[GWAMIT] GWAMIT Newsletter - Week of January 30, 2017

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 GWAMIT Newsletter - Week of January 30, 2017
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January 30, 2017
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*IN BRIEF*

*GW at MIT:*
1. Dear Kate January 2017: When is it worth it to move for a job?
2. Sign up to organize the 2017 GWAMIT Empowerment Conference! (now)
3. Apply to LEAP grant for a mentoring day for high school girls (now)

*MIT:*
4. [GSC] Call Congress Phone-a-thon (Jan. 30)
5. New IAP course: Activism, Organizing and Social Movements (now)
6. Cheney Room's January events (Jan 25-30)
7. AMITA Women Mentoring and Networking (Jan. 30)
8. Apply to Division of Student Life @ MIT Graduate Resident Tutor (Jan. 31)
9. MIT Global Startup Workshop Business Plan Competition (Jan. 31)
10. MC^2 Multicultural Conference 2017: Radical Healing, Critical Hope: So
What Now? (Feb. 10-11)
11. [MITWGS] Comedian Leslie Jones coming to campus (Feb. 19)
12. 2017 Breaking the Mold Hackathon (Feb. 25)

*Outside MIT:*
13. Volunteer Registration--Super Sunday 2017 (Feb. 5)
14. Gender, Politics, and Imagination: An Afternoon with Jennifer Finney
Boylan (Feb. 16)
15. [Harvard] 2017 Dynamic Women in Business Conference: Women Empowered
(Feb. 25)
Dear GW at MIT Members,

We are currently recruiting organizers for our annual Spring Empowerment
Conference, held during Spring semester 2017. If you are interested in
helping out, we encourage you to sign up with the provided link and join us!

We are also looking for grad women interested in serving on the committee
to organize a mentoring day for high school girls. If you are interested
please contact us.

The GWAMIT Board
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*FULL ANNOUNCEMENTS*
************ GW at MIT ************

*1. Dear Kate January 2017: When is it worth it to move for a job?*
*Link:* link
<http://gwamit.scripts.mit.edu/gwamit-exec/2017/01/23/dear-kate-january-2017/>
*Submit your question:* link <https://goo.gl/vafAH6>
In the latest edition of Dear Kate, the GWAMIT mentoring program
advice column, Kate takes on the difficult decisions involved in relocating
for work when taking a great job means living with a
long-distance relationship.
Looking for advice on work, life, or anything in between? Submit your
questions to the Dear Kate advice column anonymously here
<https://goo.gl/vafAH6>.
*2. Sign up to organize the 2017 GWAMIT Empowerment Conference!*
*When:* now
*Sign-up:* link
<https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/Account/LogOn?ReturnUrl=%2fmit%2fstudent>
We are currently recruiting organizers for our annual Spring Empowerment
Conference, held during Spring semester 2017:
* 2 Co-Chairs of the Empowerment Conference: Conference Co-Chairs lead the
committee members, set the conference theme, and oversee all general
planning of the conference.
* Event Leads: Each conference has 4-5 Event Leads who spearhead a single
event (either an invited speaker, a panel, a workshop, etc.). Event Leads
are part of the conference committee.
* Committee Members: attend regular meetings, contribute to theme
brainstorming, logistics, publicity, and volunteer during events.
*Please note that currently the conference is scheduled for April
10th-14th, 2017.
Please contact the GWAMIT Executive Board at gwamit-exec at mit.edu if you
have any questions. We also encourage you to read more about previous
leaders and events on our website: http://gwamit.mit.edu.   Thank you for
your interest!!!
*3. Apply to LEAP grant for a mentoring day for high school girls*
*When:* now
*Contact:* Sarah Ann Goodman, goodmans at mit.edu
Help organize a new mentoring program for girls in STEM!
GWAMIT and Women of Materials Science are organizing a mentoring day in
which  in which high school girls will be invited to campus to shadow
graduate women for a day and experience firsthand what a scientist or
engineer does on a daily basis.  By showing girls what we accomplish on a
day to day basis, we hope to help them see themselves in our roles, helping
to prevent a lack of confidence from deterring girls from the STEM fields.
If interested, please contact Sarah Goodman (goodmans at mit.edu).
************** MIT **************

