<div class="gmail_quote">Dear GWAMIT Members,<br><br>Enjoy reg day and the week!<br><br><b>The GWAMIT Board</b><br>Visit us at: <a href="http://gsc.mit.edu/gwamit" target="_blank">http://gsc.mit.edu/gwamit</a><br>Send your ideas to: <a href="mailto:gwamit-exec@mit.edu" target="_blank">gwamit-exec@mit.edu</a><br>
Send your announcements to: <a href="mailto:gwamit-sec@mit.edu" target="_blank">gwamit-sec@mit.edu</a><br><br>========<br>IN BRIEF<br>======== <br><br><b>GWAMIT:</b><br>1. <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse;">Interested in planning the GWAMIT Fall Leadership Conference?</span><br>
<br><b>MIT:</b><br>2. Screening of Red Moon:Menstruation, Culture & the Politics of Gender(Mon. Jan 31, 7-10p) <br>3. MIT150 Leaders in Science and Engineering: The Women of MIT (March 28-29)</div><div class="gmail_quote">
<br><b>Outside MIT:</b></div><div class="gmail_quote"><b></b>4. [Harvard] The National Symposium for the Advancement of Women in Science (Fri, Feb 4 and Sat, Feb 5) </div><div class="gmail_quote">5. Science Shaping Our World "The Development of Humanized Mouse Models for Biomedical Research" (Thu. Feb 10, 6-9p) </div>
<div class="gmail_quote">6. [Harvard] WLA 2011 Conference: “This is what equality looks like” (Registration Open)</div><div class="gmail_quote">7. [Northeastern] ADVANCE Future Faculty Workshop (Application Deadline Feb 15) <br>
<br>=====================<br>FULL ANNOUNCEMENTS<br>=====================<br><br><b>********GWAMIT********<br></b><br><b>1. <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse;">Interested in planning the GWAMIT Fall Leadership Conference?</span><br>
</b><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse: collapse;">Dear GWAMIT members,</span></font><br><br><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse: collapse;">Allow us to introduce ourselves; we are Sharon and Rathi, and we are very excited to be the co-chairs for the Fall 2011 GWAMIT Leadership Conference. We are in the initial planning stages for the event right now and are looking for other women to join us!</span></font><br>
<br><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse: collapse;">We are looking for members to fill the following positions:</span></font><br><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse: collapse;">- Co-Chair (1 position) - manage event leads, maintain contacts</span></font><br>
<font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse: collapse;">- Event leads - design and coordinate a leadership event or leverage existing </span></font><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse: collapse;">templates</span></font><br>
<font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse: collapse;">- Funding chair - meet with potential sponsors</span></font><br><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse: collapse;">- Logistics chair - reserve space, catering</span></font><br>
<font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse: collapse;">- Publicity chair - design and organize ads, posters, emails</span></font><br><br><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse: collapse;">Our first planning event will be held on February, 22nd. Please send us an email at </span></font><a href="mailto:gwamit.leadership.11@gmail.com" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204); border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" target="_blank">gwamit.leadership.11@gmail.com</a><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse: collapse;">, if you are interested in participating.</span></font><br>
</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br><b><br><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b>********MIT********</b></span></b></div><div class="gmail_quote"><b><br></b></div><div class="gmail_quote"><b>2. Screening of Red Moon:Menstruation, Culture & the Politics of Gender (Mon. Jan 31, 7-10p) </b></div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><b>When</b>: Mon, Jan 31, 7-10p</div><div class="gmail_quote"><b>Where:</b> 6-120</div><div class="gmail_quote"><b>What</b>: MIT Program in Women’s & Gender Studies in collaboration with The Student Activities Office present a REG DAY film screening: RED MOON Menstruation, Culture & the Politics of Gender</div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">When filmmaker Diana Fabianova reached puberty, she found herself irremediably trapped in menstrual etiquette. She carefully hid the evidence from her father and brother first, and later on, from most of the other men in her life. And no matter how bad she felt, she pretended she was fine. The taboo far exceeded the scope of her family: it was all around her. Periods were a "girl thing." Periods were shameful. Periods were inappropriate for public discussion. End of the story? Not quite. Something in her was reluctant to accept and suffer in silence. Why did the sign of what all societies consider a blessing -- women's ability to give birth -- happen to be described with names and expressions like "the curse" (in England), the "English war debarquement" (in France), and "to be on the rags" (in the U.S.)?</div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">With humor and refreshing candor, Fabianova's Red Moon provides a fascinating, often ironic, take on the absurd and frequently dangerous cultural stigmas and superstitions surrounding women's menstruation. As educational as it is liberating, the film functions as both a myth-busting overview of the realities of menstruation, and a piercing cultural analysis of the ways in which struggles over meaning and power have played out through history on the terrain of women's bodies.</div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">Discussion with MIT professor Jean Jackson to follow. Light dinner served.</div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><b><br></b></div><div class="gmail_quote">
<b>3. MIT150 Leaders in Science and Engineering: The Women of MIT (March 28-29)<br>When: </b>Monday March 28 and Tuesday, March 29</div><div class="gmail_quote"><b>Where: </b>Kresge Auditorium</div><div class="gmail_quote">
