<div class="gmail_quote" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; "><div class="gmail_quote" style="font-size: 13px; ">Dear <span><span><span><span>GWAMIT</span></span></span></span> Members,<br>
<br></div><div class="gmail_quote" style="font-size: 13px; "><b style="background-color: rgb(255, 153, 255);">Be sure to RSVP for the first GWAMIT Spring Empowerment Conference, details below.</b></div><div class="gmail_quote" style="font-size: 13px; ">
<br>Enjoy the week!<br><br><b>The <span><span><span><span>GWAMIT</span></span></span></span> Board</b><br>
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<br>========<br>IN BRIEF<br>======== <br><br><b><span><span><span><span>GWAMIT</span></span></span></span>:</b><br>1. Registration is open for <span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;border-collapse:collapse"><span>GWAMIT</span> Spring Empowerment Conference! (Wed, Mar 9 - Fri, Mar 11)!</span></div>
<div class="gmail_quote" style="font-size: 13px; "><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;border-collapse:collapse"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "> a. Keynote: "Power, and How to Find it in Places You Didn't Expect" (</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Wed, Mar 9, 5:15-7:30p.)</span><br>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "> b. Communications Workshop (*RSVP Required; </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">Wed, Mar. 9, 9-11:30a)</span></div><div class="gmail_quote">
c. Online Personal Branding Workshop (*RSVP Required; Thur, Mar. 10, 2:15-4p)</div><div class="gmail_quote"> d. Power Couples Panel (Thur, Mar. 10, 5-7pm).</div><div class="gmail_quote"> e. "I'm not a Feminist, but..." - Conversations on What Modern Feminism Looks Like (Fri. March 11, 4:30-6:30p)</div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><b></b></span><br></b><b style="font-size: 13px; ">MIT Events:</b><br>2. MIT Sloan Women in Management Conference (Fri, March 11)<b style="font-size: 13px; "><br>
</b>3. D.W.Weeks Women in Math Lecture Series: "An Almost Isotropic Universe" (Mon. Feb. 28, 5:30p)<br>4. MIT WGS Screening: Never Perfect (Thu. Mar. 3, 7-9p)</div>
<div class="gmail_quote" style="font-size: 13px; ">5. Ellen Swallow Richards' Legacy: MIT Alumnae Making a Difference (Sat. Mar 5, 11:30a-8p)<br>6. $30,000 Lemelson-MIT Student Price Ceremony (Wed. Mar. 9, 7-9p)</div>
<div class="gmail_quote" style="font-size: 13px; ">7. MIT150 <span>Leaders</span> <span>in</span> <span>Science</span> <span>and</span> <span>Engineering</span>: <span>The</span> <span>Women</span> <span>of</span> <span>MIT</span> (Mon. Mar 28- Tues. Mar. 29)</div>
<div class="gmail_quote" style="font-size: 13px; "><br><b>MIT Announcements: </b></div><div class="gmail_quote" style="font-size: 13px; ">8. Seeking Volunteers for the GCWS Conference: Gender, Sexuality, and Urban Spaces</div>
<div class="gmail_quote" style="font-size: 13px; ">9. GCWS is on Facebook</div>
<div class="gmail_quote" style="font-size: 13px; ">10. Saturday Night @ MIT launched and seeking submissions</div><div class="gmail_quote" style="font-size: 13px; "><br><b>Outside MIT:</b></div>11. [Radcliffe] Driving Change, Shaping Lives: Gender in the Developing World (Thu. Mar 3-Fri. Mar 4)<br>
<br><br>=====================<br>FULL <span style="font-size: 13px; "><span><span><span>ANNOUNCEMENTS</span></span></span></span><br>=====================<br><br><b style="font-size: 13px; ">********<span><span><span><span>GWAMIT</span></span></span></span>********<br>
</b><br><b style="font-size: 13px; "><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;border-collapse:collapse">1. Registration is open for <span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;border-collapse:collapse"><span>GWAMIT</span> Spring Empowerment Conference! (Wed, Mar 9 - Fri, Mar 11) </span><br>
When:</span></b> Wednesday, March 9 through Friday, March 11<br><b style="font-size: 13px; ">Facebook:</b> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=169064299808657" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-size: 13px; " target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=169064299808657</a><br>
</div><div class="gmail_quote" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><b>Details:</b> <a href="http://empowerment.gwamit.org" target="_blank">empowerment.gwamit.org</a></div><div class="gmail_quote" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<b>RSVP:</b> <a href="http://rsvp.gwamit.org" target="_blank">rsvp.gwamit.org</a></div><div class="gmail_quote" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><p>Dear GWAMIT Members, </p><p>
<b><i><u>Registration is now open for the first GWAMIT Spring Empowerment Conference March 9-11!</u></i></b></p>
<p>Come to any or all of our Empowerment Conference events at no cost! (Events requiring an RSVP may fill up quickly). Please RSVP at: <a href="http://rsvp.gwamit.org/" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 204)" target="_blank">rsvp.gwamit.org</a></p>
</div><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse">Events include:</span></font></div><div class="gmail_quote">
