[GWAMIT] Announcements - Week of April 11, 2016
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April 11, 2016
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*IN BRIEF*
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*GW at MIT:*
1. GWAMIT 2016 Empowerment Conference: Be Gutsy! (Apr. 11 – 15)
2. Submit Your Questions to Dear Kate!
3. Apply to be GWAMIT Department Representatives!
*MIT:*
4. [MIT Spouses & Partners Connect] Career Connect - How to Talk like an
American (Apr. 12)
5. A Celebration of Books by GCWS Authors (Apr. 13)
6. Join us for MenTe (Mujeres en Tecnología) Dinner Series (Apr. 13 - 27)
7. [MIT Spouses & Partners Connect] Dessert Competition (Apr. 15)
8. Legatum Fellowship: Calling all MIT Impact Entrepreneurs (Apr. 15)
9. CityDays MIT2016 (Apr. 19)
10. Activist Research Methods in Science and Technology by Prof. Max
Liboiron (Apr. 22)
11. Effective Altruism Global X Boston Conference (EAGxBoston) (Apr. 30)
12. [MITWGS] MIT Sexual Assault Awareness Month 2016 (throughout Apr.)
13. MIT Work-Life Center Spring 2016 Seminar Series (now - May)
*Outside MIT:*
14. Women In Tech: Careers Beyond {Coding} (Apr. 12)
15. Science for everyone! Cambridge Science Festival (Apr. 15 - 24)
16. [MASS AWIS] Diverse Careers in Science Speed Networking Event (April 22)
17. [MASS AWIS] The O2O2O Principle: Building Strategic Networks That Have
BIG Power (May 12)
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Dear GW at MIT Members,
The highlight of this week is the GWAMIT 2016 Empowerment Conference. The
theme this year is BE GUTSY! We have a week chock full of awesome free
events and food for you. Check out the announcement below for all the
amazing events.
Everyone is welcome, and don’t forget to spread the word!
The GWAMIT Board
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*FULL ANNOUNCEMENTS*
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************** GW at MIT **************
*1. **GWAMIT 2016 Empowerment Conference: Be Gutsy!*
*When: *Monday, April 11th – Friday, April 15th
*Where: *Various
*RSVP:* link <https://gwamitempowerment2016.wordpress.com/>
Come to GWAMIT's annual Spring Empowerment Conference 2016. Some of the
exciting events in store are:
o Keynote by Caroline Paul - The first woman firefighter in San
Francisco, Olympic ice-lugger, author of "The Gutsy Girl" (a book about the
glorious things that happen when you unshackle from fear and open up to
exhilaration) and the inspiration for this year's theme!
o Women Who Do Extreme Science - a panel featuring women with
no-holds-barred attitudes towards science! They have detected gravitational
waves from a black hole, studied glaciers in Greenland, measured the ozone
layer in Antartica and even sequenced sewage right here in Cambridge!
o Be A Gutsy Communicator - learn how to be one from a variety of
speakers - author/carpenter, professor, honey bee researcher, and a social
entrepreneur - on this amazing panel!
o Life as a Scientific Editor - hear it straight from Dr. Allyson
Evans, MIT alum and Senior Scientific Editor at Molecular Cell.
o Women in STEM Networking Lunch - come listen to leaders in
male-dominated fields discuss their successes and challenges.
o Empowerment Workshops for the Inner and Outer You - bellydancing,
comedy night, mindfulness, and yoga!
*All events are FREE to attend and FOOD will be served!*
Attendees who arrive early will also be able to get their hands on
exclusive, limited edition GWAMIT swag!
Register soon - spaces are limited and going fast!
In collaboration with Women in Chemistry (WIC), Post-Doctoral Organisation
for Women Engaged in Research (POWER) and Sexual Abuse Awareness Month
(SAAM). 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
<http://gwamit.org/spring-empowerment-conference/>.
*2. Submit Your Questions to Dear Kate!*
*Dear Kate blog post: *link <http://gwamit.blogspot.com/>
*Submit a question for next month's column: *link
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1if7tQB34Cy4ER4uZyRa-Ed-AQm3wPyz8dFiDJA1FjzI/viewform>
The Dear Kate post for April is up! This month, we talk about what sort of
qualities make someone want to collaborate with you professionally. We hear
from a questioner who is worried about others not wanting to collaborate
with her, and hear tips from our mentors about how to become a good
collaborator even if it doesn't come to you naturally.
Do you have a question to submit to Dear Kate? Use this link
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1if7tQB34Cy4ER4uZyRa-Ed-AQm3wPyz8dFiDJA1FjzI/viewform>
to submit anonymously to the Dear Kate column, and our mentors will pen
replies to be posted on the blog.