*4. [GSC] Call Congress Phone-a-thon*
*When:* Monday, January 30th, 1:00PM - 5:00PM
*Where:* MIT Building 50-340
Join us to Call Congress Tomorrow!! Tell your constituents!!
The External Affairs Board has been working for several days on our
response to the Executive Order signed by President Trump on Friday, which
temporarily banned people from several nations from entering the US. This
potentially affects MIT students who were outside the US last week or
intend to travel during the time period the Executive Order is in effect.
GSC is opposed to this Executive Order and is calling for it to be fully
revoked.
We are working with MIT Democrats to host a Call Congress phone bank event
tomorrow, Monday, January 30th from 1pm to 5pm in Walker Memorial 50-340.
External Affairs Board members and MIT Democrats officers will be on site
to explain who to call and what to say. Whether you're available for an
hour, or only 10 minutes, you can help us make a difference.
*5. New IAP course: Activism, Organizing and Social Movements*
*When:* January 25th - February 3rd, 5:00PM
*Where:* MIT Building 32-144
*6. Cheney Room's January events*
*When:* January
*Where:* MIT Building 3-310
Hello Cheney Room members! Welcome back! Check out our newsletter to see
what's going on in the Cheney Room this month.
*7. AMITA Women Mentoring and Networking*
*When: *Monday, January 30, 7:00PM - 9:00PM
*Where:* MIT Building 10-105 | Bush Room
*Register:* link
<http://amita.alumgroup.mit.edu/s/1314/2015/club-class-main.aspx?sid=1314&pgid=35870&gid=20&cid=55842&ecid=55842&post_id=0>
Please join the Association of MIT Alumnae (AMITA) on Monday, January 30,
for a night of informal networking with MIT alumnae. We will talk about
life, career, education choices, work/life balance, the current state of
the world, and specific fields of interest. Pizza will be served.
*8. Apply to Division of Student Life @ MIT Graduate Resident Tutor*
*Deadline:* January 31st
*Apply:* link
<http://studentlife.mit.edu/life-campus/residential-life-programs/whos-house/become-grt>
*9. MIT Global Startup Workshop Business Plan Competition*
*When:* March 27-29
*Where:* Factoría Italia in Santiago
*Apply:* link <https://form.jotform.com/62854065589166>
*Deadline:* January 31st
The MIT Global Startup Workshop (GSW) is an annual 3-day conference
connecting 400 highly motivated students, young professionals, and early
stage startups, with mentors from around the world: venture investors,
CEOs, tech and innovation leaders, and successful entrepreneurs.
*This year, we are coming to Chile! *
The conference will take place March 27-29, 2017 at the Factoría Italia in
Santiago, in partnership with Ideas Factory and Universidad de Chile.
As part of the conference, our annual Business Plan Competition provides
student entrepreneurs or aspiring business owners with the opportunity to
gain seed money needed to take companies to the next level. In addition to
meeting other like-minded people at the conference and improving upon your
business plan, as a finalist, the competition offers you the opportunity to:
- Compete against 10 teams from all around the world
- Receive direct feedback for improving your idea from experienced judges
and mentors
- Have a chance to win up to $10,000 in seed money to launch your startup
The deadline for applying to the Business Plan Competition has been
extended to January 31, 2017. Finalists will be announced in mid-February
to take part in the final round. Apply here for a chance to win and grow
your business!
For more information on the GSW conference, visit us at www.mitgsw.org or
contact us at gsw-competitions at mit.edu.
*10. MC^2 Multicultural Conference 2017: Radical Healing, Critical Hope: So
What Now?*
*When:* Friday, February 10th - Saturday, February 11th
*Where:* MIT Endicott House, Dedham, Massachusetts
*Register:* link <http://studentlife.mit.edu/omp/multicultural-conference>
This recent election has caused a lot of division in our nation. As we look
to heal and move forward, we need to be hopeful in our ability to affect
change and have the necessary tools to do it effectively. Join us for a
weekend full of team building activites, engaging workshops, and a chance
to work together with your MIT peers to affect positive change in the
community.
*11. [MITWGS] Comedian Leslie Jones coming to campus*
*When:* Sunday, February 19th, 7:00PM
*Where:* Kresge Auditorium
*Lottery:* link <http://shass.mit.edu/resources/jones>
Direct from "Saturday Night Live," Leslie Jones is coming to campus!
Leslie Jones (from the 2016 Ghostbusters movie) will be coming to the MIT
campus for a comedy performance on Sunday, February 19, 2017 at 7pm in
Kresge Auditorium,  The event is open to all MIT students, faculty, and
staff.  The event is free, but tickets are required.  A ticket lottery will
be open between now and Sunday, Feb. 12 at 11:59pm.  Entrants will be able
to select up to two tickets each.
Web site and ticket lottery link: http://shass.mit.edu/resources/jones
Sponsored by The De Florez Fund for Humor
*12.  2017 Breaking the Mold Hackathon*
*When:* Saturday, February 25th, 2017, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
*Where:* MIT Media Lab | 75 Amherst Street, Cambridge, MA 02139
Breaking The Mold 2017: part conference, part hackathon, focused on
bringing diverse teams and skillsets together to tackle the issue of
unconscious bias.
The Breaking the Mold Hackathon is focused on leveraging MIT's community of
innovation and creativity to create solutions to hack unconscious bias. The
hackathon will being together individuals from diverse backgrounds to solve
some of the world's most pressing issues.
Research suggests that diverse groups perform better, and that a culture of
meritocracy alone is not enough to generate groups that reflect the
diversity of our society. We all have biases, conscious and unconscious,
and being aware of and managing these biases can help organizations boost
diversity among leadership groups.
Visit mitbreakingthemold.com for more informaiton!
************** Outside MIT **************

