Dear GWAMIT Members,<br><br>Happy Columbus Day! Enjoy the week.<br><br><b>The GWAMIT Board<br></b>Send your ideas to: <a href="mailto:gwamit-exec@mit.edu">gwamit-exec@mit.edu</a><br>Send your announcements to: <a href="mailto:gwamit-sec@mit.edu">gwamit-sec@mit.edu</a><br>
Visit us: <a href="http://gwamit.org">http://gwamit.org</a><br><br><b>========<br>IN BRIEF<br>========<br></b><br><b>GWAMIT:</b><br>1. Get involved in GWAMIT - Fill out interest survey (ASAP as positions will fill quickly!)<br>
<br><b>MIT:</b><br>2. Join MIT Women's Initiative (Application Deadline Oct 16)<br>3. Telling your story Workshop (Fri, Oct 21, 9a-2p)<br>4. MIT WGS Chicks Make Flicks film screening: No Way Out But One (Thurs, Oct 27, 7-9p)<br>
5. Participate in a research study on the career development and socialization of engineering Ph.D. students<br><br><b>Outside MIT:</b><br>6. [HGWISE] HGWISE Longwood Welcome Luncheon (Wed, Oct 12, 12-1p)<br>7. Science Shaping Our World: Translation of Innovation from Academia to Industry (Thurs, Oct 13, 5:30-9p)<br>
<br>To see more events beyond this week's digest visit <a href="http://bit.ly/gwamitevents">http://bit.ly/gwamitevents</a> and <a href="http://bit.ly/gwamitcollaborators">http://bit.ly/gwamitcollaborators</a><br><br> <br>
<b>=====================<br>FULL ANNOUNCEMENTS<br>=====================</b> <br><br><br><b>********GWAMIT********<br></b><br><b>1. Get involved in GWAMIT - Fill out interest survey<br>What: </b>Join GWAMIT committees and initiatives<br>
<b>Where:</b> <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=en_US&pli=1&formkey=dHdpeDVpY1lhbXhIY3l3WnFJcllpb3c6MQ#gid=0">Fill out interest survey here</a><br><b>When:</b> ASAP as positions will fill quickly<br>
<b>Contact: </b><a href="mailto:gwamit-exec@mit.edu">gwamit-exec@mit.edu</a><br><br>We were pleased to welcome some 40 grad women to the GWAMIT Open House this past week! If you were unable to join us, it’s not too late to tell us about your interests -<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=en_US&pli=1&formkey=dHdpeDVpY1lhbXhIY3l3WnFJcllpb3c6MQ#gid=0"> through the survey here.</a><br>
<br>We will be in touch soon to schedule a time for all interested to meet with the appropriate leader(s) of the GWAMIT committees you identified in the survey. Positions will be filled during this first committee meeting.<br>
<br> <br><b>**********MIT**********<br></b><br><b>2. Join MIT Women's Initiative (Application Deadline Oct 16)<br>More info:</b> <a href="http://mit.edu/wi/presenters/">http://mit.edu/wi/presenters/</a><br><b>Deadline: </b>11:59 pm Sunday, October 16, 2011<br>
<br>Make a Difference and go on a free trip during IAP! Join the MIT Women's Intitiative.<br><br>The MIT Women's Initiative is a group that sends pairs of female engineers, both graduate and undergraduate (sophomores and older), from MIT to middle and high schools around the country for a week during IAP. They give presentations about opportunities in engineering, conduct hands-on activities, and encourage high school girls to remain interested in math and science. Previous presenters have been to Washington, Hawaii, Miami, Alaska, and San Francisco, to name a few.<br>
<br>For more information and to APPLY, please visit: <a href="http://mit.edu/wi/presenters/">http://mit.edu/wi/presenters/</a>. Application deadline is 11:59 pm Sunday, October 16, 2011<br><br><b><br>3. Telling your story Workshop (Fri, Oct 21, 9a-2p)</b><br>
<b>When</b>: Friday October 21, 9am-2pm<br><b>Where</b>: MIT Walker Memorial Hall<br><b>More info and Sign up:</b><a href="http://www.complex-life.org/TYS" target="_blank">http://www.complex-life.org/TYS</a><br><b>Contact: </b>Phoebe Cohen at <a href="mailto:pcohen@mit.edu">pcohen@mit.edu</a><br>
<br>Always
wanted to do more outreach but haven't known how? Already doing
outreach work but feel you aren't being as effective as you would like
to be? Then join us for the Telling Your Story workshop.<br>
<br>
The Telling Your Story program aims to form collaborations between
research scientists and K-12 teachers. The program brings together
scientists and K-12 educators in a workshop that lets each group learn
about, and from, the other. Scientists are taught effective
communication skills appropriate for K-12 audiences, and work with
teachers to develop ideas and formats for classroom visits. The workshop
helps to create personal connections that foster lasting relationships.
