… because you are interested in our events – so put your interest to action!

Join us on the Events Committee, and help us plan Mass-AWIS events. Work with other fun people to plan events together, come up with ideas for new events, contact influential people in the community, choose food and locations!  It is fun and rewarding.  That's why so many of us volunteer year after year. To join, contact the Events Committee Co-Chair, Beth Hovey or Christa Van Dort

Mass-AWIS Holiday Party and Elections (Janunary 19, 2012)

Science Seminar on Nuclear Energy (February 2012)

Speed Networking (March 2012)

Alternative Careers in Science (April 2012)

Teaching Academic Scientists to be productive (May 2012)

End of Year AWIS Mentoring Circles 2011-2012 Celebration (May 2012)

How to Get a Faculty Position (June 2012)

Thursday January 19, 2012, 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm

!!Attention!! New Location

The Burren (http://www.burren.com/)
247 Elm Street, Davis Square
Somerville MA 02144
Phone: (617) 776-6896

You and a guest are invited to join us for a fun filled evening with games, raffles, and great conversation!!  You can also participate in our silent auction for some great items!

Reunite with fellow AWIS members and meet new ones. Hear about the events and outings we have prepared for 2012!!

Non-members welcome to join in the celebration.

Executive board elections will be held on the same night.

Admission includes buffet dinner and one beverage (soda/beer/wine)

$25 members & guest of members

$40 non-members

Register today at:

www.acteva.com/go/mass-awis

Speaker: Masha Hareli, Ph.D, AWIS Massachusetts Chapter President

November 14, 2011, 6:30 – 9:00 pm

The Broad Institute
7 Cambridge Center
Cambridge, MA 02142

Sponsored by AWIS and the Elsevier Foundation*

Given the work environments and expectations for individuals in science, and the fact that a career in science is very often a way of life and far more than a job, work-life balance satisfaction can be elusive. While advocating for change in policies and systems continues to be important, women must find the personal work-life balance strategies that work for them within the systems in which they work. This interactive program will help participants:

• Define for themselves what work-life satisfaction is and is not
• Understand how incongruence between priorities and actions can drain energy and negatively impact work-life satisfaction
• Examine how their current choices impact work-life balance and identify changes that will have the biggest impact on personal and professional satisfaction
• Identify 7 keys to achieving and maintaining work-life satisfaction
• Craft a personalized plan to improve work-life balance satisfaction

6:30 - 7:00 light dinner and networking
7:00 - 8:30 presentation
8:30 - 9:00 questions and networking

 *This program is provided courtesy of a three-year grant from the Elsevier Foundation.

To Register:

www.acteva.com/go/mass-awis

$10 – AWIS Members & students; $20 – Non-members

Speaker: Pam Kristan

October 20, 2011, 6:30 – 8:30 pm

 MIT building 46, Room 3310

43 Vassar Street, Cambridge, MA 02139

(MBTA Red Line Kendall stop is within walking distance.)

 A light dinner will be served at 6:30pm. Workshop starts at 7:00pm.



Most time management tips feel like just more items on the To-Do List.  Sustainable Time Management, on the other hand, addresses fundamental issues at the core of the trouble. Learn how to cultivate the ABCs of Sustainable Time Management -- Attention that’s flexible or focused as needed, Boundaries that both protect you and connect you to others, and Choices made in tune with your truest values. Group and solo experiences in this time management lab give you hands-on practice in dealing with distractions, priorities, procrastination, overwhelm, reminders, email, and more. You’ll find not only relief from time troubles but also the sense of satisfaction, sovereignty, and service that comes from managing your time sustainably.

Pam Kristan, author of Awakening in Time: Practical Time Management for Those on a Spiritual Path, has helped thousands of individuals and organizations improve their lives through retreats, workshops, talks, and consultations.  As a recognized expert, she moderated speak-outs for the first two National Take Back Your Time Day events. 

Please register as soon as possible as space is limited!

http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=2240

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$10 – AWIS Members & students; $25 – Non-members

This event is open to all but the discounted registration fee is only available for AWIS members and students. Become an AWIS member at www.awis.org - be sure to select the Massachusetts Chapter.

August 25, 2011    6:00 – 9:00 pm

MGH Simches Building, Room 3.110

185 Cambridge Street, Boston, MA 02114

~ A light dinner will be served ~

Lauren Celano – founder and CEO at Propel Careers – will give a short presentation about how to write a good résumé. Then we will break up into small groups and experienced recruiters will review the résumé of each participant.

Please bring copies of your résumé / CV! 

This workshop will help make your CV/ résumé suitable for your next position or for a change to industry. If you are looking to stay within the academic track, you also can get help with your academic CV.  If you are as yet undecided about your career path, come and get advice on both options.

       Recruiters include:   

Lauren Celano, Founder and CEO, Propel Careers
Yushen Chang, Staffing Consultant, Pfizer
Luke Habbard, Talent Acquisition, Pfizer
Dave Anderson, Talent Acquisition, Pfizer 
Nick Zweig, Associate Director, Stratacuity Scientific Search
Suzanne Gill, Executive Recruiter, Fresenius Medical Care 
Keri Siggers, Harvard Medical School Office for Faculty Affairs 
Melanie V. Sinche, Director, Harvard Office of Postdoctoral Affairs 
Jim Gould, Director, Harvard Medical School Office for Postdoctoral Fellows

Sept. 22, 2011     6:00-9:00pm

Strike While the Iron is Hot - How to Provide Timely, Constructive Feedback to your Employees (and Prevent Surprises at the Annual Review!)