*3. Apply to be GWAMIT Department Representatives!*
*Apply:* link
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1uoexHi8Sx_YS-NS0ArZqR3dxlL08begaBEdmKVVuzR4/viewform?c=0&w=1>
Department representatives serve as a liaison between GWAMIT and members in
their home department. Semesterly funding is available for active
Department Representatives to hold an event for GWAMIT members in their
home departments. Please apply through the above link!
************** MIT **************
*4. [MIT Spouses & Partners Connect] Career Connect - How to Talk like an
American: Sharing your Accomplishments in a Job Search*
*When:* Tuesday, April 12th, 1:00pm - 3:00 pm
*Where:* MIT Building 26-328
*RSVP:* link
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/career-connect-spring-2016-for-mit-spouses-and-parnters-connect-tickets-21530111142>
Are you feeling uncertain about how to talk about yourself in a networking
or interview situation? At this workshop, you will get comfortable sharing
your strengths and your greatest career accomplishments. You will work on
your "success stories" and get feedback from others so you can improve your
answers and feel more confident. Led by Michele Harrington King, Career
Counselor in MIT Human Resources, and Jennifer Recklet Tassi, Program
Manager for MIT Spouses & Partners Connect.
*5. A Celebration of Books by GCWS Authors*
*When:* Wednesday, April 13th, 5:30pm – 7:30pm
*Where:* The Moore Room, MIT Building 6-321
*Info:* link <http://web.mit.edu/gcws/>
*Contact:* Andi Sutton, arsutton at mit.edu
We welcome you to join us at this reception as we toast to local faculty
who have recently published books on topics in Women’s, Gender, and
Sexuality Studies. We will be celebrating over 30 books published since
2013 and the evening will include a book table where you can peruse copies
of the featured works and very short book talks by our featured authors.
For questions about the series, to add your book or article to the list, or
to RSVP, please contact Andi Sutton, GCWS Program Manager at
arsutton at mit.edu and visit our website <http://web.mit.edu/gcws/>.
*About Feminisms Unbound:*
The Graduate Consortium in Women's Studies (GCWS) is pleased to sponsor
Feminisms Unbound, an event series featuring debates that focus on feminist
concerns, theories, and practices in this contemporary moment. The series
is intended to foster conversations and community among Boston-area
feminist intellectuals and activists. The series, in its open
configuration, endeavors to allow the greatest measure of engagement across
multiple disciplinary trajectories, and a full array of feminist
investments. The event organizers, GCWS affiliated faculty Kimberly Juanita
Brown, Visiting Scholar in Gender Studies, Pembroke Center, Brown
University, Lisa Lowe, Professor of English and American Studies, Tufts
University, and Jyoti Puri, Professor of Sociology, Simmons College, have
programmed four topic-based discussions in this series.
*6. Join us for MenTe (Mujeres en Tecnología) Dinner Series *
*When:* Wednesday, April 13th, 27th, 7:00 pm
*Where: *MIT Building N52-337 (IDC Buidling IDM Lab)
*Contact:* mente at mit.edu
*RSVP:* link
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/17oLY2VVaaqNJO7o_oPd5iZmpcyzhoEe7nEFH3GnZHLk/viewform?c=0&w=1>
MenTe at MIT is a new initiative starting this spring! We are aiming to
create a community where Latin Grad Women at MIT and nearby know each other
and can have further impact to our region. Join us! We will be looking
forward to share an awesome set of dinner series and insights.
*Funded by Graduate Student Life Grants
*7. [MIT Spouses & Partners Connect] Dessert Competition*
*When:* Friday, April 15th, 5:30pm
*Where: *MIT Building W20-208
*Register:* link
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/10PrFR3QQpqjIchNpxJ6eMHvf-fqtMQqM2E9f0yHuPFE/viewform?c=0&w=1>
MIT Spouses and Partners Connect and MIT Postdoctoral Association are
organizing a Dessert Contest on April 15th at 5:30 p.m. W20-208. Be
prepared to bring your desserts to win !!!
We will have two categories in which you can participate --Chocolate
Desserts and Non-Chocolate Desserts.Each contestant will prepare 20 dessert
portions for the judges. Contestants will get a $25 Tech Cash card at the
event for their expenses.
If you love sweets but don't want to compete, attend the event. Everyone
will enjoy a special buffet of international desserts and coffee (provided
by local bakeries), only but two lucky attendees will be chosen at random
to sample the contestants' desserts and vote for their favorite.
*8. Apply to Legatum Fellowship: Calling all MIT Impact Entrepreneurs*
*Deadline:* April 15
*Apply:* link <http://legatum.mit.edu/about-us>
-Are you committed to scaling impact in the developing world through
innovation and entrepreneurship?
-Are you looking to build the knowledge, capabilities, mindset and networks
to launch and scale your idea?
