[GWAMIT] Announcements - Week of August 15, 2016

Mon Aug 15 11:52:06 EDT 2016

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August 15, 2016

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*IN BRIEF*

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*GW at MIT:*

1. GWAMIT Professional Development Lunch Series: GEL Lunch n' Learn (Aug.
31)

2. Apply to Organize the Fall 2016 Leadership Conference (Now!)

3. Join the GWAMIT Mentoring Program 2016-2017 Committee (Now!)

*MIT:*

4. Apply to ReachOut Tim Tutors (now)

5. NEW Grad Engineering Class Fall 2016: 6.928 Leading Creative Teams

6. [MITWGS] Apply to Consortium in Gender Culture Women & Sexuality
Micro-Seminars (now)

7. From Goals to Actions workshop - planning an outreach program for girls
in technology (Sep. 13/27)

*Outside MIT:*

8. Apply for a full-time Web Dev II position at Amazon Boston office (now)

9. ART+SCIENCE Opportunity (Aug. 15)

10. Kendall Square Roof Garden Yoga (Aug. 16)

11. [MASS AWIS] August Science Book Club (Aug. 31)

12. Free Fun Fridays in Boston (now – Aug. 26)

13. Zumba on the Esplanade (now – Sep. 13)

14. Boston Public Library Concerts in the Courtyard (now – Aug. 31)

15. Hatch Shell Concerts (now – Aug. 31)

16. Kendall Square Concert Series in partnership with Boston Properties
(now – Sep.)

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Dear GW at MIT Members,

GWAMIT is still recruiting now for the Mentorship Program and Fall
Leadership Conference! Email us (gwamit-exec at mit.edu) if you have any
questions, and feel free to pass this on to anyone you think would be
interested.

The GWAMIT Board

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*FULL ANNOUNCEMENTS*

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

*1.** GWAMIT Professional Development Lunch Series: GEL Lunch n' Learn*

*When:* Wednesday, August 31st, 12:00pm

*Where:* TBD

*Register:* link
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gel-lunch-n-learn-tickets-27127322552>

*Contact*: gwamit-exec <sarahsaf at mit.edu>@mit.edu

Join GWAMIT in a lunchtime session to learn about the Gordon MIT
Engineering Leadership Program and their upcoming course, 6.928 Leading
Creative Teams.

Food will be provided.

This will be the kickstarter of GWAMIT Professional Development Lunch
Series. More talks will be announced during the semester. We welcome you to
come to all of our future events.

*2. Apply to Organize the Fall 2016 Leadership Conference*

*When:* Recruiting Now

*Apply: *link
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1NrTtnrrRrsaL2T_cho39k2MW7JHy6-fjdo-I2wbFSF4/viewform?c=0&w=1>

*Contact*: gwamit-exec <sarahsaf at mit.edu>@mit.edu

GWAMIT is currently recruiting conference co-chairs, event leads, and
committee members for the annual Fall Leadership Conference to be held in
October 2016. This is a great opportunity to be a part of the 2016
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
<https://gwamitlead2015.wordpress.com/>.

*3. Join the GWAMIT Mentoring Program 2016-2017 Committee*

*When:* Recruiting Now

*Info:* link <https://gwamit.org/mentoring-program/>

*Contact:* gwamit-mentor at mit.edu

Interested in helping women graduate students connect with 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 for the following positions:

- Events Chair

For more information on the GWAMIT Mentoring program, please visit our
website <https://gwamit.org/mentoring-program/>. Contact
gwamit-mentor at mit.edu to apply.

