<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">Dear Graduate Women,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">Enjoy the Week!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">The GWAMIT Board<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">To join our list serv: </span><u><span style="font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(38, 80, 170); "><a href="http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/gwamit">http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/gwamit</a></span></u><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">Send your ideas to: </span><a href="mailto:gwamit-exec@mit.edu"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(38, 80, 170); ">gwamit-exec@mit.edu</span></a><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">Send your announcements to: </span><a href="mailto:gwamit-sec@mit.edu"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(38, 80, 170); ">gwamit-sec@mit.edu</span></a><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; padding-top: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 0in; "><p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; padding-top: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; "><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">** Events are also listed on our calendar: <a href="http://gsc.mit.edu/gwamit/events.html">http://gsc.mit.edu/gwamit/events.html</a> **<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">========<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">IN BRIEF<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">========<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">Notices:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">1. GWAMIT Spring Kick-off Planning Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">2. The ODGE Celebration of Graduate Women of MIT<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">3. </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">Seeking Women's Independent Living Group RA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">MIT Events:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">4. Infant and Toddler Parenting Group</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">5. Celebration of Women and Technology</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">6. Celebrating Women's Day: Women in Healthcare</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><o:p><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">Other Events</span></b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">:</span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><o:p><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">7. </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">WEST (Women Entrepreneurs in Science and Technology) 'Project Leadership' Series</span></span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><o:p><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">8. National Summit on Gender and the Postdoctorate</span></span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><o:p>=====================</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">FULL ANNOUNCEMENTS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">=====================<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">1. GWAMIT Spring Kick-off Planning Committee</span></b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">We are currently planning our first flagship event of the year, a Spring kick-off event, which will occur April 26-30, 2010. We envision a week-long series of workshops, seminars, and panels focused on empowerment, leadership, and personal development. A tentative schedule of events is listed here: <a href="http://gsc.mit.edu/gwamit/events/spring2010.html">http://gsc.mit.edu/gwamit/events/spring2010.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">To get involved contact: </span><a href="mailto:gwamit-spring@mit.edu"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(38, 80, 170); ">gwamit-spring@mit.edu</span></a><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">2. The Office of the Dean for Graduate Education is Celebrating the Graduate Women of MIT this spring!</span></b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">We would love for you to get involved in a variety of ways.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">* </span><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">Nominate an outstanding Graduate Woman</span></b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">: were asking graduate women to nominate their outstanding peers who are making a difference in the work that they do (and perhaps furthering the future of graduate women by breaking new ground)! vote here: </span><a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2NMJ8KP"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(38, 80, 170); ">http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2NMJ8KP</span></a><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">* </span><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">Join the planning committee</span></b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">: help us organize the exhibit, manage nominations for excellent Graduate Women, and install the exhibit<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0.25in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">* </span><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">Help design the display</span></b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">: were looking for talented visual and a/v women to help with the design of the posters and video components of the display<o:p></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">If you would like to join the committee or are interested in working on the visual display, please send me an email. If you want to nominate an outstanding graduate woman, please vote here:<b> </b></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(38, 80, 170); "><a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2NMJ8KP">http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2NMJ8KP</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><o:p><span style="font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(38, 80, 170); "><a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2NMJ8KP"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">Contact Libby at </span><a href="mailto:lputman@mit.edu"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(38, 80, 170); ">lputman@mit.edu</span></a><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "> to get involved</span></span></span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">3.