Career Landscape of Science and Technology in the Greater Boston Area

Thursday, October 23, 2008
7:00 p.m.

Pfizer Research Technology Center

620 Memorial Drive, Cambridge

(Networking reception will follow)

Please join MASS-AWIS for a panel discussion of the current career landscape.  The greater Boston area has one of the highest concentrations of Ph.D.'s in an American urban center, second only to the greater Bethesda area.  What are these researchers doing?  Where are they employed?  What does this mean for your own career?  Bring questions that are of most interest to you.

Featured speakers will include:

James Iannoni – Sr. Staffing and Recruiting, Merck

Lynette Buitt – HR Management, Pfizer

FOR DIRECTIONS AND MORE INFORMATION, REGISTER AT http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=168460

Free for members and students - $10 for non-members

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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:

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

11/12 4-5pm:  Mentoring 101

12/2 4-5pm:  Networking Workshop

Information:  jkamens@rxipharma.com

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Save the Date! More details coming soon!

Speaker event November 19, 2008

Hannah Riley Bowles

"How can she ask? Gender and negotiation in the workplace"

Hannah Riley Bowles is an Associate Professor at the Harvard Kennedy School. Her research focuses primarily on gender in negotiation and the attainment of leadership positions. She has conducted case research on leadership in crisis and complex multi-party conflicts. She has published in journals, such as the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes and the Journal of Behavioral Decision Making. Bowles teaches leadership and negotiation in numerous executive programs. She is the faculty director of Women & Power, the Kennedy School's executive program for women leaders from the public, private and non-profit sectors.

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Whether you attend one event or 10 this year, your membership supports our work! Student/retiree/unemployed rates available. Don't wait--join MASS AWIS at http://www.awis.org

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October WEST event

TITLE: "Inside Venture Capital: A Panel Discussion"

DATE: Wednesday, October 22, 2008

LOCATION: Broad Institute, 7 Cambridge Center, Cambridge (Corner of Main and Ames St., near Kendal Square T)

TIME: 6:00pm-9:00pm

HOST: WEST/Women Entrepreneurs in Science and Technology

COST: Advance registration: $35 Members, $45 Non-Members ($10 more at the door). Refreshments included. Anyone is welcome to attend.

REGISTRATION AND MORE INFO: www.westorg.org

DESCRIPTION: You are invited to join WEST for a rare opportunity to hear from four women venture investors in science and technology discuss the realities and myths of the venture capital world. Topics include current trends in venture funding, how to pitch ideas, and what a career as a VC is like.

Panelists include:

--Ellen Baron, PhD, Partner at Oxford Bioscience Partners --Maria Cirino, Co-Founder and Managing Director of .406 Ventures --Amita Shukla, Principal at New Enterprise Associates --Lisa Granick, VP in Healthcare Practice at Fletcher Spaght Ventures --Janice Bourque (Moderator), Senior VP and Group Head-Life Sciences for Comerica Bank