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<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Welcome back to the spring semester! If you have any events or <span class="il">announcements</span> to share with the GWAMIT membership, please email us at <a href="mailto:gwamit-sec@mit.edu" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">gwamit-sec@mit.edu</a>.</span></p>
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<span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">1. [GW6 Seminar] Meet Pooja Sankar -- Founder and CEO of Piazza (Tues. Feb. 12, 6:30-8pm)</span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">2. [Lemelson-MIT] Flagship VentureLabs Discussion: Entrepreneurial Fellows Program (Wed. Feb. 13, 6-7:30pm)</span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">3. Making the Most of Your Presentation (Thurs. Feb. 14, 2-4pm)</span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">4. Making Peace with Food and Body Image Spring 2013 (Fridays 4-5:30pm, begins Feb. 15)</span></div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">5. The Vagina Monologues at MIT (Fri. Feb. 15 & Sat. Feb. 16, 8pm; Sun. Feb. 17, 2pm)</span></span></div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">6. [AMITA] Legal Issues for Start-ups (Mon. Feb. 25, 6:30-9pm)</span></div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">7. Panel on Careers in Education for Graduate Women (Thurs. Feb. 21, 5:30-7:30pm; Register by Feb. 19)</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></font></b></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Outside MIT:</font></b></div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">8. [Harvard] Dinner Discussion: Navigating a Less Diverse Workplace (Mon. Feb. 11, 6-7:30pm)</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
9. [MASS-AWIS] Reception at AAAS Meeting in Boston (Sun. Feb. 17, 6:30-8:30pm)</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">10. [HGWISE] Fireside Chat with Susan Hockfield: A Discussion with the First Female President of MIT (Tues. Feb. 26, 5pm)</div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">11. [MASS-AWIS] Communications Workshop (Wed. Feb. 27, 6-9pm)</span></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br>
</font><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">To see more events beyond this week's digest visit <a href="http://bit.ly/gwamitevents" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">http://bit.ly/gwamitevents</a> and <a href="http://bit.ly/gwamitinterest" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">http://bit.ly/gwamitinterest</a><br>
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<b><u style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">1. [GW6 Seminar] Meet Pooja Sankar -- Founder and CEO of Piazza (Tues. Feb. 12, 6:30-8pm)</u></b></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b>When:</b> Tuesday, February 12, 6:30-8pm</span></div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b>Where:</b> 56-180</span></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br>
</span></div><div style="font-size:13px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Pooja Sankar, founder of the homework help site Piazza, is coming to MIT to share her story and experiences as a woman in CS and young entrepreneur. In 2009, Pooja Sankar, a grad student at Stanford at the time, founded Piazza, a Q&A platform for classes. Piazza quickly grew to over half the Stanford campus and then expanded beyond. Today, it is used by thousands of instructors and students at hundreds of schools like CMU, Princeton, Berkeley, Yale, MIT, Harvard, Northeastern, and more. Come to find out more about the incredible stories of Pooja Sankar and Piazza. </span><span style="font-size:10pt;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Dinner will be provided. </span></font></div>
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</u></b></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><b><u style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">2. [Lemelson-MIT] Flagship VentureLabs Discussion: Entrepreneurial Fellows Program (Wed. Feb. 13, 6-7:30pm)</u></b></div>
<div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b>When:</b> Wednesday, February 13, 6-7:30pm</span></div>
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<span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b>RSVP:</b> <font color="#222222" face="arial, sans-serif"><a href="http://flagshipventurelabsfellows.eventbrite.com/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">http://flagshipventurelabsfellows.eventbrite.com/</a></font></span></div>
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<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Geoffrey von Maltzahn, New Ventures Principal at Flagship Ventures and 2009 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize winner, is coming to MIT to discuss the Flagship VentureLabs Entrepreneurial Fellows Program. Flagship VentureLabs is a unit of Flagship Ventures which invents and launches transformative companies.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">VentureLabs conducts an annual summer Entrepreneurial Fellows Program which provides an opportunity for talented graduating students (MBA, MS, PhD, MD, etc.) to gain hands-on experience in Flagship VentureLabs' unique approach to company conception, innovation and entrepreneuring.Please join us to learn more about this exciting opportunity and network with VentureLabs team members at a reception following the discussion.</span></div>
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<b><u style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></u></b></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><b><u style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">3. Making the Most of Your Presentation (Thurs. Feb. 14, 2-4pm)</u></b></div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b>When:</b> Thursday, February 14, 2-4pm</span></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt">
