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<div><b><span><span><span class="il">GWAMIT</span></span></span>:</b><br>1. Transition to Real Life Panel with Xerox Seeks Event Lead (Volunteer now)<br>
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<div><b>MIT: </b><br>2. MIT Career Fair/Career Week (Sept 19-23)<br>3. Making Peace with Food and Body Image (Fall, Fridays 3:30-5p)<br>
<br><b>Outside MIT:</b><br>4. Futures in Life Sciences Panel Discussion and Networking Event (Tues, Sept 20, 5:30-8p)<br>5. [WEST] Innovative Trends in Life Sciences and Technology (Tues, Sept 20, 6:30-9:30p)<br>6. Strike While the Iron is Hot - How to Provide Timely, Constructive Feedback to your Employees (Thurs, Sept 22, 6-9p)<br>
7. Google.GetAJob() Career Development Workshop (Fri, Sept 23, 10a-5p)<br>
8. [Harvard] Boston Women in Chemistry Symposium (Sat, Sept, 24; registration now open)<br></div>
<div>9. [IGNITE]: Life Science Technologies at the Convergence of Science and Engineering (Tues, Sept 27, 5:30-9p)</div>
<div>10. Volunteer for Science Club for Girls! (Deadline, Sept 24) <br><br></div>
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<div><br><b>1. Transition to Real Life Panel with Xerox Seeks Event Lead</b> <b>(Volunteer now) <br>Contact: </b> Jean Yang (<a href="mailto:jeanyang@mit.edu">jeanyang@mit</a>) ASAP if interested.<br><b><br></b>Xerox is interested in bringing a panel of speakers to talk to graduate
women on the evening of Tuesday, October 4 to talk about the transition
to leave grad school: the interview process, the first year on the job,
etc. For this event to happen we need an event lead who can interface
with the speakers (let them know what we're interested in hearing etc.),
help choose a room, and possibly interface with the caterers. Xerox
will cover the catering costs and take care of selecting panelists.
GWAMIT can take care of advertising.<br>
<br> This event is happening contingent on finding an event lead. Please contact Jean Yang (<a href="mailto:jeanyang@mit.edu">jeanyang@mit</a>) ASAP if interested.<br><br><br></div>
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<div><b>**********MIT**********<br><br>2. MIT Career Fair/Career Week (Sept 19-23)</b><br><b>Website</b>:<a href="http://career-fair.mit.edu/index.php"> http://career-fair.mit.edu</a><br><b>Schedule:</b> <a href="http://career-fair.mit.edu/students/schedule.php">http://career-fair.mit.edu/students/schedule.php</a><br>
<br>The MIT 2011 Career fair is Wednesday September 21, 11a-5p. For details and visiting companies, see the MIT Career Fair website. <br><br><br><b>3. Making Peace with Food and Body Image (Fall, Fridays 3:30-5p)<br>When: </b>Fridays 3:30-5 pm <br>
<b>Where:</b> MIT Medical<br><br>Making Peace with Food and Body Image Fall 2011 Group for MIT women. 10 sessions led by Zan Barry and Audra Bartz<br>
<br>This group helps foster a healthy relationship with food, exercise
and body image. It's useful for those who are struggling with an
unhealthy relationship with food or weight, or thinking about food or
weight so much that it distracts from their studies and interferes with
social events. The group provides education, support, and practical
strategies to manage food and body stress.<br>
<br>Want to find out if the group is right for you? Contact Zan at <a href="mailto:bars@med.mit.edu" target="_blank">bars@med.mit.edu</a><br><br><br></div>
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<div><b><br>4. Futures in Life Sciences Panel Discussion and Networking Event (Tues, Sept 20, 5:30-8p)<br>
When: </b>Tue, Sep 20, 5.30 – 8 pm<br><b>Where: </b>MassBio Offices, OneCambridge Center,Cambridge, MA 02142<br><b>Register:</b> <a href="http://futuresinlifesciences5.eventbrite.com/" target="_blank">http://futuresinlifesciences5.eventbrite.com/</a><br>
<br>FUTURES IN LIFE SCIENCES PANEL DISCUSSION AND NETWORKING EVENT - BIO INFORMATICS, SYSTEMS BIOLOGY, AND MODELING<br><br>Propel
Careers, MassBio,and the MassBioEdhave joined together to organize a
series of networking and panel eventsfocused on raising awareness of
career paths that exist in life sciences forindividuals with advanced
degrees. This Futuresin Life Science program will bring together experts
across awide range of disciplines and functional areas within the life
scienceindustry, who will detail their roles and will provide a rich
context for theaudience to gain a clear understanding of the skills,
aptitudes, competencies,and personalities that thrive in their
particular functions.<br>
<br>Attendance for this program is open tocurrent graduate students,
post doctoral fellows, and medical residentswho are interested in
careers in the life sciences industry. Space islimited to 100
individuals.<br><br>The event will focus on the various careeroptions
within the Bioinformatics, Systems Biology, and Modeling areas of
thelife sciences sector.<br>
<br>Meeting Agenda:<br>5:30pm-6:00pm – Registration and Open Networking<br>6:00pm-6:10pm – Introductions, Overview, and Recognition of Sponsors<br>6:10pm-7:30pm – Panel Discussion<br>7:30pm-8:00pm – Open Networking<br>click hereto register!<br>
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<br><b>5. [WEST] Innovative Trends in Life Sciences and Technology (Tues, Sept 20, 6:30-9:30p)</b><br><b>When:</b> Tuesday, September, 20; 6:30p-9:30p<br><b>Where:</b> Deloitte, 200 Berkley St., Boston, MA<br>
