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SUMMARY:Graduate Women in Science's National Conference
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DESCRIPTION:Each summer\, one SDE-GWIS chapter hosts a national conference\
 , drawing members from all over the country to present research\, network\,
  and talk about issues faced by women scientists.
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\nThe 2014 Annu
 al 93rd GWIS Conference will be held at East Bank of the University of Minn
 esota\, Minneapolis Campus-June 25-29\, 2014.  All events are within walkin
 g distance from each other. Thursday (6/26) and Friday (6/27) will be the N
 ational GWIS Business Meetings at the Campus Club and all members are invit
 ed to attend.
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\nThis year’s conference (6/28) is called\, “Building 
 Bridges: Practicing Science in the Modern Era\,” and focuses on the “so
 ft skills” that are needed to become a great scientist. Science is no lon
 ger just about sitting at a bench doing research – today’s scientists a
 re called upon to be engaging teachers\, accessible spokespeople\, good tea
 m players\, creative writers\, and a whole host of other roles. The confere
 nce will provide opportunities to meet other women scientists\, STEM partic
 ipants\, and scientific vendors from around the metro area\, in addition to
  the educational speakers and panel discussion.  This event will be in the 
 Great Hall of the Coffman Memorial Union (CMU) from 8:30 to 5:00. Check the
  web site for more information about speakers and registration-Xi Chapter
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\nSaturday evening\, we will proceed to the Weisman Museum for our
  banquet. This is a short distance from CMU and we will have a tour of the 
 exhibits\, networking\, a silent auction\, and a buffet while overlooking t
 he Minneapolis skyline. We will have a welcome video from our Senior Senato
 r in Washington\, Amy Klobuchar\, and this year’s keynote banquet speaker
  is Dr. Jorge Cham\, writer and cartoonist of Piled Higher and Deeper\, a p
 opular comic strip about the trials and tribulations of graduate school and
  academia. He will speak on the “science gap” – check out his recent 
 TED talk on the subject!
URL:http://www.bio-link.org/home/events/graduate-women-sciences-national-co
 nference
LOCATION:Great Hall\, Coffman Memorial Union\, University of Minnesota\, 30
 0 16th Ave SE\, Minneapolis\, MN 55455
CATEGORIES:Conference
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