[AWIS Chicago Listserve] AWIS Chicago Open House

[Sandy Pearce]

You are invited to attend the following events hosted by the Chicago chapter of the Association for Women in Science! 




Open House and chapter meeting 
Want to get involved in AWIS-Chicago? This is your chance to find out more about the organization, speak with board members, provide input into upcoming programming and join a committee! 

If you cannot attend but would like to get more involved, please let me know. We welcome your ideas and participation! 

Date: Tuesday, March 9 at 7pm
Location: Bourgeois Pig Cafe, 738 W Fullerton Pkwy, Chicago (www.bpigcafe.com)
Please RSVP to awischicago at yahoo.com 

 
Volunteers Needed: Give an AWIS Special Award to Young Scientists at the 60th Annual Chicago Public Schools Science Fair! 
This science fair features the best projects from all over Chicago and is one of the final stages before students advance to the international INTELScience and Engineering Fair to be held in San Jose, California in May, 2010. 

AWIS Chicago has been a proud supporter of this science fair for many years and on this, its 60th year, be a part of this momentous occasion and help AWIS Chicago choose which young girls show the most promise and deserve an AWIS Special Award.  Last year, AWIS Chicago presented four awards to young women with outstanding science projects in their specialty. 

Date: Friday, March 19, 8am-noon
Location: Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago 
Parking, museum admission and lunch will be provided. 

If you’re interested in volunteering to judge student presentations and present an award, please e-mail Joy Ramos (joyramos at gmail.com) by February 26th (Friday) with your name, phone number and field of specialty.




Saturday, April 17, 2010
Women in Science Symposium 2010: Building an Identity 
The Chicago Council on Science and Technology (C2ST) in partnership with the Association for Women in Science (AWIS) Chicago Chapter have come together to bring you its first ever all-day Women in Science Symposium 2010: Building an Identity. The symposium, to be held on April 17th, 2010 will allow women scientists, at the academic, industry and government levels, to better recognize the number and diversity of their counterparts; create a sense of solidarity, and; broaden the spectrum of opportunities for women in Chicagoland. 
  
 Specifically the Women in Science Symposium will focus on:  
  

Insights from the field highlighting personal stories, professional   ambitions, and milestones from some of the areas most recognized leaders 
Address the state of women in a rapidly changing science landscape across academic and government sectors 
Identify needs for the future of social and systemic change at the local and national levels; science as an industry; work/life balance.  
April 17, 2010 
8:00am to 5:00pm 
Northwestern University - Chicago Campus
375 E. Superior Ave.
Chicago, IL 60610 
  
$50 advance general registration, $75 day of symposia
$25 student registration (undergraduates/graduates) 

 To sign-up or for more info. visit: www.c2st.org/programs and click on "Register for Programs" or call 312.503.1816.




For more detailed information about AWIS Chicago visit www.awis-chicago.org 

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Hope to see you there! 
Sandy 

 		 	   		  
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