<div dir="ltr"><div><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="border:none;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:267px;height:87px"><font face="HelveticaNeue"><img src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/uzjSu2x_2aFsMhTZM2DATa2M40HPwBUL0XHE5GmIfJxrsZ95BraaGd_WUV_Nzd8I6ambSvmOcDKY9r7AlbahduBaU4IJNVXXcusv4WI2X78NSB5AA9bsx5alrXrsI_0urE0I-o4i" width="267" height="87" class="gmail-CToWUd" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></font></span></span></div><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></div><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="HelveticaNeue"><b>What is WISDM?</b></font></div><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="HelveticaNeue">The Women in Innovation and STEM Database at MIT (<a href="https://innovation.mit.edu/wisdm/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="text-decoration-line:underline;color:rgb(149,79,114);font-weight:700;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">WISDM</span></a>) <span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">is a curated searchable database of women at MIT that makes it easy to find talented and diverse innovators to speak at events, collaborate on new ventures, or serve as key opinion leaders on emerging technology. It’s more than a website – it’s a community that elevates and promotes the visibility of MIT women.</span></font></div><font face="HelveticaNeue"><br></font><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-weight:700;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="HelveticaNeue">Who is able to join?</font></span></div><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="HelveticaNeue"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Current MIT graduate students, postdocs, technical associates, or research staff members</span><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">are eligible to join and can <b>sign up using this short </b></span><a href="https://innovation.mit.edu/sign-up-for-wisdm/" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>form</b></span></a><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. WISDM welcomes those who are pursuing STEM education or research, or have work experience in for-profit or non-profit STEM ventures. </span></font></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="HelveticaNeue"> </font></span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="HelveticaNeue"><b>Why use WISDM?</b></font></span></p><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="HelveticaNeue">The most valuable conversations are sparked by diverse voices. WISDM makes those voices easier to find. Support women in STEM: join, share, and use WISDM in your community to ensure that women’s voices, stories, and perspectives are a part of every conversation. </font></span></div></div><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="HelveticaNeue"><br></font></span></div><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="HelveticaNeue">Please feel free to reach out with any questions!</font></span></div><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="HelveticaNeue"><br></font></span></div><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="HelveticaNeue">Best,</font></span></div><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></div><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">Ritu</div><div style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px"><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Ritu Raman</span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">Founder | WISDM</div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px">Postdoctoral Fellow | Langer Lab</div><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px">Massachusetts Institute of Technology<br><div style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="mailto:ritur@mit.edu" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">ritur@mit.edu</a> | <a href="http://rituraman.com/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:12.8px" target="_blank">rituraman.com</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>