[GWAMIT] Announcements - Week of March 14, 2016

Mon Mar 14 07:03:16 EDT 2016

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March 14, 2016

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*IN BRIEF*

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*GW at MIT:*

1. Come to the GWAMIT Spring 2016 General Board Meeting! (Mar. 15th)

2. GWAMIT 2016 Empowerment Conference Team Meeting! (Mar. 15th)

3. Apply to be GWAMIT Department Representatives!

4. Submit Your Questions to Dear Kate!

*MIT:*

5. [MIT Spouses&Partners Connect] Semi Annual Kids Clothing Exchange (Mar.
14th)

6. Join us for MenTe (Mujeres en Tecnología) Dinner Series (Mar. 16th)

7. Reimaging Your Life - Discussion Group (Mar. 10th – Mar. 31st)

8. Women Take the Reel: Film Festival Celebrating Women's History Month
(now – Mar. 30th)

9. Recognizing and Mitigating Unconscious Bias (Mar. 17th)

10. MIT Random Acts of Kindness Week (Mar. 28th – Apr. 1st)

11. MIT Work-Life Center Spring 2016 Seminar Series (now - May)

12. MIT CONNECT Announcement

*Outside MIT:*

13. Cohen Media Group's MARGUERITE Advance Screening Invitation (Mar. 15th)

14. [MASS AWIS] Crafting Your Story for Career Transition (Mar. 23rd)

15. [MASS AWIS] Resume Workshop (Mar. 29th)

16. Harvard WIMS 2016 Women in Math and Statistics Conference (Apr. 2nd)

17. Feminist Strategies in the Classroom and Beyond (Apr. 9th)

Dear GW at MIT Members,

As you may have noticed, we’ve changed the format of our weekly
announcements. I hope you will enjoy this new version! Also, if you have
any ideas or any suggestions, you could always reach us at
*gwamit-exec at mit.edu* <gwamit-exec at mit.edu>.

It has been warm last week indicating the coming of the spring. The GWAMIT
Spring 2016 General Board Meeting is scheduled this week. Every one of you
will be welcomed. Please refer to the following information for details.

The GWAMIT Board

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*FULL ANNOUNCEMENTS*

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

*1. Come to the GWAMIT Spring 2016 General Board Meeting!*

*When: *Tuesday, Mar. 15th, 6:00pm - 8:00pm

*Where:* MIT Building 32-144

*RSVP: *link
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1jy7uz_EEW-C6xewCCJQfIBvGCvN00N0wxicoyTDRET0/viewform?fbzx=405224873055049540>

Please join us for the GWAMIT Spring 2016 General Board Meeting!

We welcome everyone to this meeting: members, departmental representatives,
anyone wanting to know more about GWAMIT and discuss personal, professional
as well as academic issues relevant to our community.

Please RSVP at the link above so we can have a sense of numbers (and order
enough food! :-))

*2. GWAMIT 2016 Empowerment Conference Team Meeting!*

*When: *Tuesday, Mar. 15th, 4:30 – 6:00pm (before the General Board Meeting)

*Where: *Stata Café, MIT Building 32

*Info:* link <http://gwamit.org/spring-empowerment-conference/>

*Apply: *link
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1QhXw3dL4CHCOvxVMMlZNUkjgqHJ7fRTW3TpjaFnlghg/edit?usp=sharing>

GWAMIT is currently recruiting event leads and committee members for the
annual Spring Empowerment Conference to be held in April 2016. We're having
a brainstorming/planning meeting this week so please come if you're
interested in being a part of the team! 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
<http://gwamit.org/spring-empowerment-conference/>.

*3. Apply to be GWAMIT Department Representatives!*

*Info:* link <https://sites.google.com/site/gwamitweb/about/gwamit-leaders>

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 contact
gwamit-exec at mit.edu for more information.

*4. Submit Your Questions to Dear Kate!*

*Dear Kate blog post: *link
<http://gwamit.blogspot.co.uk/2016/03/dear-kate-march-2016.html>

*Submit a question for next month's column: *link
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1if7tQB34Cy4ER4uZyRa-Ed-AQm3wPyz8dFiDJA1FjzI/viewform>

The Dear Kate post for March is up! This month, we deal with how to respond
to a professional blow from your mentor.

