<span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Dear GWAMIT Members,</font></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br>
</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Thanks to all the attendees of the GWAMIT Spring 2012 Empowerment Conference! For photos and more information on the events, please check out the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/gwamit" target="_blank">GWAMIT Facebook Page</a>.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="background-image:initial"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Enjoy the week!<br>
</font></span></p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br></font><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font><b>The GWAMIT Board<br>
</b>Send your ideas to: <a href="mailto:gwamit-exec@mit.edu" style="color:rgb(0,0,204)" target="_blank">gwamit-exec@mit.edu</a><br>Send your <span style="background-image:initial"><span style="background-image:initial"><span style="background-image:initial">announcements</span></span></span> to: <a href="mailto:gwamit-sec@mit.edu" style="color:rgb(0,0,204)" target="_blank">gwamit-sec@mit.edu</a><br>
Visit us: <a href="http://gwamit.org/" style="color:rgb(0,0,204)" target="_blank">http://gwamit.org</a><br><br><b>========<br>IN BRIEF<br>========<br></b></font><b><br></b></font></div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>MIT:</b><font><b><br></b></font></font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">
<span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">1. MIT Presidential Search Open Forums (Mar. 19, 20, and 22; times vary)</font></span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br>
</font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">2. GECD "What do you value?" Workshop (Mar. 20, 2-3pm)</font></span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br>
</font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">3. Public Service Center Summer Fellowship Proposal Workshops (Mar. 20-22; times vary)</font></span><span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br>
</font></span></div><div style="text-align:left;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="text-align:-webkit-auto"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">4. MIT Museum Visualizing Science Series: "All in Your Head" (Tues. Mar. 20, 6-7:30pm)</font></span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br>
</font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">5. Bon Appétit Management Company Talk on Sustainable Food and Business (Wed. Mar. 21, 11:30am-12:30pm)</font></span></div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">6. Cheney Room Movie Night: <u>Saving Face</u> (Wed. Mar. 21, 6:30pm)</font></span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">
<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="text-align:center">7. 5th CSAIL IAP Women Networking Event (Tues. Apr. 10, 5-7pm; RSVP by Mar. 30)</span><span><br>
</span></font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="text-align:center">8. Study on Service Utilization for Survivors of Sexual Violence, Relationship Abuse, Stalking, or Harassment</span><br>
</font></span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font><div><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Outside MIT:</font></b></div>
</div><div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font>9. Futures in Life Sciences Program Commercialization 1 (Marketing, Product Management, Business Development) (Tues. Mar. 20, 5:30-8pm)</font></span></div>
<div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">10. [AWIS-MA Chapter] Speed Networking with Diane Darling (Wed. Mar. 21, 5:30-8pm)</font><font color="#222222" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br>
</font></span><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">11. [Harvard] 5th Annual Latina Empowerment and Development Conferences (Sat. March 24, 11a-6p)</font></div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">12. [Harvard] Light at the End of the Tunnel: Job Opportunities After a Postdoc (Mon. Mar. 26, 2-4pm)</font></div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">13. [Harvard] Radcliffe Institute "Meet-the-Investigator" Lunch (Tues. Apr. 3, 12:30-1:30pm)<font><br>
</font></font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">14. [Harvard] Self-Assembly Science Week Call for Volunteers (Apr. 12-14)<b><br>
</b></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br></font><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">To see more events beyond this week's digest visit <a href="http://bit.ly/gwamitevents" style="color:rgb(0,0,204)" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/gwamitevents</a> and <a href="http://bit.ly/gwamitinterest" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><font color="#0000cc">http:/</font><font color="#0000cc">/bit.ly/g</font>wamitinterest</a><br>
<br><b>=====================<br>FULL <span style="background-image:initial"><span style="background-image:initial"><span style="background-image:initial">ANNOUNCEMENTS</span></span></span><br>=====================</b> <b><br>
