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MEMBERS ONLY EVENT--CHAPTER ELECTIONS AND 2006 PROGRAM PLANNING, NOVEMBER 29, 8-10 PM IN THE HARVARD MEDICAL AREA
We will be having our first chapter elections. We are lucky to have a strong slate of women eager to join in coordinating the work of our chapter! The slate of officers with short biographies will be sent out in a separate email.
Please attend and share your ideas on future programming for our growing chapter! You never know where your next opportunity will come from...come meet the people trying to make a difference for women and girls in scientific fields! Even if this is your first AWIS meeting, we are eager to have your opinions and input!
99 Brookline Avenue, Entrance on Overland Street (near Fenway Park)
There is no charge for this event, RSVPs are not necessary, but nice. Email Joanne.Niewood@...
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NEWS FROM NATIONAL AWIS
AWIS is currently seeking nominations for the 2006 AWIS Fellows.
Launched in 1996 as part of the 25th anniversary celebration for AWIS, the Fellows Program aims to recognize and honor women and men who have demonstrated exemplary commitment to the achievement of equity for women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
The criteria for nomination are:
1) Nominees can be AWIS members, but membership in AWIS is not required;
2) Nominees have made significant contributions to the promotion of women in STEM through scholarship, leadership, education, mentoring, advocacy, or service; and
3) Nominees have demonstrated commitment to issues of women in STEM and/or made significant contributions to the mission of AWIS.
Please send your nominee's contact information, a detailed paragraph with specific actions taken by your nominee on behalf of women in STEM to explain why you believe the nominee should receive the award, a (preferably) one-page resume for the nominee, and your contact information to Patricia Hove by email at hove@... no later than 5:00pm EST on December 2, 2005. Please contact AWIS at 202-326-8940 with any questions.
CHECK OUT THE NEW AWIS WEBSITE www.awis.org
Information on AWIS programs, Washington Wire etc. all can be found on the updated site.
Remember....AWIS memberships, merchandise and updated publication "A Hand Up" all make wonderful holiday gifts for the women in science in your life.
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Local events of interest:
Women Entrepreneurs in Science and Technology (WEST) online Course
Power Talk: How to Communicate Assertively--Interactive web session with Ginny O'Brien, MS, PCC, Executive and Corporate Coach
Success at work and success as a leader demands being an effective, assertive communicator. In this interactive workshop, you'll learn how to hold skillful conversations with all kinds of people, in all kinds of situations. Ginny will show you techniques that will help you become a more assertive and effective communicator. You will find out what keeps you from being assertive and you will discover how to: be a better listener, ask powerful questions to generate better understanding, advocate for your own position, set boundaries and say "no" .
Please be sure to register by Friday, December 2, 2005. More information to follow after registration.
When: Monday, December 5, 2006 Where: Your Desktop
Details: http://westorg.org/calendar/2005_events/power_talk_20051205.html
Register Today: http://westorg.org/forms/event_reg_power_talk_20051205.shtml
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