[AWIS Chicago Listserve] Upcoming events: Work-life balance and more Project Exploration!

[AWIS Chicago Communications]

*WORK-LIFE SATISFACTION WORKSHOP*



Do you feel like you are constantly juggling your professional and your
personal responsibilities as a woman in science? Do you find yourself
wearing too many hats throughout the day? If so, then this Work-Life
Satisfaction workshop is for YOU!

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During this INTERACTIVE work-life satisfaction workshop, you will learn how
to:

* Examine how your current choices affect your work-life balance

* Identify changes that will have the biggest impact on personal and
professional satisfaction

* See your personal challenges and opportunities from a fresh perspective

* Recognize the critical importance of recovering from stressors to stay
motivated

* As an added bonus, your participation will assist AWIS in advocating on
your behalf for improved workplace policies and practices.



*Date: *Saturday, January 28th

*Time: *10 am to 1 pm (lunch included)

*Location: *Gray Room, Lurie Cancer Center, Northwestern University

303 E. Superior St. Chicago, IL

*Facilitators: *Kawtar Hafidi (AWIS Chicago 2011 Innovator awardee) and
Keng Jin Lee (AWIS Chicago VP for Membership)

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*Registration (to cover the cost of food and materials): *$5 for AWIS
Chicago members, $10 for students, $15 for non-members and at the door



*Space is LIMITED so register now at <http://www.acteva.com/>
http://www.acteva.com/http://<http://a3.acteva.com/orderbooking/bookEvent/A314941>
a3.acteva.com/orderbooking/bookEvent/A314941.*



*Sponsored by AWIS and the Elsevier Foundation*


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*PROJECT EXPLORATION WOMEN IN SCIENCE TRAINING**
**Friday, January 20, 2012, at **Baxter’s offices in Round Lake ***

Would you like to participate in outreach activities to promote science for
girls and other underrepresented groups? AWIS has partnered with Project
Exploration to provide training for AWIS members. Project Exploration will
share their methodology and examples to demonstrate how to give an
excellent outreach presentation in any field. After this training, you will
be eligible to participate in Project Exploration’s programs.

Project Exploration is a nonprofit science education organization that
works to ensure communities traditionally overlooked by
science—particularly minority youth and girls—have access to personalized
experiences with science and scientists. At the heart of Project
Exploration are youth programs, which impact the lives of hundreds of
students each year by fostering a long-term interest in science.

Students work with scientists through meaningful and authentic experiences.
Project Exploration offers a variety of youth programs –including services
specifically for girls—and multiple ways for scientists to work with youth.


The female professional scientists that work with Project Exploration are
members of the Women in Science cadre. Every year, Project Exploration
offers training for its Women in Science members to discuss best practices
when working with students.


*If you are interested in attending, please email Jameela Jafri at
jjafri at projectexploration.org  today. *

The training will be very similar to the workshop on December 2nd at the
Garfield Park Conservatory, which you can read about on PE's blog here:
http://www.projectexploration.org/blog/?p=3885&preview=true. Due to space,
they can accommodate up to 10 Women in Science members.

Project Exploration Women in Science Training

Friday, January 20, 2012

11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (lunch will be provided)

Baxter Healthcare Inc.

25212 W. Illinois Route 120 (Route 120 & Wilson Road )

Round Lake, IL 60073


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*AWIS NEWS:*

*2011 AWIS Innovator Award winner Kawtar Hafidi was profiled in Crain's
Chicago Business:**
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http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20120107/ISSUE01/301079976/searching-for-what-god-is-made-of-nuclear-physicist-finds-the-color
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AWIS Chicago is proud to announce a partnership with Abbott for job
postings and career development.

*Abbott post employment opportunities on the AWIS website, and sponsor
career development events in the coming year.




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