<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: garamond,serif;"><font color="#000066"><font size="4">Save the Date for These Exciting Upcoming AWIS and Chicago Science Events</font></font></span><font style="font-family: garamond,serif;" size="4">!<br>
</font><br style="font-family: garamond,serif;"><ul style="font-family: garamond,serif;"><li><font size="4"><b>January 23rd, 2010: Lift A Fork with AWIS Chicago</b></font></li></ul><font style="font-family: garamond,serif;" size="4">Come for appetizers and mingling, stay for dinner at Pete Miller's Steak & Seafood, Evanston. <br>
20% of the evenings proceeds from additional food and beverage purchases will be used to sponsor AWIS Chicago outreach and programs in 2010.<br>$15 for You, $25 for You and a Friend. Register <a href="http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=195284">here</a>.</font><br style="font-family: garamond,serif;">
<ul style="font-family: garamond,serif;"><li><b><font size="4">Volunteers Needed for BIO 2010 Convention</font></b></li></ul><font style="font-family: garamond,serif;" size="4">Volunteers are accepted on a first come, first serve basis. <br>
Application deadline is March 5, 2010.<br>BIO Convention will take place May 3-6th, 2010.<br></font><ul style="font-family: garamond,serif;"><li><b><font size="4">February 6th, 2010: Building Gods: The Potential and Limitations of Medical Technology</font></b></li>
</ul><font style="font-family: garamond,serif;" size="4">AWIS Chicago is proud to co-sponsor this upcoming <i>HistoryMakers</i> event with the Musuem of Science and Industry. <br>Join influential African American scientists for a live interview session on the MSI campus. </font><br style="font-family: garamond,serif;">
<ul style="font-family: garamond,serif;"><li><b><font size="4">February 10th, 2010: Academic Contract Negotiation Panel Discussion</font></b></li></ul><font style="font-family: garamond,serif;" size="4">Learn about academic contracts from female faculty at Chicago area universities.<br>
</font><b><font size="4"><br><span style="font-family: garamond,serif;">More details for all events can be found at <a href="http://www.awis-chicago.org">www.awis-chicago.org</a></span></font></b><font style="font-family: garamond,serif;" color="#000066"><font size="4"><b></b></font></font><br style="font-family: garamond,serif;">
<br style="font-family: garamond,serif;"><span style="font-family: garamond,serif;">Join us on Facebook and LinkedIn: keyword AWIS Chicago</span><br style="font-family: garamond,serif;"><br style="font-family: garamond,serif;">
<span style="font-family: garamond,serif;">Questions/Comments? </span><a style="font-family: garamond,serif;" href="mailto:info@awis-chicago.org" target="_blank">Email</a><span style="font-family: garamond,serif;"> AWIS Chicago.</span><br style="font-family: garamond,serif;">
<br style="font-family: garamond,serif;"><span style="font-family: garamond,serif;">Become an AWIS Chicago Member. <br>National AWIS membership starts at $25, Chicago chapter dues are only an additional $10 per year! </span><br style="font-family: garamond,serif;">
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For more information about becoming a member, visit our website or contact the VP of Membership, </span><a style="font-family: garamond,serif;" href="mailto:membership@awis-chicago.org" target="_blank">Joy Ramos</a><span style="font-family: garamond,serif;">.</span><br style="font-family: garamond,serif;" clear="all">
</div><br style="font-family: garamond,serif;"><span style="font-family: garamond,serif;">-- </span><br style="font-family: garamond,serif;"><span style="font-family: garamond,serif;">Jessica Reimer, PhD</span><br style="font-family: garamond,serif;">
<span style="font-family: garamond,serif;">AWIS Chicago VP of Communications</span><br style="font-family: garamond,serif;"><span style="font-family: garamond,serif;"><a href="mailto:jessica.reimer@awis-chicago.org">jessica.reimer@awis-chicago.org</a></span><br style="font-family: garamond,serif;">
<span style="font-family: garamond,serif;">Join us on Facebook and LinkedIn: keyword AWIS Chicago</span><br style="font-family: garamond,serif;"><span style="font-family: garamond,serif;"><a href="http://www.awis-chicago.org/">http://www.awis-chicago.org/</a></span><br>