Dear GWAMIT Members,<br><br>The “Dear Kate” advice column is now accepting question submissions – see details below. If you have any events or announcements to share with the GWAMIT membership, please email us at <a href="mailto:gwamit-sec@mit.edu">gwamit-sec@mit.edu</a>.<br>
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<br><b>========<br> IN BRIEF<br>========<br><br>GWAMIT:</b><br>1. Submit Questions for “Dear Kate” (Respond by Mon. July 15)<br><br><b>MIT: <br></b>2. Backup Childcare Program for Students (Starting now)<br>3. 2013 Summer Dissertation Bootcamp (July 29 - Aug. 9, 9am-6pm) <br>
4. Announcing MIT’s Versatile PhD Subscription (Available now)<br><br><b>Outside MIT:<br></b>5. Follow Up Discussion and Q&A on the GWAMIT Conference Event “How to Communicate to Establish Credibility and Authority” (Tues. July 16, 3-5pm)<br>
6. Harvard Law School Program on Gender Violence Web Developer Position Open (Apply now)<br>7. SWE Boston Networking Brunch (Sun. July 21, 12-2pm)<br>8. Women’s Night at the Venture Café (Thurs. Aug. 8, 5-8pm)<br><br>To see more events beyond this week's digest visit <a href="http://bit.ly/gwamitevents">http://bit.ly/gwamitevents</a> and <a href="http://bit.ly/gwamitinterest">http://bit.ly/gwamitinterest</a><br>
<br><b>====================<br>FULL ANNOUNCEMENTS<br>==================== <br><br>**********GWAMIT**********</b><br><br><b><u>1. Submit Questions for “Dear Kate” (Respond by Mon. July 15)<br></u>Link for question submissions:</b> <a href="http://tinyurl.com/ah49j5b">http://tinyurl.com/ah49j5b</a><br>
<br>Please submit your questions for Dear Kate, the GWAMIT Mentoring Committee's advice blog. Each month, the GWAMIT mentors answers questions posed by students. The most recent edition can be found at: <a href="http://www.gwamit.blogspot.com/2013/07/dear-kate-june-2013-edition.html">http://www.gwamit.blogspot.com/2013/07/dear-kate-june-2013-edition.html</a> <br>
<br>Please submit your questions for next month's edition! They can be submitted at: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/ah49j5b">http://tinyurl.com/ah49j5b</a>. Questions for next month's column are due on July 15th. That's today!<br>
<br><br><b>**********MIT**********<br></b><br><b><u>2. Backup Childcare Program for Students (Starting now)<br></u>When:</b> Starting July 1<br><b>Pre-register:</b> <a href="http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/backup-child-care-students">http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/backup-child-care-students</a> <br>
<b>Contact:</b> MIT Work Life Center (<a href="mailto:worklife@mit.edu">worklife@mit.edu</a>) or GSC Family Subcommittee (<a href="mailto:gsc-hca-family-chair@mit.edu">gsc-hca-family-chair@mit.edu</a>) <br><br>The MIT Work Life-Center, the Graduate Student Council, and the Office of the Provost, with the support of the Office of the Dean for Graduate Education and the Office of the Chancellor, are pleased to announce a new one-year pilot program to offer high-quality affordable backup child care to students for the 2013-2014 academic year, starting July 1, 2013 and running through June 30, 2014. <br>
<br>Parents in a Pinch, Inc. is a nation-wide service provider, and their screened, trained caregivers are available on short notice to provide childcare, day or evening, 7 days a week Students pay only $5 per hour, and can use the service up to 10 times annually, for a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 8 hours each time. To use the service, please pre-register online: <a href="http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/backup-child-care-students">http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/backup-child-care-students</a><br>
<br><br><b><u>3. 2013 Summer Dissertation Bootcamp (July 29 - Aug. 9, 9am-6pm) <br></u>When:</b> Monday, July 29 – Friday, August 9, 9am-6pm<br><b>Register:</b> <a href="http://bit.ly/DBC2013">http://bit.ly/DBC2013</a><br>
<b>Contact:</b> <a href="mailto:gsc-arc@mit.edu">gsc-arc@mit.edu</a><br><br>Three times a year, the GSC's ARC Committee holds the Dissertation Boot Camp (DBC) for students who are writing their theses. We have reserved dedicated space in a library to provide a quiet space for people to solely work on his or her thesis. We also provide a free breakfast and snacks as well as a few short lectures to help you improve your thesis. <br>
<br>We only ask that you make a small deposit ($2 per day), which you will be returned to you if you complete every day for which you sign up. About 12 spots will be available. First come, first serve (including making the necessary deposit). Once your form is submitted, we will email you about where to make the deposit and where the bootcamp is being held. Please e-mail <a href="mailto:gsc-arc@mit.edu">gsc-arc@mit.edu</a> with any questions (please include "Bootcamp" in the subject line).<br>
