Volunteers Needed—Inspire a 4^th grader

From time to time AWIS receives requests for women scientists who can visit and speak with students in Elementary and Middle schools.  We are looking for volunteers who are willing to share a few hours sharing their science with some 4^th graders at the Runkle school in Brookline.  It is a great way to share your experience and inspire the future!

If you are interested, contact Joanne Kamens at jkamens@... to volunteer.

 

Career Development Speaker Series at WPI

If you are in the Worcester area, mark your calendar for a Career Development Event Series.  Join us to learn, share and meet area colleagues. 

This program is sponsored by AWIS, The WPI office of Women’s Programs and RXi Pharmaceuticals.

Location: Gateway Park, 60 Prescott Street, Worcester, MA

Speaker:  Joanne Kamens, Director of Discovery, RXi Pharmaceuticals and Past President, MASS AWIS

DATES:

9/17  12-1pm:  Communication in the Work Place

10/20 12-1pm:  Having Difficult Discussions at Work

11/12 4-5pm:  Mentoring 101

12/2 4-5pm:  Networking Workshop

Information:  jkamens@...

 

Other Upcoming Events

 

WEST/Women Entrepreneurs in Science and Technology  Fall Kickoff event, Thursday September 18

TITLE: "Marketing Your Ideas (and Yourself) In Business"

DATE: Thursday, September 18  6:00pm-9:00pm

LOCATION: 35 Landsdowne Street (Near Central Square T stop), Cambridge

REGISTRATION AND MORE INFO: www.westorg.org

DESCRIPTION: Success often requires presenting ideas (and yourself) to

others. This can range from persuading a company of your work's

technical value, convincing potential funders to invest, or getting

upper management to take you seriously. This panel discussion will

address both "hard" and "soft" issues to better articulate and market

your ideas (and yourself) to achieve your goals.

 

Women in Technology Workshop, Tuesday September 23

10% discount for AWIS members

Each year MIT hosts EmTech, the Emerging Technologies Conference.

In conjunction with the conference, there is also a Women in Technology

Workshop held on Tuesday, September 23. This timely half-day workshop

spotlights critical issues faced by women in the technical fields.

They launched this workshop last year, and it was a great success, drawing

more than 350 men and women from leading companies, universities, and

government agencies worldwide. The workshop itself features a mix of

dynamic keynotes and interactive breakout sessions. This year's WIT

keynotes will be given by Atti Riazi, CIO of Ogilvy and Mather, and Lisa

Su, CTO of Freescale Semiconductor.

For more information about the workshop, please visit.

http://www.technologyreview.com/emtech/08/workshop.aspx

Technology Review magazine is offering AWIS clients a 10% discount for

the EM Tech Conference. If you are interested in attending please

contact Karen Feinberg, 617-475-8077 or email

EmTechinfo@... *when  signing up, please mention you

are associated with AWIS to receive the 10% discount.

 

COPUS Mixer, Friday September 26, 5:00-8:00 P.M.

The Coalition on the Public Understanding of Science (COPUS) is a

grassroots effort whose goal is to engage sectors of the public in

science to increase their understanding of the nature of science and

its value to society.  http://www.copusproject.org/index.php

COPUS Mixer, part of the MIT Museum Innovation Weekend MIT Museum, 265

Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge Food and Bar sponsored by the MIT Museum

FREE with presentations on ongoing science education and outreach in

New England and info on the upcoming COPUS 2009 Year of Science