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</font></span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">1. MIT Presidential Search Open Forums (Mar. 19, 20, and 22; times vary)</font></b></span></div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></b></span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span> President Susan Hockfield recently announced her resignation, </span><span>and MIT is currently involved in the process to find and select its 17th </span><span>president. Students are encouraged to be part of this process; t</span><span>his exercise is not only an opportunity to identify the traits desired in<b> </b></span><span>the next president of MIT, but also an opportunity for students to identify </span><span>key issues affecting students in the coming decade as well as communicate, </span><span>identify, and affirm the values and priorities of MIT going into the future. Planned open forums to receive student feedback have been scheduled as follows:</span></font></div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">March 19, 12pm, 5-134</font></b></span></div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">March 20, 12pm, 3-442</font></b></span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">March 20, 5:30pm, E51-376</font></b></span></div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">March 22, 7:30pm, W20 Lobdell Dining Hall</font></b></span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br>
</font></b></span></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span>Each forum will be 90 minutes long, and students unable to attend are encouraged to provide feedback online at </span><font color="#222222"><a href="http://scripts.mit.edu/~ua/pressearch/" target="_blank">http://scripts.mit.edu/~ua/pressearch/</a>.</font></font></div>
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</font></b></span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">2. GECD "What do you value?" Workshop (Mar. 20, 2-3pm)</font></b></span></div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>When:</b> Tuesday, March 20, 2-3pm</font></span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Where: </b>4-145</font></span></div>
<div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><b>Register:</b> On CareerBridge at </span><font color="#222222"><a href="https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student/" target="_blank">https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student/</a></font></font></div>
<div><font color="#222222" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span>Unsure about your career or major? Learn about yourself through identifying career values to help you choose the path that is right for you. This is a small group and hands-on workshop with an interactive activity designed to help you determine what values are important to you in the workplace. Register required on CareerBridge (click on Workshops Career Fairs and Events). Limited to 15 participants.</span><font color="#222222"><br>
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</font></b></span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">3. Public Service Center Summer Fellowship Proposal Workshops (Mar. 20-22; times vary)</font></b></span></div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span><b>When: </b>Mar. 20 (2:15-3:15 or 3:45-4:45), Mar. 21 (</span><span>2:15-3:15 or 3:45-4:45), Mar. 22 (</span><span>2:15-3:15 or 3:45-4:45)</span></font></div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Where:</b> 1-242 (Mar. 20), 4-253 (Mar. 21), 4-146 (Mar. 22)</font></span></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><b>Signup: </b></span><font color="#222222"><a href="http://www.doodle.com/e75e44pr8apwnpiw" target="_blank">http://www.doodle.com/e75e44pr8apwnpiw</a></font></font></div>
<div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">PSC Summer Fellowship Proposals are due this Friday, March 23 - come and receive advice on how to make a proposal for a paid summer fellowship shine before applications are due. <span>The Fellowships and Internships programs both support MIT students working on capacity-building service projects. Students work with community-focused organizations such as non-profits, schools, and social enterprises.</span></font></div>
<div><span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></span></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span>Find more information about both programs at </span><a href="http://mit.edu/mitpsc/whatwedo/internshipsandfellowships/" target="_blank">http://mit.edu/mitpsc/whatwedo/internshipsandfellowships/</a><span><br>
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</font></b></span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">4. MIT Museum Visualizing Science Series: "All in Your Head" (Tues. Mar. 20, 6-7:30pm)</font></b></span></div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>When:</b> Tuesday, March 20, 6-7:30pm</font></span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Where: </b>MIT Museum, 265 Massachusetts Ave.</font></span></div>
<div><span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></span></div><div><span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="text-align:left">How do humans recognize and remember images? Can these processes be artificially created? Join MIT professors </span><a href="http://mitmuseum.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=U4YEIwAKAAEAAAE9AAX3Pg" style="text-align:left" target="_blank">Aude Oliva</a><span style="text-align:left">, </span><a href="http://mitmuseum.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=U4YEIwAKAAEAAAGcAAX3Pg" style="text-align:left" target="_blank">James Di Carlo</a><span style="text-align:left">, and</span><a href="http://mitmuseum.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=U4YEIwAKAAEAAAIAAAX3Pg" style="text-align:left" target="_blank">Antonio Torralba</a><span style="text-align:left"> in a dynamic conversation about the intersection of vision and cognition in humans and machines. </span><br>
