WEST is accepting nominations through December 15th for our 9th Annual Giving Back Awards. You can nominate a deserving contender for one of the awards listed below. All nominees should be providing direct service to the community, be giving outside of the core responsibilities of his or her job, have a day job in science or technology, and be willing to have his or her story printed in the event program. The nominations should include name, title, company, giving back award category, and 1-3 paragraphs about their giving back. Please send nominations to Jaime Luna, WEST’s Director of Operations, at jluna@westorg.org.
Topics: Events, Women, Tech, Science, Nominate, Awards, Community, Giving Back, Network, Inspire
Senior Panel Discussion on Working Toward Gender Balance
It was an energized and exciting evening at the November 14th WEST event, Pathways to Leadership Success: Working Toward Gender Balance Senior Panel Discussion. Biogen, Xconomy, and WEST hosted the event, which provided an exceptional opportunity for networking with around 150 members of the STEM community attending. The panel discussion featured the following leaders in academia and industry: Sangeeta Bhatia, Professor, MIT; Bruce Booth, Partner, Atlas Venture; and Sophie Vandebroek, CTO, Xerox. Jo Viney of Biogen/WEST and Bob Buderi of Xconomy moderated the event. The panel provided their perspectives and insights on actions that can be taken in the workplace to improve gender balance and increase awareness of gender bias.
Topics: Events, Leadership, Gender Balance, Tech, Science, Success, Network
Pathways to Leadership Success: Working Towards Gender Balance
On November 14, 2016, we will be taking this issue head-on in a discussion co-sponsored by WEST, Xconomy and Biogen. (More information and registration information can be found here.)
Topics: Events, Leadership, Gender Balance, Tech, Science, Success, Network
Topics: Leadership, Announcements, Gender Balance, Women, Tech, Science
Our WEST Wisdom Member Spotlight for February 2014 is with Jenny Maki. Jenny was a WEST 2014 Giving Back Volunteer Awardee.
Topics: Women, Science, Member Spotlight