</span></b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "> </span><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">Seeking Women's Independent Living Group RA<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><a href="http://wilg.mit.edu/"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(38, 80, 170); ">WILG, an MIT undergraduate independent living group</span></a><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "> is currently in search of a new Resident Advisor, with the following criteria:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">- able to commit at least three years to the RA position, starting in Fall 2010<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">- single or in a committed relationship<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">- willing to provide the WILG community with a link to MIT resources (ex. flu shot information, crime bulletins, visiting speakers, Student Support Services, etc)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">- willing to host regularly scheduled study breaks and participate in 1-2 hours of weekly house chores<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">- good mediation skills<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">- non-intrusive but approachable<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">- female :)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">Application deadline: April 1, 2010.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">Contact Megan Bowman at <u><span style="color: rgb(38, 80, 170); "><a href="mailto:mbowman@mit.edu">mbowman@mit.edu</a></span></u></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">4. Infant and Toddler Parenting Group </span></b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">When: </span></b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">4-5 p.m. Thursdays starting February 11<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">Where:</span></b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "> Eastgate Penthouse<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">Want an informal setting to meet other parents and discuss your various parenting challenges? Let's get together and talk about sleep, separation anxiety, teething, setting limits, and all of those other tasks that parents face. This is not a play group, but you are welcome to bring your children (optional). Led by Andrea Schmidt, graduate student and mother of two. All MIT parents are welcome.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><o:p><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">For more information contact Andrea at </span><a href="mailto:aews@mit.edu"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">aews@mit.edu</span></a></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b><br></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">You may also be interested in...</span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><o:p><u><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">BabyNet Play Group</span></u><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "> - Tuesdays from 3:30-5 p.m. in the Eastgate Penthouse</span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><o:p>Fun, music, and activities for infants to preschoolers</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><o:p><u><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">Moms-to-be Group</span></u><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "> - connect with other expecting parents</span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><o:p>Next Meeting: Thursday, February 11 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in E23-364</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">Contact Jennifer Recklet at 617-253-1614 or <a href="mailto:reck@med.mit.edu">reck@med.mit.edu</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">5. Celebration of Women and Technology</span></b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">When:</span></b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "> Thursday, Feb 25, 4-6 pm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">Where:</span></b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "> Microsoft Research, One Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02142<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">Women at the media lab are often visionaries and pioneers of their fields. We have lots to learn from each other, coming from many diverse backgrounds and cultures. Join us to meet alumnae as well as current members of the community. Let's get together to celebrate women and technology at Microsoft Research, hosted by researcher and alumnae danah boyd, Social Media Researcher.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">Please RSVP by Friday, Feb 12th to </span><a href="mailto:mediawomenrsvp@gmail.com"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; ">mediawomenrsvp@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">Refreshments sponsored by Microsoft and the MediaWomen's group<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">6. </span></b><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">Celebrating Women's Day: Women in Healthcare (AMITA)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><b>When:</b> Monday March 1, 6:30 9 pm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><b>Where</b>: Bush Room (off of Lobby 10 at MIT)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">Professor Bevin Engelward, PhD<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">"The DNA Damage-Cancer Connection"</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">In order to prevent or cure cancer, scientists and physicians must first understand what causes cancer. We know that mutations cause cancer, but where do mutations come from? Are some of us more susceptible than others?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><o:p>Dr. Engelward will present an overview of the relationship between DNA damage and the mutations that cause cancer. She will discuss how DNA can be damaged, how it can be repaired by a suite of enzymes, and how our bodies cope with situations where there is excessive DNA damage. Importantly, knowledge of what causes mutations gives us clues about how to prevent them.</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><o:p>Dr. Engelward will share with you the latest insights into the DNA damage-Cancer connection and will also describe some of the recent innovations in her own laboratory. Her own work includes the creation of genetically engineered animals in which mutant cells can be monitored by a fluorescent readout, and the application of computer chip technology for creating new tools to measure DNA damage in humans.</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><o:p>Registration 6:30pm</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">Seminar 7:00 - 8:00pm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">Networking 8:00 - 9:00pm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">A light dinner will be served.