Speaker: Jessica Sedan, Talent Management Specialist

Location: One Main Street  Cambridge, MA 02142

We've all been there: you know you have to provide feedback to an employee, and you just don't know how to open the conversation. The ability to provide constructive feedback to employees is a key skill of a successful manager. This interactive workshop will help you understand what constructive feedback is (and what it is not!) and will teach you how to provide constructive and effective feedback to your employees, yielding stronger relationships, higher morale, and increased productivity.

To register for the event, please go to:
http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=223069

Sunday, August 21, 2011  11:00am-3:00pm

Location: Piers Park, East Boston

Look for the picnic table with the AWIS sign on it.

Please join Mass-AWIS for their annual FREE summer picnic at Piers Park. Come enjoy the best view of downtown Boston and the harbor while enjoying a delicious meal with your friends! Friends and family are welcome to attend! Please bring an international food dish to share and chairs, blankets, and beverages for you and your guests. If you have any fun lawn games (croquet, Bocce ball, Frisbees, etc.) please bring them with you!

Open to men, women, and children alike.

Wednesday, June 29th, 2011
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Cannon Room, Building C, Harvard Medical School
240 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115

Please join Mass-AWIS for a panel discussion on the merits and trials of a career in academia. Panelists will discuss their own decisions and career paths, as well as field questions pertaining to leading a successful life in academia.

Panelists:

Deeb Salem, MD, Sheldon M. Wolff Professor and Chairman, Department of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine.

Stephanie A. Moore, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Program Coordinator of Heart Failure Education, Medical Director of Cardiac Connected Care.

Patricia A. D’Amore, PhD, Co-Director of Research and Senior Scientist, Schepens Eye Research Institute and Harvard Medical School.

Moderator:  Mari Anne Snow, CEO of SophiaThink.

Agenda:
6:00-6:30pm: Registration, Networking, and light dinner
6:30-7:00pm: Introduction
7:00-8:30pm: Panel Discussion
8:30-9:00pm: Networking/Conclusion of the evening

**FREE** for all AWIS Members, Students & Post-docs. $10 for non-members

CO-SPONSORED BY:
HMS Office for Diversity & Community Partnership
and
HMS/HSDM PostDoctoral Association

TO REGISTER FOR THE EVENT PLEASE VISIT:
www.acteva.com/go/mass-awis

Wednesday May 25^th, 2011 from 7:00-9:30pm

Microsoft NERD, Horace Mann room 1^st Floor

1 Memorial Dr, Cambridge, MA

“I encourage the reader to look to others for support in professional and personal endeavors.  I have witnessed women successfully help one another work through dilemmas and celebrate accomplishments through the dynamics of group instruction.  This book is about the power of not trying to go it alone.”

-Ellen Daniell, Every Other Thursday:  Stories and Strategies from Successful Women Scientists

Agenda:

• 7:00-7:30pm: Registration, Networking, and Light Dinner
• 7:30-8:15pm: Recap of this year’s Mentoring Circles
• 8:15-9:00pm: Presentation by Dr. Katherine Turner
• 9:00-9:30pm: Networking/Conclusion of the evening

FREE event for all AWIS members; $10 for non-members

Join AWIS to save money on events and to support our work!

Sponsored by AWIS, MIT, and Propel Careers

Register via Acteva

Co-sponsored by AWIS and the Elsevier Foundation
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Time:  6:00 PM-8:30 PM

Hosted by: the Association for Women in Science Massachusetts Chapter

in connection with the Cambridge Science Festival

at  The Broad Institute, 7 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA
 
This event is open to both men and women.
 
TO REGISTER AND FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT
http://www.acteva.com/go/mass-awis

This program is provided courtesy of a three-year grant from the Elsevier Foundation.  The program will be presented by Masha Hareli, Ph.D, AWIS Massachusetts Chapter President, and Cynthia Simpson, M.Ed, CAE, AWIS Director of Programs and External Relations.

ongoing volunteer opportunity
2 hrs/wk, 10 wks
www.scienceclubforgirls.org
Science Club for Girls (SCG) is a unique afterschool based program that works with girls in grades K-7, exposing them to the wonders of science in a fun way!
Led by female volunteers, the girls have the chance to be positively influenced by women who are already in science or studying to have a career in science, engineering, math or technology. Volunteering requires only 2 hours a week of
your time for 10 weeks in the Spring.

SCG is seeking women (and a few men) to serve as Science Club leaders and help show young girls that science, math and engineering can be fun. SCG provides anengaging curriculum, all materials, and snack for you to lead
powerfully. SCG serves in four Cambridge public schools (all T accessible) and has clubs in Newton, Boston (T accessible), and Lawrence. The clubs begin the last week of February and end the first week of May.

To apply online, or for more information, visit
www.scienceclubforgirls.org.

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