<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. ICAN Information Session</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Jan 29th, 6pm, 32-407<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> 2. Graduate Alumni/Graduate Student Mixer</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Jan 29th, 7pm, 32-407</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> 3. JazzLink</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Jan 29th, 6:30pm, Walker Memorial</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> 4. J. Crew Dress for Success Workshop</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Jan 28th, 8:30pm, Cambridgeside Galleria</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> 5. MIT Charm School</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Jan 30th, 12pm-4pm, Stratton Student Center</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> 6. Career Mentoring Event</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Feb 5th, 7pm, Bush Room </div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> 7. Entrepreneurship Panel</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Feb 9th, 12pm, E51-315</div><div><br></div><div>details:</div><div>------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div>*Mentor/Mentee Program ICAN Information Session*</div><div><br></div><div>Time: Thursday, Jan 29, 6:00p–6:45p</div><div>Location: 32-407, R&D Common (Stata Center, 4th Floor)</div><div><br></div><div>The Institute Career Assistance Network (ICAN) connects MIT alumni </div><div>with each other & students to facilitate career strategies, gather </div><div>quality advice, & open up important networking connections. More than </div><div>3,000 alumni across an array of fields have offered to share their </div><div>wealth of experience as advisors. Connect by telephone, e-mail, or </div><div>in personal meetings.</div><div>Graduate Students and Graduate Alumni are invited to attend.</div><div><br></div><div>Grad Students: Come to learn more about ICAN. See how you can </div><div>identify an advisor & meet local graduate alumni who are in ICAN.</div><div><br></div><div>Register online so we can tailor the session to your </div><div>questions & interests. Go to <a href="http://tinyurl.com/b5owq2">http://tinyurl.com/b5owq2</a></div><div><br></div><div>------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div>*Graduate Alumni/Graduate Student Mixer*</div><div> </div><div>Time: Thursday, Jan 29 at 7PM</div><div>Location: 32-407, R&D Common (Stata Center, 4th Floor)</div><div> </div><div>Join the GSC and Alumni Association for a special night of mixing, </div><div>mingling and networking of graduate students and graduate alumni in </div><div>the R&D Pub. Free appetizers. Cash Bar.</div><div><br></div><div>------------------------------------------------------------------------ </div><div>*JazzLink*</div><div><br></div><div>Please join us at this year's JazzLink, an annual night of </div><div>entertainment hosted by TechLink and co-sponsored this year by the </div><div>Technology and Policy Student Society.</div><div><br></div><div>The event will take place this Thursday, January 29th in Walker </div><div>Memorial from 6:30-9:00PM and features a live Jazz band and </div><div>complimentary catered dinner. Government-issued ID required.</div><div><br></div><div>------------------------------------------------------------------------ </div><div>*J. Crew Dress for Success Workshop*</div><div><br></div><div>What: J.Crew Dress for Success workshop</div><div>When: Wednesday, January 28th, 8:30 PM</div><div>Where: J.Crew store in the Cambridgeside Galleria mall</div><div>Note:</div><div>- shuttle will run from Amherst Alley (near Kresge) to the Galleria </div><div>from 8 to 11 PM</div><div>- MIT students with ID get 15% off at the J.Crew store that evening</div><div><br></div><div>8:00pm: Tech Shuttle begins rotation. Pick up at MIT is on Amherst</div><div>Alley near Kresge Auditorium</div><div>8:30pm: Presentation on style at J.Crew in Cambridgeside Galleria</div><div>9:00pm: Personal shopping assistance at J.Crew</div><div><br></div><div>------------------------------------------------------------------------ </div><div>*MIT Charm School*</div><div><br></div><div>What: MIT Charm School</div><div>When: Friday, January 30th, 12:00-4:00 PM</div><div>Where: student center</div><div>Note: check out <a href="http://web.mit.edu/charm/">http://web.mit.edu/charm/</a> for more info</div><div><br></div><div>Questions: contact Paul Spangle, <a href="mailto:pspangle@mit.edu">pspangle@mit.edu</a>, 617-253-7605</div><div><br></div><div>------------------------------------------------------------------------ </div><div>*Career Mentoring Event*</div><div><br></div><div>When: Thursday, February 5, 2009 from 7 - 9:30pm</div><div>Location: Bush Room, Building 10</div><div>Contact: Joy Lee (<a href="mailto:jlee82@gmail.com">jlee82@gmail.com</a>)</div><div> </div><div>This career mentoring event will be consisted of two parts: </div><div>1) general discussion (panel format) where every alumni that </div><div>represents a different industry talks about career progression </div><div>2) breakout session for smaller groups by interests for more Q&As </div><div>and networking time.</div><div><br></div><div>Alumni panelists had various majors and industry backgrounds</div><div><br></div><div>As we are going through extraordinarily difficult financial times of</div><div>history, this panel will be extremely helpful, especially, for those </div><div>who are affected by it or who are in a tough job market right now.</div><div><br></div><div>Light refreshments will be available for everyone.</div><div>Please register for the event so that we can have headcount:</div><div><a href="http://tinyurl.com/chal62">http://tinyurl.com/chal62</a></div><div><br></div><div>------------------------------------------------------------------------ </div><div>*Entrepreneurship Panel*</div><div><br></div><div>Want to start your own company? </div><div>Hear from MIT Sloan students who already have! </div><div>Non-pizza lunch provided.</div><div><br></div><div>WHEN: February 9th, 12 - 1 p.m.</div><div>WHERE: E51-315</div><div><br></div><div>12-12:40 p.m. - Listen to the experiences of three MIT Sloan </div><div>students who have started successful companies all over the world.</div><div>12:40 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Open floor Q/A</div><div><br></div><div>For additional information contact <a href="mailto:chuck@sloan.mit.edu">chuck@sloan.mit.edu</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>------------------------------------------------------------------------ </div>
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