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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 at <a href="https://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaID=215965" target="_blank">https://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaID=215965</a> 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, but registation required. Email <a href="mailto:karen.bireta@swe.org" target="_blank">karen.bireta@swe.org</a> to register.<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">Meet the Women Leaders of Abbott - March 17</font></font></font></b><font color="#330099" size="4"><b> </b></font></div></div>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font color="#000000" size="2">Meet the women leaders of Abbott Laboratories and hear stories about how Abbott impacted their careers in science. Network with other Chicago area scientists and find out more about employment opportunities at Abbott!</font></p>
<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"> 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 at <a href="http://abbottawis.eventbrite.com/" target="_blank">http://abbottawis.eventbrite.com/</a> <br></font><font size="+0"><br>The first 100 people to register will qualify for a prize drawing so register now!<br>
</font></font><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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<div><br>Become an AWIS Chicago Member! Yearly membership starts at $35. <br>For more information about becoming a member, visit our website or contact </div></font><a href="mailto:membership@awis-chicago.org" target="_blank"><font color="#999999">membership@awis-chicago.org</font></a><font color="#999999">. </font></div>
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