<font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse"><br></span></font></div><div class="gmail_quote"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse"><b>1a. Keynote: "Power, and How to Find it in Places You Didn't Expect" </b></span></font></div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><span style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif"><b>When:</b> Wednesday, March 9, 5:30-6:30pm, Refreshments at 5:15pm, Reception 6:30-7:30pm.</span></div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><span style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif"><b>Where:</b> BCS auditorium (46-3002)</span></div><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif"><b>Speaker:</b> Cindy Gallop, founder & CEO of IfWeRanTheWorld.com</span></div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse"><br></span></font></div><div class="gmail_quote"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse">We all want to be 'empowered' - but what does that really mean? Provocative thoughts on how you can leverage your own power in ways you may never have thought of.</span></font></div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><span style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif">Networking reception with refreshments and hors d'oeuvres from 6:30-7:30pm.</span><span style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif"> </span></div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse"><br></span></font></div><div class="gmail_quote"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse"><b>1b. Communications Workshop (*RSVP Required)</b></span></font></div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse"><b>When:</b> Wednesday, March 9, 9:30-11:30am, Breakfast at 9am.</span></font></div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><span style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif"><b>Where:</b> 68-181</span></div><div class="gmail_quote"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse"><b>Speaker:</b> Dina Napoli Goode, Communications Coach for Microsoft</span></font></div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><span style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif">Communications Savvy: from MIT to Everyday Excellence--the tools you need to be clear, concise and compelling in conversation and in talks.</span><span style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif"> </span></div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse"><br></span></font></div><div class="gmail_quote"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse"><b>1c. Online Personal Branding Workshop (*RSVP Required)</b></span></font></div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse"><b>When:</b> Thursday, March 10, 2:30-4pm, Refreshments at 2:15pm.</span></font></div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse"><b>Where:</b> 32-D463 (Stata Star Room)</span></font></div><div class="gmail_quote">
<span style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif"><b>Speaker: </b>Nicholas Lamphere - Social Media Consultant and Instructor, & Tilke Judd - EECS Graduate Student</span></div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><span style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_quote"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse">Learn to promote yourself and your work online through social media and the creation of a website. No experience required. </span></font></div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse"><br></span></font></div><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif"><b>1d. Power Couples Panel</b></span></div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse"><b>When:</b> Thursday March 10, 5:30-7pm, Reception at 5pm.</span></font></div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse"><b>Where:</b> E51-345</span></font></div><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif"><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.</span></div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse"><br></span></font></div><div class="gmail_quote"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse">Dual-career couples discuss their career and family choices, including finding jobs in the same location and deciding when to start a family.</span></font></div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse"><br></span></font></div><div class="gmail_quote"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse"><b>1e. "I'm not a Feminist, but..." - Conversations on What Modern Feminism Looks Like</b></span></font></div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse"><b>When:</b> Friday March 11, 4:30-6:00pm, Reception to follow.</span></font></div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse"><b>Where:</b> 32-G449 (Stata Kiva Room)</span></font></div><div class="gmail_quote">
<font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse"><b>Panelists:</b> Diane Rosenfeld, Jaclyn Friedman, Prof. Pardis Sabeti</span></font></div><div class="gmail_quote">
<font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse"><br></span></font></div><div class="gmail_quote"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse">Why is feminism 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.</span></font></div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><span style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif">(Networking reception with refreshments and hors d'oeuvres from 6-6:30 pm.)</span></div><div class="gmail_quote">