-Are you looking to be part of a highly-motivated community of
impact-driven entrepreneurial leaders at MIT?
If so, the Legatum Fellowship and Seed Grant Programs might be for you!
See here <http://legatum.mit.edu/about-us> for open Legatum Center
opportunities. Apply now!
*Legatum Fellowship Deadline: April 15, 2016*
*9. CityDays MIT2016*
*When:* Service Day: Tuesday, April 19th; Deadline: Tuesday, April 5th
*Where: *Cambridge and Boston
*Info:* link <http://mit2016.mit.edu/together-service/citydays>
*Contact:* aprilcityday at mit.edu
-Join MIT in celebrating 100 years in Cambridge by volunteering for a few
hours at one of our community partner sites
-We're sending hundreds of MIT volunteers to over 30 volunteer sites with
community organizations across the Greater Boston area
-Open to students, faculty, staff, alumni, and MIT retired faculty and
staff!
-Sign up as an individual or with a group; we'll cover the cost of
transportation and organize logistics
-Learn more at http://mit2016.mit.edu/together-service/citydays
*10. Activist Research Methods in Science and Technology by Prof. Max
Liboiron*
*When:* Friday, April 22nd, 4:00pm
*Where: *MIT Building E51-345
Sometimes our research is driven by wanting to do good in the world, make
an impact, and create social or material change. There are research methods
and methodologies developed specifically for action that can help us
contribute to those changes. Dr. Max Liboiron, Director of Civic Laboratory
for Environmental Action Research (CLEAR), will lead a talk and discussion
about how research can foster change not only after data has been collected
and analyzed or after prototypes are complete, but during the entire
research and development process.
Dr. Liboiron is an Assistant Professor in Sociology, Geography, and
Environmental Sciences at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Liboiron's
research focuses on how harmful yet invisible threats such as disasters,
toxicants, and marine plastics become visible in science and activism, and
how these methods of representation relate to action. Liboiron is director
of Civic Laboratory for Environmental Action Research (CLEAR), which
creates open source, feminist, and citizen science technologies for
monitoring plastic pollution, and is the managing editor of Discard
Studies, a public online forum for audiences interested in research on
waste and pollution.
This event is made possible with the support of Graduate Student Life
Grants and the GSC Collaboration Fund. Hosted by the MIT Waste Alliance,
MIT Water Club, GSC Sustainability Subcommittee, and Canadians Club.
*Refreshments provided!*
*11. Effective Altruism Global X Boston Conference (EAGxBoston) *
*When:* Saturday, April 30th, 12:30pm – 6:30pm
*Where:* MIT Wong Auditorium (E51)
*Info:* link <http://www.eagxboston.com/>
*RSVP:* link
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/effective-altruism-global-x-boston-2016-tickets-23606969080>
Effective Altruism Global X Boston is a half-day conference featuring
talks, panels, and networking opportunities for anyone interested in doing
the most good possible with the resources we have. The program will address
the major effective altruist cause areas of global poverty and development,
animal agriculture, and global catastrophic risk, as well as movement
concerns like conducting research, building community, and choosing a
career direction.
Speakers and panelists include:
Dean Karlan (Yale, Innovations for Poverty Action)
Joshua Greene (Harvard, Moral Cognition Lab)
Rachel Glennerster (MIT, Poverty Action Lab)
Piali Mukhopadhyay (GiveDirectly)
Bruce Friedrich (The Good Food Institute)
Julia Wise (The Centre for Effective Altruism)
Ian Ross (Hampton Creek, Facebook)
*12. [MITWGS] MIT Sexual Assault Awareness Month 2016*
*When:* throughout April
*Where:* various
*Info:* link <http://elephant.mit.edu/>
MIT Sexual Assault Awareness Month is April this year. There are a host of
events planned for the month, ranging from movie screenings and workshops
to VPR advocate drop-in hours and survivor-only events. Check the website
http://elephant.mit.edu/, up and running with more details on each of the
events. Don’t hesitate to get in touch with any questions.
In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence
of our friends.
*13. **MIT Work-Life Center Spring 2016 Seminar Series*
*When:* now - May
*Info:* link <http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/seminars/>
*Register:* link <http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/seminars/>
We are pleased to announce the launch of the MIT Work-Life Center’s Spring
2016 Seminar Series. Our presenters, who are experts in their fields, will
share research-based strategies, tips, and information on more than 25
topics, including changing how you respond to stress; supporting your
child’s emotional and intellectual development; understanding the U.S.
college admissions process; navigating life as a young professional; and
learning how to help an aging family member.
All seminars are free of charge and open to the entire MIT community and
their families; however, registration is required.
We believe these seminars and workshops will help MIT community members
find better balance in their professional and personal lives, and
appreciate your help in communicating this information to the broader MIT
community.