<span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b>Where:</b> 54-100</span></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><b>Website:</b> <a href="http://tll.mit.edu/calendar/making-most-your-presentation">http://tll.mit.edu/calendar/making-most-your-presentation</a></div>
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<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:18px">Strong oral presentation skills are a key to success for engineers, scientists, and other professionals, yet many speakers are at a loss to tackle the task. Systematic as they otherwise can be in their work, they go at it intuitively, sometimes haphazardly, with much good will but seldom good results. Based on Dr Doumont’s book </span><u><span style="line-height:18px;color:rgb(63,100,175)">Trees, maps, and theorems</span></u><span style="line-height:18px"> about “effective communication for rational minds” this lecture proposes a systematic way to prepare and deliver presentations. Among others, it covers structure, slides, and delivery, as well as stage fright.</span></font></div>
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<b><u style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></u></b></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><b><u style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">4. Making Peace with Food and Body Image Spring 2013 (Fridays 4-5:30pm, begins Feb. 15)</u></b></div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b>When:</b> Fridays, 4-5:30pm, begins February 15</span></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt">
<span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b>Where:</b> MIT Medical</span></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b>Contact:</b> <a href="mailto:bars@med.mit.edu" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">bars@med.mit.edu</a></span></div>
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<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Are eating and body image a source of stress? They don’t have to be.<br><font color="#222222"><br></font>In this group, we talk about eating concerns and pressures like body dissatisfaction, “free food” on campus, and stress eating. The group provides education, support, and practical strategies to manage food and body stress.<br>
<font color="#222222"><br></font>Led by <a href="http://medweb.mit.edu/directory/staff/profiles/sbarry.html" target="_blank" style="color:blue">Zan Barry</a> and <a href="http://medweb.mit.edu/directory/staff/profiles/albartz.html" target="_blank" style="color:blue">Audra Bartz</a><br>
<font color="#222222"><br></font><span style="border-collapse:separate"><div lang="EN-US"><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt">Want to find out if the group is right for you? Contact Zan at <a href="mailto:bars@med.mit.edu" target="_blank" style="color:blue">bars@med.mit.edu</a></div>
<div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><br></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"><br></div></div></span></font></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b><u style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">5. The Vagina Monologues at MIT (Fri. Feb. 15 & Sat. Feb. 16, 8pm; Sun. Feb. 17, 2pm)</u></b></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b>When:</b> Friday, February 15 & Saturday, February 16, 8pm; Sunday, February 17, 2pm</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b>Where:</b> 32-123</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="text-align:center;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Tickets will be sold for $2<font> in the Student Center (W20) between 9am and 5pm on 2/4 through 2/8, and 2/11 through 2/13, and 2/15. Tickets will be sold in the Stata center (building 32) on 2/14 between 9am and 5pm. They will also be available </font>online <font>through a link on our website (</font></span><span style="text-align:center;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><a href="http://vagina.mit.edu/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">vagina.mit.edu</a></span><span style="text-align:center;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">). Tickets will be sold outside of our "theatre" before the shows.</span><span style="text-align:center;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br>
<br></span><span style="text-align:center;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">All of the profits go to charities to end violence against women and girls all over the world.</span><span style="text-align:center;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br>
<br></span></font><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-align:center;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Sponsored by: Stop Our Silence, ARCADE (Assisting Recurring Cultural Diversity Events), MIT Copytech, Women's and Gender Studies, The Technology and Culture Forum at MIT, Good Vibrations</span></p>
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<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b><u style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></u></b></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b><u style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">6. [AMITA] Legal Issues for Start-ups (Mon. Feb. 25, 6:30-9pm)</u></b></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b>When:</b> Monday, February 25, 6:30-9pm</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b>Where:</b> E51-315</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Register:</b> </font><a href="http://alumweb.mit.edu/groups/amita" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">http://alumweb.mit.edu/groups/amita</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Tickets:<br>
