[GWAMIT] Announcements

[GWAMIT]

Dear GWAMIT Members,

Please join us for a HGWISE/GWAMIT Mixer next week, on Thursday, October 14 at 6 pm at Sacco's Bowl Haven in Davis Square!

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. Register for the Path of Professorship Workshop (Deadline: Oct 5)

2. Burroughs Wellcome Fund Collaborative Research Travel Grant (Deadline: Dec 1)

3. The Student Explorer Grant (Deadline: Nov 15)

 

Events:

4. [Mon 10/4] Active Mind's National Day Without Stigma Free Dinner (4:30-6 pm,

Coffeehouse, W20 3rd floor)

5. [Tue 10/5] Networking Online - Making Social Media Work For You (3-4 pm, webinar)

6. [Tue 10/5] How to Ace the Consulting Case Study Interview (5-6 pm, 32-124)

7. [Tue 10/5] AWIS SPEED NETWORKING EVENT (6-9 pm, Tommy Doyle's, 96 Winthrop Street)

8. [Th 10/7] U.S. Job Search for International Students (1-2:30 pm, 3-343)

9. [Th 10/7] Organizing Your Job or Internship Search (3-4 pm, webinar)

 

Highlighted Upcoming GWAMIT Event:

10. [Th 10/14] HGWISE and GWAMIT Mixer (6pm, Flatbread Company/Sacco's Bowl Haven in Davis Square)

 

 

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FULL ANNOUNCEMENTS

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1. Register for the Path of Professorship Workshop 

Graduate women students in science and engineering who are within 2 years of PhD completion and are considering a faculty career are invited to register now for Path of Professorship which will be held on October 22rd and 23th. This 1.5 day workshop will focus on skills, strategies and "insider information" necessary to succeed in securing a faculty position, negotiating the tenure track, and advancing to other leadership positions. More than 25 women faculty speakers  will share their wisdom, insights and advice.

Please note that space is limited, and there has been a wait list each year, so aspiring participants are encouraged to register immediately.  A small number of seats will be held for postdoctoral women referred by their departments.

REGISTER AT (The deadline to register has been extended to Oct. 5.): 

http://web.mit.edu/odge/development/pop/ 

DETAILS:

DATE: Friday, October 22rd and  Saturday, October 23th

TIME: 1pm-8pm on Friday and 8:30am-5pm on Saturday

LOCATION: MIT Faculty Club

NOTE: All meals are provided. Professor Gilda Barabino of Georgia Tech will be the guest speaker at dinner on Friday. 

 

2. Burroughs Wellcome Fund is accepting applications for their Collaborative Research Travel Grant

Application Deadline:  December 1, 2010 by 4:00 p.m. Eastern

This program provides up to $15,000 in support for researchers from degree-granting institutions to travel either domestically or internationally to a laboratory to acquire a new research technique, to facilitate/begin collaboration, or to attend a course.  Applicants must hold a Ph.D. or are studying for a Ph.D. in mathematics, physics, chemistry, computer science, statistics, or engineering who are interested in investigating research opportunities in the biological sciences or to biologists interested in working with physical scientists, mathematicians, engineers, chemists, statisticians, or computer scientists to incorporate their ideas and approaches to answering biological questions.

http://www.bwfund.org/pages/481/Collaborative-Research-Travel-Grants/

 

3. The Student Explorer Grant is now accepting applications

The Innovation Centre will offer student focused grants called the “Explorer Grant” to assist individual students or student groups, with their faculty mentor, explore further development and commercialization of innovative work originated by the student(s).  The Explorer Grant will provide up to $50,000 in funding to develop commercial prototypes, evaluate go-to-market strategies and de-risk the project so that it can be licensed to an existing company or form the basis of a start-up company.  By increasing connectivity with the Singapore and international venture community, the Innovation Centre will provide business expertise and networking opportunities to the students.

The student grant proposals must be submitted electronically to explorergrants at smart.mit.edu by 15 November 2010 before 5pm Singapore time. 

http://web.mit.edu/smart/explorer/index.html

 

4. Active Mind's National Day Without Stigma: Free Dinner

When: Monday, October 4, 4:30-6 pm

Where: Coffeehouse (W20 3rd floor)

Contact: activemindsexec at mit.edu

Take a break to eat dinner from Subways or brain-food snacks and meet your clinicians! Monday, October 4th is Active Mind's National Day Without Stigma, so clinicians from MIT's mental health will be visiting the Coffeehouse (W20 3rd floor) to chit chat and introduce themselves. Come to grab some food and ask any questions you want, learn what it's like to work at MIT Medical, or just chat. This event is laid-back and  informal.

