<div style="text-align: center;"><font size="4"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Upcoming January/February AWIS Chicago Events</span></b></font><br><br><font color="#000066"><font size="4"><b><br>January 23rd, 2010: Lift A Fork with AWIS Chicago</b></font></font> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b></b></span><br>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b><i><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Time</span>: </i></b>4:30-6:30pm<br>
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</div><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b><i><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">Locatio</span>n: </i></b>Pete
Miller’s Steak & Seafood restaurant, 1557 Sherman Avenue, Evanston
IL.<br></span></b></p><div style="text-align: center;">
</div><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Have you registered for our January networking event? If not, you can </b><b>register <a href="http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=195284" target="_blank">here</a>
now. Tickets are $15 for You; $25 for You and a Friend. Appetizers
included, cash bar available. </b><br></p><p style="text-align: center;">If you can't join us in the afternoon, dine at Pete Miller's
that evening and 20% of your bill will be donated to AWIS Chicago.
<i>Remember to bring the attached flier and present it to your server! </i>
Reservations are recommended.</p><div style="text-align: center;">
</div><p style="text-align: center;"><font color="#000066"><font size="4"><b><br></b></font></font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font color="#000066"><font size="4"><b>February 10th, 2010: Academic Contract Negotiation Panel</b></font></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font color="#000066"><font size="4"><b><font size="2">Presented by AWIS Chicago and the Northwestern University Office of Post-Doctoral Affairs</font><br></b></font></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font color="#000066"><font size="4"><b><i><font size="2">Time: <font color="#000000">6:30-7:00pm, Networking Reception; 7:00-8:30pm Panel Discussion<br></font></font></i></b></font></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font color="#000066"><font size="4"><b><i><font size="2">Location: <font color="#000000">Baldwin Auditorium, Northwestern University Chicago Campus<font color="#000066"><br></font></font></font></i></b></font></font></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><font size="2">Registration details coming soon.</font><br><font color="#000066"><font size="4"><b><i><font size="2"><font color="#000000"><font color="#000066"></font></font></font></i></b></font></font></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Learn about positioning your post-doctoral research, careers in academia and how to negotiate an academic contract from a panel of female academic scientists.<br></p><p style="text-align: center;">
<b>Scheduled Panelists:</b></p><p style="text-align: center;">Michelle Swanson-Mungerson, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor, Midwestern University</p><p style="text-align: center;">Sally Horne-Badinovac, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor, University of Chicago</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Laura Chico, Ph.D.: Research Assistant Professor, Northwestern University</p><p style="text-align: center;">Clodia Osipo, Ph.D.: Assistant Professor, Loyola University<br><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span></p>
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</p><div style="text-align: center;"><br><font color="#000066"><font size="4"><br><b>Other Upcoming Events</b></font></font><br></div><p style="text-align: center;"><font color="#000000" size="4">January 27th, 2010</font><font size="4">:</font> <font size="4">Women in Leadership</font><br>
<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></span></p><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><font size="4"><b><i><font size="2">Time: 7-8:30pm<br></font></i></b></font></p>
<div style="text-align: center;"><font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" color="#000066"><font size="4"><b><i><font size="2">Location: South Lounge, Reynolds Club, University of Chicago<br><br></font></i></b><font size="2">A free panel discussion with businesswomen from the Chicago Area. Light refreshments will be served.<br>
For more details, please see the attached flier.<br></font><i><font size="2"><br><br></font></i><font size="2"><font size="4">February 6th, 2010: The Value of Science: Improving the Quality of Life. <br>A HistoryMakers Event.<br>
<font size="2"><br><i>Co-sponsored by AWIS Chicago</i></font><br></font></font></font></font><p style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><i><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Time: 5:30-8:00pm Reception and Live Interviews</span></b></i></p>
<div style="text-align: center;"><font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" color="#000066"><font size="4"><b><i><font size="2">Location: </font></i></b></font></font><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Museum of Science and Industry, 57th Street & Lake Shore Drive, Chicago IL.<br>
</span></b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><i><br>The HistoryMakers</i> present "The Value of Science: Improving the Quality of Life" as part of their <i>ScienceMakers</i> series, highlighting the achievements of African American scientists.</span> For more details please visit <a href="http://www.awis-chicago.org">www.awis-chicago.org</a>.<br>
</div><font style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" color="#000066"><font size="4"><i><font size="2"><br><br></font></i></font></font><br>For more detailed information about these events or AWIS Chicago visit <a href="http://www.awis-chicago.org/" target="_blank">www.awis-chicago.org</a><br>
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