<div><div><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Dear GWAMIT Members, <u></u><u></u></font></p><p><b><i><u><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Registration is now open for the second GWAMIT Spring Empowerment Conference March 12-16!</font></u></i></b></p>
</div><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Come to any or all of our Empowerment Conference events at no cost! (Events requiring an RSVP may fill up quickly).<u></u><u></u></font></p><p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Please RSVP at: </span><a href="http://tinyurl.com/87yjfe2" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif" target="_blank">RSVP link</a></p>
<div><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></font></p><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Events include:<u></u><u></u></font></p><p><b><u><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">1. Facing Challenges, Overcoming Obstacles (*RSVP Required)</font></u></b></p>
</div><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>When: </b>Monday, March 12, 5:00-6.30pm, Reception to follow.<u></u><u></u></font></p><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Where: </b>Sidney-Pacific Multi-purpose room<u></u></font></p>
<p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Panelists: </b>Almaris Alonso (FDA), Shari Loessberg (MIT), Dana Moshkovitz (MIT), & Suzanne Oakley (MIT)<u></u><u></u></font></p></div><div><div><div><p>
<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Successful local women discuss their individual journeys, the challenges they have faced, and lessons for graduate students.<u></u></font></p></div></div><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">We are pleased to present this event in collaboration with Sidney Pacific’s Committee of Scholarly Interaction.</font></p>
<p><span style="line-height:6px;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Catered reception from 6.30-7.30pm.</span></p><div>
<p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></font></p><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b><u>2. Designing with Her in Mind</u></b><u><u></u><u></u></u></font></p><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>When: </b>Tuesday, March 13, 5:00-6:00pm, Reception to follow.<u></u><u></u></font></p>
<p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Where:</b> 10-105 (Bush Room)<u></u></font></p><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Speaker:</b> Susan Fabry, Senior Strategist, <a href="http://continuuminnovation.com/" target="_blank">Continuum</a><u></u><u></u></font></p>
</div></div><div><div style="margin-top:5px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:5px;margin-left:0px"></div><div><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Susan Fabry heads up the Women & Children research group, for a world-leading design and innovation firm.</font></p>
<p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Here she will share fascinating design insights into what women really want from the products and services they use every day.<u></u></font></p><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Catered reception from 6:00-7:00pm.</font></p>
<p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></font></p><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b><u>3. High Performance Work-Life Balance</u></b><u><u></u><u></u></u></font></p><div><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>When:</b> Wednesday, March 14, 5:30-6:30pm, Reception to follow.<u></u></font></p>
<p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Where: </b>32-G449 (Stata Kiva Room)<u></u><u></u></font></p><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Speaker:</b> Paul English, CTO and Cofounder, <a href="http://www.kayak.com/" target="_blank">KAYAK</a><u></u><u></u></font></p>
</div><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Lifelong technology entrepreneur Paul English shares secrets to moving mountains while working a balanced 40-hour week.<u></u><u></u></font></p><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Catered reception from 6:30-7:30pm.</font></p>
<div><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> <u></u><u></u></font></p><p><b><u><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">4. Women, Communication, and Power</font></u></b></p><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>When: </b>Thursday March 15, 12:00-1:15pm, Lunch served at 11:45am.<u></u></font></p>
<p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Where: </b>32-G449 (Stata Kiva Room)<u></u><u></u></font></p></div><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Speaker: </b>Dr. Barbara Tannenbaum, Senior Lecturer, Brown University<u></u></font></p>
<div><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Dr. Tannenbaum discusses gender dynamics and explains techniques for effective communication in both professional and personal life.<u></u></font></p><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Refreshments and light lunch available from 11:45am.</font></p>
<p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></font></p><p></p><div><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b><u>5. Keynote: </u><u>Digital Empowerment for the Real World: Using Social Media, Creating Social Change</u></b></font></p>
<p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>When: </b>Thursday March 15, 6:30-8:00pm,Reception to follow.<u></u></font></p><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Where: </b>32-123<u></u><u></u></font></p></div>
<p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Speaker: </b>Latoya Peterson, Founder and Editor, <a href="http://www.racialicious.com/" target="_blank">Racialicious</a><u></u></font></p><div><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Latoya Peterson discusses digital empowerment and the leveraging of technology against structural barriers such as race, gender, and class.<u></u></font></p>
<p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Networking reception with refreshments and hors d'oeuvres from 8:00-8:30pm.</font></p><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></p></div><p></p></div><p><u><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">6. Climbing the Career Ladder: Gender and the Workplace</font></b></u></p>
<p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>When: </b>Friday March 16, 12:00-1:30pm, Lunch served at 11:45am.<u></u><u></u></font></p><div><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Where:</b> 32-G449 (Stata Kiva Room)<u></u><u></u></font></p>
<p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Panelists: </b>Pamela Benkert (Philips Healthcare), Leah Buechley (MIT), Aditi Garg (Tesla), Hilda Tang (Oliver Wyman)<u></u><u></u></font></p></div><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">A diverse panel of women discuss their experience establishing and sustaining careers in a variety of industries, as well as commenting on the evolving influence of gender in the workplace.</font></p>
<div><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Refreshments and light lunch available from 11:45am.</font></p><p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Please RSVP at: </span><a href="http://tinyurl.com/87yjfe2" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">RSVP link</a></p>
</div><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><u></u></font></p><div><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></font></p><p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">We look forward to seeing you there!<u></u><u></u></font></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">-The GWAMIT Spring </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Empowerment Conference </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Planning Committee</span></p>
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