About AM:
Active Minds at MIT utilizes peer to peer outreach to increase students' awareness of mental health issues as well as to de-stigmatize discussion about topics related to mental illness and its symptoms. AM also serves to help communicate available resources to the student body.

 
5. Networking Online - Making Social Media Work For You (webinar)

When: Tuesday, Oct. 5, 3-4pm

Where: webinar

Register: http://is.gd/f2tDC

Did you know that 83% of employers use the internet to find information about potential employees? Are you on Facebook but not on Linkedin?

Discover how to create your own personal brand using social media instead of just aimlessly applying for jobs. In this workshop we will focus on the do's and don'ts when using Linkedin and tips to build valuable connections. In addition, you will leave this workshop with the knowledge of how to diagnose, manage and monitor your web presence while developing connections with people who can make your professional goals a reality. Learn how to establish a strong web presence that will impress employers, colleagues and industry leaders.

 

6. How to Ace the Consulting Case Study Interview

When: Tuesday October 5, 5-6pm

Where: 32-124

Stroud Consulting will share some tips and insights into the consulting case interviews. Students will get an understanding of the different types of interviews that consulting companies use to evaluate candidates and will get to participate in some practice cases.

Register on CareerBridge.

 

7. AWIS SPEED NETWORKING EVENT

When: Tuesday, October 5, 6:00-9:00pm

Where: Tommy Doyle's Irish Pub & Restaurant (96 Winthrop Street, Cambridge)

Register: http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=209085



Please join the Massachusetts AWIS chapter for an evening of Speed Networking led by

Diane Darling, a dynamic speaker and the author of the book "The Networking Survival

Guide."

 

Dinner will be provided and a free copy of Diane's book will be given to the

first 75 registrants. Remember to bring your business cards!

 

This event is open to everyone; both men and women are encouraged to attend this fun,

informative, interactive event. The discounted registration fee is only available for

AWIS members and students; consider becoming an AWIS member at

<http://www.awis.org>www.awis.org and if you become a member, be sure to select the

Massachusetts Chapter.

 

$20 - AWIS Members & Students; $40 - Non-members

 

Agenda:

6:00-7:00pm: Registration/Networking/Dinner

7:00-7:30pm: Introduction to Speed Networking by Diane Darling

7:30-8:30pm: Speed Networking Event

8:30-9:00pm: Concluding Remarks by Diane Darling/Networking

 

8. U.S. Job Search for International Students

When: Thursday, October 7th, 1:00-2:30pm

Where: 3-343

Register: CareerBridge: https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student/ and select Workshops, Career Fairs and Events.

Come learn how you, as an international student looking for a job in the US, can develop and enhance your job search and interviewing skills. This workshop will cover job search strategies, visa challenges, how to succeed in the U.S. workplace, interviewing styles and brief cover letter/resume tips. This session will focus specifically on challenges many international students may face when searching for a job and interviewing.

 

9. Organizing Your Job or Internship Search (webinar)

When: Thursday, October 7, 3-4pm

Where: Webinar

Register: https://mitweb.webex.com/mitweb/onstage/g.php?d=319488481&t=a

Do you feel productive and successful when it comes to getting your work done, but often feel overwhelmed with a job or an internship search process? The increasingly complex number of choices and deadlines makes organizing our job search a must. Come to this workshop to learn practical and logical set of guidelines to prepare you for successful job search. The following strategies will be addressed: how to keep track of deadlines, follow-ups, interviews, and how to address procrastination.

 

10. HGWISE and GWAMIT Mixer

When: Thursday, October 14th, 6pm

Where: Flatbread Company/Sacco's Bowl Haven in Davis Square

RSVP: kfurman at mit.edu

Spread your network to include Harvard's women scientists and engineers!  GWAMIT is pairing up with Harvard Graduate Women in Science and Engineering (HGWISE) to co-host a night of candle pin bowling, tasty pizza and mingling.  What better way to meet your fellow scientist than to figure out the best way to bowl a strike?

RSVPs are appreciated (but not required) to kfurman at mit.edu.  Please feel free to join us either way!
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