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</i></span></div><div class="gmail_quote"><i><span style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif">Please RSVP at: <a href="http://rsvp.gwamit.org" target="_blank">rsvp.gwamit.org</a> </span><span style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif">We look forward to seeing you there!</span></i></div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><span style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif"><i>-The GWAMIT Spring Empowerment Conference Planning Committee</i></span></div><div style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px">
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<b><span style="font-weight:normal"><b>********MIT Events********</b></span></b></div><div class="gmail_quote" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><b><br><b>2. MIT Sloan Women in Management Conference (March 11)<br>
Where: </b></b>the Microsoft NERD Center, 1 Memorial Drive, Cambridge<b><b><br>When: </b></b>March 11, 2011<span style="font-size:11pt"><br><b>More info:</b> <a href="http://www.sloanwomeninmanagement.com/" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 204)" target="_blank">www.sloanwomeninmanagement.com</a><br>
<br>Hi <span><span>GWAMIT</span></span> members,<br><br>Tickets are on sale now for the inaugural MIT Sloan Women in Management Conference! <br><a href="http://www.sloanwomeninmanagement.com/conference.html" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 204)" target="_blank">www.sloanwomeninmanagement.com/conference.html</a><br>
<br>We have an amazing day lined up with both industry panels (such as Consulting, Finance and Tech) and non-industry panels (such as Board Membership, Paths to the C-Suite, and Mentorship), and a wide range of inspiring panelists. You can find more information about the whole day on our website: <a href="http://www.sloanwomeninmanagement.com/" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 204)" target="_blank">www.sloanwomeninmanagement.com</a></span><br>
<b><br>3. D.W.Weeks Women in Math Lecture Series: "An Almost Isotropic Universe" (Mon. Feb. 28, 5:30p)</b><br><b>When:</b> Monday, February 28 5:30-6:30p<br><b>Where:</b> 2-139 <br><b>Speaker: </b>Christina Sormani (CUNY GC and Lehman College)<br>
<b>Title:</b> An Almost Isotropic Universe<br><br>In the Friedmann model of the universe, cosmologists assume that the spacelike universe has constant sectional curvature: so that it is either Euclidean, Spherical or Hyperbolic or a related space called a Space Form. Such spaces all have a Law of Cosines in which the length of the third side of a triange is determined by two legs and the angle between them. This assumption is "justified" by saying that locally the universe is isotropic (looks the same under rotation) by Schur's Theorem. However, the universe is not exactly isotropic due to the fact that matter is not distributed uniformly.<br>
<br>(This lecture series is intended for an advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate student audience. There will be pizza available after each talk. Mathematicians of all levels, areas, and genders are welcome!)<br>
<br><b>4. MIT WGS Screening: Never Perfect (Thu. Mar. 3, 7-9p)</b></div><div class="gmail_quote" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><b>When:<span style="font-weight:normal"> Thursday, March 3, 7-9p</span></b></div>
<div class="gmail_quote" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><b>Where:<span style="font-weight:normal"> 6-120</span></b></div><div class="gmail_quote" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<b><span style="font-weight:normal"><br></span></b></div><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse">MIT Program in Women's and Gender Studies in collaboration with the Graduate Consortium in Women's Studies present "WOMEN TAKE THE REEL" - a film festival celebrating Women's History Month. </span></span></div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse"><br></span></span></div><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse">In 2006, there were 11 million cosmetic plastic surgery procedures performed in the United States, constituting an $11.4 billion industry. How are ideals of beauty influenced by race, history, and geopolitics? With a rich selection of film clips and archival footage, Never Perfect examines the dramatic rise in popularity of cosmetic surgery among Asian-American women. </span><span style="border-collapse:collapse">Never Perfect follows the complex journey of a young Vietnamese-American woman - as she struggles with her decision to undergo a cosmetic procedure known as double eyelid surgery. In the process, this incisive documentary considers historical and contemporary examples of beauty, stereotypes and iconography within Asian and popular cultures in exploring the factors that influence body image and self-perception - as well as what it means to be an ever-evolving, multi-faceted woman living in today's global society.</span></span></div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="border-collapse:collapse"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="border-collapse:collapse"><span style="font-family:arial;border-collapse:separate"><div class="gmail_quote">