************** Outside MIT **************
*14. **Women In Tech: Careers Beyond {Coding}*
*When:* Tuesday, April 12th, 8:15am - 10:00am
*Where:* VMware 355 Main St, 13th floor, Cambridge
*RSVP:* link
<http://www.thecapitalnetwork.org/events/women-in-tech-careers-beyond-coding/>
Join us with the upcoming event in participation with She Geeks Out and The
Capital Network. The conversation around women in tech these days seems to
focus on (the lack of) female engineers. While an important conversation -
there are a myriad of other job positions in tech - currently held by women
- that go beyond coding and developing.
This panel brings together women who have made their mark in the tech
industry in a variety of different roles. Each of these roles is important
and significant, yet these women are not developers. The speakers will
share their unique perspectives on their job functions, how they got to
where they are, and how they embody the 'woman in tech' role.
This event is a unique opportunity to get an insider's perspective on what
it means to be 'a woman in tech'. Whether you are just starting out,
looking to jump into the world of tech, or are more experienced, come and
join us for breakfast, followed by a vibrant discussion and networking.
Keynote by Kara Miller from the Boston Mayor's Office and WeBos: Women
Entrepreneur's Boston
*15. Science for everyone! Cambridge Science Festival*
*When:* April 15th – April 24th
*Where:* various
*Info:* link
<http://web.mit.edu/museum/programs/festival.html?utm_source=MIT+Museum&utm_campaign=71dc2fbaed-2016+-+April&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_84e5098f61-71dc2fbaed-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D&ct=t%282016+-+April%29>
"What better place to celebrate all things scientific than right here in
Cambridge, home to many of the greatest scientists and engineers in the
world," says festival founder and MIT Museum director John Durant. Agree?
Come to one of the special programs this 10th anniversary year of the
Cambridge Science Festival.
*16. [MASS AWIS] Diverse Careers in Science Speed Networking Event*
*When:* Friday, April 22nd, 5:45pm - 9:00pm
*Where:* 3rd Floor Atrium, 43 Vassar St, Cambridge (MIT Building 46)
*Info:* link <http://www.cambridgesciencefestival.org/Home.aspx>
*Register:* link
<http://mass-awis.org/exploring-career-options-in-stem-speed-networking-friday-april-22nd/>
This event is for women and men within the scientific community (undergrad
to early career), interested in exploring diverse career options in
science. Participants will have the opportunity to interact with 10-15
experienced individuals who will give insights into their chosen
professions and career trajectories. 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,
you may exchange business cards.
Projected Career areas: Consulting, Patent Law, Research & Development,
Publishing, Business Development, Project Management, Medical Science
Liaison, Sales/Marketing, Academia, Statistics, Core Facility management.
*Agenda: *
5:45-6:00 pm Registration and Networking over light fare
6:00-6:30 pm Introduction and instructions
6:30-8:00 pm Speed Networking (5-6 15 min sessions)
8:00-8:55 pm General Networking, Desserts, Conclusion
*Fees:*
Early Bird Special: General Admission $20 • MASS AWIS members $10
After April 1st: $25 and $12, respectively
*17. The O2O2O Principle: Building Strategic Networks That Have BIG Power
featuring Mari Anne Snow*
*When:* Thursday, May 12th, 5:30pm – 8:00pm
*Where:* AbbVie Bioresearch Center, 100 Research Drive, Worcester, MA 01605
*Contact: *Kristie Kapinas, Kristina.kapinas at gmail.com
*Register:* link
<http://mass-awis.org/the-o2o2o-principle-building-strategic-networks-that-have-big-power-thursday-may-12th/>
This event is our annual Spring Social co-hosted by MASS AWIS and WPI AWIS
Affiliate. It is geared for women and men within the scientific community
(from undergrads to mid-career levels) who are interested in developing
their strategic networking skills in an interactive workshop.
Networks are an essential element to a successful career in any field.
Today we are fortunate to have great face-to-face networking opportunities
as well as easy to use digital tools that can extend relationships beyond
an initial meeting. No more passive business card exchanges, participants
at this workshop will learn modern techniques for building and expanding
their networks to support their career goals.
Mari Anne Snow is founder of Sophaya, a start-up dedicated to building
modern products and services for organizations with virtual teams and
remote professionals. Mari Anne has experienced first-hand the critical
power of a well-cultivated network and she is a strong advocate of
investing time and effort to build and maintain one for long term career
success.
Refreshments will be served. Registration is limited to 60 people.
Registration is FREE, but is limited to Abbvie Employees, MASS AWIS, and
AWIS WPI Affiliate MEMBERS ONLY. Parking is available on site at no cost.
Please bring a valid ID.
Please email Kristie Kapinas (MASS AWIS Events West Co-Chair) at
Kristina.kapinas at gmail.com with any questions.
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