[Gsc-anno] GSC Summer Beach Trip, Six Flags Trip, Institute/Faculty Committees (23JUL07)

[GSC Secretary]

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

             1. GSC Summer Beach Trip
		Sun July 29th

	     2. Six Flags Trip
		Sat Aug 4th, tix on sale now

	     3. Serve on an Institute or Faculty Committee
		Deadline to apply, July 31st
details:
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*GSC Summer Beach Trip*

Want to work on your lab tan?

Sun, July 29
Signing Beach, Manchester-by-the-Sea
Meet at North Station Commutter Rail Station at 9:45am. Subsidy for travel
and ice cream provided for first 50 people to RSVP.

RSVP to Jeff Chambers (jtc at mit.edu).

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*Six Flags Trip!*

Looking for thrills this summer? Join GSC and your friends at Six Flags
and Hurricane Harbor on Sat. Aug 4 for a fun-filled day of roller coasters,
water rides, entertainment, shows, and food.

Sat, August 4

Ticket info:
With Transportation: $20 for students, $25 for guests
Without Transportation: $15 for students, $20 for guests
Tickets went on sale beginning Monday July 23 from 2-5pm (except Fridays)
at the GSC office (Walker Memorial, 50-220) and continue for the next two
weeks from 2-5pm. Each MIT graduate student and post-doc will be allowed
one guest. Please  bring your MIT ID when you purchase tickets.

Transportation Info:
Buses will leave Sidney Pacific at 10am and arrive at Six Flags at noon
Buses will leave Six Flags at 8pm and return to Sidney Pacific at 10pm

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*Apply to Serve on an Institute/Faculty Committee!*

During this time of the school year, there are several open Institute and
Faculty committee positions requiring graduate student representation.  This
is a great opportunity to serve on some very influential faculty-appointed
and presidential-appointed committees.

For a list of the committees requiring graduate student participation,
see the following link:

http://web.mit.edu/gsc/www/about/reps/institutereps/index.shtml#repslist

You can find descriptions of each Institute/Faculty committee here:

http://web.mit.edu/gsc/www/about/reps/institutereps/Institute%20Committees.pdf
http://web.mit.edu/gsc/www/about/reps/institutereps/Faculty%20Committees.pdf

To begin the process of serving on one of these Committees, fill out an
application for committee nomination and bring it to 50-220 by July 31st.
You can find the application form here:

http://web.mit.edu/gsc/www/about/reps/institutereps/institutereps-form.pdf

For further information, please contact gsc-vice-president at mit.edu

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-- 
Oaz Nir
GSC Secretary, 2007-2008