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<span style="font-size: small; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Dear GWAMIT Members,</span><br style="font-size: small; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial;">
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<span style="font-size: small; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Happy Monday! </span><br style="font-size: small; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial;">
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<span style="font-size: small; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">This week, don't miss the GWAMIT Empowerment Conference: Thursday there will be the opening keynote featuring talks from Debora Spar, President
if Barnard College, discussing "Wonder Woman: sex, power, and the quest for perfection". </span><br style="font-size: small; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial;">
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<span style="font-size: small; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">You can find more information below.</span><br style="font-size: small; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial;">
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<div style="font-size: small; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial;">If you have any events or announcements to share with the GWAMIT membership, please email us at <a href="mailto:gwamit-sec@mit.edu" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">gwamit-sec@mit.edu</a>.<br>
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<b>The GWAMIT Board</b><br>
<b>Send your ideas to:</b> <a href="mailto:gwamit-exec@mit.edu" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">gwamit-exec@mit.edu</a><br>
<b>Send your announcements to:</b> <a href="mailto:gwamit-sec@mit.edu" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">gwamit-sec@mit.edu</a><br>
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<b>GWAMIT:</b><br>
1. The 2014 GWAMIT Spring Empowerment Conference (April 10th–17th) <br>
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<b>MIT:</b><br>
2. [Spouses&Partners] Volunteer @ MIT Spouses&Partners (March-May)<br>
3. National Collegiate Student Prize Competition Showcase (April 8th, 4:30-7pm)</div>
<div style="font-size: small; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial;">4. AeroAstro Centennial Seminar Series: General Janet Wolfenbarger (April 16th, 10am)<br>
5. Cambridge Science Festival @MIT museum (April 19th-27th)<br>
6. HackFood+Ag (April 26th)<br>
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<b>Outside MIT:</b></div>
<div style="font-size: small; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial;">7. [HGWISE] "When Women Lead: Insights and Experience from Women in Power" panel discussion (April 7th, 4pm)<br>
8. [HGWISE] Who Decides? Gender, Medicine, and the Public's Health (April 10th-11th)<br>
9. Call for proposals: 2014 Fuller Challange for socially responsible design! (April 11th)<br>
10. [HGWISE] Career Lunch Panel on Intellectual Property Law (April 15th)<br>
11. Women Empowered in STEM 2014 - weSTEM (April 19th, 9:45–6pm)<br>
12. [MASS AWIS] Alternative Careers in Science - Speed Networking Event (April 22nd, 6-9pm)<br>
13. Sense About Science – applications for Ask for Evidence Workshop (April 23rd, 5:30pm)<br>
14. [HGWISE] Info Course on Teaching-Focused Careers in Higher Education (May 21st, 10m-1:30pm)</div>
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To see more events beyond this week's digest visit <a href="http://bit.ly/gwamitevents" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">http://bit.ly/gwamitevents</a> and <a href="http://bit.ly/gwamitinterest" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">http://bit.ly/gwamitinterest</a>. <br>
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FULL ANNOUNCEMENTS<br>
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<b><font color="#660000">1. The 2014 GWAMIT Spring Empowerment Conference </font></b><br>
<b>When: </b>Thursday, April 10th – Thursday, April 17th<br>
<b>Where: </b>MIT Campus<br>
<b>Schedule and RSVP:</b> <a href="http://gwamitempowerment2014.wordpress.com/" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">http://gwamitempowerment2014.wordpress.com/</a><br>
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Graduate Women at MIT (GWAMIT) is pleased to present the annual GWAMIT Empowerment Conference, to be held at MIT from April 10 - 17, 2014. This year's conference features an opening keynote by Debora Spar, President of Barnard College and author of “Wonder
Women: sex, power, and the quest for perfection”, a closing keynote entitled "Playing the game or hacking the system: A talk and discussion on subverting systems of power" by Ruha Benjamin, as well as two other exciting events.<br>
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Registration is now open! Come to any or all of our Empowerment Conference events at no cost! Please refer to the conference website for details about the events and links for registration. If you would be able to help setup, cleanup or take photographs at