<span style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif">Discussion with MIT Professor Chuong-Dai Vo to follow.</span></div></span></span></div><div style="border-collapse:collapse">
<br></div></font></div><div class="gmail_quote"><b style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px">5. Ellen Swallow Richards' Legacy: MIT Alumnae Making a Difference (Sat. Mar 5, 11:30a-8p)</b><br>
<b style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px">When: </b><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse">March 5th, 11:30a-8p</span></font><br>
<b style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px">Contact: </b><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse">Sarah Simon, </span></font><a href="mailto:sarah.simon@alum.mit.edu" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 204);border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px" target="_blank">sarah.simon@alum.mit.edu</a><br>
<b style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px">Register:</b><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse"> </span></font><a href="http://alumweb.mit.edu/groups/amita.old/ESRLegacy/overview.shtml" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 204);border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px" target="_blank">http://alumweb.mit.edu/groups/amita.old/ESRLegacy/overview.shtml</a><br>
<br><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse">On March 5, AMITA invites you to celebrate the diverse accomplishments of MIT alumnae, the women who have followed in the footsteps of Ellen Swallow Richards (ESR,1873). Join us for an exciting day connecting with alumnae, including some of our pioneers and stars. Our speakers will highlight how alumnae have met the challenges of changing times and left their mark. Our foremothers a century ago fought for entrance to the professions and for suffrage. Alumnae today continue to contribute to progress in the workplace, family, social and market revolutions of the last 60 years.</span></font><br>
<br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><b>6. $30,000 Lemelson-MIT Student Price Ceremony (Wed. Mar. 9, 7-9p)</b></span><br>
<div class="gmail_quote" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><b>When: </b>Wednesday, March 9, 7-9pm (Reception at 6:15pm)</div><div class="gmail_quote" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<b>Where: </b>Kirsch Auditorium (32-123)</div><div class="gmail_quote" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><b>Details</b>: <span style="font-size:small"><a href="http://mit150.mit.edu/events/30000-lemelson-mit-student-prize-ceremony" target="_blank">http://mit150.mit.edu/events/30000-lemelson-mit-student-prize-ceremony</a></span></div>
<div class="gmail_quote" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse">Join us as we begin to recognize the next generation of inventors at MIT and celebrate this year’s winner of the $30,000 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize! </span></font><span style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif">Awarded each year to a senior or graduate student, the Student Prize recognizes MIT students for their portfolio of inventive work. The Student Prize Ceremony showcases the winner and finalist’s inventions, and offers an opportunity to hear them speak about what it means to be inventive at MIT. A Reception and Invention Showcase will precede the Ceremony beginning at 6:15pm.</span></div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse"> </span></font></div><div class="gmail_quote"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse">The Lemelson-MIT Student Prize Ceremony will also announce the Lemelson-MIT Collegiate Student Prize winners from CalTech, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagin and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute via live video feed. </span></font><span style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif">The Lemelson-MIT Program is proud to join MIT in recognizing the past 150 years of inventional wisdom and looks forward to celebrating the next 150 years. Admission is free and open to the public.</span></div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse"> </span></font></div><div class="gmail_quote"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse"><span style="font-size:13px"><b>7. MIT150 <span>Leaders</span> <span>in</span> <span>Science</span> <span>and</span> <span>Engineering</span>: <span>The</span> <span>Women</span> <span>of</span> <span>MIT</span> (Mon. Mar 28- Tues. Mar. 29)</b></span></span></font></div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><div class="gmail_quote" style="border-collapse:collapse"><b>When:</b> Monday March 28 and Tuesday, March 29</div><div class="gmail_quote" style="border-collapse:collapse">