MIT Students: Free for first 20 to register, then $5<br>MIT Alumni, Faculty, or Staff: $10<br>Guests: $15<br><br>$5 extra at the door, so register online! <a href="http://alumweb.mit.edu/groups/amita" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">http://alumweb.mit.edu/groups/amita</a><br>
<br>Distinguished panelists:<br><br>Danielle Lauzon, B.A. ‘97 University of Michigan, J.D. 2000 Villanova University School of Law (magna cum laude, Order of the Coif), is a partner in Goodwin Procter LLP’s Technology companies Group. She represents companies in a wide range of industries, including software, hardware, information technology services, clean technology, and life sciences. She provides advice on all aspects of corporate governance and securities law compliance, including start-up and formation matters. Ms. Lauzon also has experience in merger and acquisition transactions and securities offerings. In addition, she has represented companies as well as venture capital and private equity firms in numerous venture capital financings and recapitalizations.<br>
<br>Wendy Verlander SB, SM II ’89, JD 1994 Columbia Law School (3-year Harlan Fiske Stone scholar), is a partner in WilmerHale’s Intellectual Property Department. Ms. Verlander has extensive experience in IP litigation, and is also experienced in arbitration, patent procurement, reexamination proceedings, drafting opinions of counsel, technology transfer and licensing and due diligence investigations for corporate transactions. She works with companies at all stages of development and growth, from start-ups to Fortune 50 companies.<br>
<br>Christine Kuta, SM II ’83, J.D. Suffolk University Law School, is an intellectual property lawyer. Her practice includes intellectual property strategy, portfolio development and management, and patent<br>and trademark prosecution. Ms. Kuta counsels clients in a wide variety of technical areas including computer systems and software applications, telephony and computer networks, medical devices,<br>
lighting systems, materials and manufacturing processes. Ms. Kuta has been in private practice for over ten years. Prior to entering private practice, Ms. Kuta worked in the computer industry for fifteen years, first as a hardware engineer, then as a software engineer, and later as in-house intellectual property counsel.<br>
<br>Moderator: Marta Gross Sc.B. X ’80, J.D. ‘88 Suffolk University School of Law (Evening Division, cum laude) is a partner in Goodwin Procter LLP ’s Litigation Department and a member of its Patent Litigation Practice. For more than 20 years, she has focused her practice on patent matters, including patent litigation, strategic counseling and opinions, and patent-related due diligence. Ms. Gross joined Goodwin Procter as a partner in 2003, and upon joining the firm, Ms. Gross organized and developed the strategic patent counseling practice to support Teva, the world’s largest generic pharmaceutical company. She continues to lead this team which provides validity and infringement advice and opinions, as well as strategic counseling to Teva and others in the life sciences. Ms. Gross worked as an engineer for eight years after her graduation from MIT.</span></p>
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</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b><u>7. Panel on Careers in Education for Graduate Women (Thurs. Feb. 21, 5:30-7:30pm; Register by Feb. 19)</u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><b>When:</b> Thursday, February 21, 5:30-7:30pm</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><b>Where:</b> Koch Institute Auditorium, 76-156</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><b>Register:</b> <a href="http://signup.mit.edu/gradwomenedcareers" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">signup.mit.edu/gradwomenedcareers</a><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> (MIT certificates required)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">The Office for the Dean of Graduate Education is pleased to announce the Panel on Careers in Education for Graduate Women. Join us to discuss paths in education for scientists and engineers. Dr. Connie Chow (Executive Director of Science Club for Girls), Prof. Susan Freeman (Academic Specialist at Northeastern), Dr. Brindha Muniappan (Director of Education and Public Programs at the MIT Museum), and Dr. Sneha Veeragoudar Harrell (Educational Technology Consultant) will share their experiences and answer questions. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">This event is free, but space is limited! Please register by February 19th at </span><a href="http://signup.mit.edu/gradwomenedcareers" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">signup.mit.edu/gradwomenedcareers</a><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> (MIT certificates required). We will begin serving dinner at 5:30 pm with the panel discussion starting at 6:00 pm.</span></p>
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<b><u>8. [Harvard] Dinner Discussion: Navigating a Less Diverse Workplace (Mon. Feb. 11, 6-7:30pm)</u></b></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><b>When:</b> Monday, February 11, 6-7:30pm</div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><b>Where:</b> <span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">54 Dunster Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 (OCS Reading Room)</span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b>Register:</b> Email <a href="mailto:ocsrecep@fas.harvard.edu">ocsrecep@fas.harvard.edu</a></span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Harvard is a diverse community, comprised of students from around the world. We represent a variety of languages, cultures, ethnicities, beliefs, and values. Unfortunately, this level of diversity is not always represented outside of the University or in interview and workplace settings. In fact, as open and diverse as many institutions have become, many still have yet to attract a diverse pool of talent or to develop a more inclusive cultural framework. This can result in students and alumni encountering people with beliefs and impressions that are outdated, untrue, and sometimes offensive. The Harvard Foundation's Student Advisory Committee (SAC) and the Office of Career Services (OCS) invite you to a casual dinner and discussion with young professional alumni of color, BGLTQ alumni, and folks from throughout the Harvard community to discuss how we negotiate complex workplace challenges involving race, class, gender, sexual orientation, and ethnicity. Please come and join in the conversation. Please register by emailing <a href="mailto:ocsrecep@fas.harvard.edu" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">ocsrecep@fas.harvard.edu</a>.</p>
