[GWAMIT] Announcements - Week of October 19, 2015

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Dear GW at MIT Members,

The Fall GWAMIT General Board Meeting is *this Wednesday evening*. We
encourage everyone to attend so we can get feedback on how our organization
can better serve *you*.

Our Fall Leadership Conference ("Making an Impact") is happening during the
first week of November. Check out the website
<https://gwamitlead2015.wordpress.com/> and the announcement below for more
details!

Stay Warm!

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



*======== IN BRIEF========*

*GW at MIT:*
1. GWAMIT General Board Meeting (Oct. 21st)
2. MIT Police Awareness Lunch (Oct. 28th)
3. Fall Leadership Conference: Making an Impact (Nov. 2nd - 6th)

*MIT:*
4. [ODGE] Securing Graduate and Postdoctoral Fellowships (Oct. 20th)
5. [StartLabs] Venture Capital 101 and Pitching (Oct. 21st)
6. [iREFS] TED talk event: Come discuss happiness (Oct. 22nd)
7. [VPR] Private Violence Showing and Discussion (Oct. 22nd)
8. [MIT-EMS] Meet the EMTs (Oct. 22nd)
9. "No mas bebes / No more babies" Screening and Q&A with filmmaker Renee
Tajima Peña (Oct. 27th)
10. MIT $100K Pitch Finals (Oct. 28th)
11. [POWER] Outside the 'Norm' Seminar (Nov. 5th)
12. [POWER] Pizza and Movie Night (Nov. 20th)
13. [MIT Work-Life Center] Fall Seminar Series (Oct - Dec)

*Outside MIT:*
14. [MASS AWIS] Writing in Science - Career Panel (Oct. 20th)
15. [MASS AWIS and FOR] Pub Night and FOR Symposium (Oct. 22nd)
16. [MIT Museum] Fright Factors: The Science of Fear (Oct. 30th)
17. PrimaTemp Study Looking for Volunteers (Ongoing)



*====================FULL ANNOUNCEMENTS====================*

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

*1. GWAMIT General Board Meeting*
*When*: Wednesday, October 21, 6:00 - 8:00 PM
*Where*: MIT Building 32-141 <https://whereis.mit.edu/?go=32>
*RSVP*: link
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/19AD21BuRaEUq0jDcPsuwL3OAXiCjI_HiUGc3cBl1eWI/viewform?usp=send_form>

The Fall 2015 GWAMIT General Board Meeting will feature a great speaker
from Title IX!

Meet awesome fellow graduate women, learn more about getting involved with
GWAMIT, give input on future events, and enjoy some delicious catering!

*2. MIT Police Awareness Lunch*
*When*: October 28, 12:00 - 1:00 PM
*Where*: MIT Building W20-306 <https://whereis.mit.edu/?go=w20> (Twenty
Chimneys Room)
*RSVP*: link
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mit-police-awareness-session-tickets-19088617569>

GW at MIT and MIT Police are hosting a security awareness session with Captain
Cheryl Vossmer (this is different from their self defense class). Come
learn some street smarts with us!

Food will be provided. Sponsored by GWAMIT.

*3. Fall Leadership Conference: "Making an Impact"*
*When*: Monday - Friday, November 2 - 6
*Where*: MIT campus
*Info*: link <https://gwamitlead2015.wordpress.com/>

GWAMIT is proud to announce the dates for the 2015 Fall Leadership
conference!  Events will be held during the week of Nov. 1, and will be
geared towards this year's conference theme of "Making An Impact."  We have
an amazing lineup of speakers (look for updates here
<https://gwamitlead2015.wordpress.com/>), and we hope to see you there!

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


*4. [ODGE] Securing Graduate and Postdoctoral Fellowships *
*When*: Tuesday, October 20, 12:00 - 1:30 PM
*Where*: MIT Building 68-180 <https://whereis.mit.edu/?go=68>
*Info*: link
<http://news.mit.edu/2015/graduate-student-financial-literacy-initiative-launched-1002>
*RSVP*: link
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/114l1NpkRs8Vdh0QvcrSH5CQjz1Rdgw3jDDFxQTV4k4A/viewform>

Talk to MIT's Manager of Graduate Fellowships and students who have won
prestigious awards for advice on finding, applying for, and actually
getting fellowships to support your graduate and postdoctoral work.

During this presentation we will be going over the reasons why fellowships
are great, the application process, tips on personal statements and
research proposals, the types of resources available and generally be
available to answer any questions students may have.

This is fellowship deadline season, but this presentation is not just for
those looking for funding now.  Those who are planning for the future are
also welcome.

Interested students RSVP here
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/114l1NpkRs8Vdh0QvcrSH5CQjz1Rdgw3jDDFxQTV4k4A/viewform>
(Free pizza!).  More information on the ODGE Financial Literacy Initiative
can be found here:
http://news.mit.edu/2015/graduate-student-financial-literacy-initiative-launched-1002


*5. [StartLabs] Venture Capital 101 and PitchingWhen:* Thursday, Oct. 21,
7:00 - 9:00 PM
*Where*: MIT Chipman Room (6-104 <https://whereis.mit.edu/?go=6>)
*RSVP*: link <https://www.facebook.com/events/1713516855542767/>

Are you interested in entrepreneurship?
Do you have awesome ideas?