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</font></b></span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span><b>5. </b></span><b>Bon Appétit Management Company Talk on Sustainable Food and Business (Wed. Mar. 21, 11:30am-12:30pm)</b><br>
</font></div><div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>When:</b> Wednesday, March 21, 11:30am-12:30pm<br><b>Where:</b> Maseeh Dining Hall, Flowers PDR<br>
<br>Maisie Greenawalt, the Bon Appétit National VP of Strategy, will be joining us for a luncheon to discuss how Bon Appétit has used, and is using, its purchasing power to create a more sustainable food system. Bon Appétit has been rolling out <a href="http://bamco.com/sustainable-food-service" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">sustainability initiatives</a> since 1999, when we created our local food sourcing program, Farm to Fork. Since then, we have gone on to address everything from farmworker rights and climate change, to humane treatment of animals and sustainable fishing practices. Maisie has been a key player in the creation of these initiatives, and is largely responsible for Bon Appétit’s success as a company.<br>
<br><br><b>6. Cheney Room Movie Night: </b><u style="font-weight:bold">Saving Face</u><b> (Wed. Mar. 21, 6:30pm)<br></b><b>When:</b><font color="#222222"> Wednesday, March 21, 6:30pm<br></font><b>Where: </b><font color="#222222">The Cheney Room, 3-310</font></font></span><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">
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<font color="#222222" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="text-align:center"><p style="display:inline!important">In Manhattan, the brilliant Chinese-American lesbian surgeon Wil is surprised by the arrival of her forty-eight year old widow mother to her apartment. Ma was banished from Flushing, Queens, when her father discovered that she was pregnant. The presence of Ma affects the personal life of Wil, who is in love with the daughter of her boss at the hospital, the dancer Vivian Shing. Once her grandfather has promised that her mother would only return to Flushing remarried or proving that it was an immaculate conception, Wil tries to find a Chinese bachelor to marry Ma. </p>
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</font></p></span></font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-align:left"><font color="#222222" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="text-align:center"><p style="display:inline!important"><b>7. 5th CSAIL IAP Women Networking Event (Tues. Apr. 10, 5-7pm; RSVP by Mar. 30)</b></p>
</span></font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-align:left"><font color="#222222" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="text-align:center"><p style="display:inline!important"><b>When:</b> Tuesday, April 10, 5-7pm</p>
</span></font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-align:left"><font color="#222222" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="text-align:center"><p style="display:inline!important"><b>Where: </b>Microsoft Research New England, 1 Memorial Drive, Cambridge</p>
</span></font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-align:left"><font color="#222222" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="text-align:center"><p style="display:inline!important"><b>RSVP: </b>To <a href="mailto:arunaj@csail.mit.edu" target="_blank">arunaj@csail.mit.edu</a> by March 30</p>
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</font></p></span></font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-align:left"><span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Spend time with other women students, colleagues and women from industry. Women students, colleagues and our industry affiliates are invited to enjoy an evening of networking, including an industry Q&A round table featuring successful local women. Discussions will include their individual journeys, the challenges they have faced, the challenges and opportunities for women in computer science and information technology, and lessons learned. Panelists include:</font></span></div>
<div style="text-align:left"><div style="text-align:-webkit-auto"><font color="#222222" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="text-align:-webkit-auto"><font color="#222222" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Jennifer Chayes, Distinguished Scientist and Managing Director of Microsoft Research New England</font></div>
<div style="text-align:-webkit-auto"><font color="#222222" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Andrea Knight, Senior Compiler Engineer, MediaTek</font></div><div style="text-align:-webkit-auto"><font color="#222222" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Shilpa Lawande, VP Software Engineering, Vertica, an HP Company</font></div>
<div style="text-align:-webkit-auto"><font color="#222222" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Lisa Schlosser, Vice President and CTO, Content Marketplace, Thompson Reuters</font></div><div style="text-align:-webkit-auto">
<font color="#222222" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Xiaojing Li, Research Engineer, Akamai</font></div><font color="#222222" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="text-align:center"><p style="display:inline!important">