an event, please email: <a href="mailto:gwamit-spring@mit.edu" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">gwamit-spring@mit.edu</a>.<br>
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We look forward to seeing you there!<br>
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-The GWAMIT Spring Empowerment Conference Planning Committee<br>
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<b><font color="#660000">2. [Spouses&Partners] Volunteer @ MIT Spouses&Partners</font></b><br>
<b>When:</b> March-May 2014<br>
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Help MIT Spouses&Partners to advertise their events! The position takes about 30 minutes per week and will mainly consists of putting fliers around campus.<br>
If interested email Adrielle at <a href="mailto:stap@med.mit.edu" title="mailto:stap@med.mit.edu
Cmd+Click to follow link" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">stap@med.mit.edu</a>.<br>
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<b><font color="#660000">3. National Collegiate Student Prize Competition Showcase</font></b><br>
<b>When:</b> Tuesday, April 8th, 4:30-7pm<br>
<b>Where: </b>MIT Media Lab, 1st Floor<br>
<b>More Information:</b> <a href="http://conta.cc/PbVugy" title="http://conta.cc/PbVugy
Cmd+Click to follow link" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">http://conta.cc/PbVugy</a><br>
<b>Register:</b> <a href="http://conta.cc/1mm6gfq" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">http://conta.cc/1mm6gfq</a><br>
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<b><font color="#660000">4. AeroAstro Centennial Seminar Series: General Janet Wolfenbarger</font></b><br>
<b>When:</b> Wednesday, April 16th, 10am<br>
<b>Where: </b>Stata Center, Room 32-123<br>
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The year 2014 marks 100 years of aerospace studies at the Institute, and the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics is celebrating through a Centennial Seminar Series. <br>
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The first speaker will be General Janet Wolfenbarger, a Course 16 alum and Commander of the Air Force Materiel Command. You can find her biography at <a href="http://1.usa.gov/1gsiXQ" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">http://1.usa.gov/1gsiXQ</a>l.<br>
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<div style="font-size: small; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial;">Breakfast available prior to the talk.<br>
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<b><font color="#660000">5. Cambridge Science Festival @MIT museum</font></b><br>
<b>When: </b>April 19th-27th<br>
<b>Where:</b> MIT museum<br>
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Throughout the Cambridge Science Festival, the MIT Museum in collaboration with the City of Cambridge, community organizations, schools, universities, and businesses hosts a range of performances, discussions, and workshops and activities. Some of the events
will focus on Space Day, Printing 3D Ships, and Science You Can Eat.<br>
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Admission throughout the festival is $10.00/adult and $5.00/youth, students, and seniors.<br>
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<b><font color="#660000">6.HackFood+Ag</font></b><br>
<b>When: </b>Saturday, April 26th<br>
<b>Where: </b>MIT<br>
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Collaborate on innovative new ideas for solutions to problems in four main areas: Urban Agriculture, Food Waste, Financing Sustainable Food and Ag, and Local Food Systems. This free event will culminate in a 2-minute pitch to a panel of judges, after which
over $5000 in prize money will be awarded! We have organized two panels on April 15th and April 23rd, where representatives from industry, startups, and local government will speak about some of the outstanding problems needing solutions.<br>
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The sponsors are: MIT Food and Agriculture Club, MIT Sloan Entrepreneurship & Innovation Club, MIT Sloan Net Impact Club, and MIT Sloan Happy Belly Club<br>
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<b><font color="#660000">7. [HGWISE] "When Women Lead: Insights and Experience from Women in Power" panel discussion</font></b><br>
<b>When: </b>Monday, April 7th, 4pm<br>
<b>Where:</b> Harvard, Sanders Theatre<br>
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Four distinguished women leaders will consider the changing roles of women in business, education, and politics, as well as the challenges and opportunities facing women in positions of authority. Karen Gordon Mills, A.B. '75, M.B.A. '77, former Administrator
of the U.S. Small Business Administration, and Senior Fellow at the Harvard Business School and the<br>
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Harvard Kennedy School, will moderate the discussion. Jill Abramson, A.B. '76, Executive Editor of the New York Times; Edith Cooper, A.B. '83, Executive Vice President and Global Head of Human Capital Management at Goldman Sachs; and Janet Napolitano, President
