[GWAMIT] Announcements

Mon May 3 08:17:08 EDT 2010

Dear Graduate Women,

Enjoy the Week!

The GWAMIT Board

Visit us at: http://gsc.mit.edu/gwamit

Send your ideas to: gwamit-exec at mit.edu

Send your announcements to: gwamit-sec at mit.edu

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IN BRIEF

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Notices:

1. Graduate Consortium in Women’s Studies Organizing Committees

2. GWIS Boston 2010 travel grant program now open

3. Free Downloadable Booklet from AAAS: Career Trends: Building  
Relationships

This Week’s Events:

4. [Mon 5/3] Career Fair Prep School (3:30 – 5 pm, 10-105)

5. [Tue 5/4] MIT Spring Career Fair (11am – 4pm, Morss Hall)

6. [Wed 5/5] Dual Career Symposium (9am – 5pm, Charles Hotel,  
Cambridge)

7. [Fri 5/7] Celebration of Graduate Women Kick-Off (5 – 8 pm, MIT  
Museum)

8. [Sun 5/9 – Thur 5/13] Celebration of Graduate Women Visual Display  
(Lobby 10)

Highlighted Upcoming Events:

9. [Tue 5/11] LEGS - Communicate to Motivate (12 – 1:30, W20-407)

10 [Tue 5/11] Femmes on Feminism:  Contemporary Practice in the 21st  
Century (6 -7:30)

11. [Thur 5/13] Celebration of Graduate Women: Women's Networking  
Event (5 – 8 pm, Lobby 10)

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FULL ANNOUNCEMENTS

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1. Graduate Consortium in Women’s Studies Organizing Committees

This is an excellent professional development activity - involving a  
community of like-minded students in the creation of a conference on a  
topic of your choosing for graduate students doing work in Women's and  
Gender Studies.  Past conference topics include: Who's Laughing? The  
Politics of Humor; Shifting Gender Identitites in the face of War,  
Globalization, and Natural Disaster; and 'Beyond Revolution or Behind  
It?' The politics and practice of contemporary feminism across  
academic and activist communities.  More information about these  
events is online.

If you are interested in joining a conference organizing committee,  
please email Andi Sutton at arsutton at mit.edu by May 10, 2010.   There  
will be one preliminary planning meeting in late May/early June, and  
meetings will resume in August with a conference in Spring 2011.   
Please send an email if you would like more information, and let us  
know whether or not a late spring, early fall meeting will work with  
your summer schedule.

2. GWIS Boston 2010 travel grant program now open

At least one travel grant of $300-500 will be awarded to an academic  
scientist (undergraduate, graduate student, or postdoc at an  
institution in New England) for travel to a scientific conference  
where the awardee will be giving a presentation (oral or poster),  
between May 15, 2010 and May 15, 2011.

Researchers in all fields of experimental and theoretical science  
(including the social sciences), mathematics, and engineering are  
eligible.

Please submit the following (as a single PDF, MS Word, or text format  
document ONLY) to the GWIS Alpha Omega email address GWIS at heimdall.org  
by May 15:

- Name, mailing address, and email address of applicant

- Name of the advisor who will submit the letter of recommendation

- A description of the applicant’s research geared toward a lay  
scientific audience (no more than 1 page).

- A copy of the abstract that has been or will be submitted

for the conference, including the conference name, dates, and location.

- A brief statement describing how the conference will contribute to the

applicant's professional development.

- A brief statement of financial need.

In addition, the applicant’s faculty advisor should submit a letter  
of recommendation directly to gwis at heimdall.org with the name of the  
applicant stated at the beginning of the letter.

Applicants will receive confirmation that their applications are  
complete by May 18, 2010. The award will be announced in June.

The applicant must be a member of GWIS at the time of application.

The application for membership is available at http://www.gwis.org/application.html 
.

The awardee will be expected to present the research to the GWIS Alpha  
Omega Chapter upon return from the conference, and will be given  
complimentary GWIS membership for an additional year.  Funding for  
this award is generously provided by VWR Scientific. Please support  
our sponsors!

3. Free Downloadable Booklet from AAAS: Career Trends: Building  
Relationships

“Relationships with colleagues will be important throughout your  
scientific career. Building and sustaining these relationships is the  
focus of the latest booklet from Science Careers, the free career  
resource from AAAS. Learn more about relationships with your advisers,  
mentors, collaborators, and the rest of your network. This booklet can  
help you use communication skills, collaborating, informational  
interviews, and online social networking sites to guide you through  
your career. Line your career path with the tools to succeed.”

