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<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Registration is now open for the GWAMIT Fall Leadership Conference! Check out the conference program below, and be sure to <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/gwamitleadership2012/">RSVP</a> before attending.</p>
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<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Enjoy the week,<br></font></p><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px"><br>
</font><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><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(17,85,204)" target="_blank">gwamit-exec@mit.edu</a><br>
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<br><b>========<br> IN BRIEF<br>========<br></b></font><b><br></b></font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><b style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">GWAMIT:</b></div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span>1. </span><span>GWAMIT</span><span> Fall </span><span>Leadership</span><span> </span><span>Conference</span><span> (Nov. 5-8, RSVP Open Now!)</span></div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">2. SWE-GWAMIT Fondue and Dessert Social (Thu. Nov. 1, 8-9pm)</font></div>
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<b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">MIT:</font></b></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span>3. [Political Science] Election 2012 Discussion Event (Tues. Oct. 30, 4-6pm)</span></div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span>4. Seeking Course 2 and 18 Mentors for Undergraduate Women (Applications due Tues. Oct. 30, 5pm)</span></div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">5. You can't say that at MIT? Or can you? Should you? (Student Event Thu. Nov. 8, 6-7:30pm)</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
6. [WGS] Making (up) an Archive: Women's History in a Digital Mode (Tues. Nov. 13, 4pm)</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">7. [GECD] Now, Discover Your Strengths (Wed. Nov. 14, 4-5:30pm)</div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">8. [WGS] GLOW Book Reading (Wed. Nov. 14, 7pm)</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br>
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<div style="text-align:start"><span><font face="arial, sans-serif">9</font></span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">. [MASS-AWIS] Volunteer: Build Your Leadership Skills and Make a Difference (Thu. Nov. 1, 7-9pm)</span></div>
<div style="text-align:start"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">10. [Harvard] Assertiveness Workshop (Wed. Nov. 7, 4:15-5:45pm)</span></div><div style="text-align:start"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:small;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">11. [HGWISE] Industrial Research Career Panel (Thu. Nov. 8, 4-5pm)</span></div>
<div style="text-align:start"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">12. Volunteer in a Cambridge Public School!</span></div></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br>
</font><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><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(17,85,204)" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/gwamitevents</a> and <a href="http://bit.ly/gwamitinterest" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/gwamitinterest</a><br>
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<div><span><br><b>1. </b></span><span><b>GWAMIT 2012 Fall Leadership Conference (Nov. 5-8, RSVP Open Now!)</b></span></div><span><b>When:</b> November 5 - 8</span><br>
<span><b>Where:</b> MIT Campus</span><br><span><b>Info and RSVP:</b> </span><a href="http://leadership.gwamit.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">leadership.gwamit.org</a><br>
<span><b>Contact:</b> </span><a href="mailto:gwamit-leadership@mit.edu" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">gwamit-leadership@mit.edu</a><br>
<br><span>Registration is now open for the 2012 GWAMIT Fall Leadership Conference, </span><span>November 5-8.</span><br>
<br><span>Come to any or all of our Leadership Conference events at no cost!</span><br><span>(Events requiring an RSVP may fill up quickly).</span><br>
<br><b><u><span>Events include:</span><br></u></b><br><span><b>Keynote: Take Charge of Your Vision</b></span><br>
<span><b>When:</b> Monday, Nov. 5th, 5:30-6:30 PM, Reception to follow.</span><br><span><b>Where:</b> MIT 32-155</span><br>
<span><b>Speaker: </b>Carley Roney, Founder and CEO of TheKnot/XO Group</span><br><br><span><b>****</b></span><br>
<br><b><span>Look Like a Leader</span><br></b><span><b>When: </b>Wednesday, Nov. 7th, 12:00-1:30 PM, Lunch will be served.</span><br>
<span><b>Where: </b>6-104 (Chipman Room)</span><br><span><b>Speaker:</b> Dr. Erika Ebbel Angle, CEO Counterpoint Health Solutions and Science </span><span>from Scientists, and former Miss Massachusetts 2004.</span><br>
<b><br><span>****</span><br><br><span>Leadership in Academia and Industry Panel</span></b><br>
<span><b>When:</b> Wednesday, Nov. 7th, 5:00-6:30pm, Reception to follow.</span><br><span><b>Where: </b>Whitehead Institute Auditorium</span><br>
<span><b>Panelists:</b> Sara Seager, Afarin Bellasario, Nancy Levy, and Andrea Schievella </span><span>(successful women in academia, industry, and startups)</span><br>
<br><span>****</span><br><br><b><span>Build Your Dream Team</span><br>
</b><span><b>When:</b> Thursday Nov. 8th, 12:00-1:30pm, Lunch served promptly before noon.</span><br><span><b>Where:</b> 32-G449 (Stata Kiva Room)</span></div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span><b>Speaker:</b> Dr. Danielle Merfeld, Technology Director, GE Global Research</span><br><span><b>EVENT SPONSORED BY GE</b></span><br>
<br><b><span> ****</span><br><br><span>Become an Innovator</span><br>
</b><span><b>When:</b> Thursday Nov. 8th, 5:00-6:30 PM, Reception to follow.</span><br><span><b>Where:</b> 32-G449 (Stata Kiva Room)</span><br>
<span><b>Speaker:</b> MIT Prof. Neri Oxman</span><b><br><span>EVENT SPONSORED BY LEMELSON-MIT</span></b><br><br><span>If you would be able to help setup, cleanup or take photographs at an </span><span>event, please email </span><a href="mailto:gwamit-leadership@mit.edu" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">gwamit-leadership@mit.edu</a></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>When:</b> Thursday, November 1, 8-9pm</font></p>
