Women in Science Day Planning MeetingTuesday, April 14, 20095:15-6:15 PMThe Celtic Fox restaurant, 118 SW 8th Ave, Topeka | |
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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 and Fall 2008 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 2009 Officers:
President:
Constance Buckner
Vice President: Sarah LaFrenz Falk
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:
Fundraising: OPEN
Programs: Jaime Gaggero
Brownbags:
Constance Buckner
Socials: Sarah LaFrenz Falk
Membership: Marian Massoth, Liz Smith
Publicity: Diane Coe
Website: Karen Camarda
Women in Science Day: Pat McKinney
The FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE CHAIR is currently 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.