<br><br><b>8. Study on Service Utilization for Survivors of Sexual Violence, Relationship Abuse, Stalking, or Harassment<br>Contact: </b>Kelley Adams at <a href="mailto:adam@med.mit.edu" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">adam@med.mit.edu</a> or <a href="tel:%28617%29%20253-1318" value="+16172531318" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">(617) 253-1318</a></p>
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<br></p></span></font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-align:left"><span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">This study will examine the service utilization pathways survivors of sexual violence, relationship abuse, stalking or harassment take following an incident at the institution. Specifically, I'm interviewing survivors about what services they have used on and off campus, their experiences with those services, recommendations for improvement, and on what it's like to be a survivor of violence or abuse at MIT. The information obtained through the study will be used to improve services at MIT, and measures have been built into the study design to ensure participants' confidentiality.<font color="#222222"><span style="text-align:center"><p style="display:inline!important">
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<span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">One of the eligibility criteria is a connection to MIT, but this is defined loosely: employees, students, post-docs, researchers, spouses of any of the above, etc. all fall into this category.<br>
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<p style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"></p></div><div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b><font>9. Futures in Life Sciences Program Commercialization 1 (Marketing, Product Management, Business Development) (Tues. Mar. 20, 5:30-8pm)</font></b></font></div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font><b>When:</b> Tuesday, March 20, 5:30-8pm</font></font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font><b>Where:</b> Genzyme, 500 Kendall Street, Cambridge</font></font></div>
<div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font><b>Register:</b> </font></font><font color="#222222" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://fils32012.eventbrite.com/" target="_blank">http://fils32012.eventbrite.com/</a></font></div>
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<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Propel Careers</strong>, <strong>MassBio</strong>, and the <strong>MassBioEd</strong> have joined together to organize a series of networking and panel events focused on raising awareness of career paths that exist in life sciences for individuals with advanced degrees. This <strong>Futures in Life Science</strong> program will bring together experts across a wide range of disciplines and functional areas within the life science industry, who will detail their roles and will provide a rich context for the audience to gain a clear understanding of the skills, aptitudes, competencies, and personalities that thrive in their particular functions. </font></p>
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<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Attendance for this program is open to current graduate students, post doctoral fellows, and medical residents who are interested in careers in the life sciences industry. Space is limited to 100 individuals.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">The event will focus on the Marketing, Product Management, and Business Development areas of the life sciences sector. </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Food and refreshments will be provided at each event, and all events will have ample time included to meet and network with the panelists and other attendees.</span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> </span></p>
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<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b><font>10. [AWIS-MA Chapter] Speed Networking with Diane Darling (Wed. Mar. 21, 5:30-8pm)</font></b><br>
</font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>When:</b> Wednesday, March 21, 5:30-8pm</font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Where:</b> Amgen Kendall Square, 1 Kendall Sq, Cambridge</font></div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Register:</b> </font><font color="#222222" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.acteva.com//ttghits.cfm?EVA_ID=23807" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">http://www.acteva.com//ttghits.cfm?EVA_ID=23807</a></font></span></div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Fee:</b> $25 for students</font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br>
</font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Please join the Massachusetts Association for Women in Science (AWIS) chapter for an evening of Speed Networking led by Diane Darling, a dynamic speaker and the author of the book “The Networking Survival Guide.” Dinner will be provided and a free copy of Diane’s book will be given to the first 50 registrants. Remember to bring your business cards! This event is open to everyone. This will be a fun, informative, and interactive event. This event was a huge success last time with nearly 100 people in attendance. We have arranged for a larger and more accessible venue. The discounted registration fee is available only for AWIS members and students</font></div>
