<div id=":px" class="ii gt"><div id=":pw"><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><span class="il">GWAMIT</span></span></span></span></span> Members,<br>
<br style="background-color: rgb(204, 204, 255);"><span style="background-color: rgb(204, 204, 255);">We hope to see you at the GWAMIT Empowerment Conference this Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Be sure to RSVP.</span><br>
<br></div><div class="gmail_quote" style="font-size: 13px;">Enjoy the week!<br><br><b>The <span><span><span><span><span class="il">GWAMIT</span></span></span></span></span> Board</b><br>
Visit us at: <a href="http://gsc.mit.edu/gwamit" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" target="_blank">http://gsc.mit.edu/<span><span><span><span><span class="il">gwamit</span></span></span></span></span></a><br>Send your ideas to: <a href="mailto:gwamit-exec@mit.edu" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" target="_blank"><span><span><span><span><span class="il">gwamit</span></span></span></span></span>-exec@mit.edu</a><br>
Send your <span><span><span><span><span class="il">announcements</span></span></span></span></span> to: <a href="mailto:gwamit-sec@mit.edu" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" target="_blank"><span><span><span><span><span class="il">gwamit</span></span></span></span></span>-sec@mit.edu</a><br>
<br>========<br>IN BRIEF<br>======== <br><br><b><span><span><span><span><span class="il">GWAMIT</span></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><span class="il">GWAMIT</span></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 style="font-size: small;"> a. Keynote: "Power, and How to Find it in Places You Didn't Expect" (</span><span style="font-size: small;">Wed, Mar 9, 5:15-7:30p.)</span><br>
<span style="font-size: small;"> b. Communications Workshop (*RSVP Required; </span><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 style="font-weight: normal;"></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: "Mathematical Insights into Cancer Therapy" (Mon. Mar. 7, 5:30-6:30p)<br></div>
<div class="gmail_quote" style="font-size: 13px;">4. "This is What a Feminist Looks Like" 2nd Annual Sticker Day (Tues. Mar. 8)<br>5. $30,000 Lemelson-MIT Student Price Ceremony (Wed. Mar. 9, 7-9p)<br>6. MIT WGS Screening: "Body & Soul: Diana & Kathy" (Thu. Mar. 10, 7-9p)<br>
7. GCWS Conference: Gender Sexuality and Urban Spaces (Fri. Mar 11 - Sun. Mar 13) <br></div>
<div class="gmail_quote" style="font-size: 13px;">8. 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 <span class="il">Announcements</span>: <br></b></div><br><div class="gmail_quote" style="font-size: 13px;">9. Saturday Night @ MIT launched and seeking submissions</div>
<div class="gmail_quote" style="font-size: 13px;">10. Graduate Mother's Group and other Grad Parent Meetings<br><br><b>Outside MIT:</b></div>11. International Women's Day Event: "Join me on the Bridge" (Tues. Mar. 8, 9a-12p, Harvard Bridge)<br>
12. [Mass-<span class="il">AWIS</span>] Wage Project: Work $mart - Negotiations Workshop (Wed. Mar 9, 6-9p)<br><br>=====================<br>FULL <span style="font-size: 13px;"><span><span><span><span class="il">ANNOUNCEMENTS</span></span></span></span></span><br>
=====================<br><br><b style="font-size: 13px;">********<span><span><span><span><span class="il">GWAMIT</span></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><span class="il">GWAMIT</span></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.<span class="il">gwamit</span>.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.<span class="il">gwamit</span>.org</a></div><div class="gmail_quote" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">
<p>Dear <span class="il">GWAMIT</span> Members, </p><p>
<b><i><u>Registration is now open for the first <span class="il">GWAMIT</span> 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.<span class="il">gwamit</span>.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">
<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;"><i><br>
</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.<span class="il">gwamit</span>.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 <span class="il">GWAMIT</span> Spring Empowerment Conference Planning Committee</i></span></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">
<br></div></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" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">
<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><span class="il">GWAMIT</span></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: "Mathematical Insights into Cancer Therapy" (Mon. Mar. 7, 5:30-6:30p)</b><br><b>When:</b> Monday, March 7, 5:30-6:30pm<br><b>Where:</b> 2-139 <br><b>Speaker: </b>Trachette Jackson (University of Michigan)<br>
<b>Title:</b> Mathematical Insights into Cancer Therapy<br><br>As a group of genetic diseases, cancer presents some of the most challenging problems for basic scientists, clinical investigators, and practitioners. In order to design treatments that are capable of abating malignant tumor growth, it is necessary to make use of cross-disciplinary, systems science approaches, in which innovative theoretical and computational cancer models play a central role. The goal of this talk is to demonstrate how combining mathematical modeling, numerical simulation, and carefully designed experiments can provide a predictive framework for better understanding tumor development and for improving cancer treatment.<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><div class="gmail_quote" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br>