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<b><u>9. [MASS-AWIS] Reception at AAAS Meeting in Boston (Sun. Feb. 17, 6:30-8:30pm)</u></b></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><b>When:</b> Sunday, February 17, 6:30-8:30pm</div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><b>Where:</b> Sheraton Boston Hotel, Republic Ballroom Foyer</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<b>Register:</b> <a href="https://m360.awis.org/ViewForm.aspx?id=41902">https://m360.awis.org/ViewForm.aspx?id=41902</a></div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><p style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The Association for Women in Science invites you to attend a free reception to mix and mingle with AWIS members. Enjoy conversations with your colleagues and learn about the various programs AWIS is focusing on to advance the STEM workplace and the impact these initiatives have on your professional career. This event is open to everyone and provides an excellent opportunity to interact with your peers.</font></p>
<p style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Please email questions to <a href="mailto:dimenna@awis.org" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">dimenna@awis.org</a>.<br></font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br>
This event is in conjunction with the AAAS, but meeting registration/attendance is not required for this event. Preregistration for this event is requested.</span></p></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<b><u><br></u></b></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><b><u><br></u></b></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><b><u>10. [HGWISE] Fireside Chat with Susan Hockfield: A Discussion with the First Female President of MIT (Tues. Feb. 26, 5pm)</u></b></div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><b>When:</b> Tuesday, February 26, 5pm</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><b>Where:</b> Geological Lecture Hall, Harvard University</div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><b>RSVP:</b> <a href="http://bit.ly/hgwise_rsvp" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">http://bit.ly/hgwise_rsvp</a></div>
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As MIT president, Professor Hockfield oversaw the launch of edX, intensified institutional efforts for new and emerging energy technologies, and emphasized MIT's continued focus on diversity. Professor Hockfield is excited to answer your questions during this discussion;<u></u><u></u></p>
</div><div style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Please submit and vote for questions at <a href="http://bit.ly/hgwise" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">http://bit.ly/hgwise</a>.<br>
<br>RSVP appreciated but not required: <a href="http://bit.ly/hgwise_rsvp" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">http://bit.ly/hgwise_rsvp</a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><b><u>11. [MASS-AWIS] Communications Workshop (Wed. Feb. 27, 6-9pm)</u></b></p>
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<b>Where:</b> Broad Institute Auditorium, 7 Cambridge Center</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><b>Register:</b> <a href="http://conta.cc/X0pHQ0">http://conta.cc/X0pHQ0</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Are you looking to extract the most value from your interactions in the course of day-to-day communications or job and informational interviews? If so, then this workshop is for you.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">In this interactive workshop, you’ll learn to identify your communication style, understand other communication styles, and learn to recognize the communication style of the person with whom you’re interacting.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br><u>Sarah Cardozo Duncan</u> (<span lang="EN"><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahcardozoduncan" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">www.linkedin.com/in/sarahcardozoduncan</a>,<a href="http://careerstrategist.com/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">http://careerstrategist.com/</a></span><span lang="EN">). </span>Sarah Cardozo Duncan, based in Boston, Massachusetts, is a career strategist with an established national and international client base.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#222222"><br></font><font color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><u>Agenda:</u></font></span></p>
<p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);margin-top:6pt"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:windowtext">6:00-6:30pm: Registration, Networking, and Light Snacks and Refreshments</span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">
<span style="color:windowtext"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">6:30-8:30pm: Presentation by Sarah Cardozo Duncan</font></span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="color:windowtext"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">8:30-9:00pm: Q&A Session and Networking</font></span></p>
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