[GWAMIT] Newsletter, October 23

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October 23, 2018
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Message from the GWAMIT Board:

Warm-up the winter weather with some of these amazing events!

- The GW at MIT Board

Event overview:

GW at MIT:

1. GWAMIT Running Group (October 27)
2. GWAMIT Empowerment Conference (November 6-9)
3. No Man's Land (November 16)

WOMEN-RELATED:

4. Perimenopause to Menopause… Everything You Need to Know (October 24)
5. Asexual/Aromantic Awareness Social (October 25)
6. Hacking for Freedom: Stop Sex Trafficking (October 27)
7. Women in Computing & Engineering Wikipedia Edit-a-thon (November 2)
8. Girls Day at MIT Museum (November 3)

WELLNESS:

9. Free NeuroFlow Yoga Class (October 24)
10. MIT Work-Life Center Seminars (Several Dates)
11. Furry First Friday (November 2)

PROFESSIONAL/CAREER/SKILLS:

12. The Academic Job Search for PhDs and Post Docs (October 24)
13. IDEAS entry deadline (October 25)

Did you know ... ?

Since 2010, GW at MIT annually organizes the Empowerment Conference, seeking to provide resources and promote discussion of issues relevant to the life choices of graduate women.

The 2018 conference is happening soon! It will take place the week of November 6th, save the date!
Check more details below!

Women of MIT:

Aditi Gupta

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(click here<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXGHi_n1uR0> to see video about her)

Aditi Gupta (@aditiji713) a 4th year graduate student in Medical Engineering in the HST program. She first became interested in physics and medicine in high school and decided to do an undergraduate degree in Bioengineering at UC San Diego as a way to integrate those two passions. Now she works in human-exoskeleton adaptation, working to understand what sensory, cognitive & motor factors make individuals naturally more or less adept at using lower-body exoskeletons. Her goal is to focus on the human aspect of engineering to allow for more human-centered design of medical and socially impactful technologies.

GW at MIT event details

1. GW at MIT Running Group

When: every Saturday morning, 9:30 AM
Where: Meet at Student Center (Alchemist Statue), MassAve

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We will meet at 9:30 am by the statue outside of the student center (the Alchemist), and leave soon after for a lovely 3 mile run along the edge of the Charles River. We will end our run at Flour Bakery + Cafe on Mass Ave, and have a coffee or a drink, courtesy of GWAMIT.  All levels welcome. Hope to see you there!

2. GWAMIT Empowerment Conference

When and where: November 6-9 at MIT (rooms TBD). We will send an email with more details soon.

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3. GWAMIT: No Man's Land

When: November 16, 7.30pm
Where: 26-100
Website: web<http://nomanslandfilmfestival.org/>

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Women-related event details

4. Perimenopause to Menopause…Everything You Need to Know

When: October 24 at 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Where: Building 46, 3189

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Presenter: Cecilia Warpinski Stuopis,<http://hr.mit.edu/worklife/seminars/bios#Cecilia> M.D.; Gynecologist and Medical Director, MIT Medical

You’re sweaty, irritable, and fatigued (or maybe this describes someone you know). Is it a bad day, or just a normal aspect of mid-stage life? During this seminar, we will take a second to pause… and talk about what’s up with perimenopause and menopause. You will leave knowing:

  *   The definitions and symptoms of perimenopause and menopause.
  *   Options for managing the symptoms.
  *   What you should do to stay physically and emotionally healthy during this stage of life.

5. Asexual/Aromantic Awareness Social

When: October 25 at 4-5.30pm
Where: Rainbow lounge (50-250)

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Please join us in celebrating Asexual Awareness Week on 10/25 at 4 pm in the Rainbow Lounge (50-250)! Enjoy yummy treats and have a chance to learn about asexuality, the "invisible orientation", and connect with the asexual/aromantic community at MIT.  Folks of all genders and sexual/romantic orientations are most welcome.

6. Hacking for Freedom: Stop Sex Trafficking

When: October 27-28. 9am-11pm
Where:  R&D Commons 32 Vassar Street, Cambridge, MA 02139

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The Freedom Lab, a laboratory for developing and testing innovative system-based counter human trafficking research, methods, cyber technologies, intelligence collection, and world altering ideas, will be co-hosting a hackathon with the MIT Innovation Initiative to stop human trafficking on October 27–28, 2018.

The Topic

Human Sex Trafficking Markets

The Problem

As human trafficking markets are estimated to be the third largest and fastest growing illicit market globally. Due to inherently hidden nature of these activities, measuring and tracking human trafficking market activity presents complex challenges and requires creative cross-disciplinary solutions.

The Challenge

Continuous tracking, measurement, and mapping of human sex trafficking markets.