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

*4. Apply to ReachOut Tim Tutors*

*When:* now - Thursday, September 15th, 12:00pm

*Where:* Cambridge

*Info*: link
<http://web.mit.edu/mitpsc/whatwedo/volunteering/programs/reachout/>

*Apply*: link
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeMfsS191NMLYTmCjH9zCPtaUazouMF9h1B0NXpI-kzKDjkZA/viewform?c=0&w=1>

*Contact:* reachout-staff at mit.edu

The ReachOut Tim Tutors program recruits, trains, and matches members of
the MIT community at large with elementary-school children at a local
community center to engage and challenge them with reading and math
activities. While students can be paid if they qualify for Federal
Work-Study, MIT staff, faculty, spouses and partners can participate as
volunteers. Min. commitment is 1 hour/week on weekday afternoons (Mon
through Thu) for ~12 weeks.

- ReachOut Tim Tutors information session: Tuesday, September 13 at 7:30
pm, room 5-134.

- Deadline for application: Thursday, September 15 at 12 pm. Apply here!

- Mandatory program orientation for new tutors: Tuesday, September 20, 7-8
pm, W20-PDR 1&2 (3rd Floor of Student Center).

- Start date: Monday, September 19 (returning tutors); Monday, September 26
(new tutors).

- End date: Thursday, December 16.

*5. NEW Grad Engineering Class Fall 2016: 6.928 Leading Creative Teams*

*When:* Fridays, 9:30am - 12:30pm

*Where:* MIT

*Info*: link
<file:///C:/Users/HENG/Dropbox%20(MIT)/GWA/Secretary/Digest/Digest%202016/gelp.mit.edu/grad>

As an engineer, you have the ability to design and products, processes, or
software that has the potential to solve today’s complex engineering
problems and have a positive impact on the world. However, in order to
implement these solutions and effect change, you will also need the
teamwork and leadership skills to work effectively with others. In this
course you will learn how to maximize your professional effectiveness as a
leader and how to participate in or to form innovative and successful
technical teams. By becoming a better leader, you’ll be able to identify
your strengths, motivate and influence others, manage conflict, communicate
more effectively, and determine who will be an asset to your team. In this
class, you will develop and hone your leadership and teamwork skills in an
engineering context through selfassessments, case studies, and role playing
and reflection exercises. Guest speakers will also illustrate
multidisciplinary approaches on how to enhance your professional impact
through leadership.

Learn to lead any team toward innovative solutions!

- Assess your professional effectiveness – learn where your true strengths
are

- Turn any group into an innovative technical team

- Know who you need on your teams – and the kinds of people you don’t

- Become a stronger leader

*6. [MITWGS] Apply to Consortium in Gender Culture Women & Sexuality
Micro-Seminars *

*Deadline:* September 1st

*Where:* Boston, various

*Apply*: link <http://web.mit.edu/gcws/courses/microseminars-about.html>

The Consortium for Graduate Studies in Gender, Culture, Women, and
Sexuality (the GCWS) is pleased to announce a new pilot program for the
2016-2017 academic year: Graduate-level Micro-Seminars in topics in
Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.

The GCWS micro-seminars are five-week, un-graded reading, writing, and
discussion-based graduate seminars that explore feminist, queer, or other
gender and sexuality related lines of inquiry. They provide students and
instructors the opportunity to delve deeply into ideas not encountered in
existing courses at their home institutions.

Seminars are open to member institution graduate students, seniors in WGS
or a related major, and to faculty. Priority enrollment will be given to
graduate students. The deadline for fall 2016 micro-seminar applications is
September 1st. Apply online here.

*7. From Goals to Actions workshop - planning an outreach program for girls
in technology*

*When:* Choose from three: Sept 13, 4:00-8:00pm; Sept 27, 10:00am-2:00pm;
Sept 27, 3:00pm-7:00pm

*Where:* MIT Media Lab

*Contact*: Moran Tsur, morant at media.mit.edu

*Register*: link
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSduSQNVDWOfeoNamS53Jqo2OR1HUlJ_Dfe8y1tLmHpK0JqoEg/viewform?c=0&w=1>

Are you interested in introducing girls and women to technology? Part of a
program that empowers them and shows the beauty of computer science? Want
to start a new one, or join others?

