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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear GWAMIT Members,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Like what you saw at the Leadership Conference? Get involved in GWAMIT's Empowerment Conference Planning Committee, Collaborative Events Team, or GWAMIT's Executive Board (more info below).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Have a great week, and a Happy Thanksgiving!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><b><span style='background:white'>The </span></b></span><span class=il><b><span style='background:white'>GWAMIT</span></b></span><span class=apple-style-span><b><span style='background:white'> Board</span></b></span><b><span style='background:white'><br></span></b><span class=apple-style-span><span style='background:white'>Send your ideas to: <u><a href="mailto:gwamit-exec@mit.edu" target="_blank"><span class=il><span style='color:#0000CC'>gwamit</span></span><span style='color:#0000CC'>-exec@mit.edu</span></a></u></span></span><span style='background:white'><br><span class=apple-style-span>Send your </span><span class=il>announcements</span><span class=apple-style-span> to: <u><a href="mailto:gwamit-sec@mit.edu" target="_blank"><span class=il><span style='color:#0000CC'>gwamit</span></span><span style='color:#0000CC'>-sec@mit.edu</span></a></u></span><br><span class=apple-style-span>Visit us: <u><a href="http://gwamit.org/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0000CC'>http://</span><span class=il><span style='color:#0000CC'>gwamit</span></span><span style='color:#0000CC'>.org</span></a></u></span><br><br><span class=apple-style-span><b>========</b></span><b><br><span class=apple-style-span>IN BRIEF</span><br><span class=apple-style-span>========</span></b><br><br><span class=il><b>GWAMIT</b></span><span class=apple-style-span><b>: </b></span><b><br></b><span class=apple-style-span>1. </span><span class=il>Empowerment Conference Planning Committee Mtg (TODAY!, 4-5pm, contact mvartak@mit.edu, luyao@mit.edu to get involved in future meetings)</span> <br><span class=apple-style-span>2. Collaborative Events Planning Team Mtg (Tomorrow, Nov 16, 6-7pm)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='background:white'>3. Join GWAMIT Executive Board (<a href="getinvolved.gwamit.org">getinvolved.gwamit.org</a>) </span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='background:white'>4. "Miss Representation" Screening (Mon. Nov 21, 7-9p)</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='background:white'><br><span class=apple-style-span><b>MIT:</b></span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='background:white'>5. AMITA Entrepreneurship in Clean Tech (TODAY!, Nov 15, 6:30-9p)</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='background:white'><br><span class=apple-style-span><b>Outside MIT:</b></span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='background:white'>6. [Harvard] The Transition from Science to Policy: A discussion with Former AAAS Fellow David Hewitt (Fri, Nov 18, 5-6p)</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='background:white'>7. Women Mentors Needed for More Active Girls in Computing (MAGIC) Program<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>8. Opportunity for woman computer scientist/technical partner for startup team in entrepreneurship<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='background:white'><br><span class=apple-style-span>To see more events beyond this week's digest visit <a href="http://bit.ly/gwamitevents" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0000CC'>http://bit.ly/gwamitevents</span></a> and <a href="http://bit.ly/gwamitcollaborators" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0000CC'>http://bit.ly/gwamitcollaborators</span></a></span><br><br><span class=apple-style-span> </span><br><span class=apple-style-span><b>=====================</b></span><b><br><span class=apple-style-span>FULL </span><span class=il>ANNOUNCEMENTS</span><br><span class=apple-style-span>=====================</span></b><span class=apple-style-span> </span><br><br><br><span class=apple-style-span><b>********</b></span><span class=il><b>GWAMIT</b></span><span class=apple-style-span><b>********</b></span><b><br><br><span class=apple-style-span>1. </span></b><span class=il><b>Empowerment Conference Planning Committee Mtg (TODAY!, 4-5pm)</b></span><b> <br><span class=apple-style-span>When: </span></b><span class=apple-style-span>TODAY! 4-5pm<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><b><span style='background:white'>Where: </span></b></span><span class=apple-style-span><span style='background:white'>Stata Cafe, 1st floor dining area (<a href="http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=32">map</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><b><span style='background:white'>Contact: </span></b></span><span class=il><span style='background:white'>mvartak@mit.edu, luyao@mit.edu to get involved in future meetings<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=il><span style='background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=il><span style='background:white'>The GWAMIT Empowerment Conference is on for Spring 2012~! Join the planning committee at any level to help plan the conference - lead an event, chair logistics or advertising, or help run an ongoing event. Bring your ideas and contact the Chairs (mvartak@mit.edu, luyao@mit.edu) to get involved - even if you can't make today's meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=il><span style='background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><b><span style='background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><b><span style='background:white'>2. Collaborative Events Planning Team Mtg (Tomorrow, Nov 16, 6-7pm)</span></b></span><b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='background:white'>When:</span></b><span style='background:white'> November 16, 2011<br><b>Where:</b> <span class=apple-style-span>Stata Cafe, 1st floor dining area (<a href="http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=32">map</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><b><span style='background:white'>Contact: </span></b></span><span class=apple-style-span><span style='background:white'>eflorine@mit.edu<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='background:white'>The GWAMIT Collaborative Events Team is having its first meeting to brainstorm one-time events with outside speakers or in collaboration with existing groups. Past events have included joint events with undergraduates, Harvard grad women, and more! Come to share your ideas and learn more about the many ways to get involved!