<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>************************** GSC ANNOUNCEMENTS *************************</div><div> more extensive announcements online: <a href="http://gsc.mit.edu">http://gsc.mit.edu</a></div><div>------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div><br></div><div>headlines (details below):</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> 1. Poverty Week</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>THIS WEEK</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> 2. Federal Agency Career Fair</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Oct 22, 1-5pm, Morss Hall</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> 3. Internships in Iceland</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Oct 27, 4pm, Broad Institute</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> 4. The Graduate Junction</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> 5. MIT Medical Websites</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> 6. HallowMIT 2008</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Oct 25, 3-6pm, Stata</div><div><br></div><div>details:</div><div>------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div>*Global Poverty Initiative - Poverty Week* </div><div><br></div><div>This year, GPI is putting on a big show on campus for Poverty Week </div><div>from October 20-24 to raise awareness about the challenges of global</div><div>poverty as well as what actions can be taken against it. We plan to </div><div>get all of MIT - undergraduates, grad students, staff, & faculty - </div><div>involved and thinking about global poverty and what can be done about</div><div>it. This week isn't just about learning about poverty, it's about</div><div>empowering individuals to use their skills and expertise to make a </div><div>difference.</div><div><br></div><div>Poverty Week will be full of various talks, documentaries, </div><div>interactive art displays, and more. </div><div><br></div><div>The schedule of events can be found at:</div><div><a href="http://gpi.mit.edu/povertyweekcalendar.php">http://gpi.mit.edu/povertyweekcalendar.php</a></div><div><br></div><div>------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div>*Federal Agency Career Fair*</div><div><br></div><div>'Public Service: Not just for Politicians and Bureaucrats Anymore'</div><div>A discussion presented by: Tobin L. Smith, VP for Federal Relations</div><div>Tuesday, October 21st, 7pm</div><div>66-110</div><div> </div><div>Federal Agency Career Fair @MIT</div><div>Wednesday, October 22nd, 1pm to 5pm</div><div>Walker Memorial/Morss Hall</div><div> </div><div>'How to Find and Apply For Federal Jobs'</div><div>A workshop presented by: The Office of Personnel Management</div><div>Wednesday, October 22nd, 1pm AND 5pm</div><div>56-154</div><div><br></div><div>For more information and to register: </div><div><a href="https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student/home.aspx">https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student/home.aspx</a></div><div>------------------------------------------------------------------------ </div><div>*Spend a Summer in Iceland*</div><div><br></div><div>Top Icelandic companies and research centers are partnering with MIT</div><div>to give students an opportunity for learning and adventure through </div><div>summer internships. Come work on fun and challenging projects in a </div><div>very exciting part of the world. Representatives from Iceland will be </div><div>in Cambridge on October 27th at 4pm to answer your questions and tell </div><div>you more about this amazing opportunity.</div><div> </div><div>EVENT : <a href="http://ru.is/icelandatmit">http://ru.is/icelandatmit</a></div><div>DATE : October 27th at 4pm</div><div>WHERE : The Residence Inn at 6 Cambridge Center. </div><div>It´s just a block off campus behind NE30 (Broad Institute).</div><div><br></div><div>________________________________________________________________________</div><div>*The Graduate Junction*</div><div><br></div><div>The Graduate Junction, <a href="http://www.graduatejunction.com">www.graduatejunction.com</a>, is the first website </div><div>to bring together Masters, Doctoral and Postdoctoral researchers from </div><div>any discipline around the globe. It aims to provide an easy way to </div><div>meet and communicate with others who share common research interests </div><div>in a global multi-disciplinary environment. Through The Graduate </div><div>Junction you can learn about current research being undertaken by </div><div>other graduate researchers all over the world. The Graduate Junction </div><div>also aims to become a central source of relevant information.</div><div><br></div><div>This new free online resource has been developed by graduate </div><div>researchers at Durham and Oxford University (UK). Launched in </div><div>May 2008, early versions of The Graduate Junction, with limited </div><div>publicity, attracted more than 8000 researchers from over 70 countries.</div><div>Now with a redesigned site, an expanded Team and articles in well </div><div>established press such as The Chronicle of Higher Education (US) and </div><div>The Times Higher Education (UK), the community is growing rapidly.</div><div><br></div><div>------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div>*MIT Medical Website* </div><div><br></div><div>MIT Medical now has updated websites for graduate students! </div><div>Check out the links below!</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://medweb.mit.edu/howdoi/guides/graduate.html">http://medweb.mit.edu/howdoi/guides/graduate.html</a></div><div><a href="http://medweb.mit.edu/healthplans/student/">http://medweb.mit.edu/healthplans/student/</a></div><div><br></div><div>------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div>*HallowMIT 2008*</div><div><br></div><div>Do you love Halloween? Enjoy seeing a child's face light up?</div><div>Volunteer for HallowMIT 2008 - a children's Halloween festival </div><div>for graduate students and their families!</div><div><br></div><div>Saturday, October 25th from 3pm to 6pm on Stata Student Street.</div><div>Volunteers will work with carnival games, food set-up, performers, </div><div>and general merriment!</div><div><br></div><div>If you would like to help, please sign up at:</div><div><a href="http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=payOdaC8eS7fst58EI-4UJQ">http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=payOdaC8eS7fst58EI-4UJQ</a></div><div><br></div><div>------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div><br></div>
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