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Southern conference for women to be held The MUSC Women’s Scholars Initiative program invites all women faculty to participate in the 2007 Southern Regional Professional Development Conference for Women in Medicine and Research, March 30 to April 1, at the J.W. Marriott Hotel in Houston.   The conference entitled, “Take Charge of Your Life: Speak Up, Stand Out, and Stay Calm,” was created by Southern Regional Faculty Development Programs and is designed for women faculty, residents, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students with an interest in building or strengthening their management  leadership skills. The event features authors Harriet Lerner, Ph.D., and Brent Bost, M.D. Lerner is the author of The Dance of Connection and The Dance of Intimacy. Bost wrote the book, The Hurried Woman Syndrome.   Lerner will open the conference with her keynote address, “Voice Lessons: A Blueprint for Clarity and Courage in Difficult Conversations.”   This is an opportunity for women in academic medicine to network and share their expertise with other professionals. The program will feature sessions for senior, mid-level and junior-level women faculty. The conference is designed to promote the retention and advancement of women faculty as they face the challenges of changing academic environment.   Register for the conference at http://www.mdanderson.org/prof_education/cmecs/display.cfm?id=64d8a5ae-6a7f.     Friday, Feb. 9, 2007 Catalyst Online is published weekly, updated as needed and improved from time to time by the MUSC Office of Public Relations for the faculty, employees and students of the Medical University of South Carolina. Catalyst Online editor, Kim Draughn, can be reached at 792-4107 or by email, catalyst@musc.edu. Editorial copy can be submitted to Catalyst Online and to The Catalyst in print by fax, 792-6723, or by email to catalyst@musc.edu. To place an ad in The Catalyst hardcopy, call Island Publications at 849-1778, ext. 201.