<b>Where:</b> Kresge Auditorium</div><div class="gmail_quote" style="border-collapse:collapse"><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" style="border-collapse:collapse"> </div><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="border-collapse:collapse">"Leaders in Science and Engineering: The Women of MIT," March 28-29, 2011, aims to recognize both individual and institutional leadership in the success of women in science and engineering. MIT has many outstanding women faculty whose success should encourage more women to enter the pipeline for STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) fields.</span></div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><span style="border-collapse:collapse"> </span></div><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="border-collapse:collapse">The symposium has two threads. First, progress and current challenges in encouraging gender equity will be discussed. Second, leaders in science and engineering, who are women, will address important and exciting research topics including neurological disease, space and planetary exploration, chemical synthesis, novel materials, microbes in the sea, and gravitational waves. The scientific and policy questions addressed here will be interesting to a broad audience. </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-weight:normal"><b>********MIT Announcements********</b></span></b></div><div class="gmail_quote" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><b><span style="font-weight:normal"><b><br>
</b></span></b></div><div class="gmail_quote" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><b>8. Seeking Volunteers for the GCWS Conference: Gender, Sexuality, and Urban Spaces</b></div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse"><b>Contact:</b></span><span style="border-collapse:collapse"> Vanessa Vega, </span></font><span style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:vanessa.vega@tufts.edu" target="_blank">vanessa.vega@tufts.edu</a></span></div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse"><b>More conference Info:</b> </span></font><span style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif"><a href="http://web.mit.edu/gcws/Grad_conference_2011/index_schedule11.html" target="_blank">http://web.mit.edu/gcws/Grad_conference_2011/index_schedule11.html</a></span></div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse"><br></span></font></div><div class="gmail_quote"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse">This conference has been 9 months in the making and we are looking forward to a wonderful turnout for the intellectually stimulating weekend. In order for it to run smoothly, though, we need people to volunteer their time for various tasks. We are organizing a corps of volunteers to be the effectors of said smooth-running. We're asking that volunteers lend at least 2-4 hour chunks of their time so that we've got a semblance of continuity. It's a great item to add to your CV (I know I will be) and you can congratulate yourself for a job well done (once we've done it). </span></font></div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse"><br></span></font></div><div class="gmail_quote"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse">We'll be needing assistance with food prep, registration, cleanup (various clean-ups, really), setting up posters, "chalking" (bring out your artistic sides for this) and putting up signage. E-mail for more details.</span></font></div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse"><br></span></font></div><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif">In addition to all of these "less cerebral" tasks, we need people to volunteer their note-taking and synthesizing skills during panels. We'd like to create retrospective summaries of the discussions our panels create-- and since we can't be everywhere at once, we need your help! A short (think 2 paragraph) synthesis (or even just a bunch of bulleted points) of what is discussed would help us achieve our goal. We will be publishing these in the edited online journal that we are creating as a way to document the work shared at the conference.</span></div>
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<b>9. GCWS is on Facebook</b></div><div class="gmail_quote" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><b><div>Become a fan<span style="font-weight:normal"> of the Graduate Consortium in Women Studies: </span><b style="font-weight:normal"><span style="font-weight:normal"><div style="display:inline !important">
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<b><span style="font-weight:normal"><br></span></b></div></span></b></div></span></b></div><div style="font-weight:normal">We know that you like us already, but we hope that you "like" us on Facebook, too. "Liking" us on Facebook allows you to follow the events, ideas, and opportunities that are available through our program. Once you do that, you can: Follow us and find out about our latest events, courses, and research, post events and opportunities on our wall that you think would be of interest to the community, and connect with other scholars of Women, Gender, and Sexual Studies. </div>
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10. Saturday Night @ MIT launched and seeking submissions</div><div>Site:<span style="font-weight:normal"> </span><span style="font-size:16px;font-weight:normal"><b><span style="font-size:13px;font-weight:normal"><div style="display:inline !important">