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<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b>RSVP:</b> </font><font color="#222222" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://bit.ly/ToZlFv" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/ToZlFv</a></font></p>
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</p><div style>The Society of Women Engineers will be hosting a fondue and dessert social with GWAMIT this<b>Thursday, November 1st from 8-9 PM.</b> The event will take place at<b> Lobdell on the second floor of the MIT Student Center. </b>We would highly encourage everyone to come and enjoy delicious chocolate fondue, coffee, and conversation with other undergraduate and graduate women on campus!<b> </b></div>
<div style><b><br></b></div><div style>If you are interested in attending, please fill out <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHRfQUV1YmVIR0JnVTNUbkdacW4zTnc6MQ" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">this form</a>.<br>
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<font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font><font face="Helvetica">Join Political Science Professors </font><a href="http://web.mit.edu/polisci/people/faculty/andrea-campbell.html" style="font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Andrea Campbell</a><span style="font-family:Helvetica">, </span><a href="http://web.mit.edu/polisci/people/faculty/devin-caughey.html" style="font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Devin Caughey</a><span style="font-family:Helvetica">, and </span><a href="http://web.mit.edu/polisci/people/faculty/charles-stewart.html" style="font-family:Helvetica;color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Charles Stewart III</a><span style="font-family:Helvetica"> for a lively discussion of issues surrounding the 2012 election. Topics to include the place of this election in historical context; the effect of voter ID laws and other election administration issues on the voting process; and the public policy issues at stake, such as the future of the Obama health reform, entitlement reform, and the fiscal issues facing the nation.</span></p>
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<b><br></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b>4. Seeking Course 2 and 18 Mentors for Undergraduate Women (Applications due Tues. Oct. 30, 5pm)</b></p>
<div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span><b>When:</b> Applications due Tuesday, October 30, 5pm; Meetings Saturdays 1-2:30pm October 27 - November 17</span></div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span><b>Apply:</b> <a href="http://bit.ly/TrukCQ" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/TrukCQ</a></span></div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span><b>Questions:</b> <a href="mailto:mszucs@mit.edu" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">mszucs@mit.edu</a></span></div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span><br></span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span>Do you have experience in graduate school and/or industry? Would you like to share your knowledge with MIT undergraduate women? Then <a style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">join</a> the MIT Undergraduate Women's Mentoring Program!<br>
<br><b>Who</b>: MIT undergraduate and graduate women interested in talking about careers and academia<br><br><b>What</b>: 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.<br>
<br><b>Where</b>: 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.<br><br><b>When</b>: 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<a href="mailto:mszucs@mit.edu" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">mszucs@mit.edu</a>, and we'll see if we can work something out.<br>
<br><b>Why</b>: 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.<br>
<br><b>How</b>: Fill out this brief (5 minute!) <a style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">application</a> so we know who to match you with. (Link to Google form: <a href="http://bit.ly/TrukCQ" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/TrukCQ</a>)<br>
<br><b>Questions? Comments? Application link not working? </b>Email Michelle at <a href="mailto:mszucs@mit.edu" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">mszucs@mit.edu</a>.</span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">
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<b>5. You can't say that at MIT? Or can you? Should you? (Student Event Thu. Nov. 8, 6-7:30pm)</b></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b>When:</b> Student Event Thursday, November 8, 6-7:30pm</div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span>The Division of Student Life is pleased to announce the event “<span>You</span> <span>can</span>’<span>t</span> <span>say</span> <span>that</span> at MIT? Or <span>can</span> <span>you</span>? Should <span>you</span>?” featuring nationally known speaker Peter Lake, Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Higher Education Law and Policy at Stetson University College of Law. The event will be a series of conversations on addressing civil communication in a diverse and technologically oriented community, including online communication, harassment, and bullying. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span>Questions about this event <span>can</span> be directed to the Office of Student Citizenship (Christy Anthony, Director) at <a href="mailto:citizenship@mit.edu" target="_blank">citizenship@mit.edu</a>.</span></p>
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<b>6. [WGS] Making (up) an Archive: Women's History in a Digital Mode (Tues. Nov. 13, 4pm)</b></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b>When:</b> Tuesday, November 13, 4pm</div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b>Where:</b> 3-133</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b>Speaker:</b> Professor Afsaneh Najmabadi</div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span>Recent developments in digital humanities pose anew the challenge of sources, concepts, and possibilities for doing gender and women’s history for periods and places that had until recently seemed difficult to research. This talk will probe issues raised by the WWQI digital archive project.</span><div>