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.

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

*5. [MIT Spouses&Partners Connect] Semi Annual Kids Clothing Exchange*

*When:* Monday, Mar. 14th, Drop off your items: 9:30am – 11:00am / Pick up
new ones: 11:00am - 1:00pm.

*Where: *Z-Center Lobby, MIT Building W34

*Contact*: spousesandpartners at mit.edu

The exchange will include kids clothing, outerwear, shoes, toys and books
for children ages 0-5. Items will be organized by gender and size so you
can quickly find what you need for your growing little ones.

You do not need to bring clothes to participate!

This event is co-sponsored by MIT Spouses&Partners Connect and the Harvard
Students' Spouses and Partners Association.

*6. Join us for MenTe (Mujeres en Tecnología) Dinner Series*

*When:* Wednesday, Mar. 16th, 7:00pm

*Where: *IDC Buidling IDM Lab, MIT Building N52-337

*RSVP:* link
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/17oLY2VVaaqNJO7o_oPd5iZmpcyzhoEe7nEFH3GnZHLk/viewform?c=0&w=1>

*Contact*: mente at mit.edu

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.

*7. Reimaging Your Life - Discussion Group*

*When:* Thursdays, Mar. 17, 24 and 31, 11:15am

*Where:* MIT Building E23-364 (E23-319 on Mar. 31)

*Register:* email <reck at med.mit.edu>

Frustrated by your inability to work in the US? Struggling to figure out
what to do next? Want to spend your time in Boston productively, but you’re
just not sure how? Join others to explore how to tap into your passions or
long forgotten interests and make your time at MIT meaningful, regardless
of your visa status or length of stay in Boston.

Led by MS&PC Program Manager, Jennifer Recklet Tassi, we will read and
discuss essays from Martha Beck’s collection “Essays for Creating a Right
Life” – pick up the reading packet from our office (E23-441) or at our
weekly Wednesday gatherings.

-March 17: Four Steps to Find Your Life’s Path

-March 24: Why You Need to Embrace Imperfection

-March 31: How to Tap into Your Power

Email Jennifer at reck at med.mit.edu to let her know you will attend.

*8. Women Take the Reel: Film Festival Celebrating Women's History Month*

*When:* Throughout March

*Where: *Various

*Info:* link <http://web.mit.edu/gcws/news+events/2016women-reel.html>

The WGS/GCWS's annual collaboratively-produced Women Take the Reel film
festival now has its own Facebook page
<https://www.facebook.com/womentakethereel/>!

This annual film festival is a collaborative effort among Women's and
Gender Studies departments involved in the Graduate Consortium in Women's
Studies (as well as select institutions/universities aligned with its
mission) that features films about issues relating to gender, race,
sexuality, class and/or feminism. The theme of this year’s festival is
*Activism*.

The focus is on the intellectual investigation of these issues, so every
film is accompanied by a Q&A and discussion with the film director,
producer, local activists and practitioners, and/or faculty members from
the host institution for each film.

*All films are free and open to the public.*

More information about each film screening and associated events are below.

FILMS and SCREENING DATES this week:

-3/15: Mutantes: Punk Porn Feminism at Simmons College

-3/16: Her Story at Tufts University

-3/17: Regarding Susan Sontag at MIT

*9. Recognizing and Mitigating Unconscious Bias*

*When:* Thursday, Mar. 17th, 11:00am – 1:00pm

*Where: *Stratton Student Center, MIT Building W20-307

*RSVP:* link <http://bit.ly/1piNzjJ>

*Contact:* kenezra at mit.edu

Intuitive decision-making is subject to unconscious bias — the automatic
cognitive reliance on a stereotype. Stereotypes are often suboptimal and
reinforce group inequities, with implications for hiring/promotion, as well
as student-faculty relationships.

This two-hour workshop is open to all of MIT, and will help participants
recognize unconscious bias and develop strategies to mitigate it.

Each attendee will receive lunch and a copy of "Blindspot: Hidden Biases of
Good People," by Mazharin R. Banaji and Anthony Greenwald.