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</font></b></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">11. [Harvard] 5th Annual Latina Empowerment and Development Conferences (Sat. Mar. 24, 11a-6p)</font></b></div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>When: </b>Saturday, March 24, 11a-6p</font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Where:</b> <font color="#222222">Double Tree Hotel Cambridge, MA</font></font></div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font color="#222222" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Register: </b><a href="http://www.wix.com/latinasunidas/lead#!register" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">http://www.wix.com/latinasunidas/lead#!register</a></font></div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>More info: </b><a href="http://www.wix.com/latinasunidas/lead" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">http://www.wix.com/latinasunidas/lead#</a></font></div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font color="#222222" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">LEAD is an all-day event that exposes individuals in the community at large to the achievements of Latinas in the world today. Every year we have a prominent Latina as our keynote speaker who shares her experience, wisdom and advice with those present. The Conference aims to encourage the professional endeavors of Latinas everywhere. Latina undergraduate and graduate students will connect with successful Latina role models who radiate positive ideals and represent the larger Latino community. Our speakers will address the social, political, and economic issues that Latinas face today and motivate them toward excellence in their future careers. Your students will have the opportunity to participate in pre-professional workshops to improve skills such as resume building, interviewing and networking.</font></div>
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The LEAD conference will be taking place in the Double Tree Hotel Cambridge, MA on Saturday <span style="color:rgb(64,49,82)">March 24, 2012* from 11:30 AM-6:00 PM</span>.</p><div></div>The theme for this year's conference is "<span style="color:rgb(64,49,82)">S<span style="line-height:18px"><font color="#000000">trengthening our Communities in the Face of Adversity."</font></span></span></font></div>
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<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Please Register for the LEAD conference at: <a href="http://www.wix.com/latinasunidas/lead#!register" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">http://www.wix.com/latinasunidas/lead#!register</a></font></p>
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<b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">12. [Harvard] Light at the End of the Tunnel: Job Opportunities After a Postdoc (Mon. Mar. 26, 2-4pm)</font></b></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);border-bottom-width:medium;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-color:initial;border-left-width:medium;border-left-style:none;border-left-color:initial;padding-bottom:0in;margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;padding-left:0in;padding-right:0in;border-top-width:medium;border-top-style:none;border-top-color:initial;border-right-width:medium;border-right-style:none;border-right-color:initial;padding-top:0in">
<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>When:</b> Monday, March 26, 2-4pm</font></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);border-bottom-width:medium;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-color:initial;border-left-width:medium;border-left-style:none;border-left-color:initial;padding-bottom:0in;margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;padding-left:0in;padding-right:0in;border-top-width:medium;border-top-style:none;border-top-color:initial;border-right-width:medium;border-right-style:none;border-right-color:initial;padding-top:0in">
<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Where:</b> Yenching Auditorium, Yenching Library, 2 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge</font></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);border-bottom-width:medium;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-color:initial;border-left-width:medium;border-left-style:none;border-left-color:initial;padding-bottom:0in;margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;padding-left:0in;padding-right:0in;border-top-width:medium;border-top-style:none;border-top-color:initial;border-right-width:medium;border-right-style:none;border-right-color:initial;padding-top:0in">
<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Registration:</b> <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Jobs_After_Postdoc" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Jobs_After_Postdoc</a></font></p>
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<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Adam Stein, the CEO of a newly formed nanotechnology company in Pasadena, CA, is coming to share his perspectives on careers for postdocs and grad students outside of the academic world. The aim of this program is to provide an understanding of industrial science and careers in industry as a whole. Don’t miss this opportunity to better equip yourself with the knowledge of the many options for your future career!</font></p>