<b>Register</b>: <a href="http://mit150.mit.edu/symposia/women-of-MIT" target="_blank">http://mit150.mit.edu/symposia/women-of-MIT</a></div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">This symposium will engage present students and postdocs, junior and senior faculty, alumni, and friends of MIT, and is woven around the landmark 1996 and 1999 reports of the Faculty Committees on Women in Science and their subsequent impact inside and beyond MIT. The symposium will have plenary sessions of talks by outstanding women faculty. In addition, there will be sessions giving a historical and current assessment of women in science and engineering, including the impact of the 1999 report. Two panel discussions will address effective practices for promoting gender equity and challenges ahead. Actress and MIT alumna Gioia De Cari SM '88 will give an evening performance on campus of her play, <a href="http://www.unexpectedtheatre.org/about" style="color: rgb(0, 133, 133); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Truth Values: One Girl’s Romp through MIT’s Math Maze</a>. In advance of the symposium, we will prepare a publication updating the Women in Science and Engineering reports. The symposium will close with a reception hosted by <a href="http://swe.mit.edu/" style="color: rgb(0, 133, 133); text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">MIT's Society of Women Engineers (SWE)</a>, an undergraduate student group.</span></div>
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<br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><b>4. [Harvard] The National Symposium for the Advancement of Women in Science (Fri, Feb 4 and Sat, Feb 5) </b></div></div><div><div><b>When:</b> Fri Feb 4 - Sat Feb 5</div><div><b>Where:</b> Maxwell Dworkin, Harvard University</div>
<div><b>Register:</b> <a href="http://www.nsaws.org" target="_blank">http://www.nsaws.org</a>/ (space is limited)</div><div><br></div><div>Want to engage with leaders in diverse fields including systems biology, chemistry, astronomy, and science education? Women in Science at Harvard-Radcliffe (WISHR) cordially invite you to the biennial event: The National Symposium for the Advancement of Women in Science. MISSION: POSSIBLE Shaping the Future of Women in Science</div>
<div><br></div><div>Speakers Include: Massachusetts Secretary of Education, Paul Reville, Pixar Lighting Director, Danielle Feinberg, Nobel Laureate, Dudley Herschbach. And many others from Harvard, Berkeley, Cornell, Yale, UMass, and Stanford!</div>
<div style="font-weight: normal;"><br></div></div><div style="font-weight: normal;"><br></div><b>5. Science Shaping Our World </b><b>"The Development of Humanized Mouse Models for Biomedical Research"</b><br><b>When: RESCHEDULED </b>to Thurs, Feb 10 6-9p<br>
<b>Where: </b>Work Bar Boston, 711 Atlantic Ave, Lower Level; Boston, MA 02111<br>
<b>Hosted by:</b> Munevar & Associates<br><b>Register:</b> <a href="http://showjanuary2011.eventbrite.com" target="_blank">http://showjanuary2011.eventbrite.com</a><br><br>Keynote Speaker: Michael A. Brehm, Ph.D.; Assistant Professor in the Program of Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School<br>
<br>Science Shaping Our World (SHOW) is an ongoing seminar and networking series that highlights areas of life science research possessing significant application potential. Our mission is to bring together researchers, entrepreneurs, investors, technology and business professionals, in a setting where they can gain exposure and insight into the life science advancements changing our world. Further, we seek to promote active inter and cross-disciplinary networking toward fostering the creation of opportunities for the development of these emerging technologies and their applications.<br>
<br>January’s SHOW will focus on the development and application of humanized mouse models toward the better understanding of human diseases and therapeutics development. The presentation will focus on a general overview of humanized mouse models, a brief description of how these invaluable research models are created, and how they are used to study human immunology.<br>
<br><b><br>6. [Harvard] WLA 2011 Conference: “This is what equality looks like” (registration open)<br>Registration:</b> <a href="http://hlsorgs.com/wla/conference/register/" target="_blank">http://hlsorgs.com/wla/conference/register/</a><br>
<br>Registration is officially open for the WLA's 5th Annual Conference - This is What Equality Looks Like: The World We Want for Women and Girls! We're very excited about our incredible list of speakers, and hope you can join us for all of what promises to be a fabulous day. The panel topics are: Health & Equality, Equality & Economics, Equality on Both Sides of the Bench, and Equality for Girls. Cocktails and Dinner at the Faculty Club to follow. Please indicate your interest below for the conference itself, lunch, and dinner. Conference details are available here:<a href="http://hlsorgs.com/wla/conference/" target="_blank">http://hlsorgs.com/wla/conference/</a> and the registration form is available at: <a href="http://hlsorgs.com/wla/conference/register/" target="_blank">http://hlsorgs.com/wla/conference/register/</a>. <br>
<br>Space is limited, so please sign up soon!
</div><br><div><b>7. [Northeastern] ADVANCE Future Faculty Workshop (Application Deadline Feb 15) </b></div><div><b>When: </b>June 1-5, 2011</div><div><b>Application Deadline: </b>Feb 15, <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse;"><a href="http://www.northeastern.edu/advance/ffw/upcoming_conferences/" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" target="_blank">http://www.northeastern.edu/advance/ffw/upcoming_conferences/</a></span></div>
<div><br></div><div><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse;">The Northeastern ADVANCE workshop begins with a series of topics related to searching for a faculty position and positioning one's self for the early years of academic life and continues with participation at the Engineering Mechanics Institute conference. Participants are expected to present their research during the course of the conference. The Northeastern ADVANCE program will provide funding for the travel costs and accommodations for invited participants. In addition to excellence in scholarship, acceptance will be based on the ability of the participant to enhance the diversity of the professoriate in engineering and science, so there is a focus on women and underrepresented minorities. Applications are sought from senior PhD students (one or two years away from graduating) and Postdoctoral Research Associates. We seek participants from the wide range of disciplines (structural, materials, and, electrical engineering, and mathematics and statistics, etc.) that support research in engineering mechanics.</span></div>
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