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<br>Check out the Empowerment Conference Keynote Lecture video: <a href="http://techtv.mit.edu/collections/odge:1924/videos/13501">http://techtv.mit.edu/collections/odge:1924/videos/13501</a><br><br>Applications are open for GWAMIT mentoring program; details below. <br>
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<br></span></div><div style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b>========<br>IN BRIEF<br>======== </b><br><br><b><span><span><span class="il">GWAMIT</span></span></span>: </b><br>1. Applications open for this year's GWAMIT Mentoring Program for Graduate Women<br>
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<b>MIT:</b><br>2. Academic Career Series II: Nuts and Bolts of an Academic Job Search (Wed. Aug 3, 3:30-5p)<br>3. Join the GSC Path of Professorship Planning Team!<br><br>
</div><div style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b>Outside MIT:</b><br><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse: collapse;">4. [Mass-AWIS] Hands-on Resume Workshop (Thurs, Aug 25, 6-9p)</span></font><br>
5. Womensphere Global Summit & Awards (Sept 22-23; New York City)<br></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br></span></font><b><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse"><br>
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<b><br></b></font></font></b></font></font><b>1. Applications open for this year's GWAMIT Mentoring Program for Graduate Women<br>
<span><span><span><span><span><span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="border-collapse:collapse"><span style="font-size:small;border-collapse:separate"><span style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:13px"></span></span></span></b><b>Applications:</b> <a href="http://tinyurl.com/menteesurvey11" target="_blank">tinyurl.com/menteesurvey11</a> <br>
<b>Contact:</b> Shelby at <a href="mailto:skimmel@mit.edu">skimmel@mit.edu</a><br><br>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><u>Applications are now open</u></i> for women graduate students to be mentored by a female faculty/alum in the <i><u>GWAMIT Mentoring Program</u></i>.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">
Mentorship
can be sought in areas ranging from careers to more personal matters.
Grad women mentees are responsible for meeting with their 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.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><u>Graduate mentee applications submitted through</u></i>: <a href="https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=en_US&formkey=dHpQR3NzSlh2LTgyb2dsb3lHSUotdlE6MA#gid=0" target="_blank">tinyurl.com/menteesurvey11</a> - please <b><u>sign up by August 14</u></b>. Spots may be limited, so sign up soon!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">And, please forward to anyone you think would be interested in participating.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">If you have a recommendation for a faculty/alumni mentor, questions, or would like more info, e-mail Shelby at <a href="mailto:skimmel@mit.edu" target="_blank">skimmel@mit.edu</a>.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>-GWAMIT Mentoring Program Planning Committee<br><br><br>
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<br><b>2. Academic Career Series II: Nuts and Bolts of an Academic Job Search (Wed. Aug 3, 3:30-5p)</b><br><b>When: </b>Wednesday, August 3, 2011, 3:30-5:00 pm<br><b>Where:</b> Rm 32-123<br><b>Contact </b>GSC ARC: 3-2195, <a href="mailto:gsc-arc@mit.edu">gsc-arc@mit.edu</a><br>
<br>Considering an academic career? Wondering how to mount a successful job search in a highly competitive academic job market? Come and hear how others have done it.<br><br>Nuts and Bolts of an Academic Job Search will feature faculty panelists who successfully landed a position. Speakers will outline an effective search strategy and discuss important elements of the process - finding opportunities of interest, preparing a strong application, the role of your advisors, interviewing, negotiating, and how the increasingly competitive job market is changing the faculty search process.<br>
<br>Our panelists are:<br>Jeffrey Gore, Assistant Professor of Physics<br>Darrell Irvine, Associate Professor of Biological Engineering and Materials Science<br>Jeffrey Karp, Assistant Professor in Medicine & HST, Harvard Medical School, Brigham & Women's Hospital, & Director, Laboratory for Advanced Biomaterials and Stem-Cell-Based Therapeutics, Brigham & Women's Hospital<br>
<br>Sponsored by: Global Education & Career Development, Graduate Student Council, Postdoctoral Advisory Council<br><br><b>3. Join the GSC Path of Professorship Planning Team!</b><br><div class="gmail_quote"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Hello Graduate Women of MIT, </font><div>
<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">This fall, the Office of Graduate Education will host the 7th annual Path of Professorship Workshop. The event<span style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:13px"> is
designed to provide graduate and post-doctoral women with information
