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Greetings!
As we mark another successful year of championing the interests of women in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM), we thank you for your membership and the opportunity to connect you to the information that matters most to you.
Your contributions have helped make AWIS the premiere organization for women across all STEMM disciplines and employment sectors. We are so grateful to you for supporting our organization.
Your gift of $35, $50, $100 or more can make all the difference, from helping lead the charge on implementation of workplace best practices to ensuring women in STEMM get the recognition they deserve.
Your gift is extremely important to us. It provides resources that make an immediate impact - one that will help us through these exciting - and tough - times as the national spotlight focuses on the demand for a robust STEMM workforce. Please consider making as generous a gift as you can. Your donation will make a world of difference.
May you have a successful and peaceful New Year.
Best regards,
Janet
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Janet Bandows Koster
AWIS Executive Director & CEO
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Your Top 10 Stories of 2012
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| AWIS News and Events | AWIS and Joint Mathematics Meeting Presentation
Event: MAA Session on Mentoring Graduate Students: Pathways to Success
Date: January 11
Time: 4:30PM - 4:50PM
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AWIS Reception at Joint Mathematics Meeting
Event: San Diego Marriott Marquis
Date: January 11
Time: 7:00PM - 9:00PM
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AWIS Palo Alto Chapter
Event: Get to the (Power) Point: Tips for Creating Effective Slides
Date: January 15
Time: 7:00PM - 9:00PM
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AWIS STEMiNAR Series: Being Your Best - Authenticity and Self Promotion
Event: Virtual Webinar
Date: January 16
Time: 12:00PM - 1:00PM
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AWIS Palo Alto Chapter
Event: The World of Regulatory Affairs
Date: January 16
Time: 7:00PM - 9:00PM
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AWIS and Lehigh University
Event: AWIS Importance of Mentoring Relationships
Date: January 22 - 23
Time: 8:00am - 5:00pm
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AWIS Hershey Chapter
Event: Penn State Hershey Medical Center
Date: January 24 - 25
Time: TBD
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IIASA Young Scientists Summer Program 2013
The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), located in Schloss Laxenburg near Vienna, Austria, will host a selected group of graduate students from around the world in its Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP). These students work closely with an IIASA senior scientist mentor on a project proposed by the student,related to his or her graduate research, with the goal of a publishable paper.IIASA is an international institution, supported by twenty member nations, engaged in scientific research aimed at providing policy insight on issues of importance in global problem areas. The 2013 YYSO will be held from June 1 - August 31, 2013. The application deadline is January 14, 2013.
2013 AAAS Charles Valentine Riley Memorial Lecture Nominations
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), in cooperation with the World Food Prize Foundation and the Riley Memorial Foundation, hosts the annual AAAS Charles Valentine Riley Memorial Lecture, a special opportunity to highlight the important role of research and innovation in agriculture, the most basic human endeavor. The 2013 nominees should be well-respected scientists working at the forefront of a pressing issue at the nexus of agriculture and society. They should have outstanding scientific contributions or significant policy accomplishments related to agriculture with demonstrated societal impact.The deadline for nominations is January 14, 2013. Past lecturers include Dr. Roger Beachy, then Director of the USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture; Dr. Pamela C. Ronald, Professor of Plant Pathology at the University of California, Davis; and Dr. Robert Horsch, Deputy Director for Research & Development at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship
The Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship (MLEF), sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy, is a 10-week summer internship program that provides opportunities to minority and female students who are pursuing degrees in science, technology (IT), engineering, or mathematics (STEM majors). Candidates who are selected will have the opportunity to work on focused research projects consistent with the mission of the Office of Fossil Energy. During the 10 weeks, students will work at one of several locations. At the conclusion of the internship, students will attend a "Technical Forum" where they will present their research project and tour several technical sites located nearby (the location of the technical forum changes every year). Applications will be accepted from November 16, 2012 through January 18, 2013. Candidates will receive a paid stipend during the program, in addition to approved transportation expenses to and from the internship site and technical forum location.
Travel Award Program for Early Career Investigators
Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology will offer a limited number of travel awards to early career investigators at the Assistant Professor or equivalent industry scientist level. At times researchers find that attending a Keystone Symposia meeting might substantially further a current research project or assist in problem solving around a particular experimental issue. These travel awards are specifically designed to address this situation. The emphasis is on URM scientists who are pursuing research careers. The application process is open for all meetings between now and February 28, 2013. However, the awards will be made upon review, on a first come basis.
Opportunity for Scientists to Collaborate with European Colleagues
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and the European Commission (EC) signed an Implementing Arrangement to provide opportunities for NSF-funded early career scientists and engineers to pursue research collaborations with European colleagues supported through the European Research Council (ERC) awards. The ERC will identify researchers wishing to host NSF funded investigators, and NSF will solicit proposals from its CAREER awardees and Postdoctoral Research Fellows for these potential collaborative opportunities. This agreement will allow US scientists to be incorporated in the ERC-funded teams and will be supported as any other ERC team members. NSF will cover travel costs for the US scientists. NSF will release further details through an upcoming Dear Colleague Letter.
ADVANCE Program Solicitation
NSF ADVANCE: Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers (ADVANCE) is accepting proposals for projects that develop systemic approaches to increase the representation and advancement of women in academic STEM careers, thereby contributing to the development of a more diverse science and engineering workforce.
Marie Curie Fellowship
Have you ever wanted to do research in Europe? Apply for a Marie Curie Fellowship. The goal of the Marie Curie Fellowship is to strengthen the human potential in research and technology by stimulating people to enter into the profession of research and attracting researchers from the entire world to Europe. This Fellowship addresses researchers at all stages of their careers, in the public and private sectors, from initial research training, specifically intended for young people, to lifelong learning and career development. Proposals are welcomed from all areas of scientific and technological research and the fellowship covers your salary plus your research expenses. To apply, you must have either a doctoral degree or at least 4 years' full-time equivalent research experience, after obtaining a degree permitting you to embark on a doctorate.
Small Business Postdoctoral Research Diversity Fellowship
The Small Business Postdoctoral Research Diversity Fellowship program aims to encourage creative and highly-trained recipients of doctoral degrees in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering and mathematical disciplines to engage in hands-on research projects in their areas of expertise at the kind of small innovative businesses that historically have fueled the nation's economic regime. This fellowship program offers small businesses the opportunity to attract top scientific and technological talent at a fraction of the usual cost, while recruiting postdoctoral fellows to work for at least a year outside an academic setting on cutting-edge research aimed at promoting scientific excellence and strengthening our nation's technological prowess. Each research fellow will receive a stipend of at least $75,000 plus health insurance benefits.
NSF's Career-Life Balance (CLB) Initiative
Scientists now have the opportunity to submit supplemental funding requests to support additional personnel (e.g., research technicians or equivalent). This will help sustain research when the Principal Investigator is on family leave. In FY 2012, up to 3 months of salary support may be requested (for a maximum of $12,000 in salary compensation) by CAREER awardees.
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