</span></div><b><div style="font-weight: normal;"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse: collapse;"><b>4. "This is What a Feminist Looks Like" 2nd Annual Sticker Day (Tues. Mar. 8) <br>
When: </b></span></font> Tuesday, March 8<br>
<b><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse: collapse;"><b>Get Stickers:</b></span></font></b> 14E-316<br>Show your support for the "f" word! We invite you - and others on
campus who are willing - to wear a sticker on that day, or put one on
your backpack, office door, computer, etc. to show the diversity of
feminists across the institute. Stickers can be picked up at the
Women's and Gender Studies Office (14E-316)<br></div></b><br><span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>5. $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"><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>
<font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse: collapse;"></span></font><br><b>6. MIT WGS Screening: "Body & Soul: Diana & Kathy" (Thu. Mar. 10, 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 10, 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;"> 32-141</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;">Body & Soul: Diana & Kathy, directed by Academy Award-nominee Alice Elliott, is a rare look at an unusual, symbiotic relationship between two people some would call profoundly disabled. Two of the country's most remarkable advocates for people with disabilities, Diana Braun, who has Down Syndrome, and Kathy Conour, who has cerebral palsy, met three decades ago and vowed to fight to live independent lives. Told in an intimate style, the film is a story of a compelling, creative friendship, as Diana and Kathy model a grand experiment in independent living.<br>
<br>Discussion to follow.</span><span style="border-collapse: collapse;"></span></span><span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif;"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font>(Co-sponsored by MIT Student Disabilities Services</span>)<br>
<br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="gmail_quote"><b>7. GCWS Conference: Gender Sexuality and Urban Spaces (Fri. Mar 11 - Sun. Mar 13) </b><br><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse: collapse;"><b>When:</b> Friday, March 11 - Sunday, March 13<br>
<b>Where</b>: Stata Center, MIT<br><b>Details: </b></span></font><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><br>
<font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse: collapse;"><b>Contact:</b> <a href="mailto:gcws@mit.edu">gcws@mit.edu</a><br><b>Conference Highlights: </b><br><br></span></font><div><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b>Friday, March 11: 6:30 - 8:30 PM: Keynote Address: </b></span></b></div>
<div><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;">"Queerying Identity: The Tyranny of Gendered Planning"</span></b></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;">a keynote lecture by Petra Doan, Associate Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, Florida State University</span></b></span></b></div>
<div><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br></span></b></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b>Saturday, March 12: 9:30 - 5:30 PM: Student panels: </b></span></b></span></b></div>
<div><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;">Student panels on a variety of topics, including: </span></b></span></b></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;">- Living in the Margins: Othered Lifestyles/Hidden Histories</span></b></span></b></span></b></div>
<div><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;">- Transformational Armatures: The Performance of Gender as/in Architecture</span></b></span></b></span></b></div>
<div><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;">- Planning for Gender: Perspectives on Urban Development</span></b></span></b></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;">- Politics, Class, and Identity in a Queered City</span></b></span></b></span></b></div>
<div><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;">... and MORE!</span></b></span></b></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br>
</span></b></span></b></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b>Sunday, March 13: 10:00 - 11:45 AM: Keynote Panel: </b></span></b></span></b></span></b></div>
<div><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;">"Making it Real: Bridging Theory and Practice"</span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></div>
<div><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;">A
keynote panel by presenters: Gia Barboza, Assistant Professor of
African American Studies at Northeastern University; Sharon Reilly,
Executive Director of The Women's Lunch Place, and Karen Tei Yamashita,
Professor of Literature at the University of California Santa Cruz and
author of the acclaimed book <u>iHotel</u>. <br></span></b></span></b></span></b></span></b></div><br><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;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><b>8. 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 <span class="il">Announcements</span>********</b></span></b></div><br><b><div style="font-weight: normal;"><br></div></b><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15.6px; border-collapse: collapse;"><b><span style="font-size: 13px;"><div class="gmail_quote">
9. 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;">
