[GWAMIT] Announcements - Week of 1/12/2015

Mon Jan 12 10:16:21 EST 2015

Dear GW at MIT Members,

Happy Monday! 

The Spring Empowerment Conference is coming up: if you'd like to get involved with the organization, submit your application ! 

This week, don't miss AWIS Conference "The Seriousness of Science and Why Women Shouldn't Smile". Find this and more events below.

The GWAMIT Board

Send your ideas to: gwamit-exec at mit.edu
Send your announcements to: gwamit-sec at mit.edu
Visit us: http://gwamit.org

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GW at MIT:
1. Apply to organize the 2014 GWAMIT Empowerment Conference!

MIT:
2. Apply for the 2015-2016 Legatum Fellowship (January 22, 2015)
3. [SWIM] Breaking the Mold Conference Tickets On Sale – 25% Early Bird Discount! (Friday, Feb 6, 8am-7pm)

Outside MIT:
4. The Seriousness of Science and Why Women Shouldn't Smile (Wednesday January 14, 2015, 6:00 – 8:30 pm)
5. [AWIS] Transforming Your Resume: Make Yourself Stand Out from the Crowd (January 21st - 6:30PM-8:30PM)
6. [HGWISE] Overcoming Impostor Syndrome: A Workshop with Dr. Valerie Young (Tuesday, Jan 27, 4:30-6:00pm)
7. Harvard Entertainment & Media Club Conference (Friday, January 30, 9:00am-5:00pm )

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********** GW at MIT **********

1. Apply to organize the 2014 GWAMIT Empowerment Conference!
Application: bit.ly/gwamit_empowerment_app
Contact: gwamit-exec at mit.edu 

GWAMIT is currently recruiting conference co-chairs, event leads, and committee members for the annual Spring Empowerment Conference to be held in March 2015 This is a great opportunity to be a part of the 2015 organizing team!

There are many different ways you can get involved depending on your interests and schedule. Please contact the GWAMIT Executive Board at gwamit-exec at mit.edu if you have questions. We also encourage you to read more about previous leaders and events on our website.

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

2. Apply for the 2015-2016 Legatum Fellowship
Deadline: January 22, 2015

Are you an (aspiring) entrepreneur with a for-profit business idea for a developing country?

The Legatum Center seeks entrepreneurs who aspire to have a lasting and positive economic impact on low-income countries by developing their own entrepreneurial ideas and building their own local enterprises. The Center’s approach is intensely practical. Recognizing that even the best innovations can be rendered useless if not distributed effectively, we work closely with our Fellows to design sustainable business models.

The Fellowship is open to all incoming and current MIT graduate students, and undergraduate students currently enrolled as sophomores and juniors at MIT. The program includes:

  *   A scholarship award
  *   Building knowledge and skills for successful entrepreneurship in developing economies
  *   Domain experts and mentors to provide general guidance, encouragement, or specialized advice on an as-needed basis
  *   Special case studies and other curriculum highlighting aspiring and successful entrepreneurs in low-income countries
  *   Exposure to an extensive entrepreneurial ecosystem of investors, entrepreneurs, potential partners, and new technologies related to development and entrepreneurship

The application deadline is January 22, 2015. For more information on the Legatum Fellowship and how to apply, please visit the Legatum Fellowship website.

Email Kwadwo Poku at legatum-fellowship at mit.edu if you have questions.

3. [SWIM] Breaking the Mold Conference Tickets On Sale – 25% Early Bird Discount! 
When:   Friday, Feb 6, 8am-7pm 
Where:  MIT Media Lab

How might your unconscious bias be impacting your decision making? Join the Breaking the Mold conference on Friday Feb 6, 8am-7pm @MIT Media Lab to find out. Breaking the Mold is an initiative by MIT Sloan Women in Management aimed at starting a conversation about unconscious bias and developing approaches to manage these biases on the road towards equal opportunity for all. The 2015 Conference Keynote Speakers are: Robin Chase (Zipcar & Buzzcar, Founder) and Jan Fields (McDonald's, former President). Purchase your ticket here (25% early bird discount until 12/1). Learn more about Breaking the Mold at www.mitbreakingthemold.com.

