Wednesday, March 18, 2009, 6-9pm
MGH/ Simches Research Building
185 Cambridge Street
Boston, MA 02114

Office politics are one of the top three stressors for women in the workplace. Whether you are trying to gain a promotion, find mentors or avoid the office bully, this workshop can help you navigate what can often be treacherous territory.  Learn to communicate clearly, source mentors, and move up your
career ladder.  This workshop is designed for professionals seeking to build their conflict resolution skills and create a career action plan.

This workshop will be lead by Winston Jenkins from Mannersmith Etiquette Consulting.  Mannersmith, founded in 1996, creates and delivers seminars to clients ranging from children to CEOs.  Each program is a combination of
lecture, activities and exercises that are designed to ensure that learning about manners is both educational and entertaining.  For more information about the company, see www.mannersmith.com.

*Parking available at the Wholefoods parking lot right in front of the building, at the MGH garages, Charles River Park garages, and several others in the area. Closest T-Stop is Red line Charles/MGH or Green line Government Center

May 20th, 2009

Please join us as we celebrate the AWIS Mentoring Program.  This event is for Mentors and Mentees from the 2008-2009 mentoring program as well as for all those interested in learning about or joining the program for next year.  Celebrate our success and get on the wagon for this exciting opportunity for the coming year!

Registration 6:00-6:30.  Program begins at 6:30 PM.

At the Broad Institute

April 22nd, 2009

6:30-9:30pm, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard

Please join MASS-AWIS for a panel discussion on work life balance.  It has been a recurring theme for the members of the MASS-AWIS chapter, as well as career women in general, that finding a balance between work and life sometimes feels like an impossible feat.  Hillary Clinton put it well when she said, “Our lives are a mixture of different roles.  Most of us are doing the best we can to find whatever the right balance is . . .”

Join our panel discussion to hear about how some other women have found balance in their lives and please feel free to bring questions for them that are of most interest to you. 

Featured speakers:
Candida Fratazzi, MD - Senior Medical Program Leader at Altus Pharmaceuticals
Sheryl Grace, PhD – Boston University, Associate Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
Eileen Habelow, PhD, SPHR – Senior Vice President, Organizational Development at Randstad US
Michelle Runge, MBA - Senior Manager, Program Management Office at Philips Healthcare
Yoshika Sherring, MBA, – Senior Biotech Marketing Professional
Esther Shilcrat, MS, PhD, – Heath Care IT Researcher, Designer and Implementer 

Catherine J. Pachuk, Sr. Director of Delivery Biology at the Pfizer Research Technology Center. 

Please join MASS-AWIS for a scientific presentation on RNAi technology and therapeutics.  As co-founder of a company focused on RNAi therapeutics, Dr. Pachuk will share her experiences in this exciting field and offer insights as to the biggest challenges facing RNAi scientists today. 

at The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard

Thursday, February 19th, 2009

7-9 PM

Join MASS AWIS for a fun and interactive game to learn more about the pharmaceutical industry.  The PHARM Game® is a proven learning tool to teach novice and experienced employees about pharmaceutical drug discovery and development. Employees and contractors in the pharmaceutical industry often have a limited perspective of the complexity of the pharmaceutical business. Even senior executives may know only a particular part of the business. The PHARM Game® is an interactive way to learn new information and reinforce current knowledge about the pharmaceutical business.  The PHARM Game® will be facilitated by Elizabeth Treher, PhD., founder of The Learning Key.  For more information on the game go to http://www.thelearningkey.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=59

Location: Novartis, 220 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge MA

Cost:  $10 for MASS AWIS members; $20 for non-members

Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008

 6:00pm-9:00pm

Guest Speaker: Hannah Riley Bowles

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.

 co-sponsored with WEST

Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research

220 Massachusetts Avenue, Room 132

Cambridge MA

6:00-8:00 PM

For more information, contact info@mass-awis.org. 

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
Heather Dawes – Program Director, Fidelity Foundations
Patrick Marshall – Principal & President, StratAcuity Scientific Search

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

Long time members, new members, families and guests are invited to join us for a MASS Association for Women in Science Summer Social event.  Bring yourself, family and friends, snacks and outdoor fun equipment for a picnic at Amory Park in Brookline.

Please join us!

Amory Park

45 Amory St

Brookline, MA 02446

Sunday, Aug. 03, 2008

2:00 PM  - 5:00 PM

Register at http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=162053

How do I network?  What does networking mean?  Why do some people think networking is a "dirty word"?  

Join us for an evening where we'll answer those questions and put some new networking skills to work!

Monday, April 28th
Evelyn Murphy returns to Mass-AWIS to conduct a workshop on the Wage Gap!

Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research
100 Technology Square
Cambridge, MA 02139

We are very excited to host this first ever Wage Project Workshop focused on scientists.  The workshop will be geared towards negotiating your initial salary as well as future raises.  There will be a charge to help cover the cost of materials and light dinner ($20 for MASS AWIS
chapter members and $35 for non-members).

Evelyn Murphy is President of The WAGE Project, Inc., a national organization to end wage discrimination against working women, and Resident Scholar in the Women's Studies Research Center at Brandeis University, where she has researched and authored a book on women's wages entitled Getting Even: Why Women Don't Get Paid Like Men and What To Do About It

Tuesday April 1st, 6:30 – 8:00 PM

BIDMC Research North, 99 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA

This event is also a kickoff for our new AWIS mentoring circle!   See the Mentoring page for more details.

This book tells the story of a professional problem-solving group that for more than 25 years has empowered its members by providing practical and emotional support. The objective of “Group,” as Ellen Daniell and six other members call their bimonthly gatherings, is cooperation in a competitive world. And the objective of Every Other Thursday is to encourage those who feel isolated or stressed in a work or academic setting to consider the benefits of such a group—a group in which everyone is on your side.
Each of the high-achieving individuals in Group (including members of the National Academy of Sciences, a senior scientist at a prestigious research institute, and university professors and administrators) has found the support of the others to be an essential part of her own success. Daniell provides detailed examples of how members help one another navigate career setbacks or other difficulties. She shows that group support, discussion, and application of common experience bring to light practical solutions and broader perspectives. In an inspirational conclusion, the author offers advice and practical guidelines for those who would like to establish a group of their own.

http://www.amazon.com/Every-Other-Thursday-Strategies-Successful/dp/0300113234