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more extensive annoucements online: <a href="http://gsc.mit.edu">http://gsc.mit.edu</a><br>
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headlines (details below):<br>
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1. Grad Orientation 2006 - Volunteers needed<br>
Help incoming students and meet new people!<br>
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2. GSC Travel Grant Fund - Accepting Applications<br>
Apply to get funding for attending a conference<br>
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3. Off Campus Housing Service: Roommate get-togethers<br>
Find roommates for yourself off campus!<br>
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details:<br>
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*Grad Orientation 2006 - Volunteers needed*<br>
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Do you remember being a new first year and feeling lost wandering down
the Infinite looking for Building 32? Do you remember the student
who told you what kind of light bulb to buy for your room in
Tang? Do you remember the jolly good time you and your new
friends had on the Harbor Cruise?<br>
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Volunteer for Orientation 2006!! Whether you are reminescing your
own orientation or enjoying the festivities for the first time, help us
welcome the newest members of our graduate community this fall.
It is a great way to meet new people as well as to have yourselves a
good time.<br>
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For a list of orientation activities still needing volunteers, go to
the Orientation Volunteers page:
<a href="http://web.mit.edu/gsc/www/firstyear/orientation/volunteers.shtml">http://web.mit.edu/gsc/www/firstyear/orientation/volunteers.shtml</a> or
contact the GSC Orientation Committee Chairs directly by email:
<a href="mailto:gsc-oc@mit.edu">gsc-oc@mit.edu</a><br>
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Grad Orientation begins on Sunday, August 27. For the full
schedule of events, please visit <a href="http://gsc.mit.edu/orientation">http://gsc.mit.edu/orientation</a>.<br>
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*GSC Travel Grant Fund - Accepting Applications*<br>
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Starting in Fall 2006, Graduate Student Council (GSC) will be offering
a limited number of Travel Grants to support the conference expenses of<br>
graduate students in all Schools throughout the Institute. This fund
will be allocated for conference travel expenses that are not currently
funded by the student's Advisor or other MIT-related funding. It
is a source of travel grant "gap" funding for students that have no
other means to attend a conference to either present a paper or
participate as a discussant on a panel.<br>
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We are now inviting applications for the Fall semester, covering
conferences between October 1, 2006 and February 28, 2007. One grant
will be awarded per graduate student, per School, per semester with a
ceiling of $1,000.<br>
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For more details on the criteria and application procedures, please visit our website: <a href="http://gsc.mit.edu/travel">http://gsc.mit.edu/travel</a><br>
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Funding Period: Fall 2006<br>
Application Deadline: September 15, 2006<br>
Date of Notification: September 30, 2006<br>
Period Covered: October 1, 2006 - February 28, 2007<br>
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Funding Period: Spring 2007<br>
Application Deadline: February 15, 2007<br>
Date of Notification: February 28, 2007<br>
Period Covered: March 1 2007 - September 30 2007<br>
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*Off Campus Housing Service: Roommate get-togethers*<br>
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Off Campus Housing will again be holding roommate get-togethers during
the month of August. They are to assist members of the MIT
community in locating off campus housing. All members of the MIT
Community are welcome!<br>
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Location: Off Campus Housing Service<br>
E19-429 (*New location*)<br>
Hours: 5:00PM to 7:00PM<br>
Dates: Monday, August 14, 2006<br>
Monday, August 21, 2006<br>
Monday, August 28, 2006<br>
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If you have a space in your apartment or are looking for a shared or roommate situation, feel free to join us.<br>
Refreshments will be served!<br>
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<br>-- <br>Shan Wu<br>Vice President<br>Graduate Student Council<br>Massachusetts Institute of Technology<br><br><a href="mailto:gsc-vice-president@mit.edu">gsc-vice-president@mit.edu</a> | <a href="http://gsc.mit.edu">http://gsc.mit.edu
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