<b>To Register</b> <a href="https://gw.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&catid=19%3Adefault&id=202%3Aevent-2011-09-20-innovative-trends-in-life-sciences-and-technology&Itemid=1" target="_blank">https://gw.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&catid=19%3Adefault&id=202%3Aevent-2011-09-20-innovative-trends-in-life-sciences-and-technology&Itemid=1</a></div>
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<div>Please join us for WEST's very exciting fall event. Continuing our
theme of Innovation, Passion and Perseverance WEST is presenting:
Innovative Trends in Life Sciences and Technology with speakers: Susan
Windham Bannister, CEO of Massachusetts Life Science Center and Irene
Grief, IBM Fellow</div>
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<div>Cost of the workshop: $60 for members and $95 for non-members. Food will be provided</div>
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<div>WEST thanks our generous sponsors for their support of this event Deloitte Small Hyperion Medium</div>
<br><b>6. Strike While the Iron is Hot - How to Provide Timely, Constructive Feedback to your Employees (Thurs, Sept 22, 6-9p)<br></b><b>When: </b>Thursday, September 22, 6-9pm<br><b>Where: </b>Ground Floor Conference Room, One Main St, Cambridge, MA<br>
<b>Speaker:</b> Jessica Sedan, Talent Management Specialist<br><b>Register:</b> <a href="http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=223069" target="_blank">http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=223069</a><br><br>We've
all been there: you know you have to provide feedback to an employee,
and you just don't know how to open the conversation. The ability to
provide constructive feedback to employees is a key skill of a
successful manager. This interactive workshop will help you understand
what constructive feedback is (and what it is not!) and will teach you
how to provide constructive and effective feedback to your employees,
yielding stronger relationships, higher morale, and increased
productivity.<br>
<br>This will be a “Bring a Friend Event”. AWIS members can bring a
non-member to the event, and the friend can pay the “member”
registration fee. Both the AWIS member and the friend need to register
at the same time.<br>
<br><br><b>7. Google.GetAJob() Career Development Workshop (Fri, Sept 23, 10a-5p)</b><br><b>When:</b> Friday September 23 from 10am-5pm<br><b>Where:</b> Google Cambridge Office, 5 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142<b><br>
Who</b>: Women students interested in pursuing a career in technology<br><b>More info and apply:</b> <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/googgetajob/">https://sites.google.com/site/googgetajob/</a><br><br>Google.GetAJob() <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/googgetajob/">https://sites.google.com/site/googgetajob/</a><br>
is a day-long career development workshop for women computer science undergraduate and graduate students with limited industry experience. The event will prepare young women for successful careers in technology by bringing students together to hear from Google engineers, gain technical interviewing skills and develop strong peer networks.<br>
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<div><b>8. [Harvard] Boston Women in Chemistry Symposium (Sat, Sept, 24; registration now open)</b><br><b>When:</b> Saturday, September 24<br><b>Where:</b> Harvard University<br><b>Register:</b> <a href="http://www.fas.harvard.edu/%7Ehwic" target="_blank">http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~hwic</a></div>
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<div>Harvard Women in Chemistry is excited to announce the first annual
Boston Women in Chemistry Symposium (Boston WInCS) to be held at Harvard
University on Saturday, September 24, 2011. The symposium will
showcase the excellent work of female graduate students and post-docs
from the greater Boston area and provide an opportunity for students to
meet and mingle with students from other departments. Throughout the
day students are invited to participate in poster sessions and give
20-minute talks about their research. The symposium will also feature
presentations by Prof. Xiowei Zhuang, Ph.D. from Harvard and Jennifer
Feeley, Ph.D. from ExxonMobil. Lunch will be provided and we invite you
to mingle with your new acquaintances and colleagues at a wine and
cheese reception following the last event of the day. Awards for the
best talk and poster will be presented at the reception.</div>
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<div>All interested parties including faculty and students are
encouraged to attend the event, but presentations of talks and posters
will be limited to female students and post-docs.</div>
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<div>***Registration is currently open!*** Please visit the event website to register: <a href="http://www.fas.harvard.edu/%7Ehwic" target="_blank">http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~hwic</a></div>
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<div>Registration for the first 100 participants is free of charge.