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

4. [SWIS] The Seriousness of Science and Why Women Shouldn't Smile
When: Wednesday January 14, 2015, 6:00 – 8:30 pm
Where: The Whitehead Institute, 9 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142

Start your New Year with this stimulating, thought-provoking Career Conversation!

Hazel Sive Ph.D. is Professor of Biology at MIT and Member of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research. She received her B.Sc. Hons. from the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa and her Ph.D. from Rockefeller University, New York. Her research focuses on development of the face and brain, and on neurodevelopmental disorders. She teaches Introductory Biology to undergraduates and Developmental Biology to graduate students. She is Founding Director of the MIT-South Africa Program, and chairs several MIT committees that address education and career trajectories of students and postdocs.

Agenda:    6:00-6:30 pm: Light Refreshments and Networking
6:30-8:00 pm: Seminar and Discussion
8:00-8:30 pm: Networking

To Register, Visit: www.massawis.org/CareerConversation2015
MASS AWIS & Whitehead Institute members $5 · Non-members $10

** Register before Jan. 7th for a chance to win a Starbucks gift-card! **

MASS AWIS would like to thank the Whitehead Institute for hosting this event.

To learn more about MASS AWIS and other upcoming AWIS events, please visit www.massawis.org
Join AWIS to save money on events and to support our work!

5. [AWIS] Transforming Your Resume: Make Yourself Stand Out from the Crowd
When: January 21st - 6:30PM-8:30PM
Where: Hyatt Auditorium, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 
Registration: www.massawis.org/ResumeWorkshop2015 

Is your resume good enough to get you in the door? This event will be an interactive workshop to help attendees understand how to best format their resume to maximize their chances of getting an interview.

This resume workshop is led by Dr. Colin White, CSO of Parcell Labs and founder of White Consulting, LLC, a company catering to scientists who wish to move out of the academic environment. His team works with clients to advise them on topics relevant to making this transition, such as networking, resume and cover letter writing, interview skills, and contract negotiation.

Attendees coming from off campus can park in the South Road parking garage.
Food and beverages will be provided. Men and women welcome to attend.

Register at www.massawis.org/ResumeWorkshop2015

MASS AWIS members $5 · Non-members $20
UMass Med School Students and Staff $10

MASS AWIS would like to thank UMass Medical School for hosting this event.

6. [HGWISE] Overcoming Impostor Syndrome: A Workshop with Dr. Valerie Young
When: Tuesday, Jan 27, 4:30-6:00pm, Reception to Follow
Where: Location TBA, Harvard Cambridge Campus
RSVP: link

Do you ever feel like a fraud? Like you don't belong at Harvard? You're not alone! Learn to cope with these thoughts at Overcoming Imposter Syndrome: A Workshop with Dr. Valerie Young onJanuary 27th. 

Impostor Syndrome can make it hard for you to believe in your own success, convincing your that you're a fraud that 'got lucky'. Feelings like this are incredibly common amongst high-achieving students, and especially women in science. This workshop with Dr. Young will show you ways to combat these impostor thoughts and help you become more confident in your placement here at Harvard and overall success in grad school.

The workshop will be followed by a reception, where you can discuss your experiences with impostor syndrome with other students over snacks and drinks. RSVP appreciated

Organized by HGWISE and MBSH; sponsored by GSC, OCS, and HILS.

7. Harvard Entertainment & Media Club Conference
When: Friday, January 30, 9:00am-5:00pm 
Where:  HBS 
Info: www.emc2015.com

Don't miss this year’s Entertainment & Media Club Conference, which will take place on Friday, January 30th, 2015 from 9:00am-5:00pm at HBS (www.emc2015.com).  This is a great opportunity particularly those focused on media/arts.  It will be very interesting and a great way to network. This year we knocked the price down to only $10 for college students!  Tickets are available via the website.

We have an incredible line up, including panelists from Warner Brothers, AEG Live, Beats Music, YouTube, Warner Music Group, Artist Nation, Republic Records, HBO, Time Warner Cable, Fox Sports Digital, Conde Nast, NY Times, Creative Artists Agency, BTIG Research and Time Warner Investments.  Our keynotes this year include:

·         Jeff Bewkes (Chairman & CEO of Time Warner)
·         Tom Corson (President & COO of RCA Records)
·         Chris Keyser (President of the Writers Guild West and creator of “Party of Five”)
·         Jeremy Zimmer (CEO of United Talent Agency)

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