CONSERVATION TOUR FOR WOMEN BY WOMENSaturday, June 21, 2008(Registration deadline: June 6)
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ACTIVITIES
Evening programs involving dinner, speakers, and/or tours are planned throughout the year. On off months, noontime brownbags are scheduled, for a chance to network and discuss current issues in science and work.In Fall 2007 we participated in the Washburn/NOAA outreach workshop designed to encourage Topeka girls' interest in math and science.
HOW TO JOIN
Membership is OPEN to ALL WOMEN and MEN who support the goals of AWIS. Applications are online at the
AWIS national website. Select the Sunflower Chapter; $5 comes back for use
in our programs. Also notify the Chapter Secretary (contact below).
GET INVOLVED!
To be added to the Sunflower chapter's event notification list, email Sarah LaFrenz.
To get involved or to learn more about AWIS, contact any of our 2008 Officers:
President: Sarah LaFrenz
President-elect: Diana Chamberlain
Past co-president: Liz Smith
Past co-president: Susan Stover
Secretary: Liz Smith
Treasurer: Karen Camarda
To volunteer to serve on a committee or to propose a new project, you may contact any of our committee chairs directly:
Fund raising: OPEN
Programs: April Marcangeli
Brownbags: OPEN
Membership: Sarah LaFrenz
Publicity: Diane Coe
AWIS Sunflower Chapter Website: Karen Camarda
Youth Outreach: Jennifer Stark
CONGRATULATIONS AND FAREWELL to former committee chairs Donna Porter and Iona Branscum, who have both accepted jobs outside Topeka. We will miss them and we wish them all the best for the future!
FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE CHAIR and BROWN-BAG LUNCH COMMITTEE CHAIR are now vacant -- please contact one of the officers if you are interested in serving.
WHAT IS AWIS?
The Association for Women in Science is a professional society dedicated to achieving equity and full
participation of females in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics at all levels. We are a
Network, a Resource, and a Voice. For more information, visit the
AWIS national website.
Nationally, the current focus is on:
- Connecting, supporting and mentoring women in science at all levels
- Nominating qualified women candidates for key positions and organizations
- Identifying areas of inequity and building awareness of the gap
- Influencing policy
Only dues-paying members may hold office or cast votes at meetings; however, the Sunflower AWIS chapter welcomes the general public at all of our program meetings and distributes courtesy event notification e-mails to interested parties upon request.