Booklet is available here: http://images.sciencecareers.org/pdf/booklets/building_relationships.pdf

4. Career Fair Prep School

When: Monday, May 3, 3:30 – 5

Where: 10-105

Register: on CareerBridge (https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student/)  
under Workshops, Career Fairs and Events

Join the Career Development Center for a fast-paced crash course to  
get you prepped for the Spring Career Fair! Topics include: Preparing  
Your Elevator Speech, How to Work a Career Fair, Networking, Cover  
Letters, Resumes and Social Media.

This workshop will be comprised of topic-specific stations hosted by a  
Career Development Center staff member. Four 20-minute sessions will  
allow attendees to visit multiple stations.

5. MIT Spring Career Fair

When: Tuesday, May 4, 11am – 4pm

Where: Walker Memorial: Morss Hall

Students.... Still looking for an internship for the summer?  Or maybe  
you just realized that you need a full-time job after graduation?  
Don't fret: there is still opportunities to meet and connect with  
companies.  The Career Development Center is sponsoring the Spring  
Career Fair with 44 employers registered to attend from different  
industries, including but not limited to: Consulting, Engineering,  
Energy, Government, Education, Pharmaceuticals, Finance and many more.

So don't delay! Register for the career fair and submit resumes to  
interested companies.   View complete list of employers and register  
here: https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/event_view.aspx

6. Dual Career Symposium

When: Wednesday, May 5, 9am – 5pm

Where: Charles Hotel, Cambridge

More Info and Registration: dualcareersymposium.faculty.harvard.edu

We would like to invite you to participate in a Dual Career Symposium  
hosted by the Harvard University Office of Faculty Development and  
Diversity on May 5, 2010 at the Charles Hotel in Cambridge.  The  
conference is aimed at understanding current research and best  
practices pertaining to dual career issues and utilizing this  
knowledge in the development of new ways to support dual career  
couples. The day's activities are scheduled to run from 9:00 am to  
5:00 pm and will include three keynote speakers and interactive  
concurrent sessions.

Email liza_cariaga-lo at harvard.edu  and let her know that you wish to  
attend.  It is a day-long event, but I hope that you will feel free to  
participate in as many sessions as you are able.

7. Celebration of Graduate Women Kick-Off

When: Friday, May 7, 5 – 8 pm

Where: MIT Museum, 265 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge

More Info: http://web.mit.edu/odge/community/women/celebratewomen.html

RSVP: http://tinyurl.com/graduatewomen

Keynote Speaker: Robin Chase, founder of ZipCar and MIT Alumna

Light hors d'oeuvres will be served

Come celebrate the "Graduate Women of Excellence"! Nominated by their  
peers for doing amazing work while paving the way for future graduate  
women, these women are the latest in a long history of outstanding  
women at MIT. Enjoy an evening of casual conversation and learn more  
about the passions and successes of these accomplished women.

8. Celebration of Graduate Women Visual Display

When: Sunday, May 9 – Thursday, May 13

Where: Lobby 10

More Info: http://web.mit.edu/odge/community/women/celebratewomen.html

Highlights of great moments in graduate women's history at MIT as well  
as the exciting work conducted by alumnae and current graduate women.

9. Leadership Evolution for Graduate Students - Communicate to Motivate

When: Tuesday, May 11, 12-1:30pm

Where: W20-407

Register:

http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dGxERFg0Z3NwWmJyRlF0dENZSUJ5Z0E6MQ

This session will provide valuable skills that you can use to motivate  
the members of your organization. We will discuss intentional  
approaches to constructing group buy-in and cohesiveness, drawing on  
positive and negative examples of group experiences from this past  
year.  We will talk about preparing for meetings, roles individuals  
play within a group, and the art of asking questions to generate  
inclusive processes.  Contact Paul Spangle with questions at pspangle at mit.edu 
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10. Femmes on Feminism:  Contemporary Practice in the 21st Century

When: Tuesday, May 11, 6 – 7:30 pm

Where: Location will be e-mailed to RSVPs

RSVP: rya_cb at mit.edu

A panel discussion of the role and relevance of feminism in  
contemporary artistic, academic, and spatial practice.
Panelists: Amanda Moore (ACT), Sarah Nusser (DUSP), and Jess Wheelock  
(ACT)

Moderated by: Ute Meta Bauer

For MIT graduation students only.  Dinner will be provided.

11. Celebration of Graduate Women: Women's Networking Event

When: Thursday, May 13, 5 – 8 pm

Where: Lobby 10

More Info: http://web.mit.edu/odge/community/women/celebratewomen.html

An informal networking event with MIT graduate women and faculty.  
Concurrent with the visual display, an opportunity for MIT graduate  
women to meet and speak with each other as well as faculty and staff.

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