<br></div><div>Women's Worlds in Quajar Iran (WWQI) is a digital resource that preserves, links and renders accessible primary-source materials related to the social and cultural history of women's worlds in Qajar Iran. Through the use of technology it brings together little know archives scattered across the world. Given the dearth of available primary-source materials related to women in the Qajar era, it is not surprising that, to date, the vast majority of Qajar social histories have focused almost exclusively on the struggles, achievements, and day-to-day realities of the men of that period. This is in part a matter of expediency; while men's writing have been easily accessible in various national archives for decades (and many have in more recent years been published in edited volumes), most women's writings, photographs, and other personal papers have to date remained sequestered in private family hands.</div>
<div><p>WWQI aims to open up the documented social and cultural histories of Qajar women, thus allowing for the examinations of broader patterns of life during this era. Our collection has paid specific attention to materials that will illuminate women's relations to each other and to family members of various generations, their roles in life cycle rituals, their perceptions of women outside Iran (the Ottoman Empire, South Asia, and Europe, in particular), and the interconnections that women's activities, networks, and allegiances wove between various ethnic and religious communities. </p>
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<span><b>Where:</b> 1-246</span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span><b>Registration:</b> <a href="https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/Account/LogOn?ReturnUrl=%2fmit%2fstudent%2f" target="_blank">Required</a></span></div>
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<div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">You possess many unique, natural talents—the specific ways in which you naturally think, feel and behave. Because your talents represent the very best of you, they are your greatest opportunities for success in college, your career and your personal life. The Clifton StrengthsFinder measures the presence of 34 talent themes. This session will allow participants to take the Clifton StrengthsFinder and find out their top five talent themes and how to capitalize on this knowledge. Participants will learn how to apply their strengths to maximize performance and make career and job decisions. Participants will need to register for this session ahead of time, as well as take the Clifton StrengthsFinder. <i>Participants will receive a code and directions to take the Clifton StrengthsFinder once they have registered.</i></font></div>
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<span><b><br></b></span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span><b>8. [WGS] GLOW Book Reading (Wed. Nov. 14, 7pm)</b></span></div>
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<span><b>Where:</b> 32-141</span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span><b>Speaker:</b> Jessica Marie Tuccelli '89</span></div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span><br></span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span>Synopsis: In the autumn of 1941, Amelia J. McGee, a young woman of Cherokee and Scotch-Irish descent, and an outspoken pamphleteer for the NAACP, hastily sends her daughter, Ella, alone on a bus home to Georgia in the middle of the night—a desperate measure that proves calamitous when the child encounters two drifters and is left for dead on the side of the road. Ella awakens in the homestead of Willie Mae Cotton, a wise root doctor and former slave, and her partner, Mary-Mary Freeborn, tucked deep in the Takatoka Forest. As Ella heals, the secrets of her lineage are revealed. </span><br>
<br><span>Jessica Maria Tuccelli reveals deep insight into individual acts that can transform a community, and the ties that bind people together across immeasurable hardships and distances. Illuminating the tragedy of human frailty, the vitality of friendship and hope, and the fiercest of all bonds—mother love—the voices of </span><i>Glow</i><span> transcend their history with grace and splendor.<br>
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<div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>When:</b> Thursday, November 1, 7-9pm</font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Where:</b> Monadnock Room, Broad Institute, 7 Cambridge Center</font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>RSVP: </b></font><font color="#222222" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/G5B8RPP" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/G5B8RPP</a></font></span></div>
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<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Speakers: Dr. Joanne Kamens and current AWIS volunteers</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Please join MASS-AWIS to learn about what volunteering can do for you and about volunteer opportunities within MASS-AWIS.</span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">The evening will include a presentation by Dr. Joanne Kamens, testimonials by current AWIS volunteers, and time for networking with the speakers and attendees.</span></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Registration Free for All!<br><br><br><b>10. [Harvard] Assertiveness Workshop (Wed. Nov. 7, 4:15-5:45pm)</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><b>When:</b> Wednesday, November 7, 4:15-5:45pm</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><b>Where: </b>Harvard Bureau of Study Counsel, 5 Linden St.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><b>RSVP:</b> <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGNhdzBqbVJuMHBUVzdOdFRzc0NROFE6MQ" target="_blank">Appreciated (Not Required)</a></span></p>