Our workshop deals with the process of planning a new program, or iterating
on an existing one. We will use the experience of many existing programs in
the field and research findings to talk about goals, activities and
tensions.

The workshop will help you:

- Formalize your goals and vision for the program.

- Design activities and methods to advance those goals, taking into account
your unique situation.

- Familiarize yourself with other programs in the field, through a library
of methods and activities.

- Learn about pressing issues in the field like inclusion, working with
commercial companies, and scaling up.

- Learn from each other and connect with other leaders in the area.

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

*8. Apply for a full-time Web Dev II position at Amazon Boston office*

*When:* Hiring now -- to start immediately

*Where:* Boston

*Contact*: Cindy Sanders, palmerc at amazon.com

*Apply*: link <https://www.amazon.jobs/jobs/424363>

Alexa Data Services (ADS) Technology is seeking a talented and passionate
Web Developer to create a best-in-class customer experience for our ADS
workbench systems. We own the applications that are used by ADS to support
speech and language work for Amazon devices. This position requires the
ability to interact closely with our team, and lead design efforts on a
variety of projects, supporting multiple teams. You will partner with
business and product development teams throughout the product lifecycle
producing timely and top quality deliveries on our platforms.

We aim to build code we can reuse. The tools will be internationalized into
multiple languages, and may be extended into marketing demos. You should be
a talented and experienced frontend developer with expertise in web UI and
AJAX-based interactive application development. You should have a solid
background in the fundamentals of software development, and have a deep
understanding of best practices in various languages/technologies. You
should love creating things and take great personal pride in building
engaging and innovative interfaces. An unfailing passion and capacity to
interact with an advocate on behalf of our customers is an absolute must.

Please contact Cindy directly if you're interested in the position! For
more information about the team you'd be working, with you can also contact
GWAMIT rep Ruth Brillman (ruth_b at mit.edu).

*9. Kendall Square Roof Garden Yoga *

*When:* Tuesday, August 16th, 6:00pm – 7:00pm

*Where:* Kendall Square Rooftop Garden -50 Broadway -Cambridge, MA 02142

*Info*: link <https://www.facebook.com/events/247994972230564>

This summer, MoveWith is bringing fitness to the Kendall Square Roof Garden
for a uniquely Boston fitness experience. Every Tuesday from 6-7 PM, you
can experience different fitness classes for free! Tucked away above
bustling Kendall Square, this sprawling rooftop garden is the perfect space
for a class that will leave you feeling inspired to move with purpose in
the city you love.

Join me for an energizing vinyasa flow, accompanied by chill and upbeat
music. Bring your mat, a water bottle, and enjoy this lovely green oasis
with an excellent view of the city!

*10. [MASS AWIS] August Science Book Club*

*Her-2: The Making of Herceptin, a Revolutionary treatment for Breast
Cancer by Robert Bazell*

*When:* Wednesday, August 31st, 6:30pm – 8:30pm

*Where:* Bar Lola, 60 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02116

*Register*: link
<http://mass-awis.org/mass-awis-august-book-club-wednesday-august-31st-2016/>

Bar Lola is located 0.1 miles (a 3 min walk) from Copley Station in Back Bay

Her-2: The Making of Herceptin, a Revolutionary treatment for Breast Cancer
by Robert Bazell is the biography of Herceptin, the drug that provoked
dramatic responses in women in trials and that offers promise for hundreds
of thousands of breast cancer patients. Join MASS AWIS for a discussion of
the book. This event is part of the MASS AWIS science book club, a new and
exciting initiative.

Light refreshments will be served as we casually discuss the book as a
group.

MASS AWIS members $8; Non-members $15

*11. ART+SCIENCE Opportunity*

*When:* Monday, August 15th – Friday, August 20th

*Where:* Puerto Rico

*Info*: link <http://www.artbiocollaborative.com/about>

*Apply*: link <http://www.artbiocollaborative.com/island-life>

Throughout the year, the ART+BIO Collaborative offers Field Studies in
Art+Nature, educational travel courses that integrate field biology and
art. We are still accepting applicants for ISLAND LIFE, a tropical field
study that will take place August 15-20th.

