Graduate Women at MIT Empowerment Conference March 12-16 - You're Invited!

[Luyao Li]

Dear MIT Postdocs,

Registration is now open for the second GWAMIT Spring Empowerment Conference March 12-16!

Come to any or all of our Empowerment Conference events at no cost!  (Events requiring an RSVP may fill up quickly).

Please RSVP at: RSVP link<http://tinyurl.com/87yjfe2>



Events include:

1. Facing Challenges, Overcoming Obstacles (*RSVP Required)

When: Monday, March 12, 5:00-6.30pm, Reception to follow.

Where: Sidney-Pacific Multi-purpose room

Panelists: Almaris Alonso (FDA), Shari Loessberg (MIT), Dana Moshkovitz (MIT), & Suzanne Oakley (MIT)

Successful local women discuss their individual journeys, the challenges they have faced, and lessons for graduate students.

We are pleased to present this event in collaboration with Sidney Pacific’s Committee of Scholarly Interaction.

Catered reception from 6.30-7.30pm.



2. Designing with Her in Mind

When: Tuesday, March 13, 5:00-6:00pm, Reception to follow.

Where: 10-105 (Bush Room)

Speaker: Susan Fabry, Senior Strategist, Continuum<http://continuuminnovation.com/>

Susan Fabry heads up the Women & Children research group, for a world-leading design and innovation firm.

Here she will share fascinating design insights into what women really want from the products and services they use every day.

Catered reception from 6:00-7:00pm.



3. High Performance Work-Life Balance

When: Wednesday, March 14, 5:30-6:30pm, Reception to follow.

Where: 32-G449 (Stata Kiva Room)

Speaker: Paul English, CTO and Cofounder, KAYAK<http://www.kayak.com/>

Lifelong technology entrepreneur Paul English shares secrets to moving mountains while working a balanced 40-hour week.

Catered reception from 6:30-7:30pm.



4. Women, Communication, and Power

When: Thursday March 15, 12:00-1:15pm, Lunch served at 11:45am.

Where: 32-G449 (Stata Kiva Room)

Speaker: Dr. Barbara Tannenbaum, Senior Lecturer, Brown University

Dr. Tannenbaum discusses gender dynamics and explains techniques for effective communication in both professional and personal life.

Refreshments and light lunch available from 11:45am.




5. Keynote: Digital Empowerment for the Real World: Using Social Media, Creating Social Change

When: Thursday March 15, 6:30-8:00pm,Reception to follow.

Where: 32-123

Speaker: Latoya Peterson, Founder and Editor, Racialicious<http://www.racialicious.com/>

Latoya Peterson discusses digital empowerment and the leveraging of technology against structural barriers such as race, gender, and class.

Networking reception with refreshments and hors d'oeuvres from 8:00-8:30pm.



6. Climbing the Career Ladder: Gender and the Workplace

When: Friday March 16, 12:00-1:30pm, Lunch served at 11:45am.

Where: 32-G449 (Stata Kiva Room)

Panelists: Pamela Benkert (Philips Healthcare), Leah Buechley (MIT), Aditi Garg (Tesla), Hilda Tang (Oliver Wyman)

A diverse panel of women discuss their experience establishing and sustaining careers in a variety of industries, as well as commenting on the evolving influence of gender in the workplace.

Refreshments and light lunch available from 11:45am.

Please RSVP at: RSVP link<http://tinyurl.com/87yjfe2>



We look forward to seeing you there!

-The GWAMIT Spring Empowerment Conference Planning Committee



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