*10. MIT Random Acts of Kindness Week*

*When:* Monday, Mar. 28th – Friday, Apr. 1st

*Where:* Various

*Contact:* RAK-committee at mit.edu, trangluu at mit.edu

RAK (Random Acts of Kindness) week is a time for the members of the MIT
community (undergrads, grads, faculty, staff, alumni, associates, etc.) to
connect through Random Acts of Kindness (RAK).  We hope these little acts
of kindness will remind people that they are not invisible. We mainly want
to make everyone's day a little brighter during one of the toughest times
of the academic year. Each day comes with an overarching theme

-Monday: Introduction to RAK Week. We will introduce the 20 RAK Week
challenges and have wooden clothing pins with kind words on them to clip
onto people. At the entrance of the main entrances of MIT, we will also
have volunteers with bubble guns.

-Tuesday: Peer-to-Peer resources in Lobby 10. Flowers will be passed out.

-Wednesday: Institutional resources in Lobby 10 and goody bags with a card
of the MIT resources on them will be passed out.

-Thursday: Miscellaneous acts of kindness. Use #MITRAK to tag an act of
kindness you’ve seen.

-Friday: Let's Talk About It Open Mic Event (3rd Floor Media Lab). The open
mic night will be on the last day of RAK Week (4/1/16). We want it to be a
time for members of the community to come together and share their stories,
give advice, rant, read poems, and so on.

Other things going on during the week: Handing out colored pencils, therapy
dogs, sending notes, sending serenades, RAK wristbands and RAK HACKS.

If anyone has questions or have an idea on how they want to participate in
RAK week, they can either email the RAK committee at RAK-committee at mit.edu or
directly email me at trangluu at mit.edu.

*11. 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.

*12. MIT CONNECT Announcement*

*When*: Throughout the year

*Where: *link <http://ghamut.org/>

*Contact:* tuka at mit.edu

-CONNECT allows you to meet new people from across campus and all walks of
life through random, platonic, lunch pairings, once a week every week.

-There is such a thing as a free lunch. Selected participants receive $10
in TechCash, kindly sponsored by the ODGE Graduate Student Life Grant.

-You highlight your availability, food preferences, and interests, and
CONNECT does the rest!

-CONNECT is going strong in its second year! Get connected here:
http://ghamut.org/

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

*13. Cohen Media Group's MARGUERITE Advance Screening Invitation*

*When:* Tuesday, Mar. 15th

*Where: *Kendall Square Cinema, 355 Binney St., One Kendall Square,
Cambridge, MA 02139

“IMPRESSIVE. HEARTBREAKING AND HILARIOUS” —A.O Scott, The New York Times

“SPLENDID! Strikes just the right tone” —Peter Debruge, Variety

“A STANDOUT”—Joe Morgenstern, The Wall Street Journal

1921, the early golden twenties. The Baroness Marguerite Dumont (Catherine
Frot, Haute Cuisine) is entertaining in her castle. Marguerite sings: her
whole life is devoted to her passion: music. She sings wholeheartedly, but
she sings terribly out of tune. She is the talk of the town but her
audience of hypocrite friends prefer to lie to her for a good laugh rather
than tell her the truth.

When a young, provocative journalist decides to write a rave article on her
latest performance, Marguerite starts to believe in her talent even more.
With the help of a has-been divo (Michel Fau, in a hilarious performance),
she decides to train for her first recital in front of a crowd of complete
strangers.

MARGUERITE will be released theatrically in Boston on March 25th, 2016

France - 2015 -  127 minutes - Color - In French with English subtitles

*14. [MASS AWIS] Crafting Your Story for Career Transition*

*When:* Wednesday, March 23rd, 5:30pm - 7:30pm

*Where:* Cannon Room, Building C, Harvard Medical School, 240 Longwood
Avenue, Boston, MA 02115

*Register:* link <http://www.massawis.org/CraftingYourStory2016>

With James Gould, Ph.D. Director, HMS/HSDM Office for Postdoctoral Fellow

A critical part of transitioning careers is letting others know that you
are capable of doing it successfully. Effectively communicating your career
story is an often forgotten step in career exploration and the job search.
This workshop will provide tips and tricks on crafting a career story,
effective communication, and developing lasting professional relationships.

