AWIS Career Panel Event--Tuesday, October 9th
Join MASS-AWIS for a career panel round table discussion featuring
diverse women scientists. Learn about traditional and non-traditional
scientific careers and advice on navigating your career path.
Featured speakers:
Pat Abbott – Principle, Venture Forward Partners
Janice Bourque – Senior Vice President, Life Sciences, Comerica Bank
Jessica Kirshner, PhD. – Scientist II, Synta Pharmaceuticals
Emily Walsh, PhD. – Program Manager, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
Tuesday, October 9, 6:30 PM
Novartis Amenities Building, Between 220 and 250 Massachusetts Avenue,
Cambridge
(light refreshments will be served)
FOR DIRECTIONS AND MORE INFORMATION, REGISTER AT
www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=142236
Free for members and students - $10 for non-members
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Save the Date— Wednesday, November 14th—AWIS/HG-WISE Event
Difficult Conversations and Gendered Communication in the Workplace
Please joint MASS AWIS and HG-WISE (Harvard Grad Women in Science) for
this joint event!
Joanne Kamens, AWIS president, will give this one our introduction to
these important topics as part of the AWIS Leadership Workshop Series.
Location: Graduate Student Lounge, 2nd floor Dudley House, Harvard Yard
Dudley is located in Lehman Hall, at the southwest corner of Harvard
Yard nearest the T stop.
Time: 5:30pm to 6:30pm
REGISTER FOR THIS FREE EVENT AT:
http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=143588
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"Her Turn: Why It's Time for Women to Lead in America"--Tuesday, October 23
Save the Date for the next WEST (Women Entrepreneurs in Science and
Technology) event:
Vicki Donlan, Publisher and Founder of Women's Business Boston
Tuesday, October 23rd
Where: Foley Hoag Emerging Enterprise Center, 1000 Winter Street North
Entrance, Waltham
Time: 6:00-9:00pm
Cost: $30 with advance registration, $40 at the door
Register today at http://www.westorg.org
Vicki Donlan, publisher and founder of Women's Business Boston, will
discuss her new book: Her Turn: Why It's Time for Women to Lead in
America. A well-known thought leader and speaker on the topic of
women's leadership, Donlan covers the challenges, opportunities,
prospects, and emerging roles for female leaders in a wide spectrum of
fields including business, politics, healthcare, law, and nonprofits.
Donlan has been recognized and honored by numerous organizations for
her work in assisting women in business to achieve success including the
U.S. Small Business Administration as Massachusetts, New England Women
Business Advocate, and Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce. Donlan was
the first Executive Director of The Commonwealth Institute, a nonprofit
organization founded by twelve prominent Boston women CEOs to assist
women entrepreneurs in the growth of their businesses.
The evening will include refreshments and plenty of time for the
audience to ask questions, and meet other WEST members
Register today at http://www.westorg.org
Women Entrepreneurs in Science and Technology thanks Foley Hoag for
their sponsorship and support of this event.
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Early and powerful influences on whether girls choose careers in math
and science
WOMEN IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
A lecture by Rosalind Chait Barnett, Ph.D.
Friday, October 5, 2007, 3 pm
Reception to follow
Trustee Ballroom, Boston University, One Sherborn Street, Ninth Floor
Rosalind C. Barnett is a Senior Scientist at the Women’s Studies
Research Center at Brandeis University, an expert
on gender issues, and author of one hundred peer-reviewed articles as
well as seven books.
This lecture and reception are free and open to the public. For further
information please contact
Boston University Women in Science and Engineering (BU WISE) at wise@....
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BIOTECH CLUB CAREER FAIR
DATE: October 18, 2007
TIME: 2 PM
CONTACT EMAIL: pushwaz@...
LOCATION: New Research Bldg., Armenise (D) Amphitheater, Rotunda,
Massachusetts
Representatives from Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical companies, Patent
Law and Consulting firms. More details coming soon...
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WPI VENTURE FORUM - “COOPERATION KEY TO BIOPHARMA GROWTH”
DATE: October 09, 2007
TIME: 5:30 PM
CONTACT EMAIL: gbetti@...
LOCATION: Other, Other, Worcester, Massachusetts
What are the characteristics of a successful biotech startup? How can
startups and established companies in the biopharmaceutical industry
find ways to cooperate? On October 9, 2007, Dr. Rainer Fuchs, Vice
President of Biogen Idec and Executive Director of the Biogen Idec
Innovation Incubator, Bi3, will examine some of biotech¹s productivity
issues and address established and novel models for cooperation between
startups and established companies. According to Fuchs, compared with
other high-tech industries, the biopharmaceutical industry has yet to
establish a culture of "co-opetition” while retaining its reputation as
a more prolific source of innovation. He will also discuss whether
premoney and seed stage companies are critical to the growth and success
of biotech and pharma.
The evening case presentation will be by Joe Straight, President and CEO
of Synscia, Inc., a Boston-based biopharmaceutical company
commercializing a novel product portfolio in ophthalmology. The company
is targeting the chronic diseases of age-related macular degeneration
(AMD) and proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR), both of which have
growing patient populations and represent a market opportunity of $10
billion.
The WPI Venture Forum meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 9, 2007,
at the Campus Center - Odeum Room, on the WPI campus in Worcester, MA.
Registration and networking begin at 5:30 p.m. and the meeting begins at
6:30 p.m. Registration cost is $15 for members; and $25 nonmembers.
Pre-registration is available online at http://www.wpiventureforum.org
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Science Club for Girls and AWIS invite you to join us for a few hours of
science fun!
Miz Wizard's Science Secrets!
Sunday, October 21, 3:30 PM and 7:30 PM shows

Please join us as we explore the triumphs and obstacles for women in science
through this solo performance that is guaranteed to make you laugh, think,
shake your head and clap for joy!

The setting: Barbara Knight, aka Miz Wizard, prepares for and tapes the
premiere show of Miz Wizard s Science Secrets for public access cable TV.

The "plot": With a sense of history and humor, Miz Wizard tells
stories about women and girls contributions to science, engineering,
invention,
and math... about revolutionary research and media portrayals... about
theories of sex difference over time... about obstacles faced and overcome
by women whose passion is discovery.

Who should come: EVERYONE. (Well, we do recommend that children be at least
12). This show is not only for girls and women, nor only for those
interested
in science, mathematics, engineering and technology. If you can name no
more than two women scientists (and Marie Curie is one of the two) then
you should certainly come! Do be aware that correct biological terms like
"ovary" do crop up now and again!

Location: The Broad Institute Auditorium, 7 Cambridge Center, Cambridge,
MA. For directions and maps see Acteva Registration Pages below.
Ticket Information:
$10.75 (Student/Youth/Low Income)
$21.50 (Adult)
$31.85 (Adult + Donation for subsidized ticket)

BUY TICKETS FOR THIS EVENT AT WWW.ACTEVA.COM (limited seating available
so do not delay!)
3:30 Afternoon Event registration:
http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=140579
7:30 Evening Event Registration:
http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=140915

Additional information at www.scienceclubforgirls.org