about academic scientific careers and the application process. </span></font></div>
<div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:black"><br></span></span><span style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:black">The
entire workshop will be held on the MIT campus at the MIT Media Lab and
Faculty Club, and runs from Friday afternoon on October 28nd until
5:15pm Saturday, Oct 29th. <br>
<br></span></span></font></div><div><span style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:13px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">A
tentative agenda of this year's workshop for your reference as well as
pictures from last year's workshop can be found through the following
website:</font></span></div>
<div><span style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:13px"><u><span style="font-size:10pt;color:blue"><a href="http://web.mit.edu/gso/advising/pop.html" style="color:rgb(64, 100, 128)" target="_blank"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">http://web.mit.edu/gso/advising/pop.html</font></a></span></u></span></div>
<div><span style="border-collapse:collapse"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></span></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">We
are looking for graduate women to join our planning team. A commitment
would entail approximately 3 hours per week in September and early
October. Acceptance to the workshop is guaranteed for those women on the
planning team!</font></div>
<div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">This
is a great opportunity to learn about the process to becoming a
professor and meet other graduate women looking to do the same. If you
are interested in joining the team or have any further questions, please
email <a href="mailto:samok@mit.edu" target="_blank">samok@mit.edu</a>.</font></div><div>
<font color="#888888"><br></font></div></div>Thanks! Sam<br><br></div>
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<br><br><b><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse: collapse;">4. [Mass-AWIS] Hands-on Resume Workshop (Thurs, Aug 25, 6-9p)</span></font><br>When</b>: Thursday, August 25, 2011, 6:00 – 9:00 PM<br><b>Where:</b> MGH Simches Building, Room 3110, 185 Cambridge Street, Boston, MA 02114<br>
<b>Register</b>: Space is limited! <a href="http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=222038">http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=222038</a><br><b>Cost: </b>$10 – AWIS Members & students; $25 – Non-members<br><br>
~ A light dinner will be served ~<br>Lauren Celano – founder and CEO at Propel Careers – will give a short presentation about how to write a good resume. Then we will break up into small groups and experienced recruiters will review the resume of each participant.<br>
<br>Please bring copies of your resume/ CV!<br><br>This workshop will help make your CV/resume suitable for your next position or for a change to industry. If you are looking to stay within the academic track, you also can get help with your academic CV. If you are as yet undecided about your career path, come and get advice on both options. <br>
<br>Please register as soon as possible as space is limited! <a href="http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=222038">http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=222038</a><br><br>This event is open to all but the discounted registration fee is only available for AWIS members and students. Become an AWIS member at <a href="http://www.awis.org">www.awis.org</a> - be sure to select the Massachusetts Chapter. Parking for this event is available at the Whole Foods lot as well as paid garages in the area. MBTA Red Line Charles/MGH Stop and Green Line Gov't Center Stop are both within walking distance. <br>
<br><br><b>5. Womensphere Global Summit & Awards (Sept 22-23; New York City)<br>
</b><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse: collapse;"><b>When:</b> September 22-23, 2011<br><b>Where: </b>New York City<br><b>Website: </b><a href="http://www.womensphereglobalsummit.com/">http://www.womensphereglobalsummit.com/ </a> <br>
<b>RSVP:</b> <a href="http://womensphereglobalsummit2011.eventbrite.com/">http://womensphereglobalsummit2011.eventbrite.com/ </a><br><br></span></font><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse: collapse;">WOMENSPHERE GLOBAL SUMMIT & AWARDS 2011: CREATING THE FUTURE: LEADERSHIP. INNOVATION. VENTURES. ECONOMY. SUSTAINABILITY.<br>
</span></font><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br>The Womensphere Global Summit’s agenda will center on the themes of leadership, innovation, ventures, economic growth, sustainability and social impact in a fast-changing global environment. (Men who champion and invest in women and girls are also invited and welcomed to the Summit!)<br>
<br>Speakers at the Womensphere Global Summit are distinguished leaders, CEOs, and executives of innovative companies, institutions, organizations, new ventures, and social enterprises, from throughout the world.</span></font><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br>
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