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<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://positivity.mit.edu/" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Positivity@MIT</a><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">is tomorrow, Tuesday, October 23, from 5-7pm! Please RSVP <a href="http://positivity.mit.edu/rsvp/" target="_blank">here</a> if you are planning to attend, and check out Positivity@MIT's <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/290523947721036/" target="_blank">Facebook page</a> for more information.</span></p>
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<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style>1. </span><span style="line-height:14px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Positivity@MIT: How to not offend people... (Tues. Oct. 23, 5-7pm)</span></div>
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<b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style>MIT:</font></b></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">2. [Lemelson-MIT] Communicating Inventiveness (Mon. Oct. 22, 4pm)</span></div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style>3. WiSDM Symposium 2012 (Tues. Oct. 23, 11:45am-5pm)</span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif">4. [GSC] Strategy for Graduate Fellowship Applications (Tues. Oct. 23, 4-5:30pm)</div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif">5. [GECD] Unlocking the Secrets of Company Databases (Wed. Oct. 24, 3:30-4:30pm)</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style>6. Workshop on Gender, Technology, and Development (Fri. Oct. 26, 9:30am-5pm)</span></div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif">7. Join the MIT Graduate-Undergraduate Women's Mentorship Program! (Application open now; meetings Saturdays 1-2:30pm Oct. 27-Nov. 17)</div>
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<b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style>Outside MIT:</font></b></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="text-align:start">8</span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;text-align:start">. What Makes a Candidate Attractive: Landing Your First Job in Consulting (Wed. Oct. 24, 12pm)</span></div>
<div style="text-align:justify"><span style="text-align:start;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">9. [MASS-AWIS] How to Get Published (Wed. Oct. 24, 6-8pm)</span></div><div><span style><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">10. </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">VIPink (Thu. Oct. 25, 6-9pm)</span></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">11. [MASS-AWIS] Volunteer: Build Your Leadership Skills and Make a Difference (Thu. Nov. 1, 7-9pm)</span></div>
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<div><span style><br><b>1. </b></span><b><font color="#333333" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:14px">Positivity@MIT: How to not offend people... (Tues. Oct. 23, 5-7pm)</span></font></b></div>
</div><div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><div><font color="#333333" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:14px"><b>When: </b>Tuesday, October 23, 5-7pm</span></font></div>
<div><font color="#333333" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:14px"><b>Where: </b>26-100</span></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style><b><font color="#333333"><span style="line-height:14px">RSVP: </span></font></b><a href="http://positivity.mit.edu/rsvp" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">http://positivity.mit.edu/<span style="display:inline-block"></span>rsvp</a></font></div>
<div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style><b><font color="#333333"><span style="line-height:14px">Details: </span></font></b><a href="http://positivity.mit.edu/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">http://positivity.mit.edu/</a></font></div>
<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style><span style="line-height:14px;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><div><br></div><div><b>Positivity@MIT: How to not offend people...</b></div>...And What to Do if You See Other Doing It.</span><br style="line-height:14px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">
<br style="line-height:14px;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span style="line-height:14px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Make MIT (or your workplace) more positive for all genders, sexual orientations, races, and cultures. Come to our inaugural workshop about appropriate workplace behavior. </span><span style="line-height:14px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">There will be food. </span><span style="line-height:13.999999046325684px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">All members of the greater MIT/Cambridge community are welcome. Invite your friends!</span></font></div>
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<span style><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:14px">RSVP here:</span><font color="#222222"> </font></font><a href="http://positivity.mit.edu/rsvp" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif" target="_blank">http://positivity.mit.edu/<span style="display:inline-block"></span>rsvp</a><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br style="line-height:14px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">
<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);line-height:14px">Read more: </span></font><a href="http://positivity.mit.edu/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif" target="_blank">http://positivity.mit.edu/</a></span></div>
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<b style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">2. [Lemelson-MIT] Communicating Inventiveness (Mon. Oct. 22, 4pm)</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style><b style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">When:</b><font color="#222222" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> Monday, October 22, 4pm</font><br>
