for scientists – it’s for anyone who uses science, technology, engineering or math, which includes social scientists, engineers, and pretty much everyone at MIT.  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.  Benefits include free webinars, helpful newsletters, area events, and a large network of women in STEM fields.  MIT students automatically get free membership.  The first 20 MIT postdocs who sign up at $65 will get their membership fee for the first year reimbursed by the MIT Institute Community and Equity Officer – simply email a receipt to iceo at mit.edu.

For more information, see https://awis.site-ym.com/?InstitutePartners#MIT (free student membership) and  http://awis.site-ym.com/?WhatWeDo.

5. Negotiating Professional and Personal Boundaries
When: September 22nd, 6pm
Where: Cheney Room MIT
Info: here<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1GMtUhkoXQJ80JO6m1PCkEf2CieGeUQJOM6rLKZmOnmc/viewform>

Do you enjoy book clubs, but find that you are too busy to commit to reading a whole book every month? Interested in discussing and sharing experiences on a variety of issues in a comfortable environment limited to your fellow female graduate students?  Are you just excited about getting to know your woman graduate student community better? You're in luck! The MIT Graduate Community Fellows for Women's Programs are starting a brand new non-book club book club (N-BC-BC). Like a book club, N-BC-BCs will feature an evening of discussion, but instead of reading an entire book, our discussions will be motivated by two short articles posted the week before.  Our inaugural meeting will be 9/22 at 6 pm in the Cheney Room and will feature a discussion about 'Negotiating Professional and Personal Boundaries', mediated by Kelley Adams from VPR. Dinner will be provided! To RSVP and get a link to the articles: here<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1GMtUhkoXQJ80JO6m1PCkEf2CieGeUQJOM6rLKZmOnmc/viewform>.

6. Clubes de Ciencia (Science Clubs)
When: January 2015
Where: Guanajuato, Oaxaca, or Ensenada, Mexico
Application Deadline: September 30
Info: http://quieroaprender.masporfavor.com/participar/usa-instructors/

We are looking for motivated grad students/postdocs to share their knowledge in Mexico! Teach anything STEM-related during one week in January. Knowledge of Spanish is not required to participate as an instructor. Selected applicants receive round trip flight, accommodation, and stipend for meals. Applications due Sept. 30!

7. MIT Energy Week - Resources in the Wider Boston Area
When: Thursday, September 25 at 7:30pm
Where: MIT Building 6, Room 120<https://mail.google.com/>

Are you new to Boston and looking to get plugged in, or getting closer to graduating and considering jobs or internships in the energy field? Are you working in energy and want to meet your peers? Then don't miss this intro to the Boston clean energy ecosystem<http://mitenergyclub.org/calendar/mit-energy-week-opportunities-wider-boston-area>. The CEO of the Mass Clean Energy Center, President of the New England Clean Energy Council, and Executive Director of the MIT Energy Initiative will guide you through the resources and events that make Boston one of the most vibrant energy communities in the world. Speakers: - Alicia Barton, CEO of the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) - Peter Rothstein, President of the New England Clean Energy Council (NECEC) - Martha Broad, Executive Director of the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI).

8. Get involved with the brand new MIT Waste Alliance!
When: Tuesday, September 30th
Apply: bit.ly/MITWA-apply<http://bit.ly/MITWA-apply>
Contact: trashiscash at mit.edu<mailto:trashiscash at mit.edu>

Do you have a secret interest in waste? Well, we do too!

MIT Waste Alliance promotes waste-sector research, innovation, and entrepreneurship at MIT. Much work on waste management has been carried out at MIT in different departments. MIT Waste Alliance provides a common forum where such interdisciplinary community of students, researchers, entrepreneurs, industrial practitioners, and policy-makers can come together and discuss waste-related issues and innovations.

We are recruiting for leadership positions! You can apply to become one of the founding members of this community at bit.ly/MITWA-apply<http://bit.ly/MITWA-apply> by September 30.

Questions? Please contact trashiscash at mit.edu<mailto:trashiscash at mit.edu>

9. Symposium: Challenging Technical Privilege: How Race and Gender Matter
Where: W20-307 (Mezzanine Lounge), to be followed by a networking reception from 2-3:00 pm, Mezzanine Balcony
When: Friday October 3, 12-2:00 pm
Contact: Emily Neill, erneill at mit.edu<mailto:erneill at mit.edu>
Register: here<http://challengingtechnicalprivilege.weebly.com/> (preferred deadline September 27th)

Silent Technical Privilege<http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2014/01/programmer_privilege_as_an_asian_male_computer_science_major_everyone_gave.html> occurs when those who "look the part," or conform to society's stereotype of what a tech-savvy, number-crunching programmer or engineer looks like, receive the benefit of the doubt or implicit endorsement in technical settings. The flipside of Silent Technical Privilege is Stereotype Threat, and other hidden obstacles that those who do not fit the profile often experience in pursuing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education or technical careers. Women, particularly women of color, have been largely marginalized and underrepresented in STEM. This interactive symposium will ask how Technical Privilege, Stereotype Threat and other forms of Implicit Bias contribute to this underrepresentation. We aim to highlight, elaborate, and develop strategies to address these issues. Join the conversation at #techprivMIT<http:/#techprivMIT>.

