<div dir="ltr"><p style="font-size:13px;outline:none;margin:1.12em 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:large;outline:none;margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="font-size:1em;outline:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b style="font-size:1em;outline:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-weight:bolder">2013 AWIS Chicago Awards Dinner</b></span></span></p>
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</b></span></span></p><p style="font-size:13px;outline:none;margin:1.12em 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:medium;outline:none;margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="font-size:1em;outline:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b style="font-size:1em;outline:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-weight:bolder">Featured Awardees:</b></span></span></p>
<p style="font-size:13px;outline:none;margin:1.12em 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:small;outline:none;margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="font-size:1em;outline:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial"><b style="font-size:1em;outline:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-weight:bolder">7th Innovator Award - Dr. Barbara Di Eugenio,</b> of the University of Illinois Chicago, for demonstrating innovative approaches in computational models of Natural Language Processing. Her work is applied to various interactive applications in education technology and human-robot interactions, where users can hold a natural conversation with a computer</span></span><span style="font-size:small;outline:none;margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="font-size:1em;outline:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial">.</span></span></p>
<p style="font-size:13px;outline:none;margin:1.12em 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:small;outline:none;margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="font-size:1em;outline:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial"></span></span><span style="font-size:small;outline:none;margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="font-size:1em;outline:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial"><b style="font-size:1em;outline:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-weight:bolder">2nd Motivator Award - Dr. Lily Rin-Laures</b>, of Marshall, Gerstein & Borun, LLP, for her work in initiating a new chapter of Women in Bio in Chicago (WIB), for which she was President until 2012. She is also active in Girls4Science (a nonprofit dedicated to exposing girls aged 10-18 to STEM) and Coalition for Women's Initiatives in Law Firms. She has also served as a mentor for Menttium, a cross-company mentoring program for female leaders. <br style="font-size:1em;outline:none;margin:0px;padding:0px">
</span></span></p><p style="font-size:13px;outline:none;margin:1.12em 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:small;outline:none;margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="outline:none;margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="font-size:1em;outline:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial">Our annual awards dinner will include short talks by our distinguished awardees about their work, career paths, and insights on women in science, as well as well-deserved recognition of our "Scientists of the Month" that we have featured in the past year. Of course, there will be plenty of time for networking among attendees!</span></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span></p><p style="font-size:13px;outline:none;margin:1.12em 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:small;outline:none;margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="font-size:1em;outline:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial"><span style="font-size:1em;outline:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b style="font-size:1em;outline:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-weight:bolder">Where</b></span>: Reza's restaurant, 432 W. Ontario St., Chicago, IL 60654</span></span></p>
<p style="font-size:13px;outline:none;margin:1.12em 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:small;outline:none;margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="font-size:1em;outline:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial"><span style="font-size:1em;outline:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b style="font-size:1em;outline:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-weight:bolder">When</b></span>: Wednesday, June 26 2013, 6:30 - 8:30 pm</span></span></p>
<p style="font-size:13px;outline:none;margin:1.12em 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:small;outline:none;margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="font-size:1em;outline:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial"><span style="font-size:1em;outline:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,255)"><b style="font-size:1em;outline:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-weight:bolder">Cost</b></span>: $25 for AWIS Chicago members and students, $30 non-members (Dinner and soft drinks provided. Cash bar)<br style="font-size:1em;outline:none;margin:0px;padding:0px">
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</span></span></p><p style="font-size:13px;outline:none;margin:1.12em 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:1em;outline:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial"><span style="font-size:small;outline:none;margin:0px;padding:0px">Registration deadline is </span><strong style="font-size:1em;outline:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-weight:bolder"><span style="font-size:small;outline:none;margin:0px;padding:0px">Wednesday June 19th.</span></strong></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:small;outline:none;margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="outline:none;margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="font-size:1em;outline:none;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial">Please register at <a href="http://a3.acteva.com/orderbooking/bookEvent/A335356">http://a3.acteva.com/orderbooking/bookEvent/A335356</a></span></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span></p><p style="font-size:13px;outline:none;margin:1.12em 0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:1em">Spouses and friends are welcome, too! Not an AWIS Chicago member yet? Joining is quick and easy! Sign up online at <a href="http://www.awis.org">www.awis.org</a> (be sure to select AWIS Chicago as your chapter) and enjoy discounted admission to this event!</span><br>
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