The Events Committee provides a forum for social events and to discuss issues pertinent to women in science.

By joining the Events Committee you can help:
 

• Organize regularly scheduled chapter events to promote communication within the chapter and between AWIS-SD and the San Diego scientific    community.
• Provide a forum for discussion of issues pertinent to women in science-related fields
• Provide networking, personal, and professional development opportunities for AWIS-SD members

Your Volunteer Experience will help you to develop skills outside of the pressures of the workforce :
 

• Learn organization skills, how to obtain speakers, book venues, plan catering and advertise events
• Practice public speaking skills by introducing guest speakers and making AWIS announcements at events
• Perfect your networking skills by continually meeting new people in the STEM field

Participating : Please see AWIS calendar for Committee Meetings dates, time and location.  Feel free to contact co-chairs for more details.
 

Planned events for 2012 are:

• Lecture: Science in Popular culture the scientists role
• Speed networking
• Happy Hour
• Summer family event
• Science of chocolate
• Joint event : IWIN and Rady School

   
Past Events:

• Rose Canyon hiking and picnic
• Fall Happy Hour organized through LinkedIn at Clay’s
• Happy Hour at Karl Strauss Brewery Gardens
• Holiday Social at Wine Steals in Point Loma
• How Information Technology is Revolutionizing Science
• Tour of the San Diego Zoological Society's Institute for Conservation Research
• Tour of Sapphire Energy
• Using Talking and Audible Tools to Empower Students Who Are Blind or Low Vision in the Science Labor.
• Speed Networking Event given in conjunction with Strategy Sessions

For detailed listing of past Events Committee sponsored events, see the link below-

Past Events

Committee Members

Co-chair         Monica Brown                  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Co-chair         Marianna Tcherpakov     This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it         

Members       Kristine Briedis
                        Barbara Davis
                        Tineke Lauwaet
                        Dorothy Sears
                        Ray Seraydarian
                        Cynthia Shuman
                        Qing Sun
                        Martha Wilkinson