<b id="internal-source-marker_0.9600338991731405" style="font-weight:normal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dear GWAMIT, </span></p>
<span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We are pleased to extend an invitation to the </span><span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Graduate Women at MIT (GWAMIT) Fall Leadership Conference (November 5- 8)</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. </span></p>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">This year’s </span><span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">GWAMIT Leadership Conference</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> theme focuses on leadership skills needed to “Take Charge” of your future through exciting panels, talks, and workshops with leaders in both academia and industry. Each event focuses on a unique aspect of leadership and will help participants foster the necessary skill sets for success. </span></p>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Registration is now open</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> on the conference webpage. (RSVP soon below - event capacity is limited!) </span></p>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:36pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">*When:*</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> November 5 - 8 (events detailed below)</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:36pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">*Where:*</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><a href="http://whereis.mit.edu/"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">MIT Campus</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:36pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">*Info and RSVP:*</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><a href="http://leadership.gwamit.org/"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">leadership.gwamit.org</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="margin-left:36pt;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">*Contact:*</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="mailto:gwamit-leadership@mit.edu">gwamit-leadership@mit.edu</a></span></p>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Please help us spread the word to your network – ALL are welcome!</span></p>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Thank you for your continued support and hope to see you at this year’s GWAMIT Leadership Conference!</span></p>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Best regards,<br class="kix-line-break">
</span></p><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">on behalf of GWAMIT Exec </span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="mailto:gwamit-exec@mit.edu"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">gwamit-exec@mit.edu</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">---</span></p><span style="font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">GWAMIT Fall 2012 Leadership Conference Full Events Schedule</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">*Info and RSVP:*</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><a href="http://leadership.gwamit.org/"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">leadership.gwamit.org</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">*Contact:*</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="mailto:gwamit-leadership@mit.edu">gwamit-leadership@mit.edu</a></span></p>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Click here for: </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxnd2FtaXR3ZWJ8Z3g6N2UzYmEyZWU2NjNkOTY5Mw"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Full Poster</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> and </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxnd2FtaXR3ZWJ8Z3g6MmQ4YmJiOTJmN2EzNjRmMA"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Keynote Poster</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p>
<span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Events include:</span></p>
<span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">*Keynote: Take Charge of Your Vision*</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> - Assume leadership to turn your vision into a reality.</span></p>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">*When:*</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Monday, Nov. 5th, 5:30-6:30 PM, Reception to follow</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">*Where:*</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><a href="http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=32"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">MIT 32-155</span></a></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">*Speaker:*</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Carley Roney, Founder and CEO of TheKnot/XO Group </span></p>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">---</span></p><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">*Look Like a Leader*</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> - Present yourself effectively and develop your personal brand.</span></p>
<span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">*When:*</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Wednesday, Nov. 7th, 12:00-1:30 PM, Lunch will be served.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">*Where:*</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><a href="http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=6"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">6-104</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (Chipman Room)</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">*Speaker:*</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Dr. Erika Ebbel Angle, CEO Counterpoint Health Solutions and Science from Scientists, and former Miss Massachusetts 2004.</span></p>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">---</span></p><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">*Leadership in Academia and Industry Panel*</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> - Learn how to lead in academia or industry from a panel of successful women.</span></p>
<span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">*When:*</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Wednesday, Nov. 7th, 5:00-6:30pm, Reception to follow.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">*Where:*</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><a href="http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=L13"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Whitehead Institute Auditorium</span></a></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">*Panelists:*</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Sara Seager, Afarin Bellasario, Nancy Levy, and Andrea Schievella (successful women in academia, industry, and startups)</span></p>
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">---</span></p><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">*Build Your Dream Team*</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> - Develop the skills and approaches required for managing global teams.</span></p>
<span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">*When:*</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Thursday Nov. 8th, 12:00-1:30pm, Lunch served promptly before noon.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">*Where:*</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><a href="http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=32"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">32-G449</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (Stata Kiva Room)</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">*Speaker:*</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Dr. Danielle Merfeld, Technology Director, GE Global Research</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">*EVENT SPONSORED BY GE*</span></p><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">---</span></p><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">*Become an Innovator*</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> - Conceive, develop, market, and distribute your innovative ideas.</span></p>
<span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">*When:*</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Thursday Nov. 8th, 5:00-6:30 PM, Reception to follow.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">*Where:*</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><a href="http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=32"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">32-G449</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (Stata Kiva Room)</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">*Speaker:*</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> MIT Prof. Neri Oxman</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">*EVENT SPONSORED BY LEMELSON-MIT*</span></p><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span><br>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b id="internal-source-marker_0.9600338991731405" style="font-weight:normal"></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;display:inline!important">
<b id="internal-source-marker_0.9600338991731405" style="font-weight:normal"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">**If you would be able to help setup, cleanup or take photographs at an </span></b></p>
<b id="internal-source-marker_0.9600338991731405" style="font-weight:normal"><p dir="ltr" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;display:inline!important"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">event, please email </span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="mailto:gwamit-leadership@mit.edu">gwamit-leadership@mit.edu</a></span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">**</span></p>
</b><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:bold;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">*Conference Sponsors:*</span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Lemelson-MIT, MIT Division of Student Life, MIT Graduate Student Council (GSC), Office of the Dean for Graduate Education (ODGE/Grad Friendly), General Electric Corporation, MIT School of Engineering, and the MIT School of Science.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Click here for: </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxnd2FtaXR3ZWJ8Z3g6N2UzYmEyZWU2NjNkOTY5Mw"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Full Poster</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> and </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxnd2FtaXR3ZWJ8Z3g6MmQ4YmJiOTJmN2EzNjRmMA"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Keynote Poster</span></a></font></b>