The focus is on data analytics, using technology to understand the scope, prevalence, and complexity of sex trafficking systems in the US. Lack of accurate data and analytics is a major obstacle in assessing impact of policy, law enforcement initiatives and survivor services.

Technical solutions have the potential to be extraordinarily powerful given the increasingly extensive use of technology in this pattern of offending. However, the technical challenges are not trivial. At the same time, some of these groups are very low tech, which enables them to operate well below the radar. Challenges exist across nature, scope, prevalence and complexity.  Different people — victims, facilitators, and consumers — are involved in trafficking for different reasons and in very different ways. With high levels of complexity, all these factors must be considered in addressing this challenge.

The Prizes

1st Place in each track: $1,000
2nd Place in each track: $500

7. Women in Computing & Engineering Wikipedia Edit-a-thon

When: November 2, 12pm-4pm
Where: 12-0168
RSVP: here<https://libcal.mit.edu/event/4658987>

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Join the MIT Libraries and EECS GSA and EECS GW6 members on November 2 as we celebrate women in computing and engineering! We'll celebrate Millie Dresselhaus's birthday (Nov 11) and Ada Lovelace Day (Oct 10) by editing and improving Wikipedia articles on the work and lives of female engineers and computer scientists, with a particular focus on documenting and explaining their work and technical achievements.

Learn how to edit Wikipedia over lunch and then spend the afternoon exploring, adding to, and editing the world’s largest open access project. Everyone is welcome, including new and experienced Wikipedia editors, and editing in any language (not just English) is welcome! Join us to take a break from the lab and share your technical knowledge and enthusiasm for science and engineering with the world.

Lunch will be provided.

Sponsored by the MIT Libraries, EECS GSA, and EECS GW6

8. Girls Day at MIT Museum

When: November 3, 11am - 4 pm
Where: MIT Museum
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Every November and March, the MIT Museum celebrates women in the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields. Visitors can expect to explore, create, and investigate with scientists from many local universities. This November we will be exploring the complex and curious world of neuroscience. Hands-on activities, informal talks, and demonstrations are included with admission.

Recommended for ages 10+ but all are welcome.

This event is presented in conjunction with The Beautiful Brain: The Drawings of Santiago Ramón y Cajal.

And be sure to mark your calendar for March 23, when Girls Day looks at architecture!

Wellness

9. Free NeuroFlow Yoga Class

When: October 24, 8.30-9.30 am
Where: Building W57, Alumni/Wang Group Exercise Studio

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Try a free class of the NEW MIT Recreation NeuroFlow Yoga fitness class – participants will be guided through a combination of lecture and exercises, designed to link meditation & yoga to their effect on the body & mind. Learn about the neuroscience of yoga while moving your body through the practice of it.

10. MIT Work-Life Center Seminars

Several seminars and dates:

Practicing Mindfulness for Awareness, Wellness, and Connection
October 26, 2018 @ 12:00 PM
Building 76-156

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The Power of Resilience: Inspirational Stories of Overcoming Hardship
October 30, 2018 @ 12:00 PM
Building NE49-5000

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Raising Bilingual Children
November 6, 2018 @ 12:00 PM
Building 76-156

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Making It All Add Up: Your Big Financial Decisions
November 7, 2018 @ 5:00 PM
Building 46-3189

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Student Loan Repayment Strategies
December 5, 2018 @ 12:00 PM
Building 46-3189

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11. Furry First Friday

When: November 2, 2-3.30pm
Where: Building 14, Hallway outside Hayden Library

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Stop by Hayden Library to spend some time with furry friends from Dog BONES: Therapy Dogs of Massachusetts. Dogs and their handlers will be outside the Hayden Library in the area near Killian Hall. No lines and no waiting!

We hope you will take a break from your studies to pet a dog and de-stress. All are welcome; no registration required.

Career/Skills event details

12. The Academic Job Search for PhDs and Post Docs

When: October 24 at 1:30pm to 3:00pm
Where: 1-190

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Wondering how to mount a successful job search in this highly competitive academic job market? This workshop will discuss important elements of preparing a strong application package which includes a CV, Cover Letter, Research Statement, Teaching Statement, and Diversity Statement. This presentation is targeted towards all PhD students and Postdocs who may prepare for the faculty search now and in the future. In addition, actual academic hiring committee interview questions from 20 US and international universities will be provided.

13. IDEAS entry deadline

When: October 25, 6pm
Website: web<https://ideasglobalchallenge.fluidreview.com/>

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Have an innovative project that could make a positive change in the world? Enter in the IDEAS Global Challenge for a chance to win up to $15k per team to make your idea a reality. Teams must be led by a full-time MIT student and must demonstrate that MIT students have made a significant contribution to the innovation. Email  globalchallenge at mit.edu<mailto:globalchallenge at mit.edu> with questions.

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