When: Friday, November 3, 2017, 8:30 am to 5:30 pm.Where: Redfield Auditorium at WHOI in Woods Hole, MA (see our Getting There page for more info.)Who: Anyone interested in advancing women in marine science (all genders welcome!)Watch the keynote speech here.
Keynote Livesteam: "By Choice" by Dr. Amala Mahadevan
The keynote speech by Dr. Amala Mahadevan, senior scientist at WHOI, was livestreamed on the WHOI facebook page and the recording is available below. The video also includes opening remarks by Dr. Larry Madin, Vice President for Research at WHOI.Thank you for recording, WHOI Communications!
Accessibility notes: ASL interpretation is visible in most of the video. We hope to make a full transcript of the speech available soon.
Tentative schedule, subject to change
2017 Theme:Swimming in Confidence: Declaring your Scientific Authority8:30 - Check in, Breakfast9:00 - Welcoming remarks by Dr. Larry Madin, Vice President for Research at WHOI9:15 - Keynote by Dr. Amala Mahadevan, senior scientist at WHOI -live streamed by WHOI10:15 - Coffee break10:30 - Panel discussion: Interrogating the "Leaky Pipeline"Dr. Meg Tivey, Dr. Paula Bontempi, Dr. Heather Benway, Dr. Pam Neubert12:00 - Lunch and small group discussions13:30 - Research SpotlightsDr. Elsie Sunderland, Dr. Isla Castaneda, Dr. Susanne Menden-Deuer, Dr. Kate Lowry15:00 - Coffee/snack break15:15 - The Journey to ConfidenceDr. Caroline Solomon, Dr. Andone Lavery, Alexa Dayton, Dr. Sucharita Gopal17:00 - Evaluation and Closing remarks17:30 - The endPrinter friendly scheduleSWMS 2017 full program, including speaker biosWe would like to acknowledge that we are gathering on the traditional and unceded territory of Wampanoag and Massachusett people.Learn more about land acknowledgementshere.Thank you to our sponsors!Women in Course XII (WiXII) at MITWHOI Women's CommitteeMIT Title IX OfficeWoods Hole Sea GrantMcLane Research LabsWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Parking:
Parking near Redfield will be very limited. We encourage people to carpool and reduce the number of cars as much as possible. If you are familiar with WHOI or work in Woods Hole, we request that you park at Clark and take the shuttle or bike/walk directly to Redfield. This will allow unfamiliar visitors to take advantage of parking in the village.If you are driving, these links will be very helpful:Village parking map: Map shows 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choice parking locations in the Woods Hole village.Parking permit: Please print a copy of the permit and place it on your dashboard. We will have a couple backup copies in case you forget, but please try to bring your own.
Lodging:
This WHOI website has a long list of local hotels that might be helpful for SWMS attendees. Many hotels in the area have a WHOI rate that is available if you mention that you are participating in a meeting at WHOI, but we do not have a SWMS-specific hotel or room block.