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<blockquote type="cite" cite>Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2006 13:04:22 -0500<br>
To: gradadmins@mit.edu<br>
From: Hannah Bernstein <hannahb@MIT.EDU><br>
Subject: Pls. forward to PhDs (IAP Series "Opportunities for
PhDs</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite> Outside the
Lab")</blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite align="center"><font
size="+3"><b>Opportunities Outside the Laboratory for PhDs</b><br>
</font><i>Various alumni panelists.</i> No enrollment limit, NO
advance sign up for this series. Participants welcome at individual
sessions<b> (series)</b><br>
This series of talks by MIT alumni will demonstrate a range of
satisfying professional roles in which PhDs may use their
training.<br>
Intended for prospective PhDs but anyone interested is welcome to
attend.<br>
These are NOT recruiting events but rather career education event, to
help you learn about these fields.<br>
<b>All talks in series are 3-4:30 PM</b><br>
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<font size="+2"><b>Finance<br>
</b></font><i><b>Moderator: Andrew Lo, Harris S& Harris
Group Professor<br>
</b></i> <i>Jay Damask, Quantitative Analyst, BNP Paribas<br>
Paul Mende*, Director of Research, Fort Hill Capital Management<br>
Hai-Yun Helen Xing, Quantitative Trading, Credit Suisse Group<br>
</i><font size="+2"><b>Tues., Jan 10, 3-4:30pm, 10-250</b></font><br>
<a
href="http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?selection=10&Buildings=go">
http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?selection=10&Buildings=go</a><br>
Event Co-Sponsored by FTO<br>
<b>Followed by a Reception sponsored by MIT Financial Technology
Option<br>
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<font size="+2">Management Consulting<br>
</font><i>Why Do Management Consulting Firms Hire Phds? Is This the
Right Next Step for You?<br>
</i></b><i>Mel Wolfgang, Vice President and Director, Boston
Consulting Group<br>
</i><font size="+2"><b>Fri., Jan. 13, 3-4:30pm, 10-250<br>
</b></font><a
href="http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?selection=10&Buildings=go">
http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?selection=10&Buildings=go</a><br>
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<font size="+2"><b>Patent Law</b></font><i><br>
Sam Pasternack, JD, Attorney at Law, Choate, Hall & Stewart<br>
Timothy J. Oyer, JD, Attorney at Law, Wolf Greenfield & Sacks,
PC<br>
</i><font size="+2"><b>Weds., Jan 18, 3-4:30pm, 2-105<br>
</b></font><a
href="http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?selection=2&Buildings=go">
http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?selection=2&Buildings=go</a><br>
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<font size="+2"><b>Policy Analysis</b><i><br>
</i></font><i>Bhavya Lal, Core Staff Member, Science and Technology
Policy Institute<br>
Oren Grad, Independent Consultant<br>
</i><font size="+2"><b>Fri Jan 20, 3-4:30pm, 3-270<br>
</b></font><a
href="http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?selection=3&Buildings=go">
http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?selection=3&Buildings=go</a><br>
<b> <br>
<font size="+2">Environmental Consulting<br>
</font></b><i>Edward Bullister, President, Cambridge Technology
Development<br>
Igor Linkov*, Sr. Scientist, Cambridge Environmental
Consulting</i><br>
<font size="+2"><b>Tues., Jan 24, 3-4:30pm, 4-270<br>
</b></font><a
href="http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?selection=4&Buildings=go">
http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?selection=4&Buildings=go</a><br>
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The following event is co-sponsored by<br>
<i>The AAAS, MIT Postdoctoral Advisory Council, MIT Graduate Student
Council, & MIT Careers Office<br>
</i>REGISTER AT <a
href=
"http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/meetings/archive/interviewing_skills_for_scientists_and_technical_professionals"><span
></span
>http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/meetings/archive/interviewing_s<span
></span>kills_for_scientists_and_technical_professionals</a><br>
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<font size="+2"><b>Interview Skills for Scientists and Technical
Professsionals Entering Careers in Industry<br>
Mon. Jan. 30 3-4:30pm,10-250 (check-in 2:30-3:00pm</b></font><b>)<br>
Reception Sponsored by AAAS, 4:30-5pm</b><br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>This presentation will feature a mock
interview, critiqued by a panel of experts from industry (biopharm and
high tech). Come and learn about how to best interview with an
employer from industry. Target Audience: Graduate students and
Postdocs, open to all students and Postdocs, MIT, Harvard, Tufts and
BU.<br>
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Hannah Bernstein<br>
Assistant Director<br>
PhD and Postdoctoral Career Services<br>
MIT Careers Office<br>
12-170<br>
77 Massachusetts Avenue<br>
Cambridge, MA 02139<br>
(617)253-4733<br>
Fax (617)253-8457<br>
<font
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