<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Dear GWAMIT Members,<br> <br>Dr. Aurelie Lozano, one of IBM’s foremost female researchers, will be speaking this afternoon at MIT. See further details below to attend. 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> <br><b>The GWAMIT Board<br></b>Send your ideas to: gwamit-exec@mit.edu<br>Send your announcements to: gwamit-sec@mit.edu<br>Visit us: http://gwamit.org<br> <br><b>========<br> IN BRIEF<br>========<br> <br>GWAMIT:</b><br>1. Win a $25 Amazon gift card or a $5 Flour gift card by taking the Membership Survey! (http://bit.ly/gwamit_survey)<br> <br><b>MIT: <br></b>2. Machine Learning Research and Applications at IBM (Mon. Nov. 18, 4-6pm)<br>3. Media Lab Conversations Series: Khalida Brohi (Wed. Nov. 20, 3-4:30pm)<br>4. MIT Women’s Chorale Holiday Concert (Sat. Dec. 7, 6pm)<br> <br><b>Outside MIT:<br></b>5. The Massachusetts Conference for Women (Thurs. Dec. 5, 7:30am-5pm)<br> <br>To see more events beyond this week's digest visit http://bit.ly/gwamitevents and http://bit.ly/gwamitinterest<br> <br><b>====================<br>FULL ANNOUNCEMENTS<br>====================<br> <br>**********GWAMIT**********</b><br> <br><b><u>1. Win a $25 Amazon gift card or a $5 Flour gift card by taking the Membership Survey! (http://bit.ly/GWAMITSurvey)<br></u>Where:</b> http://bit.ly/GWAMITSurvey<br><b>How Long:</b> Less than 10 minutes<br><b>Win!</b> Enter the raffle for a chance to win a $25 Amazon gift card or a $5 Flour gift card<br> <br>The GWAMIT Executive Board invites you to take our 2013 Membership Survey. Your responses will help us shape GWAMIT initiatives, policies, events and event content for the next year. We would love to know your opinions!<br> <br>After taking the survey, you may enter for a chance to win a $25 Amazon gift card or $5 Flour gift card! Note that your email address will not be stored with your survey answers. All questions in this survey are optional. For support, please contact: gwamit-exec@mit.edu<br> <br> <br><b>**********MIT**********<br></b> <br><b><u>2. Machine Learning Research and Applications at IBM (Mon. Nov. 18, 4-6pm)<br></u>When:</b> Monday, November 18, 4-6pm<br><b>Where:</b> 32-123<br><b>More info:</b> http://web.mit.edu/nse/events/machinelearning.html<br> <br>The makers of IBM’s Watson are here to speak about their current machine learning research and its applications. Dr. Rick Lawrence, Dr. Dmitry Malioutov, and Dr. Aurélie Lozano are all part of the Machine Learning Group at IBM. Reception to follow. Co-hosted by NSE, EECS GSA and MIT Sloan School of Management.<br> <br> <br><b><u>3. Media Lab Conversations Series: Khalida Brohi (Wed. Nov. 20, 3-4:30pm)<br></u>When:</b> Wednesday, November 20, 3-4:30pm<br><b>Where:</b> Media Lab (E14) 3rd Floor Atrium<br><b>More info: </b>http://www.media.mit.edu/events/2013/11/20/media-lab-conversations-series-khalida-brohi<br> <br>Khalida Brohi is a social entrepreneur from Pakistan. She received her BA in international relations, sociology, and economics from the University of Karachi in Pakistan. Currently, Khalida is the program manager of Sughar Women, a program of the Participatory Development Initiatives (PDI) that works to engage customs to end customary violence against women in tribal areas of Pakistan by providing socio-economic empowerment to women, and education to tribal leaders and men about the status of women.<br> <br>She is a speaker for Girls Fight Back!, an organization that helps women and girls to lead safe and peaceful lives. She also serves as a presenter for the Climate Reality Project, a non-profit organization of more than 3,000 volunteers personally trained by former US Vice President and Nobel Laureate Al Gore to raise awareness about climate change.<div><br></div><div><br><b><u>4. MIT Women’s Chorale Holiday Concert (Sat. Dec. 7, 6pm)<br></u>When:</b> Saturday, December 7, 6pm<br><b>Where:</b> St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 838 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge<br><b>More info: </b>http://web.mit.edu/womensleague/womenschorale/<br> <br>The MIT Women’s Chorale 2013 Holiday Concert will be held on December 7, 6 PM, at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 838 Massachusetts Ave. (Central Square), Cambridge, MA. FREE. A reception will follow the concert.<br> <br>The lovely Magnificat of Nicola Porpora, sung with string ensemble and organ, and other music of the season, including pieces by Glinka, Elgar, Grassi, Arresti, and Orrego-Salas.<br> <br> <br><b>**********Outside MIT**********<br></b> <br><b><u>5. The Massachusetts Conference for Women (Thurs. Dec. 5, 7:30am-5pm)<br></u>When:</b> Thursday, December 5, 7:30am-5pm<br><b>Where:</b> Boston Convention Center, 415 Summer Street, Boston<br><b>Register: </b>https://www.event-registration.biz/mawc<br> <br>The 9th annual Massachusetts Conference for Women will be held December 5, 2013 at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. The one-day event, the largest women's conference in the country, will feature inspirational keynote speakers, skill-building breakout sessions and ample opportunities to develop new relationships with other women leaders. With sessions ranging from personal finance to health and wellness to career advancement, this unique event offers something for everyone.<br> <br>Kerry Washington, accomplished film and stage actress and women’s rights activist, will be a keynote speaker. Washington will address this year’s theme “The Power of Us,” along with other nationally recognized speakers including Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, media executive and bestselling author Cathie Black and leadership advisor and author Erica Ariel Fox. They are among the more than one hundred speakers who will address the Conference.<br> <br>Visit http://maconferenceforwomen.org/ to join our email list and receive the latest speaker updates, helpful articles, and more.<br> <br>***************<br> <br>Join GWAMIT on the web to get the latest updates:<br>Visit us: http://gwamit.org<br>Blog: http://gwamit.blogspot.com<br>Twitter: http://twitter.com/gwamitweb<br>Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/gwamit<br>GWAMIT Calendar: http://bit.ly/gwamitevents<br>GWAMIT Interest Calendar: http://bit.ly/gwamitinterest<br>Send your ideas to: gwamit-exec@mit.edu</div></body></html>