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><o:p>Prof. Bevin Engelward graduated from Yale University in 1988 and from Harvard School of Public Health in 1996. She began her faculty position at MIT in 1997. Her laboratory has produced novel technologies for studying DNA damage and repair, and these tools are being applied to environmental health problems both in the US and abroad. Prof. Engelward is currently an Associate Professor in the MIT Department of Biological Engineering.</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">Register online: </span><a href="http://alumweb.mit.edu/groups/amita/BrowseWeb.do?webSiteId=SI000477&webPageId=P008&eventId=27744"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">http://alumweb.mit.edu/groups/amita/BrowseWeb.do?webSiteId=SI000477&webPageId=P008&eventId=27744</span></a><u><span style="font-family: Helvetica; color: rgb(30, 19, 198); "><o:p></o:p></span></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">Questions?<span> </span>Contact Julie Schwedock at </span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><a href="mailto:schwedoc@alum.mit.edu"><span style="color: rgb(30, 19, 198); ">schwedoc@alum.mit.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">7. </span></b><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">WEST (Women Entrepreneurs in Science and Technology) 'Project Leadership' Series<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">Project and alliance managers' leadership skills are increasingly valuable in the science and technology industries, both within larger organizations, and starting new ventures. In this two part WEST series, you will expand your leadership, influencing and motivational skills. Sign up for either event, or register for both and receive a discount.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">"MANAGING THROUGH INFLUENCE" PANEL DISCUSSION</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">When: </span></b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">Thursday, February 25, 6:00pm-9:00pm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">Where: </span></b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">Whitehead Institute, 9 Cambridge Ctr, Cambridge<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><o:p>PRE-REGISTRATION: $30 Members; $40 Non-Members; $10 more at door Learn from a panel of successful leaders how to convince teams of people with diverse responsibilities to achieve project goals on time and within budget constraints. Panelists include:</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><o:p> * Dinah Sah, VP of Research at Alnylam Pharma</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><o:p> * Kyle MacDonald, former Senior VP at Polaroid</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><o:p> * Lori Rudolph-Owen, Senior Director, Program Development at Abraxis BioScience</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">"PROJECT MANAGEMENT 101" WORKSHOP</span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">When: </span></b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">Thursday, March 4, 5:30pm-8:30pm<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">Where: </span></b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">One Main Street, Cambridge<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><o:p>PRE-REGISTRATION: $85 Members; $110 Non-Members In this interactive, participatory workshop, you will learn the techniques and tools successful program managers have used to align and organize their teams, track projects, and provide senior management visibility to project progress.</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><o:p>COST FOR BOTH PROGRAMS: $105 WEST Members; $130 Non-Members Refreshments included.<span> </span>Everyone is welcome to attend.</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><o:p>REGISTRATION AND MORE INFO: <a href="http://www.WESTorg.org">www.WESTorg.org</a></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">8. National Summit on Gender and the Postdoctorate<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">When:</span></b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "> March 10-11, 2010<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">Where:</span></b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "> Sheraton Philadelphia University City Hotel, Philadelphia, PA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">Deadline for online registration:</span></b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "> February 28, 2010<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">Jointly convened with the NPA's 8th Annual Meeting, March 12-14, 2010.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><o:p>Summit Registration Fee: $50 per person.</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><o:p>Featured keynote speaker: Kathie Olsen, PhD, Senior Advisor, National Science Foundation</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><o:p>The goals of the Summit are:</o:p></span></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "> To examine the unique challenges faced by women as they seek to make the transition from postdoc to faculty.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "> To consider the key factors influencing postdoc women's decisions to pursue a career in academic science and engineering.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "> To share promising practices and success stories for retaining postdoc women in the academic pipeline.<o:p></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; ">Who should attend:</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0.5in; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "> Postdoctoral scholars</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0.5in; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "> Faculty and principal investigators involved in the training of postdocs</span></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "> Administrators and staff concerned with the retention of postdocs and women at their institution and in the academic workforce<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "> Individuals from agencies and professional societies that support postdocs or work on workforce diversity issues<o:p></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><o:p><a href="http://www.nationalpostdoc.org/programs-resources/npa-advance/advance-summit">http://www.nationalpostdoc.org/programs-resources/npa-advance/advance-summit</a></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><o:p>As part of NPA ADVANCE, the summit is supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0819994. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.</o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p></body></html>