<b style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Where:</b><font color="#222222" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> Bush Room (10-105)</font><br><b style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Register:</b><font color="#222222" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> <a href="http://communicatinginventiveness.eventbrite.com/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">http://communicatinginventiveness.eventbrite.com/</a></font></span></p>
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</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style>Participants will learn to communicate information in a way that makes an impression that is consistent with their own goals.<u></u><u></u></font></p>
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<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style>For more information and registration, visit:</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style><br>
</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style>MIT Calendar: <a href="https://events.mit.edu/edit/event_ed.do" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">https://events.mit.edu/edit/event_ed.do</a><u></u><u></u></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style>Trust Entrepreneruship Center: <a href="http://entrepreneurship.mit.edu/event/communicating-inventiveness" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">http://entrepreneurship.mit.edu/event/communicating-inventiveness</a></font></p>
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</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b style>3. WiSDM Symposium 2012 (Tues. Oct. 23, 11:45am-5pm)</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif">
<span style><b>When:</b> Tuesday, October 23, 11:45am-5pm</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style><b>Where: </b>MIT</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style><b>Register:</b> <a href="http://www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=1119102&lbrd=1&rtypeid=634819" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">http://www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=1119102&lbrd=1&rtypeid=634819</a></span></p>
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<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style>The MIT Women in System Design and Management (WiSDM) are pleased to announce <a href="http://sdm.mit.edu/news/news_articles/wisdm-symposium/wisdm-symposium.html" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">The WiSDM Symposium</a><a href="http://sdm.mit.edu/news/news_articles/wisdm-symposium/wisdm-symposium.html" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"> 2012</a>, which will occur as the afternoon session on day 2, Tuesday October 23rd, of the annual Systems Thinking Conference.</font></div>
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<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style>We have invited female leaders from industry to speak about systems thinking and the theme for the session is <span style="color:rgb(36,36,36);font-weight:bold;line-height:20px">Creating Value in Your Organization Using Systems Engineering</span><span style="color:rgb(36,36,36);line-height:20px">.</span></font></div>
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<span style="line-height:20px;color:rgb(36,36,36)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">We hope you are planning to attend the entire conference this year, as we have a line-up of tremendous speakers. If you are unable to attend both days, please consider attending the WiSDM Symposium, which is the complementary portion of the conference, that includes lunch at the Faculty Club and a networking session after the presentations in Tang Lobby.</font></span></div>
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<b>4. [GSC] Strategy for Graduate Fellowship Applications (Tues. Oct. 23, 4-5:30pm)</b></span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style><b>When:</b> Tuesday, October 23, 4-5:30pm</span></div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style><b>Where:</b> MIT Campus, Room TBD</span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt">
<span style><b>Contact:</b> <a href="mailto:ldlewis@mit.edu" target="_blank">ldlewis@mit.edu</a></span></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b>RSVP:</b> </span><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://bit.ly/QGm0ZD" target="_blank"><span style="padding:0px;margin:0px">http://</span>bit.ly/QGm0ZD</a></font></div>
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</blockquote><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Writing a graduate fellowship application? This workshop will</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">provide feedback and advice on targeting your application for a</span><span style> </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">specific funding agency.</span><br>
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<li>Get an overview of strategies for proposal writing</li><li>Learn about the evaluation criteria that reviewers use to assess your application</li></ul></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Bring a one-page draft of your specific aims or abstract for individual feedback!</span><b style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> </b>Space is limited and food will be served; apply now at the RSVP link above!</div>
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<span style><b><br></b></span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style><b>5. [GECD] Unlocking the Secrets of Company Databases (Wed. Oct. 24, 3:30-4:30pm)</b></span></div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style><b>When:</b> Wednesday, October 24, 3:30-4:30pm</span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt">
