Special Opportunity - Women in STEM Symposium at MIT

Fri Jan 31 09:26:56 EST 2014

Dear MIT Postdocs,

Professor Hazel Sive thought the following would be of interest to you:

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Subject: 	Fwd: FW: Special Opportunity - Women in STEM Symposium at MIT
Date: 	Thu, 30 Jan 2014 11:08:51 -0500
From: 	Hazel Sive <sive at wi.mit.edu>

*From: *The Scientista Foundation <contact at scientistafoundation.com
<mailto:contact at scientistafoundation.com>>

*Subject: Special Opportunity - Women in STEM Symposium at MIT*

*Reply-To: *The Scientista Foundation <contact at scientistafoundation.com
<mailto:contact at scientistafoundation.com>>

Warm Greetings!

We are the co-founders of The Scientista Foundation and are contacting
you on behalf of the*SCIENTISTA INTERCOLLEGIATE SYMPOSIUM*planning
committee. The Scientista Foundation is a national organization and
national network, started by two Harvard alumni in 2011, that is
dedicated to empowering women who are interested in pursuing careers in
science, technology, engineering, mathematics or medicine (STEM).
This spring, we will be hosting an inaugural research symposium at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, MA on Saturday,
April 5th 2014. We would like to invite the students and faculty of the
MIT in general/Physics at MIT to participate in this empowering event!
Please read below for more information.

Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.
We hope to work with you and your department to empower women in STEM!

Best wishes,

Julia Tartaglia and Christina Tartaglia (Co-Founders)
and The Scientista Symposium Executive Planning Team
contact at scientistafoundation.com <mailto:contact at scientistafoundation.com>

*ABOUT THE SYMPOSIUM*

The Scientista Symposium is a unique, one-day event that will bring 300
campus women in STEM together to listen to inspirational talks and
panels, network with peers, departments and professionals, and present
their original research on a national platform. Our goal is to unite a
group of intelligent, dynamic, and diverse group of women in STEM to not
only gain inspiration, but to develop skill sets that will help them
succeed on their career path.

/We would like to invite you to nominate a few students from your
department who you think will benefit most by attending the Symposium./

Learn more about the Symposium on our
website:http://www.scientistafoundation.com/symposium-2014.html

Students may secure their spot to the Scientista Symposium by purchasing
a ticket here:http://www.scientistafoundation.com/symposium-2014.html
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(Discounted tickets on sale now!)

*CALL FOR ABSTRACTS*

What makes the Scientista Symposium truly unique is our research
symposium exclusively for undergraduate women in STEM. The process of
presenting one's research on a national forum is an invaluable
opportunity that can help instill confidence in young women and help We
are encouraging all female undergraduate students currently involved in
research to submit an abstract for the poster session. Participants
whose abstracts are selected will be able to present their research at
the symposium. We would greatly appreciate if you could pass this
message to any students you think applicable, particularly college
seniors who are writing theses.

Students may submit their abstracts
here:http://www.scientistafoundation.com/symposium-call-for-abstracts.html
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*CALL FOR JUDGES*

We are currently seeking scientists of diverse fields (graduate students
and above) to serve as abstract judges. Judges will be responsible for
reading and ranking abstracts online. Attendance at the event is not
required.

For more information, please email Becky
atsymposium at scientistafoundation.com
<mailto:symposium at scientistafoundation.com>

*SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES*

We encourage your department to get involved by becoming a sponsor of
this event. Our sponsorship opportunities will allow your department to
directly access a group of talented women in STEM from across the
country. Sponsorship perks include distribution of promotional
materials, speaking opportunities, and sponsorship tables. Opportunities
include:

   * Becoming an event sponsor
   * Sponsoring student tickets
   * Sponsoring student posters

For more information, please email Christina
atcontact at scientistafoundation.com
<mailto:contact at scientistafoundation.com>.

*ABOUT SCIENTISTA*

The Scientista Foundation is a media company that creates content,
communities, and conferences for pre-professional women in science,
technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Scientista was started out of
Harvard in 2011 by two sisters, Julia and Christina Tartaglia, to
address the lack of resources, community, and role models for college
women in science and engineering. After placing as a Harvard College
Innovation Challenge semifinalist and winning a Harvard TECH prize, they
launchedScientistaFoundation.com <http://scientistafoundation.com/>, a
platform and national network that addresses the needs of
pre-professional women in STEM. Since its founding, Scientista has
expanded to 20+ campuses, and has started partnerships with major
organizations and media companies, including The Huffington Post and the
Association of Women in Science. This year, Scientista was named by
Enable Education as a "Top 12 Amazing Organization for Women in STEM."

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