AWIS Networking Workshop

Tuesday May 20 6:00-8:00 PM

Children's Hospital
Karp Building
Eighth Floor Conference Room
One Blackfan Circle
Boston, MA 02115

 

Can *you* build a Network?

LAN, WAN, MAN .... CHECK
Hubs, Switches, Repeaters, Routers .... CHECK
CAT 5e, NIC, IEEE 802.11 ... CHECK
Ports, Sockets, Frequencies ... CHECK
Nodes, Edges, Shortest Path ... CHECK
Business Cards, Introductions, Employment Opportunities ...  WHAT?!?

Getting computers online is a cinch for many in the technological field, but how well can we build connections with our colleagues? Join AWIS Tuesday May 20th to bring yourself up to speed on social networking! Find out who, what, where, when, why and how. You'll also be given the opportunity to start building your own personal network right then and there!

Food will be provided.

Register at:  http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=159004
Free for Mass-AWIS members/ $10 non-members

 

2008 Mass-AWIS Mentoring Circle

There is still time to join the MASS AWIS Mentoring Circle Program! 

 

2008 AWIS Mentoring Program Calendar

April 1—July 15:  Surveys open for enrollment

July 16—August 15: Mentoring Committee reviews surveys and assigns circles

August 16—September 5:  Mentoring Circles are informed that they have matched a circle

Week of September 8, 2008:  Mentoring Circle Orientation for all participants

Date to be set soon.  This meeting is mandatory for participants

Sept, 2008—April, 2009:  Circles meet as often as they can/want (at least 1X month)

April 2009—Wrap up event and celebration for all participants

 

HOW DO I JOIN THE MENTORING CIRCLE PROGRAM?

-You must be a MASS AWIS chapter member to participate as a Mentee (student rates are available)

-Join AWIS and MASS AWIS at www.awis.org

-Apply online by filling out the Mentor or Mentee surveys. 

Here are the links:

o   Survey for potential MENTEES

o   Survey for potential MENTORS

 

 

Other Announcements:

 

GWIS Award-winning Science and reception, Tuesday May 13

 

"The Clownfish/Anemone Symbiosis: Further Lessons from Finding Nemo"

Ann Cleveland, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Marine Biology

Chair, Corning School of Ocean Studies

Maine Maritime Academy

GWIS fellowship recipient

 

Amanda Carey

Graduate student, Department of Psychology Northeastern University GWIS AO travel grant recipient

 

Tuesday, May 13, 6 PM

412 Mugar, Northeastern University

(www.campusmap.neu.edu)

Refreshments will be served.

 

MassBioEd and the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council (MBC) present…

WHAT:  An Educational Offering entitled, "Biotechnology Project Management"

This educational program is designed to provide a practical hands-on environment in which to learn the responsibilities, activities, and competencies required for the Project Management position in the Biotechnology environment.  This course utilizes experiential teaching techniques, class participation, and real life examples to maximize learning.  This course also helps executives, researchers, technicians, and managers in understanding the role of the project manager in the product development arena.

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: Wednesday Evenings, May 28 through June 25, 2008, 5:30 to 9:00pm

(The next offering of this course will not take place until September 2008.)

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

 

COST: $1400 for Employees of MBC Member Companies, $1550 for All Others

 

Register Soon!  Spaces are filling up quickly!

 

For more information or to register, visit the course website:
https://secure.massbioed.org/courses/index.php?page_function=detail&course_id=4

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