[Gsc-anno] GSC Announcement 28MAR06

[GSC Secretary]

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

             1. Ice Hockey Tickets
                Boston Bruins vs Montreal Canadiens, Thursday April 13

             2. Graduate Alumni Convocation and Reunion
                Friday April 21 -- Saturday April 22

             3. GSC Elections
                Elections at April GCM, 5pm Wednesday April 5, 4-163

details:
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*ICE HOCKEY TICKETS*

Boston Bruins vs Montreal Canadiens

Thursday April 13, 2006
7pm at the TD Banknorth Garden

$30 MIT Graduate Students/Post-Docs
$32 Guests

Tickets go on sale starting March 30th, 2--5pm
GSC Office - Walker Memorial Building 50-220

Limit 2 tickets per person

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*GRADUATE ALUMNI CONVOCATION AND REUNION*

Hundreds of MIT graduate alumni (alumni with a masters or doctoral level
degree from MIT) will be returning to campus this April 21st and 22nd for
the Graduate Alumni Convocation and Reunion. This event will bring together
MIT graduate alumni and members of the MIT community for a celebration and
exploration of the myriad ways the institute and its alumni impact the
world as leaders and innovators.

There are only about 45 slots available for current graduate students.
The price for current MIT graduate student is only $40 and includes the 
entire weekend of programs and receptions/meals.

The weekend will include:
    * a Student/Alumni Reception;
    * more than twenty events in academic departments and centers;
    * remarks from President Susan Hockfield and Dean for Graduate Students
      Isaac Colbert;
    * panel presentations about inter-disciplinary research being conducted
      at MIT,
    * a keynote lunch with Pawan Sinha EE'92, whose research is changing
      the way we understand vision and cognition for blind and autistic people;
    * breakout sessions featuring MIT graduate alumni;
    * a closing reception hosted by Chancellor Phillip Clay CP '75

For more information and to register, visit http://alum.mit.edu/gacr. For
questions, contact gradalumni at mit.edu or 617-252-1149.  Don't miss out!

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*GSC ELECTIONS*

GSC Elections 2006

The Elections for Officer positions will be held at the April GCM (General 
Council Meeting)

April 5th, 2006
5:00pm
Room 4-163

Send in your nomination for President, Vice-President, Secretary or
Treasurer now!

More info on the GSC Elections 2006 page:

http://web.mit.edu/gsc/www/programs/elections/elections2006.shtml

Questions and comments to gsc-vice-president at mit.edu.

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