of the University of California and former Secretary of Homeland Security, will serve as panelists. Questions from the audience will be welcomed following their conversation.<br>
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Tickets will be provided at the door until capacity is reached. Please arrive early to secure your seat. All members of the community are welcome to attend.<br>
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<b><font color="#660000">8. [HGWISE] Who Decides? Gender, Medicine, and the Public's Health</font></b><br>
<b>When:</b> April 10th-11th<br>
<b>Where:</b> Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study Knafel Center, 10 Garden Street, Cambridge<br>
<b>Registration:</b> <a href="http://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2014-who-decides-conference" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">http://bit.ly/1kBvAN8</a><br>
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Gender, culture, economics, politics, and power affect health-care decisions by providers, patients, and communities in the United States and around the world. This conference will explore the choices behind medical research funding and practice, health-care
delivery, and policy making.<br>
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Program:<br>
- Thursday 10th: playwright, author, and activist Eve Ensler presenting “In the Body of the World: A Memoir of Cancer and Connection (2013)”. Readings and a Q&A session moderated by Diane Paulus, artistic director of the American Repertory Theater. <br>
- Friday 11th: United States Representative Louise Slaughter, NPR's Julie Rovner, New York University's Barron Lerner, MD, PhD, and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's and UCLA's C. Noel Bairey Merz, will present different topics from how gender dynamics shape health,
research, and disease to health-care delivery under the Affordable Care Act.<br>
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This event is free and open to the public. Registration is required. The event will also be live streamed via the website below. For more information and to register, please visit <a href="http://bit.ly/1kBvAN8" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">http://bit.ly/1kBvAN8</a><br>
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<b><font color="#660000">9. Call for proposals: 2014 Fuller Challange for socially responsible design!</font></b><br>
<b>Deadline for submissions:</b> Friday, April 11th<br>
<b>More info:</b> <a href="http://bit.ly/OPpOgT" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">http://bit.ly/OPpOgT</a><br>
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The Buckminster Fuller Institute formally announces the Call for Proposals http://bit.ly/OPpOgT to the 2014 Fuller Challenge. Recognized as "Socially-Responsible Design's Highest Award", the Challenge invites activists, architects, artists, designers, entrepreneurs,
students and planners from all over the world to submit their innovative solutions to some of humanity's most pressing problems. A $100,000 prize is awarded to support the development and implementation of one outstanding strategy. Entries will be accepted
until April 11, 2014. <br>
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<b><font color="#660000">10. [HGWISE] Career Lunch Panel on Intellectual Property Law</font></b><br>
<b>When:</b> Tuesday, April 15th 12-1pm<br>
<b>Where: </b>Location Room 323, Maxwell Dworkin<br>
<b>RSVP appreciated: </b><a href="http://bit.ly/1e46cBh" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">http://bit.ly/1e46cBh</a><br>
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Are you intrigued by the prospect of applying your scientific or engineering expertise to help companies and institutions protect their cutting innovations? Please join Marc Johannes and Emily Gardel from Wolf Greenfield for a career seminar in Intellectual
Property Law. IP Law is thriving and law firms look for scientists and engineers with diverse backgrounds such as electrical engineering, biology, chemistry, mechanical engineering, and physics who are looking to apply their love for science in an alternative
and challenging environment. We suspect you may be thinking that you never saw yourself going into law and are unsure if you will use your technical training on a daily basis. If so, many of our technology specialists thought the same thing before taking
a hard look at Wolf Greenfield's technology specialist program. Be rest assured, patent law is a highly technical field; you will need every bit of your technical skill to keep up with today's advances in science and technology. </div>
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<div style="font-size: small; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial;">Speakers include Marc Johannes, Esq., Shareholder, Electrical and Computer Technologies at Wolf Greenfield, Emily Gardel, Ph.D., Technology Specialist, Electrical and Computer Technologies