Register at http://www.massawis.org/CraftingYourStory2016

MASS AWIS members, HMS/HSDM and BSC postdoc** $8

Non-members $15

*Must bring valid ID to event

*15. [MASS AWIS] Resume Workshop*

*When:* Tuesday, Mar. 29th, 5:30pm - 8:00pm

*Where:* UMass Medical School, Room S2-351 (2nd Floor in Medical School
Building), 55 Lake Ave North, Worcester, MA 01605

*Register:* link <http://www.massawis.org/CVandResumeCritique2016>

*Contact*: Kristie Kapinas, kristina.kapinas at gmail.com; Lauren Laidlaw at
llaidlaw at safetypartnersinc.com

This event is for women and men within the scientific community (from
undergrads to mid-career levels) who are interested in learning how to
improve their resume or CV for academia or industry positions in all STEM
fields. Participants will have the opportunity to interact with experienced
individuals and network with fellow attendees. Light refreshments will be
available.

*IMPORTANT:* Upon confirmation of registration, please email your resume or
CV tokristina.kapinas at gmail.com by March 22nd, so your document can be
assigned to your expert for your 1:1 meeting. You will then be notified of
your 15-minute time slot by March 25th.

*Registration Fee: $5*

Your Resume/CV Experts:

Lauren Celano, Founder of Propel Careers and Bullhorn Research Recruiter

Erik Rocheford, Stratacuity STEM Recruiter

Nick Deal, Stratacuity STEM Recruiter

*16. Harvard WIMS 2016 Women in Math and Statistics Conference*

*When:* Saturday, Apr. 2nd

*Where:* Maxwell Dworkin Building, Harvard University

*Info:* link <http://harvardgiim.org/wims/>

*RSVP:* link <https://www.facebook.com/events/481163495405336/>

WIMS hopes to connect female undergraduates interested in math and
statistics in the Boston area. Our mission is to provide you with the
opportunity to connect with leading female mathematicians working in both
academia and industry and to interact with your peers. For our first year,
we have an exciting agenda of speakers, panels, and workshops laid out. All
genders welcome!

Pre-registration is now open here. We will open official registration in
March. Tickets are completely free and include:

-Free catered breakfast, lunch, and dinner, as well as refreshments
throughout the day.

-Three fascinating keynotes from leading female mathematicians in academia
and industry.

-A panel on the pros and cons of academia and industry careers.

-A panel on the gender gap in undergraduate math.

-Workshops targeting topics like confidence, how to reduce the gender gap,
and other issues females face in math.

-A poster session with research by undergraduates in math and related areas.

-The opportunity to connect with and socialize with female math students in
universities around the Boston area.

*17. Feminist Strategies in the Classroom and Beyond*

*When:* Saturday, Apr. 9th, 8:30am – 5:00pm

*Where:* Mandel Center for the Humanities, Brandeis University, 415 South
Street, MS 092, Waltham, MA 02453

*Info:* link
<http://web.mit.edu/gcws/news+events/2016FeministClassroom.html>

*RSVP:* gcws at mit.edu

This symposium seeks to elicit practical advice from faculty members and
graduate students across the disciplines - as well as writers and activists
- about feminist, hands-on approaches to learning, teaching, knowledge
production, and publishing. It will take place at the Mandel Center for the
Humanities at Brandeis University in Waltham, MA. The symposium will
include four 90-minute roundtable discussions:

-How to do Feminist Scholarship Anywhere

-How to Teach Feminism Today

-How to Start New Feminist Research

-How to Publish Feminist Scholarship Everywhere

The roundtable discussion topics and presenters, listed below and on our
website <http://web.mit.edu/gcws/news+events/2016FeministClassroom.html>,
were chosen specifically to unite theory and practice from a variety of
disciplines and institutions—providing the opportunity to build skills and
discuss strategies in feminist pedagogy, research, and praxis.

This event is free. Space is limited and RSVP is required. RSVP to
gcws at mit.edu.

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