<span style><b>Where:</b> 32-155</span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style><br></span></div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="border-collapse:separate;text-align:-webkit-auto"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Have you ever wanted to know all the companies that do what you think you want to do after MIT, or this coming summer? Have you ever wished there was just a list of companies you might be interested in? Do you want to work in a specific part of the world? Come learn how to use the library databases, and uncover the companies that are missing from your job search. Participants are asked to bring their own laptop or tablet as Career Services, in collaboration with the MIT Libraries, will go step-by-step and teach how these effective tools will provide information that could be your key to finding the right company for you.</font></div>
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<span style><b><br></b></span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style><b>6. Workshop on Gender, Technology, and Development (Fri. Oct. 26, 9:30am-5pm)<br>
When:</b><font face="arial, sans-serif"> Friday, October 26, 9:30am-5pm</font><br><b>Where:</b><font face="arial, sans-serif"> MIT D-Lab, N51, 3rd Floor, 265 Massachusetts Avenue</font><br><b>RSVP:</b><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?fromEmail=true&formkey=dFdnZC0zRlJXUlQzbjBINGR4RWVrcnc6MQ" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)" target="_blank">By October 22</a><br>
<br></span><h2><font color="#000000"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-weight:normal">This daylong, multidisciplinary workshop aims to engage Boston-area scholars from anthropology, economics, engineering, and other fields who work on issues relating to gender, international development, and technology design and transfer. </font></font></h2>
<h2><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-weight:normal">For more information and to <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?fromEmail=true&formkey=dFdnZC0zRlJXUlQzbjBINGR4RWVrcnc6MQ" title="" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">RSVP</a> by October 22, 2012: <a href="http://web.mit.edu/gendertech" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">http://web.mit.edu/gendertech</a><br>
<br></font></h2><div><b>7. Join the MIT Graduate-Undergraduate Women's Mentorship Program! (Application open now; meetings Saturdays 1-2:30pm Oct. 27-Nov. 17)</b></div><div><b>When:</b> Application Open; Meetings Saturdays 1-2:30pm October 27 - November 17</div>
<div><b>Apply:</b><span style="font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> </span><a href="http://bit.ly/TrukCQ" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">http://bit.ly/TrukCQ</a></div>
<div><b>Questions:</b><span style="font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> </span><a href="mailto:mszucs@mit.edu" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">mszucs@mit.edu</a></div>
<div><br></div><div><span style="font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Do you have experience in graduate school and/or industry? Would you like to share your knowledge with MIT undergraduate women? Then </span><a style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">join</a><span style="font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> the MIT Undergraduate Women's Mentoring Program!</span><br style="font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<br style="font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b style="font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Who</b><span style="font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">: MIT undergraduate and graduate women interested in talking about careers and academia</span><br style="font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<br style="font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b style="font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">What</b><span style="font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">: A unique, 4-week group mentoring program. We'll provide menteers and discussion topics; you just need to bring a willingness to share and an open mind. We'll put you in a small group of 1 or 2 graduate mentors and 2-4 undergraduate mentees.</span><br style="font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<br style="font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b style="font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Where</b><span style="font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">: Our first and last meetings will be held as a group on campus. The middle two meetings are opportunities for your group to grab lunch together, visit a lab, or sit outside to chat.</span><br style="font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<br style="font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b style="font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">When</b><span style="font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">: The program takes place the next 4 Saturdays (Oct. 27 to Nov. 17) from 1-2:30 p.m. If you're not available at those times but still want to participate, email Michelle at</span><a href="mailto:mszucs@mit.edu" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">mszucs@mit.edu</a><span style="font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">, and we'll see if we can work something out.</span><br style="font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<br style="font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b style="font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Why</b><span style="font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">: Even in 2012, women are underrepresented in academia, many industries, and almost every boardroom. We want to make sure MIT women have the tools (and connections) they need to move forward in their careers with confidence. Mentoring is incredibly important, but can be difficult for many women to find, and we want undergrads to be comfortable with upcoming career decisions.</span><br style="font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<br style="font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b style="font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">How</b><span style="font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">: Fill out this brief (5 minute!) </span><a style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">application</a><span style="font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> so we know who to match you with. (Link to Google form: </span><a href="http://bit.ly/TrukCQ" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">http://bit.ly/TrukCQ</a><span style="font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">)</span><br style="font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">