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</p><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Maybe you have also felt the social pressure to speak up in lab, to be "loud" when socializing with peers, </font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">or to impress people on the future job market. Maybe you find that even harder in the presence of aggressive </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">people or in an unfamiliar cultural environment. </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">We believe that the first big step towards relieving that pressure is just to realize that - it is your right to be </span><b style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">assertive</b><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">. </span></div>
<div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br>If you are just tired of all the social events that you were _supposed to_ go to, we hope that this workshop </font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">is different - it is okay if you are a little quiet, or even a little shy. Because we will have people just like you </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">sitting together in a warm and cozy room over coffee, tea or hot chocolate, supporting each other. </span></div>
<div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br>Dr. Sunglim Shin and Dr. Claire Shindler, experienced counselors from the Bureau of Study Counsel would </font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">lead the workshop and facilitate constructive and confidential discussions. <br>
<br><br><b>11. [HGWISE] Industrial Research Career Panel (Thu. Nov. 8, 4-5pm)</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><b>When:</b> Thursday, November 8, 4-5pm</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><b>Where:</b> Jefferson 256, Harvard</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div><div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Join HGWISE for its fall career panel on industrial research. It will be a great opportunity to </font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">understand the ins and outs of working as a scientist in the industry, explore the differences </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">between academic and industrial research as well as learn about the individual career journeys </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">of our panelists and to network! The panel will feature:</span></div>
<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br><b>Dr. Aimee Usera, Investigator II/Lab Head at Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research</b></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Aimee received her PhD at John Hopkins in synthetic organic chemistry and did her post-doc at </font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">MIT under Prof. Sarah O'Connor. Her current team at Novartis is involved in the chemical biology </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">field of drug design and research, investigating and applying novel methods of protein modification </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">to various therapeutic goals. Her group's work spans across many disease areas (DAs) including </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">ophthalmology, vaccines, oncology, and cardiovascular metabolism.</span></div>
<div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br><b>Laura Brattain, Technical Staff at Bioengineering Systems and Technologies Group, MIT Lincoln Laboratory</b></font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Laura is also a PhD student at Harvard Biorobotics Laboratory under the guidance of </font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Prof. Robert Howe. Her research interests include: medical image processing, medical </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">device design and telemedicine.</span></div>
<div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br><b>Dr. Stacy Lynn Reeder, Senior Research Scientist, Schlumberger-Doll Research</b></font></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Stacy attended the University of Miami where she earned a BS in physics, mathematics, </font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">and marine science. She did her PhD in Marine Geology at the same school. Her current </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">research is aimed at getting the most information out of down-hole measurements to best </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">interpret the subsurface in complex environments. The Reservoir Geoscience Department </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">has a heavy focus on understanding shale oil using a combination of field, laboratory, and </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">modeling techniques to quantify the geochemistry, geomechanics, petrophysics, and geology </span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">measured with different physical measurements.</span></p>
</div></div></div></div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br><br><b>12. Volunteer in a Cambridge Public School!<br></b></span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><b>Information:</b> </span><font color="#222222" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="http://www.csvinc.org/programs/elementary-prog.html" target="_blank">http://www.csvinc.org/programs/elementary-prog.html</a></font><p class="MsoNormal">
<font color="#222222" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Contact:</b> <a href="mailto:kappleman@cpsd.us" target="_blank">Kasey Appleman</a></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#222222" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br>
</font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#222222" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The Cambridge Public Schools are reaching out to local university communities to seek tutors and mentors for Cambridge students. As </font><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">little as one hour per week spent </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">tutoring a student can make a huge difference! If you are interested in hearing more about volunteering in a local public school, please feel free to touch base directly. Program coordinator Kasey Appleman can be reached at </span><a href="mailto:kappleman@cpsd.us" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif" target="_blank">kappleman@cpsd.us</a>.</p>
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