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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNoSpacing>Dear GWAMIT Members, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b><i><u>Registration is now open for the first GWAMIT Spring Empowerment Conference March 9-11!<o:p></o:p></u></i></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing>Come to any or all of our Empowerment Conference events at no cost! (Events requiring an RSVP may fill up quickly).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing>Please RSVP at: <a href="http://rsvp.gwamit.org/">rsvp.gwamit.org</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing>Events include:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b><u>1. Keynote: "Power, and How to Find it in Places You Didn't Expect" </u></b><u><o:p></o:p></u></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b>When: </b>Wednesday, March 9, 5:30-7pm, Reception to follow.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b>Where: </b>BCS auditorium (46-3002)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b>Speaker: </b>Cindy Gallop, founder & CEO of IfWeRanTheWorld.com<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing>Changing the world, one microaction at a time. The 2003 Advertising Woman of the Year will discuss personal empowerment through professional ventures. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing>Networking reception with refreshments and hors d'oeuvres from 5-6 pm.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b><u>2. Communications Workshop (*RSVP Required)</u></b><u><o:p></o:p></u></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b>When: </b>Wednesday, March 9, 9:30-11:30am, Breakfast at 9am. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b>Where:</b> 68-181<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b>Speaker:</b> Dina Napoli Good, Communications Coach for Microsoft<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing>Communications Savvy: from MIT to Everyday Excellence--the tools you need to be clear, concise and compelling in conversation and in talks.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b><u>3. Online Personal Branding Workshop (*RSVP Required)</u></b><u><o:p></o:p></u></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b>When:</b> Thursday, March 10, 2:30-4pm, Refreshments at 2:15pm.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b>Where: </b>32-D463 (Stata Star Room)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b>Speaker:</b> Nicholas Lamphere - Social Media Consultant, & Tilke Judd - EECS Graduate Student<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing>Learn to present yourself online to promote you and your work. Simple ways to get a website up and running in under an hour. No experience required.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b><u>4. Power Couples Panel </u></b><u><o:p></o:p></u></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b>When: </b>Thursday March 10, 5:30-7pm, Reception at 5pm.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b>Where: </b>E51-345<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b>Panelists: </b>Include diverse successful partners from academia and industry, including: Margo Seltzer and Keith Bostic, Mildred Dresselhaus and Gene Dresselhaus, and Linda Fuhrman and Don Fuhrman.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing>Dual-career couples discuss their career and family choices. Catered reception 6-7pm.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b><u>5. "I'm not a Feminist, but..."</u></b><u> - <b>Conversations on What Modern Feminism Looks Like\</b></u><b>When: </b>Friday March 11, 4:30-6:00pm, Reception to follow.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b>Where:</b> 32-G449 (Stata Kiva Room)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b>Panelists: </b>Diane Rosen­eld, Jaclyn Friedman, Prof. Pardis Sabeti, & Prof. Elizabeth Wood<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing>Why is feminism is relevant to today’s graduate students? A lawyer, an activist, and an academic discuss what feminism means to them. You might be surprised by how much you can identify with these modern feminist voices.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing>Networking reception with refreshments and hors d'oeuvres from 6-6:30 pm.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing>Please RSVP at: <a href="http://rsvp.gwamit.org/">rsvp.gwamit.org</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing>We look forward to seeing you there!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing>-The GWAMIT Spring Empowerment Conference Planning Committee<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>