</span></span><span style='background:white'> <br><br></span><b><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><b><span style='background:white'>3. Join the GWAMIT Executive Board (<a href="getinvolved.gwamit.org">getinvolved.gwamit.org</a>)<br>What: </span></b><span style='background:white'>Applications to open soon<br><b>Where:</b> <a href="getinvolved.gwamit.org">getinvolved.gwamit.org</a><br><b>When:</b> Application deadline January 14, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><span style='background:white'>Want to help shape the future of GWAMIT? Or help the organization's membership, funding, publicity, or advocacy operations?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><span style='background:white'>Then get involved in the GWAMIT Executive Board! Positions range from running meetings and planning events to collecting data on our members, fundraising, and branding. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><span style='background:white'>Look for more information in digests to come! Applications will be due January 14th!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><span style='background:white'>For now, interested applicants are asked to provide their contact information to receive applications at: <a href="getinvolved.gwamit.org">getinvolved.gwamit.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><span style='background:white'>We hope you will consider joining us!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><b><span style='background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><b><span style='background:white'>4. "Miss Representation" Screening (Mon. Nov 21, 7-9p)</span></b></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><b><span style='background:white'>When:</span></b></span><span class=apple-style-span><span style='background:white'> Monday, November 21, Screening starts at 7pm, doors open at 6:30pm</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><b><span style='background:white'>Where:</span></b></span><span class=apple-style-span><span style='background:white'> 26-100</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='background:white'>GWAMIT and WGS are very excited to announce that MIT will host a screening of the documentary Miss Representation! This is a film that that explores how the media’s misrepresentation of women has led to the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence. </span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='background:white'>The film premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and has been showing at sold-out screenings around the country. There will be a screening and short moderated discussion afterwards about the film. People from within and outside the MIT community are invited to attend. Free and open to the public. </span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='background:white'>For more information please visit<a href="http://missrepresentation.org/"> http://missrepresentation.org/</a> or contact <a href="mailto:lindy_l@mit.edu">lindy_l@mit.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='background:white'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='background:white'><br><span class=apple-style-span><b>**********MIT**********</b></span><b><br></b><br><b><br><span class=apple-style-span>5. [AMITA] Entrepreneurship in Clean Tech (Tues, Nov 15, 6:30-9p)</span></b><br><span class=apple-style-span><b>When</b>: <b>Tues, Nov 15, 6:30-7p Reception; 7-9p Event</b></span><br><span class=apple-style-span><b>Where</b>:E51-315</span><br><span class=apple-style-span><b>Fee: </b>AMITA members & MIT10: $15; MIT non-member alumni : $18; Students: $10</span><br><span class=apple-style-span><b>RSVP: </b><a href="http://alumweb.mit.edu/groups/amita/BrowseWeb.do?webSiteId=SI000477&webPageId=P008&eventId=42364" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0000CC'>http://alumweb.mit.edu/groups/amita/BrowseWeb.do?webSiteId=SI000477&webPageId=P008&eventId=42364</span></a></span><br><br><span class=apple-style-span>Please join us Tuesday evening, November 15th, for an exciting panel discussion on Entrepreneurship in Clean Tech. Come hear successful women entrepreneurs and venture capitalists talk about their experiences in the clean tech startup space. The discussion will touch upon industry-specific issues such as funding, market research, technology development, and regulatory constraints. </span><br><br><span class=apple-style-span>Panelists include: Marcie Black '94, MNG '95, PhD'03 - CTO & Co-founder at BandGap Engineering; Vanessa Green MNG '08, MBA '11 - CEO at OnChipPower; Jiong Ma PhD - Partner at Braemar Energy; Mina Hsiang '03, MNG '05, MBA - Senior Associate at General Catalyst Partners (Moderator)</span><br><br></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><b><span style='background:white'>**********Outside MIT**********</span></b></span><span style='background:white'><br><b><br></b><br><span class=apple-style-span><b>6. [Harvard] The Transition from Science to Policy: A discussion with Former AAAS Fellow David Hewitt (Fri, Nov 18, 5-6p)</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><b><span style='background:white'>When:</span></b></span><span class=apple-style-span><span style='background:white'> Fri, Nov 18, 5 - 6 pm</span></span><span style='background:white'><br><span class=apple-style-span><b>Where:</b> Northwest Labs 453</span><br><br><span class=apple-style-span>If you're interested in trying out a career in science policy, the AAAS offers hundreds of 1-2 year, well-paid fellowships for new PhD Students to work in a variety of government agencies and offices as science policy advisors. Join us for a happy hour discussion with OEB PhD graduate, and former AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow David Hewitt, who will talk about his journey from science PhD to non-profit science and education outreach, science policy, and</span><br><span class=apple-style-span>consulting. A true renaissance man, David does all this while still conducting science research and teaching at University of Pennsylvania. This event is being hosted by the Harvard Graduate Science Policy Group.