1. 10/18/11

2. Before we start… Please SIGN IN on the attendance sheet being passed around Hope everyone had a great Fall Break! – Do anything exciting? Holiday CHOP Cards were delivered

3. Ongoing Events Committee meetings – Events, Community Service, Marketing, Fundraising Physician Shadowing Program – Questions? Contact Anita Gade – agade@sas.upenn.edu agade@sas.upenn.edu

4. Upcoming events Fundraising Hot Cocoa and Baked Goods sale - Thurs 10/20/11 Community Service Light the Night Walk - Sat 10/22/11

5. Kids Judge! Volunteers meeting – Wed Oct 19 at 4 pm in The Forum of Stiteler Hall RSVP to Miss Hobson mhobson@sas.upenn.edumhobson@sas.upenn.edu Neuroscience Fair Date: Dec 5

6. Committees Events – Faculty Chats, MD/PhD Panels, etc Community Service – Light the Night walk, soup kitchen, CHOP, etc Marketing – Flyers, t-shirts, etc Fundraising – Hot Cocoa and Bake sale, donations, etc

8. Light the Night: Taking Steps to Cure Cancer Funds raised by teams and individual walkers provide: – Lifesaving blood cancer research – Assistance programs and events for patients and their families – Advocacy efforts that draw government attention to cancer-related issues – Local programs such as Family Support Groups and First Connection, a peer-to-peer counseling program

9. Why Walk? It's inspirational: You'll be helping hundreds of thousands of Americans battling leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma. It's a chance to do something good in your community: Funds provide support for researchers who are working to cure blood cancers as well as valuable information for blood cancer patients and families

10. Details of the Event Date: Saturday October 22, 2011 Location: The Philadelphia Art Museum Times: 4:30PM Registration Begins 6:30PM Walk

11. Fundraising for the Light the Night Fundraiser: Hot Chocolate & Bakesale Date: Thursday October 20, 2011 Location: The Upper Quad Gate Time: 4 to 8pm

12. How to Sign-Up! 1.Follow the link to : http://www.lightthenight.org/register/ http://www.lightthenight.org/register/ 2.Search for the PWBS2011 Team 3.Register and join the team

13. Discussion Series Cancer Research by Diana – Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program (PURM)

14. Future GBMs Movie Night – Suggestions? Dessert Potluck Wed Oct 26 Spring Classes Registration Guidance Nov 8

15. Resources/Contact Website http://www.dolphin.upenn.edu/pwbs/ Twitter PennWomenBioMed Facebook Penn Women’s Biomedical Society group and page LinkedIn Penn Women’s Biomedical Society Alumni