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<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>13. [Harvard] Radcliffe Institute "Meet-the-Investigator" Lunch (Tues. Apr. 3, 12:30-1:30pm)</b></font></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);border-bottom-width:medium;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-color:initial;border-left-width:medium;border-left-style:none;border-left-color:initial;padding-bottom:0in;margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;padding-left:0in;padding-right:0in;border-top-width:medium;border-top-style:none;border-top-color:initial;border-right-width:medium;border-right-style:none;border-right-color:initial;padding-top:0in">
<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>When:</b> Tuesday, April 3, 12:30-1:30pm</font></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);border-bottom-width:medium;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-color:initial;border-left-width:medium;border-left-style:none;border-left-color:initial;padding-bottom:0in;margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;padding-left:0in;padding-right:0in;border-top-width:medium;border-top-style:none;border-top-color:initial;border-right-width:medium;border-right-style:none;border-right-color:initial;padding-top:0in">
<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Where:</b> Conference Room 112, Radcliffe Gym, Harvard</font></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);border-bottom-width:medium;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-color:initial;border-left-width:medium;border-left-style:none;border-left-color:initial;padding-bottom:0in;margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;padding-left:0in;padding-right:0in;border-top-width:medium;border-top-style:none;border-top-color:initial;border-right-width:medium;border-right-style:none;border-right-color:initial;padding-top:0in">
<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>RSVP:</b> <a href="mailto:ventures@radcliffe.edu" target="_blank">ventures@radcliffe.edu</a></font></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);border-bottom-width:medium;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-color:initial;border-left-width:medium;border-left-style:none;border-left-color:initial;padding-bottom:0in;margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;padding-left:0in;padding-right:0in;border-top-width:medium;border-top-style:none;border-top-color:initial;border-right-width:medium;border-right-style:none;border-right-color:initial;padding-top:0in">
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<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span>The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study will host our first “Meet-the-Investigator” </span><span>lunch of the semester on </span><b>Tuesday, April 3, 2012, </b><span>and we would be delighted </span><span>if you could attend. These lunches provide a special opportunity for undergraduate, </span><font color="#0D0D0D">graduate, and post-doctoral students </font><span>to engage dual-career faculty couples in open, </span><span>informal discussions about their research and work–life balance. </span></font></p>
<div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> <br>The upcoming event will feature faculty from Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences: <a href="http://www.seas.harvard.edu/directory/ehu" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><font color="blue"><u>Evelyn L. Hu</u></font></a>, <font color="black">Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Physics and of </font><font color="black">Electrical Engineering and Area Dean for Electrical Engineering</font>, and <a href="http://www.seas.harvard.edu/faculty-research/people/new-appointments/david-clarke" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><font color="blue"><u>David R. Clarke</u></font></a>, Gordon McKay Professor of Materials.</font></div>
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<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>14. [Harvard] Self-Assembly Science Week Call for Volunteers (Apr. 12-14)</b></font></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);border-bottom-width:medium;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-color:initial;border-left-width:medium;border-left-style:none;border-left-color:initial;padding-bottom:0in;margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;padding-left:0in;padding-right:0in;border-top-width:medium;border-top-style:none;border-top-color:initial;border-right-width:medium;border-right-style:none;border-right-color:initial;padding-top:0in">
<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Contact:</b> <a href="mailto:tfeldman@fas.harvard.edu" target="_blank">tfeldman@fas.harvard.edu</a></font></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);border-bottom-width:medium;border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-color:initial;border-left-width:medium;border-left-style:none;border-left-color:initial;padding-bottom:0in;margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0in;padding-left:0in;padding-right:0in;border-top-width:medium;border-top-style:none;border-top-color:initial;border-right-width:medium;border-right-style:none;border-right-color:initial;padding-top:0in">
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<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The theme of the inaugural Harvard Science Week is Self-Assembly, and the planning team is currently in search of coordinators and volunteers to help plan specific events for this initiative. For more information, contact Ted Feldman at the address listed above.</font></p>
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