*13. Volunteer Registration--Super Sunday 2017*
*When:* Sunday, February 5th, 10:00AM
*Where:* Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA
*Sign-up:* link
<https://www.racemenu.com/events/142671-Volunteer-Registration-Super-Sunday-2017>
On behalf of RACE Cancer Foundation (http://www.racecancer.org/) regarding
our upcoming fundraiser event. We are recruiting over 100 volunteers to
help at a road race on Feb. 5th, 2017.
What: Super Sunday, RACE Cancer's biggest annual fundraiser
When: Sunday, February 5, 10:00AM
Where: Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA
Featuring: 5-mile and 5K race followed by after-party; 3,000+ runners and
supporters
All volunteers are given free entry into the after-party ($25 value) which
includes two free beers (or hard cider or wine) and free food from Miller’s
Ale House, plus live music from Boston’s #1 party band BearFight.
Our event is huge, and a lot of fun. But for everything to run smoothly, we
need your help in recruiting volunteers. Not only will volunteers help us
organize a great event, they will also help kick cancer’s butt! 100% of
Super Sunday proceeds go to charity, which raised over $42,000 last year
for TargetCancer Foundation, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Home Away Boston,
and RACE Cancer Foundation. We hope to raise over $100,000 at Super Sunday
2017!
We are seeking help with the following volunteer shifts:
Volunteer 8am-12pm - Check-in & Course          (47 needed)
Volunteer 9am-1pm - Course & Post-Race             (45 needed)
Volunteer + Run 7:30am-9:30am                     (17 needed)
Run + Volunteer 11am-1pm                             (10 needed)
Bike Marshal - 9:30am-10:30am                           (9 needed)

*14. Gender, Politics, and Imagination: An Afternoon with Jennifer Finney
Boylan*
*When:* Thursday, February 16th, 4:15PM
*Where:* Knafel Center, 10 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA
Jennifer Finney Boylan, the inaugural Anna Quindlen Writer in Residence at
Barnard College of Columbia University, will speak about privilege,
politics, and poetics. The author of 15 books, including She’s Not There: A
Life in Two Genders, the first best-selling work by a transgender American.
Boylan is also the chair of the board of GLAAD and a New York Times
contributing writer.
After Boylan’s remarks, two Harvard College students will engage her in a
wide-ranging conversation about gender and sexuality issues on and beyond
college campuses. Student Schuyler Bailar ’19 is concentrating in
psychology and is the first openly transgender athlete to compete in any
sport on an NCAA Division 1 men’s team. Jessica Fournier ’17 is
concentrating in the studies of women, gender, and sexuality and has served
as an intern at the Office of BGLTQ Student Life and a representative for
Harvard Girl*spot, an LGBTQ women’s group.
For additional program information and to register, visit
www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2017-jennifer-finney-boylan-lecture.
The event is free and open to the public. We encourage you to share this
invitation with people you know who may be interested in attending this
event.
*15.  [Harvard] 2017 Dynamic Women in Business Conference: Women Empowered*
*When:* Saturday, February 25th, 8:00PM - 6:00PM
*Where:* Spangler Center, 117 Western Ave, Boston
*Register:* link
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/26th-annual-dynamic-women-in-business-conference-at-harvard-business-school-tickets-29207397111?mc_cid=d865ea5933&mc_eid=3d0f146407>
Hosted by Women’s Student Association (WSA), a Student Club at HBS, this
conference is a powerful forum for women to learn from, share with, and
inspire one another. This annual conference brings together over 1,000
women -- including students, alumnae, faculty, distinguished business
leaders, and community members -- to explore the opportunities and
challenges that women encounter in today’s business world.
This year's conference theme is "WOMEN EMPOWERED" More information can be
found on our website: http://wsahbsclub.com/conference/
If you are arriving early as a prospective or recently admitted student,
you may also consider joining us on Friday, February 24th for a campus tour
and information session.
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