From joyramos at gmail.com  Mon May  7 18:25:58 2012
From: joyramos at gmail.com (Joy Ramos)
Date: Mon, 7 May 2012 18:25:58 -0500
Subject: [AWIS Chicago Listserve] AWIS Chicago May events: Women in Science
	Symposium, Career Skills workshop
Message-ID: <CAHCxnMe73xwi0t-2ikZyWeg1rCoGo=suMna5PrK5B-nGaiBp-A@mail.gmail.com>

AWIS Chicago is proud to be part of 2 fantastic events in early May.  Be
sure to register now to reserve your spot! As an AWIS member, you even get
to enjoy free registration for the Career Skills workshop at UIC next week.
Read on to find out more!



*Women in Science Symposium 2012: Big Ideas, Big Impact - May 11-12, 2012
*


The 2nd Women in Science symposium is literally just days away! Register
now!
The theme this year is "Big Ideas, Big Impact", focusing on:

    ? Highlighting innovative, game-changing women in diverse science and
engineering fields
    ? Discussing modern approaches to research practice, work-life balance,
entrepreneurship and  administration
    ? Providing meaningful opportunities for discourse and networking

It will be held on Friday, May 11, 5:30-7:30 pm, at the School of the Art
Institute and on Saturday, May 12 from 8:30-5:00 pm at the Lurie Cancer
Center, Northwestern University, Chicago.


Final program information and registration can be found here:
http://c2st.org/programs-c%C2%B2st/women-in-science-symposium-2012-big-ideas-big-impact
.

Registration fees:
Student: Friday $25 / Saturday $75 / Friday & Saturday $100
General: Friday $50 / Saturday $100 / Friday & Saturday $150

As a proud sponsor of this event, AWIS Chicago will be one of the
exhibitors on Saturday. Please feel free to stop by and meet the chapter's
Board members as well as learn about past and upcoming events. We look
forward to seeing you there!

*We had an extremely limited number of  free registration codes for AWIS,
intended for AWIS members who would be helping out at our exhibitors'
table. Although the code is no longer available, we hope that you will
still be able to make it to the symposium!




*The UIC Postdoctoral Assocation and AWIS Chicago proudly present a Career
Skills workshop:*

*What's your plan?
How to find a scientific career that is right for you*

This workshop will outline a planning process that can be used by
scientists to create a career plan tailored to their own individual
strengths and aspirations.  Participants will be guided through exercises
intended to assist in self-assessment and will be provided tools to assist
in career exploration.  By the end of the session participants will set
specific goals for taking charge of their own careers and learn how to
position themselves to be competitve for positions in those career paths.

Featured speaker:
*Philip S. Clifford, Ph.D.
*Associate Dean, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Professor of Anesthesiology and Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin

Date: *Thursday, May 17th, 2012*
Time: 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Venue: Main Auditorium, Molecular Biology Research Building (M/C 669),
University of Illinois at Chicago, 900 S. Ashland Ave. Chicago, IL

*Please register by Wednesday, May 16th* so that we can plan the light
refreshments accordingly.

*FREE* for UIC students/postdocs/staff and AWIS Chicago members - please
register here:
http://uic-awischicago.eventbrite.com

$5 for other students, $10 for non-UIC/AWIS Chicago - please register here:
http://a3.acteva.com/orderbooking/bookEvent/A319208
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From awiscommunications at gmail.com  Thu May 17 12:28:10 2012
From: awiscommunications at gmail.com (AWIS Chicago Communications)
Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 12:28:10 -0500
Subject: [AWIS Chicago Listserve] 6th Annual innovator Award and 1st Annual
	Motivator Award dinner
Message-ID: <CAAOGXfTw5ceLM2dgKC+R1BPJRudgCnMXvt9Y92n5TzPibN+X7w@mail.gmail.com>

*AWIS Chicago **6th Annual Innovator Award and the 1st Annual Motivator
Award Dinner**
*

Our winners will be honored at our annual dinner on June 6th at Pazzo's.
We will also recognize contributors and long-standing members of
AWIS-Chicago.

