[Gsc-anno] GSC Announcements (11/09/04)

[GSC Secretary]

*********************  GSC ANNOUNCEMENTS  *********************
     more extensive annoucements online: http://gsc.mit.edu/anno
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headlines (details below):

                1. RULES COMMITTEE
                     Student participation needed

                2. Who Would You Like to Hear at Commencement 2005?
                     Student participation needed

                3. MIT GRADUATE STUDENT SURVEY
                     http://web.mit.edu/surveys/grad/

                4. GS201: Intellectual Property & Graduate Students
                     Tue 9th, @5:00 pm in room 4-270

                4. This week's GSC meetings
                   (in GSC Office, 50-220, unless otherwise noted)
                     Mon 8th, 5:30 - Muddy Charles Pub(@ Muddy)
                     Tue 9th, 5:45 - Family Housing Subcommittee
                                      (@Eastgate Penthouse)
                     Thr 11th, 6:00 - Safety & Transportation


details:
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*RULES COMMITTEE*
*Student participation needed*

The GSC is looking for individuals who are interested in reviewing the GSC's
current constitution and bylaws. The GSC rules committee will be examining
these documents to see if they need to be brought up to date, to reflect
changes that have occurred in the past decade.
Interested people should contact: gsc-vice-president at mit.edu

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*WHO WOULD YOU LIKE TO HEAR AT COMMENCEMENT 2005?*
*Student participation needed*

Representatives from the GSC, Class of 2005, faculty and administrators will
recommend speakers to the MIT President, who will make the final selection. If
you know of a speaker you would like to hear, please do the following as soon
as possible:
      - send an email to gsc-commencement-speaker at mit.edu with "Commencement
Speaker" in the subject line
      - include a short note, of no more than 4 sentences, outlining who the
   person is and why they should be the speaker

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*MIT GRADUATE STUDENT SURVEY*

Sponsored by the Provost, the Graduate Students Office, and the Graduate Student
Council, the goal of this survey is to understand how well we meet the needs of
our current graduate students and how we might improve the quality of life here
for graduate students. Data from a similar survey, administered in 2001, was
useful in deciding issues relative to graduate student housing and financial
aid on campus.

As both incentive to fill out the survey, one in four people who complete the
survey will receive a complimentary movie pass redeemable at any Loews theater
(first-run movies included).

You may access the graduate student survey using your MIT web certificate from:
http://web.mit.edu/surveys/grad/

You do not have to complete this survey in one sitting. You can re-enter the
survey at any time, and your previous responses will be visible

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*GSC ARC: GS201: Intellectual Property and Graduate Students*

DATE: Tuesday, November 9, 2004
TIME: 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
ROOM: 4-270

The first of the Graduate School 201 series, aimed for all graduate students
settled into their academic programs, focuses on intellectual property,
policies at MIT and their implications on grad students. We will discuss the
correct assignment of ownership of copyrights, patents, licenses and
authorships to the work of graduate students. Also, we will delve into
plagiarism in academia, cultural perspectives, and fair use of intellectual
property.

Confirmed Speakers:
Ann Hammersla, Director,Office of Intellectual Property Counsel at MIT
Margery Resnick, Chair of the Committee of Discipline MIT