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</span></b></span></div></span></b></span></div></span></b></span><div class="gmail_quote" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><b>Contact:</b> <span style="font-size:small"><a href="mailto:saturdaynightatmit@mit.edu" target="_blank">saturdaynightatmit@mit.edu</a></span></div>
<div class="gmail_quote" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse">We are hoping to raise awareness around sexual and domestic violence, </span></font><span style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif">and stalking by collecting anonymous experiences of violence and sharing </span><span style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif">them with the MIT community on the Saturday Night @ MIT website.</span><span style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif"></span></div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse"><br></span></font></div><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif">We're looking for submissions about or inspired by </span><span style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif">abuse or violence, and how it has touched people's lives. </span><span style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif">Specifically, we want to hear from those who have experienced, or been close to </span><span style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif">those who have experienced, any type of physical or sexual abuse or violence, or stalking. </span><span style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif">We’re looking for survivor stories, as well as stories from partners, friends, parents, and other people close to survivors. </span><span style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif">We are accepting written stories, art work, poetry, videos, and other artistic expressions inspired by people’s experiences</span></div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse">and/or issues of violence more generally. (</span></font><span style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif">I</span><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse">dentifying information will NOT be posted on the site, </span></font><span style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif">and only the site's editor will have access to the emailed </span><span style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif">submissions. Additionally, you can always create a free email </span><span style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif">address to submit your story or piece anonymously.) </span><span style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif">Please email submissions to </span><span style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:saturdaynightatmit@mit.edu" target="_blank">saturdaynightatmit@mit.edu</a>.</span></div>
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<br><b>11. [Radcliffe] Driving Change, Shaping Lives: Gender in the Developing World (Thu. Mar 3-Fri. Mar 4)</b></div><div class="gmail_quote" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<b>When: </b>Thursday March 3 - Friday March 4</div><div class="gmail_quote"><b style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px">Where: </b><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse">Radcliffe Gymnasium, 10 Garden Street, Radcliffe Yard, 617-495-8600</span></font></div>
<div class="gmail_quote" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><b>Registration: </b><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:small;border-collapse:separate"><a href="http://www.radcliffe.edu/events/calendar_2011developing.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.radcliffe.edu/events/calendar_2011developing.aspx</a></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:small;border-collapse:separate"> </span>(Required by March 1) </div>
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<b><br></b></div><div class="gmail_quote"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><div class="gmail_quote" style="border-collapse:collapse">“Driving Change, Shaping Lives: Gender in the Developing World,” a conference of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study will bring together leading experts from different fields, countries, and perspectives at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study to explore the complex roles of gender in the developing world. Academic scholarship will be interwoven with practical experience as scholars, practitioners, organizers, and political leaders engage with one another in panel sessions on health, education, shifting populations, politics, and technology and media. Discussions will investigate intersections among these topics, crossing boundaries both conceptual and geographic.</div>
<div class="gmail_quote" style="border-collapse:collapse"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><span style="border-collapse:collapse">The conference is presented in cooperation with the Women and Public Policy Program at Harvard Kennedy School. </span></div>
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