Come to Venture Capital 101 and Pitching (aka. Pitch Perfect ft. StartLabs)
and learn how to bring your ideas to life!

RSVP here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1713516855542767/

Of course, we have FOOD!

*6. [iREFS] TED talk event: Come discuss happiness*
*When*: Thursday, October 22, 5:30 PM
*Where*: MIT Building 56-154 <https://whereis.mit.edu/?go=56>
*Contact*: email <tbatcho at mit.edu>

What is happiness? How do we get it? and keep it?

Come watch a selection of TED Talks about happiness and join institute-wide
iREFS in discussing the steps to achieve happiness in life, grad school,
and careers.

Pizza, snacks, and drinks provided!

Who are the REFS?
refs.mit.edu

REFS (Resources for Easing Friction and Stress) programs are for peer
support within the Institute. REFS students are trained by Conflict
Management at MIT to provide low barrier, confidential services to their peers
in the form of support, coaching, listening, de-escalation, and informal
mentoring and mediation. REFS share information about additional resources
on campus and can make informed referrals. There are student REFS programs
institute-wide (iREFS) or in departments (dREFS).

*7. [VPR] Private Violence Showing and Discussion*
*When*: Thursday, October 22, 7:30 PM
*Where*: MIT Building 4-237 <https://whereis.mit.edu/?go=4>

You're invited to a screening for Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

*Private Violence*. It's not always easy to just leave.

Followed by a guided discussion with Stephanie Brown, CEO of Casa Myrna, a
Boston domestic violence nonprofit.


*8. [MIT-EMS] Meet the EMTs!**When*: Thursday, October 22, 8:00 - 9:00 PM
*Where*: MIT Building 5-134 <https://whereis.mit.edu/?go=5>
*Info*: link <http://ems.mit.edu>
*Apply*: link <http://ems.mit.edu/become.php>

Come to meet the EMTs that staff and work the MIT Ambulance! Learn about
the service and how you can receive your certification for free through
MIT-EMS. Food will be provided.

Apply online for the free IAP class at ems.mit.edu/become.php! Applications
open on October 1 and close October 31. For other questions, go to
http://ems.mit.edu/about.php#M or contact the Class Officer, Vivian Hu (
vivianhu at mit.edu).

*9. "No mas bebes / No more babies" Screening and Q&A with filmmaker Renee
Tajima Peña*
*When*: Tuesday, October 27, 5:30 PM
*Where*: MIT Building 32-155 <https://whereis.mit.edu/?go=32>
*Info*: link <http://www.nomasbebesmovie.com/trailer>

They came to have their babies. They went home sterilized. The story of
immigrant mothers who sued county doctors, the state, and the U.S.
government after they were prodded into sterilizations while giving birth
at the Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center during the 1960s and 70s. Led
by an intrepid, 26-year-old Chicana lawyer and armed with hospital records
secretly gathered by a whistle-blowing young doctor, the mothers faced
public exposure and stood up to powerful institutions in the name of
justice.

*Renee Tajima Peña* is an Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker whose films on
immigration, race and social issues include Who Killed Vincent Chin?, My
America…or Honk if You Love Buddha, Labor Women, The New Americans, and
Calavera Highway. Her films have screened at Cannes, Sundance, Toronto and
the Whitney Biennial. She is now Director of the Center of
EthnoCommunications at UCLA, where she is a professor and holds an endowed
chair in Japanese American Studies.  She has been awarded a Guggenheim
Fellowship, Alpert Award in the Arts, the USA Broad Fellowship, and a
Peabody.

TRAILER <http://www.nomasbebesmovie.com/trailer>

Sponsors:
MIT Global Studies and Languages, Women's and Gender Studies, Anthropology.
Funded in part by a Director’s Grant from the Council for the Arts at MIT.

*10. MIT $100K Pitch Finals*
*When*: Wednesday, October 28, 7:00 PM
*Where*: MIT Building 10-250 <https://whereis.mit.edu/?go=10>
*Register*: link <http://bit.do/100Kpitch>

MIT’s premier startup competition is back! Pitch is the first of three
phases of the MIT $100K.

Come hear 90-second elevator pitches from 21 top startup teams at MIT and
watch them get grilled by our judges.

Reserve your FREE tickets here <http://bit.do/100Kpitch>.

*11. [POWER] Outside the 'Norm'*
*When*: Thursday, November 5, 4:00 - 5:00 PM
*Where*: MIT Building E25-202 <https://whereis.mit.edu/?go=e25>
*RSVP*: TBD

Seminar by Dr. Marcia Haigis, former MIT Postdoc
Associate Professor of Cell Biology, HMS

*12. [POWER] Pizza and Movie Night*
*When*: Friday, November 20, 7:00 - 10:00 PM
*Where*: MIT Building E17-517 <https://whereis.mit.edu/?go=e17>
*RVSP*: TBD

Come join the Postdoc Organization for Women Engaged in Research (POWER)
for a showing of *Mulan*.