<br style="font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b style="font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Questions? Comments? Application link not working? </b><span style="font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Email Michelle at </span><a href="mailto:mszucs@mit.edu" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">mszucs@mit.edu</a><span style="font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">.</span></div>
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</b></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">8. What Makes a Candidate Attractive: Landing Your First Job in Consulting (Wed. Oct. 24, 12pm)</b></div>
<div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;padding:0px 0px 8px"><span style><b style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">When:</b><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> Wednesday, October 24, 12pm<br>
<b>Where:</b> Free Webinar for Students (<a href="https://netforum.avectra.com/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?Site=AMCF&WebCode=EventDetail&evt_key=4df3caac-3d76-42bb-ba48-df0fba9825a4" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Registration</a>)<br>
<br></span></span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Consulting is an excellent option for bright, creative students to begin their careers, </font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">offering great opportunities to travel, learn and grow. As a bright spot in the economy, </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">the consulting industry is actively looking to hire a very broad and diverse group of i</span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">ndividuals from undergraduate, MBA, PhD, engineering, law, MIS, Accounting/Finance, </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Liberal Arts and medical school programs, among others.</span></span></p>
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<span style><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Join us for a unique perspective that will help you not only prepare for your job </font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">search within the consulting industry, but also the interview process over the </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">next few months so that you can find the firm that is best suited for you…and get the job!</span></span></p>
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<br>9. [MASS-AWIS] How to Get Published (Wed. Oct. 24, 6-8pm)<br>When:</b><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> Wednesday, October 24, 6-8pm<br><b>Where:</b> </span>Center for Life Sciences (CLS) Conference Room 921, 3 Blackfan Circle, Boston, MA 02115<br>
<b>RSVP:</b> <a href="http://www.acteva.com/go/mass-awis" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">www.acteva.com/go/mass-awis</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;padding:0px 0px 8px">
<span style>This discussion provides tips for authors on using proper manuscript language, how to effectively structure your article, and what editors and publishers are looking for.</span></p>
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</b><font style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><b>When:</b></font><font style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> Thursday, October 25, 6-9pm<br></font><font style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><b>Where:</b></font><font style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> Fairmont Copley Plaza<br>
</font><font style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><b>Tickets:</b> </font><a href="http://www.stayclassy.org/boston/events/vipink-boston/e19490" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif" target="_blank">http://www.stayclassy.org/boston/events/vipink-boston/e19490</a></span></p>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style><br>Join Bright Pink Boston (<a href="http://www.brightpink.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">www.brightpink.org</a>) for a private cocktail party fundraiser. The event will offer an open bar, DJ, appetizers, pink cupcakes, a Pink Candy Buffet, and a raffle of luxury and lifestlye prizes. Pre-sale General Admission tickets are available for $45 through the end of September. Following the pre-sale, General Admission Tickets are available for $50. All guests must be 21 years of age or older to attend VIPink and all ticket purchases are non-refundable. (Proceeds benefit Bright Pink's breast and ovarian cancer prevention and early detection programs for young women.)</font></div>
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<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style><b>Where:</b> Monadnock Room, Broad Institute, 7 Cambridge Center</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b>RSVP: </b></font><font color="#222222" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/G5B8RPP" target="_blank">http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/G5B8RPP</a></font></div>
<div><font color="#222222" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-align:left"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Speakers: Dr. Joanne Kamens and current AWIS volunteers</font></p>
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