*When*: Wednesday, June 6th
*Time*: 6:30-8:30pm
*Where*: Pazzo's 311 S. Wacker
*Cost*: $10  for AWIS Chicago members, $15 for students, $30 for
non-members/on-site

Dinner, soft drinks, and dessert provided. Cash bar.

*Register* by May 30 at http://a3.acteva.com/orderbooking/bookEvent/A319298


*Public Transit and parking*: 1.5 blocks from Union Station, 2.5 blocks
from Quincy/Wells (Brown line) and La Salle Metra
**$8 in nearby public parking lot (enter on Van Buren)

Spouses and friends are welcome!

*Awardees*

*Innovator Awardee: Dr. Susan Cohn,* of the University of Chicago, for
demonstrating innovative approaches applied to a clinical setting by
investigating genetic factors and molecular predictors that contribute to
neuroblastoma survival rates in children.

*Motivator Awardee: Ami LeFavre*, of Niles Township High School, for
selflessly going above and beyond her teaching responsibilities to motivate
and encourage young girls to realize the importance of STEM and to pursue
this as a career. She initiated and continued multiple programs to achieve
this such as the GEMS (Girls Empowered by Math and Science) program,
organizing and distributing opportunities for STEM internships, and
providing opportunities for peer mentoring.


AWIS Chicago would like to thank *Baxter Healthcare *for their generous
support of this event.



-- 
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http://www.awis-chicago.org/
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From Alyson.Higgins at abbott.com  Fri May 18 12:02:27 2012
From: Alyson.Higgins at abbott.com (Alyson D Higgins)
Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 12:02:27 -0500
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From awiscommunications at gmail.com  Thu May 31 22:57:37 2012
From: awiscommunications at gmail.com (AWIS Chicago Communications)
Date: Thu, 31 May 2012 22:57:37 -0500
Subject: [AWIS Chicago Listserve] AWIS Chicago Awards Dinner this coming
	Wednesday! Register now!
Message-ID: <CAAOGXfSfqNvsFtNG9ioQKpASan7Urvr2uAZxRAD2BJ8_AKnGNw@mail.gmail.com>

*AWIS Chicago **6th Annual Innovator Award and the 1st Annual Motivator
Award Dinner*
*Wednesday, June 6th, 2012*
*
*
The nominations have been submitted, and winners have been chosen ? now
it?s time to celebrate! Please join us for our annual awards ceremony. New
for this year is the addition of the Motivator Award. At the dinner, we
will be hearing from both of our winners, so prepare to be inspired!
Thanks to the generous sponsorship of this event by Baxter, we are able to
offer a lovely dinner at minimal cost. Please join us!

*When*: Wednesday, June 6th
*Time*: 6:30-8:30pm
*Where*: Pazzo's <http://www.pazzos311.com/>  at 311 S. Wacker Dr.
*Cost*: $10 for AWIS Chicago members, $15 for students, $30 for
non-members/on-site

Dinner, soft drinks, and dessert provided. Cash bar.

*Register* by June 1st at
http://a3.acteva.com/orderbooking/bookEvent/A319298

*Public Transit and parking*: 1.5 blocks from Union Station, 2.5 blocks
from Quincy/Wells (Brown line) and La Salle Metra
**$8 in nearby public parking lot (enter on Van Buren)

Spouses and friends are welcome!

*Awardees*

*Innovator Awardee: Dr. Susan Cohn,* of the University of Chicago, for
demonstrating innovative approaches applied to a clinical setting by
investigating genetic factors and molecular predictors that contribute to
neuroblastoma survival rates in children.

*Motivator Awardee: Ami LeFavre*, of Niles Township High School, for
selflessly going above and beyond her teaching responsibilities to motivate
and encourage young girls to realize the importance of STEM and to pursue
this as a career. She initiated and continued multiple programs to achieve
this such as the GEMS (Girls Empowered by Math and Science) program,
organizing and distributing opportunities for STEM internships, and
providing opportunities for peer mentoring.

We will also recognize contributors and long-standing members of
AWIS-Chicago.


AWIS Chicago would like to thank *Baxter Healthcare *for their generous
support of this event.

-- 
Join us on Facebook and LinkedIn: keyword AWIS Chicago
http://www.awis-chicago.org/
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