at Wolf Greenfield.<br>
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<b><font color="#660000">11. Women Empowered in STEM 2014 - weSTEM</font></b><br>
<b>When:</b> Saturday, April 19th, 9:45–6pm<br>
<b>Where: </b>Hotel and Conference Center at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign<br>
<b>More Info:</b> <a href="http://westemillinois.com/" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">http://westemillinois.com</a><br>
<b>Contact:</b> <a href="mailto:sknoll2@illinois.edu" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">sknoll2@illinois.edu</a><br>
<b>Apply for Support: </b><a href="http://bit.ly/1fiMNGQ" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">http://bit.ly/1fiMNGQ </a><br>
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The 2014 weSTEM conference will contain two keynote lectures, dual-track session talks, break-out discussion forums, and social networking sessions. The event is open to female graduate students around the country.</div>
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Financial support to attend weSTEM 2014 will be offered to up to 20 students. Funding decisions will be made based on the application for attendance, available at http://bit.ly/1fiMNGQ. <br>
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All students (undergraduate and graduate) in STEM programs are invited to apply.<br>
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<b><font color="#660000">12. [MASS AWIS] Alternative Careers in Science - Speed Networking Event</font></b><br>
<b>When: </b>Tuesday, April 22nd, 6-9pm<br>
<b>Where: </b>BU School of Medicine, Hiebert Lounge, 72 East Concord St, Boston<br>
<b>Register:</b> <a href="http://bit.ly/1kGHY1S" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">http://bit.ly/1kGHY1S</a><br>
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This event is for men and women within the scientific community (from undergrads to early career levels) who are interested in exploring diverse career options in science. <br>
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Participants will have the opportunity to interact with 10-15 experienced individuals who will give insight into their chosen professions. The event will be held in a speed-networking fashion with participants switching tables every 15 minutes for a total of
5 sessions. Please, note this is not a career fair.<br>
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The main career areas will be consulting, patent law, research & development, technology transfer, publishing/medical writing, academia, business development, competitive intelligence, teaching, medical science liaison, sales and human resources. <br>
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General Admission $30, MASS AWIS members $15.<br>
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Register before April 8th for a chance to win a Starbucks gift-card.<br>
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<b><font color="#660000">13. Sense About Science – applications for Ask for Evidence Workshop</font></b><br>
<b>When: </b>Wednesday, April 23rd, 5:30pm <br>
<b>Where: </b>Emerson College, Boston <br>
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Do you think it is important for good science and evidence to be communicated to the public? What can be done to address scientific misconceptions and misinformation? Journalists and scientists will share insights on working with the media.We will share case
studies and experiences of people Asking for Evidence behind claims in policy, media and advertising.<br>
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This free evening event runs from 5.30 to 7.30pm and includes pizza served in the break. It's open to everyone: the public, students, communicators, early career researchers, scientists, engineers and medics.<br>
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<b><font color="#660000">14. [HGWISE] Info Course on Teaching-Focused Careers in Higher Education</font></b><br>
<b>When: </b>Wednesday, May 21st, 10m-1:30pm<br>
<b>Where:</b> Location TBA<br>
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Have you ever thought about pursuing a teaching focused career, but aren't sure about your options? If so, we're pleased to bring to your attention a new non-credit Info-course that will be offered later this spring, Teaching Focused Careers in Higher Education.<br>
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To learn more, please visit the following website: <a href="http://bit.ly/1hR9i7a" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">http://bit.ly/1hR9i7a</a> or contact Emily Gleason <a href="mailto:emily_gleasson@hms.harvard.edu" title="mailto:emily_gleasson@hms.harvard.edu
Cmd+Click to follow link" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">emily_gleasson@hms.harvard.edu</a> or
Jennifer Long J<a href="mailto:ennifer_long@hms.harvard.edu" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">ennifer_long@hms.harvard.edu</a>.<br>
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