Talk and poster abstracts may be submitted with your registration. After
the first 100 participants, registration will include a $10
registration fee to help offset the cost of food. Registration closes
on September 6, 2011 and speakers will be selected and notified by
September 10, 2011. </div>
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<div>Please email <a href="mailto:HarvardWIC@gmail.com" target="_blank">HarvardWIC@gmail.com</a> with any questions about the event or the registration process.</div>
<div>Acknowledgments Harvard Integrated Life Sciences Program Department of Chemistry and Chemical; Biology ExxonMobil</div>
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<div><b>9. [IGNITE]: Life Science Technologies at the Convergence of Science and Engineering (Tues, Sept 27, 5:30-9p)</b><br><b>When:</b> Tuesday, September 27, 2011, 5:30 - 9:00 pm<br><b>Where:</b> 100 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA 02140<br>
<b>Registration:</b> Early Bird Registration - $45.00 through September 5, 2011 <a href="http://www.bvsweb.com/php/register.php?ShNbr=2182&src=exhibitor.php" target="_blank">http://www.bvsweb.com/php/register.php?ShNbr=2182&src=exhibitor.php</a></div>
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<div>Keynote Speaker: Dr. Susan Windham-Bannister, President and CEO, Massachusetts Life Sciences Center</div>
<div><br>The Life Science Innovation & Technology Forum (IGNITE) is
an ongoing presentation and networking series that highlights cutting
edge life science centered innovation and technologies. IGNITE’s mission
is to provide a spotlight where young companies and entrepreneurs can
present their technologies to a multidisciplinary and diverse audience.
Further, we seek to create an environment that fosters productive,
high-impact, networking opportunities for presenters and attendees.</div>
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<div>Please join us for an exciting evening of cutting edge science and
technology as well as a multidisciplinary networking forum. Open
networking and discussion with the speakers will be ongoing throughout
the evening. Food and refreshments will be provided and a cash bar will
be available.</div>
<div>IGNITE is brought to you by Biotech Vendor Services, Inc. and
Munevar & Associates, Inc., with space kindly provided by Alexandria
Real Estate Equities, Inc.</div>
<div> <br><b><br>10. Volunteer for Science Club for Girls! (Deadline, Sept 24) </b><br><b>Info: </b><a href="http://www.scienceclubforgirls.org/" target="_blank">http://www.scienceclubforgirls.org/</a><br><br>Are
you a female studying or working in science, technology, engineering or
math? Do you enjoy working with children and shaping minds? Do you
want to<br>
make a difference in the lives of young girls? Then volunteer with Science Club for Girls!<br>
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Science Club for Girls is a unique 10 week afterschool based program
that was recently received the 2011 New England Innovation Award from
SBANE.<br>
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We work with girls in grades K to 7, exposing them to the wonders of
science in a fun, hands-on way. Led by female volunteers, our girls
have the chance to be positively influenced by women who are already in
science or studying to have a career in science,technology, engineering,
or math. Your presence allows these girls to see that they too can
become strong women who can pursue these careers. We are seeking
bright, energetic women (and a few men!) to serve as Science Club
Mentors who will help show young girls that science, technology, math
and engineering can be fun! We provide all training, curriculum,
materials and even snacks, so that you and your clubs can be successful.
You can volunteer for as little as 2 hours per week and we have
multiple locations.<br>
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We serve in 4 Cambridge public schools (all T accessible), and have
clubs in Boston (T accessible), Newton, and Lawrence as well. Our clubs
begin in thefirst week of October and end the second week of December.
Mandatory Volunteer Training is held on September 24th so please be
sure to apply before then.<br>
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Thank you for taking the time to learn a little bit more about how you
can make a difference. To apply or get more information, check out us
out online and complete our volunteer application.<br>
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If you know of anyone else that might be interested in serving with us,
please pass this information along! And if you have any further
questions, you can contact me at any time. <br>
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Thank you, Allison Smith, Volunteer Program Manager <a href="mailto:asmith@scienceclubforgirls.org" target="_blank">asmith@scienceclubforgirls.org</a><br></div>
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