There is still time to sign up for the AWIS Leadership Workshop this
Wednesday, January 30th! Also see below for information on special
upcoming AWIS events at the AAAS Boston meeting in February and a
call for volunteers.

"What next? Tips and Strategies for Career Changes?"
Presented by: Taube Weiner

Children's Hospital
One Blackfan Circle
Karp Building
Eighth Floor Conference Room
Boston, MA

January 30th
5:30-8:30 PM

Light Refreshments with networking before presentation
Presentation begins at 6:30 PM

Driving directions can be found at
http://www.childrenshospital.org/patientsfamilies/Site1393/mainpageS1
393P87.html and there are plenty of parking garages in the Longwood
medial area. The Children's Hospital can also be easily accessed via
the T Green Line D or E
(http://www.childrenshospital.org/patientsfamilies/Site1393/mainpageS
1393P87sublevel91.html)

Taube Weiner has over 20 years experience in providing career
development, job enhancement and outplacement to non-profit and
corporate organizations. She is presently a Career Consultant at
Harvard Medical School's Center for Workplace Learning and
Performance serving employees of Harvard Medical School, Harvard
School of Dental Medicine, & Harvard School of Public Health in all
areas of career development issues. Ms. Weiner has been with HMS
since the inception of the Career Enhancement Services department in
1997 (formerly known as the Center for Career Renewal.). In this
capacity she worked with Faculty, Scientists, Managers, Physicians,
Nurses, Social Workers and Staff at all levels.

Prior to joining Harvard, Ms. Weiner headed her own consulting
organization, Weiner Associates, where she consulted with employees
from VP to Line Staff in a variety of industries such as financial,
manufacturing, hi-tech, military, non profit, and academia. She
also founded and directed the Office Support Division of a national
recruiting firm.

This event is FREE for AWIS members and students ($5 for non-
members). Sign up now for this event at
http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=150015.


On Sunday, February 17th, AWIS will honor the new 2008 Fellows at a
public reception
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pm.
Join us to meet these amazing women!

The annual AWIS Networking Breakfast and Panel Discussion will take
place on Monday, February 18th in the Republic Ballroom of the
Sheraton
Hotel Boston from 7:30 am to 11:30 am. Dr. Lydia Villa-Komaroff
will keynote the event. The theme is "The Road Less Traveled:
Science
Careers Off of the Beaten Path. This is going to be a great
gathering
of AWIS members and friends from around the country. Don't miss it!
To register, please visit
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MASS AWIS is looking for a few volunteers to help with these special
events! Please contact Rebecca.Pitts@... to find out
how you can help.

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Other announcements:

The 12th European Career Fair, Feb. 1st-4th

MassBioEd and Massachusetts Biotechnology Council present: AN
OVERVIEW OF CLINICAL RESEARCH, SPRING 2008 SESSION

Mentor a women scientist from the Mideast

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The 12th European Career Fair

Candidates are very welcome at the 12th European Career Fair that
will be held in collaboration with the European Commission on the
1st - 4th of February, 2008 @ MIT Campus.

TIMELINE:

Friday, February 1st: MISTI/ European Commission Panel discussion

"The Globalization of the Knowledge Economy" - Learn about
challenges and opportunities for EU and US research-intensive
universities and their relation with industry

3:30pm - 6:15pm in the MIT Tang Center, Wong Auditorium.

Followed by a reception.

Registration required: http://mit.edu/misti/news-events/ecf2008.html


Saturday, February 2nd: Career Fair Day

140+ companies and organizations present career opportunities in
Europe. Meet representatives and attend 30 min presentations.

Bring your resume and you might be invited for a one-on-one
interview with participating companies.

9:30am and 5pm in the Johnson Track, MIT Sports Center W34, 2nd
floor.

No registration required, for presentations check location directly
at the fair or find the schedule online at www.euro-career.com on
Friday, January 31, 2008.

Sunday, February 3rd and Monday, February 4th: Selected candidates
will have interviews at the Marriott Cambridge Hotel. By invitation
only.

Sunday, February 3rd: Info Session - Research in Germany

"Research in Germany: New Initiatives - More Opportunities." Hosted
by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research.

9:30am - 12:30pm at the Marriott Cambridge Hotel, 2 Cambridge
Center, Salon 3.

Refreshments will be served.

Open to the public! Registration is required: http://www.gain-
network.org


We are looking forward to see you at ECF 2008!

For the ECF2008 organization team


Katrin Arnold and Sven Loebrich
European Career Fair 2008 Chairs
Feb 1-Feb 4, 2008 @ MIT
www.euro-career.com
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MassBioEd and the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council (MBC) present…

WHAT: An Educational Offering entitled, "An Overview of Clinical
Research"

This course provides a comprehensive understanding of the drug
development process, from drug discovery to protocol development,
data management to clinical trials. This course also helps
professionals from all related fields understand how their job fits
into the dynamics of a clinical research team. Course faculty are
practicing professionals who have spent years as part of clinical
research teams in biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies.
WHO: Candidates must possess at least a BS/BA, and can be working in
a clinical research setting, within industry or academia, exploring
the course for a career change into clinical research, or looking to
understand the clinical research process in relation to other jobs
in the biopharmaceutical industry.

WHEN: Thursday Evenings, February 7 to May 8, 6:00 to 8:30pm

WHERE: Massachusetts Biotechnology Council, One Cambridge Center,
Cambridge, MA 02142

COST: $1500 for Employees of MBC Member Companies, $1650 for All
Others

Register soon! Spaces are filling up quickly.

For more information, visit the course website:
http://www.massbio.org/massbioed/courses_wf_overview.php

Or, contact Hannah Yun at hannah.yun@....

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Mentor a women scientist from the Mideast:

AIPT (www.aipt.org) Association for International Practical Training
has agreed to become a subcontractor to Amideast (www.amideast.org)
in responding to a request for proposals from the Education and
Cultural Affairs Bureau of the U.S. Department of State to provide a
mentorship program for women in science and technology from the
Middle East. The program will consist of an orientation in
Washington at the start of the program, an eight-week mentorship in
a private commercial research and development lab in any high tech
industry, and a seminar in the Middle East after the program that
reinforces the mentorship experience in the U.S., and creates a
wider network in those communities.
16-20 participants will be selected by Amideast's network offices
in Morocco, Yemen and the West Bank (with Oman as a back-up). These
women will be ages 22 to 35 years old, with "significant
expertise/knowledge of mathematics, science, technology and/or
innovative applications of these skills," and who have already shown
some promise of leadership. The grant will cover the cost of
housing and provide a stipend for the time spent in the U.S. Our
goal is to have a cluster of placements in a couple of cities in
order to provide participants with support from each other, and
Amideast and AIPT will provide an orientation in Washington at the
beginning of the program.
We are seeking contacts who would be interested in offering an
eight-week mentorship inside their company or laboratory. These
women mentors should be willing and able to share their experiences
of their careers, and offer insights into the future developments
and challenges in their particular area of science or technology.
One of the State Department's desired outcomes is to develop on-
going mutually-supportive and beneficial linkages between the
American and Middle Eastern scientists.
After this, mentors will be recruited to travel to Morocco, Yemen
and the West Bank for approximately one week to work with returning
participants to offer a seminar or workshop that allows the lessons
learned during the U.S. mentorship to be spread across those
communities.
The program should commence some time in the September or October
2008. Contact me now for more information
Dan Ewert, Vice President, AIPT
10400 Little Patuxent Parkway, Suite 250
Columbia, MD 21044
410-997-2200 x 527 410-997-7813 (fax)
www.aipt.org dewert@aipt.