<span style="font-size: 16px;"><b><span style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal;"><div style="display: inline ! important;"><a href="http://saturdaynightatmit.blogspot.com/" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" target="_blank">http://saturdaynightatmit.blogspot.com</a></div>
</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>
</div><div class="gmail_quote" style="font-weight: bold; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br>
</b></div><div class="gmail_quote" style="font-weight: bold; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br>10. Graduate Mother's Group and other Grad Parent Meetings<br>Grad Moms Breakfast: Tuesday, March 8, 8:30-9:30am in 3-310<br>
<span style="font-weight: normal;">All graduate moms and expecting graduate students and postdoc moms are cordially invited to join. Come share your stories, seek support, and connect with other graduate moms all over a delicious breakfast held once per month in the Margaret Cheney Room (3-310). To receive announcements about these meetings, join the email list at <a href="http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/gradmoms">http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/gradmoms</a>.</span><br>
<br>Boston Babywearers at MIT: Wednesday March 16 from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. in W20-491<br><span style="font-weight: normal;">Baby Wearers carry their babies around in fabric carriers, providing a safe and hands-free way of transporting infants. At Boston Baby Wearer gatherings, members guide parents through informal demonstrations of a variety of carriers. Licensed babywearing experts assist in the proper ways to use a sling, wrap or pouch. Members also bring a lending library so that people can try out different carriers before buying - it's free! (Please bring cash or check for 50% deposit, refunded upon return of carrier.) Significant others, older kids, prospective parents and all those interested in babywearing are welcome at all events. You can find out more at <a href="http://www.bostonbabywearers.com/">http://www.bostonbabywearers.com/</a></span><br>
<br>BabyNet playgroup: Tuesdays from 3:30-5 p.m. in the Eastgate Penthouse<br><span style="font-weight: normal;">BabyNet Playgroup is a joyful playgroup where MIT parents and children find a space to play, sing and read stories together. Is also a great way to meet other parents and for your children to play and interact socially. Children from infancy to toddlerhood are welcome. We bring the toys, imagination and open hearts for singing. Come along with your children and have fun with us.</span><br>
<br>New Moms Meeting: Tuesday April 19 from 12-1 p.m. in E23-319<br><span style="font-weight: normal;">This meeting is for mothers who have newborns ages birth-6 months. During this one time meeting, you will have the opportunity to meet other mothers to chat about life with a newborn, find out more about MIT resources for new parents, and start a play group. Babies are welcome!</span><br>
<br></div><b style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">**********Outside MIT**********</b><br></div><br><b>11. International Women's Day Event: "Join me on the Bridge" (Tues. Mar. 8, 9a-12p)<br>
When:</b> Wednesday March 8, 9am-12pm<br><b>Where:</b> The Harvard Bridge<br><b>Event Page:</b> <a href="http://harvardbridge.eventbrite.com/" target="_blank">http://harvardbridge.eventbrite.com/</a><br><b>Main Website:</b> <a href="http://www.womenforwomen.org/bridge/index.php" target="_blank">http://www.womenforwomen.org/bridge/index.php</a> <br>
<b>Contact:</b> <a href="mailto:kjkster@gmail.com"><span class="gI"><span class="go">kjkster@gmail.com</span></span></a><br><br>Last year, thousands of women and men gathered on 119 bridges across the
globe to support women in war torn countries and bring awareness to
their plight. I invite you to please share this event and support it
where you can in order to increase our number of attendees. <br><br><b>12. [Mass-<span class="il">AWIS</span>] Wage Project: Work $mart - Negotiations Workshop (Wed. Mar 9, 6-9p)</b><br><b>When:</b> <span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia;">Wednesday,
March 9, 2011 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm</span></span><br><b>Where: </b><span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia;">Boston
University Photonics Center Colloquium Room 906, 9<sup>th</sup> floor</span></span><span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia;">, 8
Saint Mary’s Street, Boston,
MA 02215</span></span><br><b>Register:</b><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Georgia; color: black; font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.acteva.com/go/mass-awis" target="_blank"> http://www.acteva.com/go/mass-<span class="il">awis</span></a> or
<a href="http://www.mass-awis.org/" target="_blank">www.mass-<span class="il">awis</span>.org</a></span></strong><br>$20 <span class="il">AWIS</span> or BU WISE members and post-docs/students; $35 for non-members<br><br>
This
interactive workshop will give you the practical skills and a
conceptual framework for preparing and conducting negotiations in the
workplace, at home, and in your daily life.<b><br>
</b>Speaker and Workshop Leader: <span class="il">Evelyn</span> Murphy,
former Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (1987-1991), was the first
woman in the state’s history to hold statewide office. She is the
founder of he WAGE (Women Are Getting Even) Project, Inc. and is
dedicated to closing the wage gap in the workplace. She is the author
of Getting Even in which negotiation skills and research on the wage gap
are discussed.<br></div>
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