[AWIS Chicago Listserve] Upcoming AWIS Chicago events, new Abbott job opportunity, partner events (today and tomorrow!)

[Joy Ramos]

We hope everyone has been enjoying the great summer weather, especially
these past few days. AWIS Chicago and its partner institutions have a lot of
fun events coming up in the next few weeks and we hope you'll be able to
join us! You can find these and more updates on our website at
www.awis-chicago.org.

In this e-mail:

Upcoming AWIS Chicago Events
1) AWIS Midwest Chapters Summer Meetup and AWIS' 40th anniversary -
Saturday, Aug. 20th
2) August Scientist of the Month - Dr. Brandy Frost
3) New Abbott job posting

and

Upcoming Partner Events
1) C2ST - Discounted membership for AWIS Chicago members -  Members-only
preview of "The Genius Spark of Nikola Tesla", Friday, August 5th - TOMORROW
2) Women in Bio - Business book club - "Women Don't Ask" - Aug. 4th and 5th
- TODAY and TOMORROW


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AWIS Chicago Events

AWIS Midwest Chapter Meetup and 40th Anniversary Celebration of AWIS

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of AWIS, several Midwest chapters will be
meeting for a casual lunch right here in Chicago!

Date: Saturday, August 20, 2011
Time: Noon - 2pm
Location: Waterfront Cafe, 6219 N Sheridan Rd, Chicago

Registration is free, but $3 will be collected at the door to cover venue
costs.  Lunch will be available for purchase at the cafe.
Access the free pre-event registration through this link:
http://awismidwestmeetup2011.eventbrite.com/
Please reigster by Friday, Aug. 12th to give us a better idea of head count.

Hope to see you there!

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Read all about AWIS Chicago's August Scientist-of-the-Month, Dr. Brandy
Frost,  neonatologist at the Evanston Hospital branch of the NorthShore
University Healthcare System. Click here for the full story:
http://www.awis-chicago.org/community/august-2011-sotm-brandy-frost


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New Job Opportunity from Abbott Labs

Click here for more details:
http://www.awis-chicago.org/career-development/job-opportunities/clinical_research_associate_manager

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Upcoming Partner Events
Take advantage of discounted membership fees for C2ST as an AWIS Chicago
member  and get C2ST members-only access to "The Genius Spark of Nikola
Tesla" - TOMORROW, FRIDAY, Aug. 5th
C2ST (Chicago Council on Science and Technology; www.c2st.org) is offering
AWIS Chicago members a 1-year $25 community membership (ordinarily $60)
until August 5th (another benefit of AWIS Chicago membership!). AWIS
members, please contact Christopher Rhodes (crhodes at c2st.org or 312-567-5829
) to sign-up and also to be added to the RSVP list for the Tesla event.

The Chicago Council on Science and Technology in partnership with Belgrade
Sister Cities International invites you to
THE GENIUS SPARK OF NIKOLA TESLA
with
Vladimir Jelenkovic
Director, The Nikola Tesla Museum, Belgrade, Serbia

Friday, August 5
5:00-9:00pm
Thorne Auditorium
Northwestern University
375 E. Chicago Ave.

5:00 - 6:00 p.m. A traditional Serbian welcome reception
6:00 - 7:15 p.m. Tesla lecture followed by an innovation panel
7:30 - 9:00 p.m. Private exhibit preview at Navy Pier

Complimentary trolley service will be provided between Thorne Auditorium and
Navy Pier until 9:30 p.m.

The evening is complimentary to C2ST members and special guests. Advanced
registration is required to attend this event. Please contact Christopher
Rhodes at 312-567-5829 or email crhodes at c2st.org. Discounted public parking
for Thorne Auditorium is available at 222 E. Huron.
The Genius Spark of Nikola Tesla Exhibit will be on view at Navy Pier
August 6-28
www.teslaexhibitchicago.com
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Women in Bio (WIB) - Chicago Business Book Club - TODAY AND TOMORROW

Joining this week’s WIB-Chicago Business Book Club? Don’t forget
WIB-Chicago’s first book club meeting to discuss the featured book “Women
Don’t Ask: Negotiation and the Gender Divide” and strategies for successful
negotiations.  Haven’t finished the book?  No problem!  Bring your ideas and
we’ll provide questions to start the conversation.

Please register by August 4, 2011, at
http://www.womeninbio.org/chapter-chicago.shtml, so that we have a
headcount.  There is no registration fee!! There are two opportunities to
join the discussion:

Thursday, August 4, 2011, 6:30 p.m. CDT

Bin 36 wine bar
339 N. Dearborn St.; Chicago
Facilitated by Tuba Sural

Friday, August 5, 2011,  11:30 a.m.
CDT
My Thai restaurant, Presidential
Towers

555 W. Madison; Chicago
Facilitated by Laura Labeots


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Remember, you can always find out what events we have coming up on our
website - http://www.awis-chicago.org/

Also, read more about recent events at
http://www.awis-chicago.org/events/past-events/2011-past-events

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