AWIS-Special Event +

[Janet Fischer]

Hi All, this event is open to all....men and women!

Mass AWIS is very excited to welcome this very special guest 
speaker--don't miss this great opportunity--if you go to one event 
this year...this is the one to attend!
DATE: October 6, 2005
TIME: 5:30 - 7:30 pm
PLACE: The McGovern Auditorium, Whitehead Institute
ADDRESS: Nine Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA
SPEAKER:  Elga R. Wasserman, Senior Research Scholar at Yale Law 
School, the author of "The Door in the Dream: Conversations with 
Eminent Women in Science", a book based on her interviews with women 
members of the National Academy of Sciences.
TITLE OF TALK: "The Past, Present and Future of Women in Science"
SHORT BIO:  A summa cum laude graduate of Smith College, Wasserman 
earned a Ph.D. degree in organic chemistry from Harvard (Radcliffe) 
in 1949. She began her career as a research chemist. She subsequently 
served as Assistant Dean of the Yale Graduate School and later 
oversaw the transition of Yale College to coeducation. In 1976 
Wasserman earned a J.D. from the Yale Law School. After clerking on 
the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, she practiced law and divorce 
mediation for almost 20 years. In 2004 she was elected an AWIS Fellow 
in recognition of her achievements on behalf of women at Yale and in 
science. Wasserman is currently lecturing and writing about women in 
academia and beyond.
Email Joanne.niewood at abbott.com for more information

And two other events for the Future....

How Can We Plan for Safe and Sustainable Regions?
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
4:00 pm, Kirsch Auditorium

What Does Current Scientific Research Have to Say About the Present
and Future Risks Associated with Hurricanes?
Kerry Emanuel, Professor of Meteorology
Monday, October 31, 2005

Please visit  http://web.mit.edu/katrina/ for a complete list of MIT 
activities, benefits and resources helping with the Hurricane Katrina 
recovery efforts.
--
Ted E. Johnson
Associate Director of the Information Center and
Director of Community Services

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