<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Correction: The Academia, Industry or Both seminar runs between 3:30-5 pm, not between 3-5 as stated earlier. <div><br></div><div><p><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">----</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">Dear GWAMIT Members,</span></p><div><span style="font-size: 10pt; "> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">Enjoy the Week!</span></p><div><span style="font-size: 10pt; "> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">The GWAMIT Board</span></b></p><p><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">Visit us at: <a href="http://gsc.mit.edu/gwamit" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext; ">http://gsc.mit.edu/gwamit</span></a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">Send your ideas to: <a href="mailto:gwamit-exec@mit.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext; ">gwamit-exec@mit.edu</span></a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">Send your announcements to: <a href="mailto:gwamit-sec@mit.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext; ">gwamit-sec@mit.edu</span></a></span></p><div style="border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: none; border-top-width: medium; border-right-width: medium; border-bottom-width: 1.5pt; border-left-width: medium; padding-top: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 0in; "><div style="border-top-width: medium; border-right-width: medium; border-bottom-width: medium; border-left-width: medium; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-color: initial; padding-top: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; "> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div></div><div><span style="font-size: 10pt; "> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">========</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">IN BRIEF</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">========</span></p><p><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">Notices:</span></b></p><p><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">1. Sign up for the GWAMIT Mentoring Program!</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; "></span></p><p><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; "> </span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">Events:</span></b></p><p><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">2. [Wed 7/21] </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">Academia, Industry, or Both?</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; "> (3:30 – 5, </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">32-123</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">3. [Th 7/29] </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">Tech Cocktail Boston 2010 Startup Mixer (6:30 – 9:30 pm, One Memorial Drive)</span></p><div><span style="font-size: 10pt; "> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">=====================</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">FULL ANNOUNCEMENTS</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">=====================</span></p><p><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; "> </span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">1. </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">GWAMIT Mentoring Program for Graduate Women</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">When:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; "> 2010-2011</span></p><p><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">Where:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; "> Around MIT</span></p><p><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">Contact:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; "> <a href="mailto:gwamit-mentor@mit.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0, 23, 248); ">gwamit-mentor@mit.edu</span></a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px; ">Women grad students, apply to be mentored by female faculty/alums in the GWAMIT Mentoring Program. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px; ">Mentorship can be sought in areas ranging from careers to more personal matters. You would be responsible for meeting with your mentor each month for a minimum of 1 hour and attending a beginning-of-term and end-of-year dinner. Your commitment to the program would last one semester at which point you can choose to continue and/or be rematched.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px; ">Applications are now open at <a href="http://tinyurl.com/293ko3v" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0, 23, 248); ">http://tinyurl.com/293ko3v</span></a> - please sign up by July 31.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px; ">For questions and more info, e-mail <a href="mailto:gwamit-mentor@mit.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color: rgb(0, 23, 248); ">gwamit-mentor@mit.edu</span></a>.</span></p><div><span style="font-size: 10pt; "> </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; "></span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">2. Academia, Industry, or Both?</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">When:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; "> Wednesday, July 21, 3:30 – 5 pm</span></p><p><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">Where:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; "> Stata Center, 32-123</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px; ">Academia, Industry, or Both? Are you considering an academic career, an industry career, or trying to decide between academia and industry? Come and hear experts who can help you learn more. Panelists include</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">- </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">Dr. Dane Boysen, Postdoctoral Associate, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">- </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">Dr. Lloyd Klickstein, Translational Medicine Head, NIDU, (New Indication Discovery Unit), Novartis</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; "></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">- </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">Dr. Livia Racz, Division Leader of Advanced Hardware Development at the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; "></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px; ">Sponsored by:</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">The MIT Career Development Center, the Postdoc Advisory Council, and the Graduate Student Council</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">For more information please contact </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><a href="mailto:mcwilson@mit.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext; ">mcwilson@mit.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">, </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><a href="mailto:sumeetkr@MIT.EDU" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext; ">sumeetkr@MIT.EDU</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">, or </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><a href="mailto:tescu@mit.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext; ">tescu@mit.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">.</span></p><div><span style="font-size: 10pt; "> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><p><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">3. Tech Cocktail Boston 2010 Startup Mixer</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">When:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; "> Thursday, July 29, 6:30 – 9:30 pm</span></p><p><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">Where:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; "> Microsoft New England R&D Center, One Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02142</span></p><p><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">Audience:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; "> Tech and start-up community</span></p><p><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; ">Register: </span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; "><a href="http://microsoftcambridge.com/Events/TECHcocktailBoston2010StartupMixer/tabid/461/Default.aspx" target="_blank">http://microsoftcambridge.com/Events/TECHcocktailBoston2010StartupMixer/tabid/461/Default.aspx</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px; ">We are excited to be hosting our fourth annual Boston TECH cocktail startup and entrepreneurial mixer event as we look to better connect, education and amplify the local technology scene. Last year we had a great turnout and showcased a number of startups, a recap can be found here.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13px; "></span><span style="font-size: 13px; ">Join us for an evening of fun mingling with other technology enthusiasts, VCs, bloggers and entrepreneurs as we showcase local technology companies and take a closer look at their latest achievements.</span></p></div><div><span style="font-size: 13px; "><br></span></div></body></html>