<br><br><b><u>4. Announcing MIT’s Versatile PhD Subscription (Available now)<br></u>Access:</b> <a href="http://versatilephd.com/">http://versatilephd.com/</a><br><br>We are pleased to announce MIT’s subscription to The Versatile PhD, a web-based resource for PhDs considering careers beyond academia. Our subscription, generously supported by ODGE, can be accessed by students and alumni via GECD’s webpage and student CareerBridge accounts. Once students register, they can simply log in to the site directly (<a href="http://www.versatilephd.com">www.versatilephd.com</a>)<br>
<br>And don’t forget - students can make appointments all summer for one-on-one career advising with PhD career counselors Dr. Natalie Lundsteen and Dr. Marilyn Wilson, via the CareerBridge system (<a href="http://gecd.mit.edu">http://gecd.mit.edu</a>)<br>
<br><br><b>**********Outside MIT**********<br></b><br><b><u>5. Follow Up Discussion and Q&A on the GWAMIT Conference Event “How to Communicate to Establish Credibility and Authority” (Tues. July 16, 3-5pm)<br></u>When:</b> Tuesday, July 16, 3-5pm<br>
<b>Where:</b> Room 4-144<br><b>Contact:</b> <a href="mailto:ms@cambridgecommunications.com">ms@cambridgecommunications.com</a><br><br>Michele Souda will be available to take questions, hear comments and ideas, and give advice regarding your personal presentation style. She is offering two hours of follow-up on Tuesday, July 16th, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on the MIT campus (Bldg 4 - Room 144). <br>
<br>In her talk, she stressed how we can control others’ judgments of us in a number of areas: through every visual aspect of ourselves that can be seen from the moment we walk into a room, to the content of what we provide in those crucial first three minutes of communicating, to how we cannily strategize the sequence of our information, to choosing some of the language we use, and so much more. If you attend this follow-up session, you may want more direction in how to do any or all of these things. If you plan on attending, please email Michele at: <a href="mailto:ms@cambridgecommunications.com">ms@cambridgecommunications.com</a>.<br>
<br><br><b><u>6. Harvard Law School Program on Gender Violence Web Developer Position Open (Apply now)<br></u>Apply by contacting:</b> <a href="mailto:shdaum@post.harvard.edu">shdaum@post.harvard.edu</a><br><br>Professor Diane Rosenfeld of Harvard Law School (HLS) runs the Program on Gender Violence at HLS and is looking to hire a web developer to help her put together a web site for an advocacy project on creating female alliances to end sexual violence.<br>
<br>This would be a part time, paid position for the duration of the site setup (summer / early fall) and the site would be relatively simple. If interested, please email Schuyler Daum at: <a href="mailto:shdaum@post.harvard.edu">shdaum@post.harvard.edu</a>.<br>
<br><br><b><u>7. SWE Boston Networking Brunch (Sun. July 21, 12-2pm)<br></u>When:</b> Sunday, July 21, 12-2pm<br><b>Where:</b> The Flatbread Company, 213 Burlington Road, Bedford<br><b>Register:</b> <a href="http://swebosjulybrunch2013-eorg.eventbrite.com">http://swebosjulybrunch2013-eorg.eventbrite.com</a><br>
<br>SWE Boston's brunch series continues this July at a pizza joint named Flatbread! Flatbread is right at the Bedford and Burlington line in a watershed area called Vinebrook. Please join us for the hot organic flatbreads, salads and desserts. <br>
<br>Bring your family and friends! Space is limited, so please RSVP early. There is no registration fee to attend; just pay for your own meal. Hope to see you there! Ride shares are available. Check the SWE Boston Facebook page for upcoming information about ride shares.<br>
<br><br><b><u>8. Women’s Night at the Venture Café (Thurs. Aug. 8, 5-8pm)<br></u>When:</b> Thursday, August 8, 5-8pm<br><b>Where:</b> Cambridge Innovation Center, Venture Café, 1 Broadway, 4th Floor, Cambridge<br><b>Register:</b> <a href="http://westandventurecafe-es2.eventbrite.com/">http://westandventurecafe-es2.eventbrite.com/</a><br>
<br>WEST, XX in Health, Venture Café, and mosaicHUB invite you to a special “Women's Night” at the Venture Café with fun, food, drinks, and featured panels/breakout sessions. <br><br>The Venture Café was created to provide a resource for the Boston entrepreneurial and innovation communities. The mission is to enable fresh and useful conversations. The Venture Café serves as a nexus for helping innovators and entrepreneurs find one another and collaborate to bring their dreams to reality. The shared physical spaces provide common meeting ground and a forum for semi-serendipitous encounters that often foster brainstorming and drive creativity.<br>
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