Scientista Symposium 2014 Agenda

Sat, April 5th 9 am - 4 pm -  Wong Auditorium/Ting Foyer in the Tang Center -  MIT Campus


*See below for our tentative schedule. Our agenda will be updated throughout the next month. Check back for updates!


Morning Session (9:00 am - 12:00 pm) / Wong Auditorium

9 - 10 am -  Registration and Refreshments

10 - 10:30 am - Opening Remarks, Julia Tartaglia & Christina Tartaglia, Co-Founders of The Scientista Foundation

10:30 - 11:15 am - Morning Keynote Address: Elise Andrew, Creator of I F!cking Love Science

11:15 am - 12 pm - Panel: "Flavors of STEM" - What diverse career options are available to a woman with a STEM background? Hear from women from across industries discuss their career paths, followed by a Q&A.


Networking Lunch and Poster Symposium (12:00 pm - 1:30 pm) / Ting Foyer

Grab refreshments, network, and explore the poster symposium! 

12:00 - 12:45 pm - Student Poster Board Presentations - Session A

12:45 - 1:30 pm - Student Poster Board Presentations - Session B 


Afternoon Session (1:30 pm - 4:00 pm) / Wong Auditorium

1:30 - 2:30 pm - Workshop: "Speak up, Move up!" Learn how to speak assertively in this interactive workshop with Pf. Roberta Pittore, MBA, MIT Sloan Business School

2:30 - 3:10 pm - Panel: Graduate School 101: What is it like to go to graduate school? Hear from our diverse panel about grad school life and what you can do with a graduate degree.

3:10 - 3:45 pm - Closing Keynote: "Changing the World, One Equation at a Time" by Deborah Berebichez, physicist and co-host of Discovery Channel's "Outrageous Acts of Science."

3:45 - 4:00 pm - Closing Remarks and Award Ceremony


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President's Circle Round Table and Reception (5:30 - 8:30 PM) / MIT STATA Building
(By invitation only for leaders of campus women in STEM organizations)