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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"><font color="#000000">In this email:<br>Networking at Pete Miller's, SWE seminar, Abbott Information Session, CPS Science Fair Volunteers Needed, iBio IndEx, February Scientist of the Month</font></span></div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><b><font color="#000099"> <font color="#000066"><font size="4">Networking Social Event at Pete Miller's - February 26</font></font></font><font color="#000066" size="4"></font></b></div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Beat the winter blues with AWIS Chicago! Come out for cocktails, appetizers and networking in Evanston. Meet up with old colleagues and make connections with new ones in both academia and industry. This event is open to significant others, friends, family and other supporters of women in science.<br>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"> <font size="4"><b>Date</b>: Saturday, February 26, 2011<br><b>Time</b>: 4:30-6:30pm<br> <b>Location</b>:1557 Sherman Avenue, Evanston, IL 60201 - metered street parking is available nearby and the restaurant is approximately 3 blocks southeast of the Davis Purple Line El stop<br>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="https://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaID=215965" target="_blank">Register</a> now! Registration is $15 for one person and $25 for you and a friend. Appetizers are included in the cost of registration. Cash bar is available.</div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"> </div> <b><font color="#000099"><font color="#000066"><font size="4">SWE Change Management Seminar - March 1</font></font></font></b><font color="#330099" size="4"><b> <br></b></font></div>
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<div>The Society for Women Engineers is hosting a seminar on Change Management - AWIS members are invited. <br> <br>The seminar will be run by Cheryl Lewis, Group HR Director for ITW's Test and Measurement Group. Cheryl will teach topics discussed in the book Transitions: Making Sense of Life's Changes, by William Bridges. Cheryl is responsible for HR activities for ITW companies such as Instron (who make tensile testing equipment) and Buehler (who make metallurgical equipment).<br>
<br><font size="4"><b>Date</b>: Tuesday March 1, 2011<br><b>Time</b>: 6:00pm networking, 6:30pm presentation<br> <b>Location</b>:ITW, 3600 West Lake Ave, Glenview, IL 60026<br><b>Cost:</b> Free<br></font><br></div>Contact <a href="mailto:karen.bireta@swe.org" target="_blank">Karen Bireta</a> with questions.</font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"> <b><font color="#000099"><font color="#000066"><font size="4">SAVE THE DATE - Abbott Information Session - March 17</font></font></font></b><font color="#330099" size="4"><b> </b></font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">Abbott will be sponsoring a career information session on Thursday, March 17. There will be time for networking, presentations by Abbott employees and a resume drop for current and future positions. Refreshments will be provided.<br>
<br><font size="4"><font color="#000000"><b>Date</b>: Thursday March 17, 2011<br><b>Time</b>: 6:30-8:00pm<br> <b>Location</b>: Baldwin Auditorium, </font>Lurie Cancer Center, Northwestern University 303 E. Superior St., Chicago, IL 60611<br>
</font><font color="#000000"><font size="4"><b>Cost:</b> Free - sign-up information will be available soon!<br><br></font><font size="+0"><br><font color="#000066"><font size="4"><b>CPS Annual Science Fair - Volunteers Needed</b></font></font></font></font><b><font color="#000099"><font color="#000066"><font size="4"></font></font></font></b><b><font color="#000066" size="4" face="Arial Black"><br>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">This science fair features the best projects from all over Chicago and it is one of the final stages before students advance to the international INTEL Science and Engineering Fair to be held in Los Angeles, California in May, 2010.<br>
<br>AWIS-Chicago has been a proud supporter of this science fair for many years. Be a part of this momentous occasion and help AWIS-Chicago choose which young girls show the most promise and deserve an AWIS Special Award.<br>
<br><font color="#000000"><font size="4"><b>Date</b>: Friday, March 25, 2011<br><b>Time</b>: 8:00am - noon, lunch is provided<br> <b>Location</b>: Museum of Science and Industry (parking and museum admission provided)<br>
<br></font></font><font size="+0"><font color="#000000">If you're interested, please e-mail <a href="mailto:joyramos@gmail.com" target="_blank">Joy Ramos</a> by Friday, March 11th with your name, phone number and field of specialty.<br>
<br><strong><font color="#000066" size="4">iBio IndEx - February 15-16</font></strong></font></font></div>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="4"><font size="2">iBio is hosting their Industry Exposition February 15-16 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. For more information, check our their event <a href="http://www.ibio.org/ibioindex.html" target="_blank">website.</a> If you're attending, make sure to look for AWIS-CAC - we'll have for membership materials and chapter information available.</font><br>
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<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font size="+0"><br></font><font color="#000066"><font size="4"><b>Meet February Scientist of the Month: Kawtar Hafidi</b></font></font><font color="#330099" size="4"><b> </b></font><br><font style="FONT-FAMILY: arial black,sans-serif" size="4"><b style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,102)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,102)"></span></b></font><br>
<span style="COLOR: rgb(51,51,51)"><font color="#000000">Read about Kawtar's journey from Morocco to Argonne National Laboratory <a href="http://www.awis-chicago.org/community/february-2011-scientist-of-the-month-kawtar-hafidi" target="_blank">here</a>.</font></span><br>
<br><br><font color="#999999">For more detailed information about AWIS Chicago visit </font><a href="http://www.awis-chicago.org/" target="_blank"><font color="#999999">www.awis-chicago.org</font></a></div>
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