SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
10 AM-10:30 AM Registration and Sign In
10:30-11:00 AM Keynote
(Adèle Naudé Santos, Dean of Architecture and Planning)
11:00-12:00 AM Session 1 (more information below)
12:00-1:00 PM Session 2 (more information below)
1:00-2:30 PM Networking Lunch
Detailed Descriptions of the Sessions
Session 1
In the first session, women panelists will be speaking about their experiences in these professions. What are they doing? Why did they choose that profession? How did they ever get there? What's so great about it? These are some of the questions that these panelists will be discussing in their respective sessions, and they are divided among different career fields.
Money Matters
Women discussing their experiences in Consulting and Finance
Every Last Body Counts
Women discussing their experiences in Medicine & Health Professions
It's a Nerd's World After All
Women discussing their experiences in Engineering & Science
Session 2
In the second session, panelists will be sharing on topics that are a bit more personal in their worklife, through sharing personal experiences, and imparting invaluable bits of wisdom andlife skills.
Oh, you're from MIT, So You Must Be..."
Let's face it. MIT graduates often have to face stereotypes once they enter the workplace. Here are a few women sharing their perspective and personal experiences as a MIT women in the workplace. Come join in if you are concerned or interested in some of these issues, and would love to hear more.
Women in a Brave New World
So they say engineering & startups is a man's world, but here are some women who say otherwise. In this session, these women will share their experiences in working with startups, as well as share what got them interested in the first place. Caution: They might inspire you.
What The Careers Office Didn't Tell You
There are two crucial things that any women needs to know to get by in this world- networking and interviewing. Such skills can obviously only be taught to women by women. Thus, we have created a session for women, run by women, about the most important skills that will help you become successful in the future. With such invaluable help, you know you can't go wrong.