This is a great opportunity to learn skills and make connections that
will provide you with valuable 'broader impacts' experience. <br>
<br>
The program is open to scientists at all levels, from graduate students
to faculty to lab technicians. TYS is facilitated by Dr. Phoebe Cohen,
Education<br>
and Outreach Lead for the MIT NASA Astrobiology Team, and Wendy
Derjue-Holzer, Director of Education at the Harvard Museum of Natural
History. The project is<br>
funded by the Paleontological Society and the Cambridge Science
Festival. To learn more about the program and to sign up for the
October 21st workshop, please visit <a href="http://www.complex-life.org/TYS" target="_blank">http://www.complex-life.org/TYS</a> or email Phoebe Cohen at <a href="mailto:pcohen@mit.edu">pcohen@mit.edu</a><br><br><br><b>4. MIT WGS Chicks Make Flicks film screening: No Way Out But One (Thurs, Oct 27, 7-9p)<br>
When:</b> Thursday - October 27th, 2011, 7PM<br><b>Where:</b> 6 - 120<br><br>In 1994 Holly Collins became an international fugitive when she grabbed her three children and went on the run. It all happened because a family court had ignored Holly’s charges, the children’s pleas, Holly’s broken nose, Zackary’s fractured skull, and other medical evidence of domestic violence and had given full custody of Zackary and Jennifer to Holly's ex-husband. Holly came to believe she and the children had No Way Out But One.<br>
<br>No Way Out But One tells the story of one woman and her family that is emblematic of a larger heartbreaking national scandal. In Child and Family Court systems across the country, those who abuse their children are often awarded custody of them by the very courts charged with protecting them. It is estimated that 58,000 children a year are ordered into unsupervised contact with physically or sexually abusive parents following divorce in the United States.<br>
<br>Q&A with director to follow. Free & open to the public<br>
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<br><b>5. Participate in a research study on the career development and socialization of engineering Ph.D. students</b><br><br>We invite you to participate in a research study on the career development and socialization of engineering Ph.D. students. In particular, we would like to speak with Ph.D. students who are at least in their third year of doctoral study at MIT. Participation entails a brief survey and a one-on-one interview that will take approximately 1 to 1.5 hours and will explore your experiences and perceptions as a doctoral student, with specific emphasis on your career development and the ways in which social networks with a variety of individuals have contributed to your career development. The project’s findings will inform the development and strengthening of career services for graduate students and contribute to the literature on career development in doctoral education.<br>
<br>As a token of our appreciation, you will be provided with a $25 gift card for your participation.<br><br>If you would like to be interviewed, the information you share will be kept confidential and your name and other personally identifying information will not be associated with your comments or perceptions. Also, please be assured that participation in this study is completely voluntary and your decision to participate or not participate will have no effect on your relationship with MIT. If you would like to participate in this research study, please send an email to <a href="mailto:STEMcareer@mit.edu">STEMcareer@mit.edu</a> to schedule an appointment in October or November.<br>
<br>This study has been reviewed by MIT COUHES and has received support from MIT’s Office of the Dean of Graduate Education.<br><br>Thank you for your consideration, Carrie Sampson Moore, Deborah Liverman, and Katalin Szelenyi - Researchers from MIT and UMass Boston<br>
<br><br><b>**********Outside MIT**********<br></b><br><b>6. [HGWISE] HGWISE Longwood Welcome Luncheon (Wed, Oct 12, 12-1p)<br>When:</b> Wed, Oct 12, 12 - 1 pm<br><b>Where:</b> JBM Lounge, Vanderbilt Hall, Longwood Campus<br>
<br>Join us for lunch and to discuss our plans for the upcoming year. We will talk about upcoming HGWISE events and seek your opinions about what you want HGWISE to do for you. This is a great opportunity to share your ideas and needs with HGWISE.<br>
<br><br><b>7. Science Shaping Our World: Translation of Innovation from Academia to Industry (Thurs, Oct 13, 5:30-9p)<br>When:</b> Thursday, October 13, 2011; 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM<br><b>Where:</b> TMEC Walter Amphitheater, Harvard Medical School, 260 Longwood Ave, Boston, Massachusetts 02115<br>
<b>Register at:</b> <a href="http://showoctober2011.eventbrite.com/">http://showoctober2011.eventbrite.com/</a><br><br>Science Shaping Our World (SHOW) is an ongoing seminar and networking series that highlights cutting edge translational life science research and development. Our mission is to draw together a multidisciplinary audience spanning academia and industry where they can gain exposure and insight into the life science advancements changing our world.<br>
<br>October's special SHOW event highlights the translation of innovation from academia to industry. Our outstanding speaker panel will be drawn from the creation of innovation to intellectual property and licensing to the translation, development, and ultimate commercialization of novel technologies.<br>
<br>Further, our panel will speak to the importance of diversity within this pathway as well as present real world examples where these steps have led to vibrant new life science start-up companies.<br><br> <br><br><b>***************<br>
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