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><b><span style='background:white'>7. Women Mentors Needed for More Active Girls in Computing (MAGIC) Program</span></b></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='background:white'>You may have heard that a group of senior women engineers kicked off an organization called MAGIC (More Active Girls in Computing) at the 2007 Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing. Since then, MAGIC has offered 1-1 mentoring to middle and high school girls in four different schools, with an objective of exposing these girls to various Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) areas and careers.</span></span><span style='background:white'><br><br><span class=apple-style-span>MAGIC mentors have included women with successful STEM careers from Google, IBM, JASnet, McKinsey, NASA, Oracle, Rutgers University, Santa Clara University, Stanford University, and University of Massachusetts, We will be entering our fourth year of mentoring in the fall of 2011.</span><br><br><span class=apple-style-span>More about MAGIC can be found at <a href="http://www.getmagic.org/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0000CC'>http://www.getmagic.org</span></a></span><br><span class=apple-style-span>Mentoring: <a href="http://getmagic.org/mentor.html" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0000CC'>http://getmagic.org/mentor.html</span></a></span><br><span class=apple-style-span>Application form: <a href="http://getmagic.org/apply.html" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0000CC'>http://getmagic.org/apply.html</span></a></span><br><br><span class=apple-style-span>Contact: Borislava I. Simidchieva <a href="mailto:bis@cs.umass.edu"><span style='color:#0000CC'>bis@cs.umass.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>8. Opportunity for woman computer scientist/technical partner for startup team in entrepreneurship <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>Are you interested in Entrepreneurship? <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>What About helping People, particularly Women? <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We are a multicultural team from the MIT Community and SLOAN School of Management looking for a technical partner to join us in developing our sensational idea into a startup. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you are interested in learning more about our project, or know anyone that would be, please send them this e-mail or contact us, we would love to explain all the details about it over lunch (on us, of course) and talk about this partnership opportunity.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If you want to be part of a battle to make a real change in the world while having fun in an entrepreneurial start-up team, contact us now, we need you!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please e-mail : <a href="mailto:florencia.resnik@gmail.com" target="_blank">florencia.resnik@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Eligibility would ideally comprise:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>1. Being a Woman - (We're a team of Ladies :) <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>2. Pursuing a BS or MS, or + in Computer Science or related field.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>3. Extreme Interest in Entrepreneurship -<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>3. Own capability to code idea into a beta product (Online Platform).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>4. Capability to lead a tech team and strong communication skills<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks in advance and hope to hear from you soon.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='background:white'><br><span class=apple-style-span><b>***************</b></span><b><br></b><br><span class=apple-style-span> <b>Join </b></span><span class=il><b>GWAMIT</b></span><span class=apple-style-span><b> on the web to get the latest updates:</b></span><b><br></b><span class=apple-style-span>Visit us: <a href="http://gwamit.org/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0000CC'>http://</span><span class=il><span style='color:#0000CC;text-decoration:none'>gwamit</span></span><span style='color:#0000CC'>.org</span></a></span><br><span class=apple-style-span>Blog: <a href="http://gwamit.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0000CC'>http://</span><span class=il><span style='color:#0000CC;text-decoration:none'>gwamit</span></span><span style='color:#0000CC'>.blogspot.com</span></a></span><br><span class=apple-style-span>Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/gwamitweb">http://twitter.com/gwamitweb</a></span><br><span class=apple-style-span>Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/gwamit" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0000CC'>http://www.facebook.com/</span><span class=il><span style='color:#0000CC;text-decoration:none'>gwamit</span></span></a></span><br><span class=il>GWAMIT</span><span class=apple-style-span> Calendar: <a href="http://bit.ly/gwamitevents" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0000CC'>http://bit.ly/gwamitevents</span></a></span><br><span class=apple-style-span>Collaborator Calendar: <a href="http://bit.ly/gwamitcollaborators" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0000CC'>http://bit.ly/gwamitcollaborators</span></a></span><br><span class=apple-style-span>Send your ideas to: <a href="mailto:gwamit-exec@mit.edu" target="_blank"><span class=il><span style='color:#0000CC;text-decoration:none'>gwamit</span></span><span style='color:#0000CC'>-exec@mit.edu</span></a></span><br><span class=apple-style-span>Send your </span><span class=il>announcements</span><span class=apple-style-span> to: <a href="mailto:gwamit-sec@mit.edu" target="_blank"><span class=il><span style='color:#0000CC;text-decoration:none'>gwamit</span></span><span style='color:#0000CC'>-sec@mit.edu</span></a></span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>