Speakers:
- Jane Stout, Director, Center for Evaluating the Research Pipeline (CERP), Computing Research Association
- Gabriela A. Gonzalez, Senior STEM Strategist, Intel Corporate Affairs
- Jean Yang, PhD student, MIT EECS/CSAIL
- Tami Forrester, MIT Course 6, Class of 2015
- Donna Milgram, Executive Director, National Institute for Women in Trades, Technology and Science (IWITTS)

Facilitated by: Prof. Edmund Bertschinger, Prof. of Physics and Institute Community and Equity Officer, MIT

The goal of this event is for students, faculty, staff and others in our community to understand the impact of Implicit Bias, and to collectively strategize with nationally-recognized experts and industry representatives on the necessary steps to overcome it. We hope attendees will walk away with practical strategies for combating Technical Privilege and Stereotype Threat and building a truly inclusive and meritocratic tech community.

Free and open to the public.

Registration is suggested by Sept 29th due to limited space and can be completed here<http://challengingtechnicalprivilege.weebly.com/>.

Co-sponsored by MIT Women’s and Gender Studies (WGS), the Institute Community and Equity Office (ICEO), the Office of Minority Education (OME), the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), and the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL).



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

10. Scientista Foundation’s STEM Recruiting Fair
When: Monday, September 22nd, 6:30-8:30 pm
Where:  Sheraton Commander Hotel, Cambridge
Register: here<https://scientista.splashthat.com/>

Looking to land a top job or internship? Don't miss the Scientista Foundation's Campus Recruiting Fair for college and graduate women inscience, technology, engineering, and math (STEM)! Connect with employers from across STEM fields who are actively recruiting interns and employees.

The event will be held at the Sheraton Commander Hotel in Cambridge, MA on September 22nd from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm. Food and beverages will be served.

Register here: https://scientista.splashthat.com/

Companies include:
Athenahealth<http://www.athenahealth.com/>
BD BioSciences<https://www.bdbiosciences.com/>
The Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Cipher Health
L.E.K Consulting
Artisan Consulting
ClearView Healthcare Partners
Feinstein Kean Healthcare
Avanade
Redline Trading Solutions
Clubes de Ciencia
American Ag Energy
FirmPlay

Graduate School Departments Include:
Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics, Harvard School of Public Health
Harvard Physics Department
Dartmouth Department of Computer Science
Graduate Program  for Exercise & Health Sciences at UMass Boston
MIT Health Sciences and Technology Department
Tufts University Engineering Departments

Don't miss out on this great opportunity!

Register TODAY to reserve your spot! https://scientista.splashthat.com/

COMPLEMENTARY FOOD & BEVERAGES WILL BE SERVED

About the Scientista Foundation

The Scientista Foundation, started by two Harvard College students in 2011 is the largest network of college and graduate women innovating science, technology, engineering, and medicine (STEM). Scientista works with student leaders to increase the number of women studying and pursuing careers in STEM by 1) increasing the visibility of women in STEM and by 2)strengthening communities for women in STEM. Last spring, The Scientista Foundation hosted a successful Symposium and poster board fair at MIT with over 200 college and graduate women attending from 35 campuses across the country. For more information, visit our website:  www.scientistafoundation.com<http://www.scientistafoundation.com/>.

The Scientista Foundation is the largest network and online platform for campus women in STEM. The Scientista Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3).

11. Boston Women in Chemistry Symposium
When: Saturday, October 4th
Where: Harvard Chemistry Department, Pfizer Lecture Hall, 12 Oxford St., Cambridge MA 02138
Info: http://projects.iq.harvard.edu/bostonwincs
Contact: HarvardWIC at gmail.com<mailto:HarvardWIC at gmail.com>

Boston WInCS is an annual symposium celebrating the achievements of women in the chemical sciences. The event features keynote seminars from leading women in academia and industry, as well as student talks and posters. Registration<http://projects.iq.harvard.edu/bostonwincs/register> is free for the first 100 registrants! Registration includes lunch, snacks, and a wine & cheese reception.

We will be welcoming the following distinguished guest speakers:
- Prof. Vy Dong<http://projects.iq.harvard.edu/bostonwincs/people/vy-m-dong> of UC Irvine; Research Area: Organometallic Chemistry
- Prof. Connie Cepko<http://projects.iq.harvard.edu/bostonwincs/people/connie-cepko> of Harvard Medical School; Research Area: Genetics
- Dr. Emma Parmee<http://projects.iq.harvard.edu/bostonwincs/people/industry-speaker> of Merck & Co.: Head of Exploratory Chemistry at Merck. Seminar title: "New Therapies for the Treatment of Type II Diabetes"

Questions? Contact Harvard WIC - HarvardWIC at gmail.com<mailto:HarvardWIC at gmail.com>

12. 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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