The Postdoc Organization for Women Engaged in Research (POWER) aims to
support the personal and professional development of women postdoctoral
researchers at MIT. Check them out on Twitter
<https://twitter.com/mit_power>!

*13. [MIT Work-Life] Fall Seminar Series *
*When*: October - December
*Where*: Varies
*Info*: link <http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/seminars>
*Register*: link <http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/seminars/>

Check out events presented throughout the semester as part of the MIT
Work-Life Center’s Fall Seminar Series
<http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/seminars>. Our presenters, who are experts
in their fields, will share research-based strategies, tips, and
information on more than 25 topics, including:

   - Student loan repayment strategies
   - Developing your negotiation and communication skills for challenging
   conversations
   - Eating healthy and staying active on your own schedule and budget
   - Buying your first home
   - Parenting
   - Eldercare
   - And more!

All seminars are free of charge and open to the entire MIT community and
their families; however, registration is required
<http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/seminars/>.

*********** Outside MIT ***********
*14. [MASS AWIS] Writing in Science - Career Panel*
*When*: Tuesday, October 20, 6:00 - 8:30 PM
*Where*: The Broad Institute, Monadnock Room (415 Main St. Cambridge 02142)
*Register*: link <http://www.massawis.org/WritingCareersinSci2015>

Interested in a career in science writing? Having trouble finishing up that
final paper? These panelists have seen and heard it all! Come join us for
an intimate panel discussion with some of the industry’s top science
writers.

Panelists:

   - *Dr. Susan Wu* (Vertex Pharmaceuticals)
   - *Alice Lim* (Custom Learning Designs)
   - *Dr. Chandreyee Das* (EMD Millipore)
   - *Dr. Alison Mungenast* (The Picower Institute - MIT)
   - *Dr. Maria Naylor* (Biogen Idec)

Discussion moderated by Dr. Janice Kranz

Agenda:

   - 6:00-6:30 pm: Light refreshments and networking
   - 6:30-8:00 pm: Panel Discussion
   - 8:00-8:30 pm: Networking

To Register, Visit: www.massawis.org/WritingCareersinSci2015
MASS AWIS & Broad members $5 · Non-members $12
Register before Oct. 13th for a chance to win a Starbucks gift card!

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!

*15. [MASS AWIS and FOR] Pub Night and FOR Symposium *
*When*: Thursday, October 22, 7:00 - 9:00 PM
*Where*: Cornwall's Pub (654 Beacon St, Boston)
*Register*: link <http://futureofresearch.org/boston/>

Heard about the Postdoc “problem”? Think there should be some Biomedical
Research workforce reforms? Trainees from this Pan-Boston group are having
their second Symposium on Scientific Workforce data October 22-24. Unity
amongst trainees allows us a voice in political and organizational
conversations affecting all our futures. Share your ideas for the Future of
Research!

Go to http://futureofresearch.org for information and check out last year’s
publication: F1000Research paper <http://f1000research.com/articles/3-291>

Future of Research Boston organizers are Postdocs from Greater Boston area
universities.

To Register for Symposium (October 22-24) and Pub Night (October 22),
Visit: http://futureofresearch.org/boston/

*16. [MIT Museum] Fright Factors: The Science of Fear*
*When*: Friday, October 30, 7:00 - 9:00 PM
*Where*: MIT Museum
*Tickets*: link
<http://mit.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8f096ffcb76b3882760cf1589&id=ea85eb99e3&e=959266bc83>

Why do we fear? What's going on in our bodies and minds when we are
frightened? Join us for an evening of "speed geeking" and learn about the
biological basis of fear, zombies, outbreaks, and all sorts of terrifying
topics!  Move through the museum and talk to leading researchers and
educators about the things that we fear and why we fear them.

Advance ticket purchase
<http://mit.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=8f096ffcb76b3882760cf1589&id=ea85eb99e3&e=959266bc83>
required (includes 2 drink tickets). Ages 21+. Costumes encouraged!

*17. [PCH at MGH] PrimaTemp Study Looking for Volunteers*
*When*: Rolling applications until December
*Info*: email <PrimaTempStudy at partners.org>
*Apply*: link <http://j.mp/1L8UFPt>

Are you a healthy female aged 21-43?
Are you interested in learning more about your body?
Are you trying to conceive naturally?

Partners Connected Health at Massachusetts General Hospital is conducting a
research study to evaluate a new vaginally-inserted temperature monitor.

The primary purpose of the study is to gather information about the safety
and user experience of the device and evaluate how well the device works
with predicting the day of ovulation and fertility window.

Participants may receive up to $500 for completing the study.

Contact Research Analysts Danielle Sackstein or Bridget Gerstel at
617-643-9660 or 617-643-6368, or e-mail PrimaTempStudy at partners.org for
more information on the required qualifications and details of the study.

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