ISLAND LIFE: Tropical Field Studies of Art+Nature in Puerto Rico is a
hands-on, immersive, and project-based program that integrates biology and
art in the field, at various environments in Puerto Rico. The focus of the
program is to learn about Puerto Rico's diverse wildlife through artmaking
and field biology. We travel to rainforests, dry forests, beach, coastal,
coral reef, mangrove, and mountain environments. The program involves
multiple site-specific projects that integrate creativity, art and biology.

*12. Free Fun Fridays in Boston*

*When:* Fridays, now – August 26th

*Where:* various

*Info*: link <http://highlandstreet.org/programs/free-fun-fridays>

Our Free Fun Fridays offer visitors no-cost admission to many of the most
treasured cultural venues in Massachusetts. This program was created to
increase access and enrichment opportunities for children and families
throughout Massachusetts during the summer months. Every Friday, from the
end of June through the end of August, multiple sites are open for free. We
reach out to schools, veterans groups, libraries, seniors’ centers, and
many other community organizations to ensure that everyone knows that they
are also welcome.

*13.* *Zumba on the Esplanade*

*When* Tuesdays, now – September 13th, 6:00pm -7:00 pm

*Where:* DCR's Hatch Memorial Shell, 47 David G Mugar Way, Boston, MA 02108

*Register*: link
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/zumba-on-the-esplanade-2016-tickets-26202886539>

Join Healthworks Fitness for FREE Zumba at the Esplanade Tuesdays at 6pm
July 12th - September 13th! This summer marks our sixth year of holding
free Zumba classes at the Hatch Shell on the Boston Esplanade, in
partnership with The Esplanade Association. The enthusiasm and energy of
the crowds is always contagious. Get ready to shake, salsa, and sweat at
one of the most beautiful locations in town!

*14. Boston Public Library Concerts in the Courtyard*

*When:* Wednesdays, 6:00pm - 7:00pm; Fridays, 12:30pm - 1:30pm

*Where:* Boston Public Library, 700 Boylston St., Boston, MA 02116

*Info*: link <http://www.bpl.org/programs/concerts.htm>

The courtyard of the Central Library in Copley Square, one of Boston's most
beautiful spaces, is filled with music during free, one-hour concerts
throughout the summer. The courtyard hosts music that ranges from jazz to
classical and from world to folk. Concerts are moved indoors in the event
of inclement weather.

Wednesdays from 6-7 p.m.; Fridays from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

Full schedule of concerts available here
<http://www.bpl.org/programs/concerts.htm>.

*15. Hatch Shell Concerts*

*When:* Wednesdays, now – August 31st, 7:00pm – 9:00pm

*Where:* Hatch Shell (Mass Department of Conservation & Recreation),
Storrow Drive & Mugar Way, Boston, MA

*Info*: link <http://www.celebrateboston.com/hatch-shell/concerts.htm>

Each summer, thousands of people enjoy free classical music concerts at the
Hatch Shell. The concerts usually start at 7:00 pm with a warm-up artist.
As the sun recedes, excitement builds for the main act. By nightfall, the
Esplanade paths and knolls surrounding the shell are full of happy
concert-goers. The acoustics are great at this fun family-friendly event.

*16. Kendall Square Concert Series in partnership with Boston Properties*

*When:* Tuesdays, June 7th – September 6th, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

*Where:* Kendall Center, near Kendall Square Station, Cambridge, MA

*Info*: link
<http://passim.org/club/passim-presents-concerts-kendall-center-12>

Passim Presents Concerts at Kendall Center from June to September. Enjoy
having your lunch and listening live music at Kendall Square. Concert
calendar is available at their website
<http://passim.org/club/passim-presents-concerts-kendall-center-12>.

Free Concerts. All Summer Long. All Ages. All Over Cambridge!

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