Welcome to Palo Alto AWIS
AWIS Palo Alto has been connecting Peninsula women in science for more than 25 years. In fact on April 15th, 2011, we celebrated our 26th anniversary. The Chapter has over 200 members and serves a large geographical area from San Mateo to Santa Cruz. There are monthly chapter meetings featuring distinguished speakers on a wide range of topics. We invite you to join us and participate in any activities that interest you. The friends you make at AWIS will enhance your career potential and your unique input can shape the future of the AWIS Palo Alto organization for the better. Palo Alto AWIS provides career support and inspiration by building community among women in science and technology.Learn more about the history of National AWIS and the strategic plan for 2011-2014. It's the 40th Anniversary of National AWIS.
To be added to our email list to keep up to date on our monthly events, please send email request to awis.pa@gmail.com.
Upcoming Events
Check out the new newsletter!
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February 22nd, 2012
The Global Health R&D Landscape: Opportunities for Non-Profit Scientific CareersBeth Ponder, Ph.D., Associate Director of Scientific Affairs at BIO Ventures for Global Health (BVGH)
Flyer Here.
WHEN: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012
7-9PMWHERE: Xerox PARC Auditorium
3333 Coyote Hill Rd
Palo Alto, CACOST: $5 Students/Members, $10 Others RSVP: Here MAP: Map and Directions
March 12th, 2012
Career Path and Leadership in BiotechnologyAnn Lee-Karlon, Ph.D., MBA, VP of Portolio Management and Operations at Genentech
Flyer Here
WHEN: Monday, March 12th, 2012
7-9PMWHERE: Xerox PARC Auditorium
3333 Coyote Hill Rd
Palo Alto, CACOST: $5 Students/Members, $10 Others RSVP: Here MAP: Map and Directions
Save the Date
April, TBD 2012
15th Annual NCC Awards Banquet
June 18th, 2012
Lesley Groves, Ph.D., Principal at Groves Pharma Consulting
AWIS T-shirts for Scholarships!
Proceeds from our chapter T-shirt sales help fund annual scholarships for local community college female students to study health and science. We plan to award 3 scholarships every
year, but our budget has only allowed us to give out 2 for the past two years. And, we think we can do better!
Teal shirts are $20 each. Our chapter logo has been revamped, and we hope that wearing it will get our group some good visibility and community support. Plus, they are pretty hip.
Palo Alto AWIS News
AWIS Volunteered at Bay Area Science Festival on November 6th 2011
Katy and volunteers led colorful, hands on experiments (Pipet Art, Glow Stick Chemistry, and DNA Spooling with Strawberries). Over 250 kids participated in each activity! Check back to read about it in our upcoming newsletter!
Get Inspired
Gloria Steinem Speaks at Stanford Jan 26, 2012 (KZSU hosted stream) Sheryl Sandberg's Barnard Commencement Address Pioneers of Science, Stanford Professors Helen Blau and Carla Shatz Stanford Professor Sue McConnell on Effective Presentation "Getting to Good Enough" survival skills for a perfectionist
Interested in moving to France?
Commune une Francais --Online info for women interested in moving to France
Memorial Celebration for Longtime AWIS Supporter
Tribute to Ellen Weaver poster here. Obituary posted on National AWIS website.
AWIS Volunteers at "Girls Go Tech"
YouTube Video of the event January 29, 2011
Essay on Gender Bias
Link to pdf here
Thank you to our Corporate Sponsors
We would also like to thank XEROX PARC for the use of their Auditorium for meetings.
- BioMarin
- Bio-Rad Laboratories
- Genencor Corporation
- Genentech Corporation
- Smoliar Foundation
- and anonymous donors
Sponsor an Event
Invest in Palo Alto AWIS---and advertise your company to a vital sector of scientists and biotechnology professionals in the Bay Area! Contact our chair of Industry Outreach to find out more about sponsoring a Palo Alto AWIS chapter meeting.
Thanks to Laney Strange and sfAWIS for building this website!
