[Gsc-anno] Doctors without Borders, Int'l Tech Conference, Ski Trip, TechCASH Survey (30OCT07)

[GSC Secretary]

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

	     1. Doctors without Borders @ MIT & Harvard
	        Mon Oct 29th - Sun Nov 4th

	     2. International Technology Conference
	        Fri Nov 9th - Mon Nov 12th

	     3. Ski Trip!
	        Tickets go on sale Nov 12th

	     4. TechCASH Survey
	        Through Nov 5th

details:
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*Doctors Without Borders @ MIT & Harvard*

DATES:
Mon Oct 29th - Sun Nov 4th

DETAILS:
Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres) is an internationally-
based, non-governmental organization providing humanitarian and medical
relief in over 70 countries around the world.

A week-long event at MIT and Harvard to sponsor this organization is
being held with talks given by doctors who have worked for Doctors Without
Borders, screenings of the film Invisibles, and an informational booth
available on the MIT campus during the first two days of the event.

See the week's schedule and learn more at: web.mit.edu/msfweek

Make a difference and donate at web.mit.edu/msfweek/donate.html

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*First Annual International Technology Conference*

DATES:
Fri Nov 9th - Mon Nov 12th

DETAILS:
The 1st Annual International Technology Conference will be held November
9-12, 2007 at MIT through a partnership between GSC and delta e.V.
and others.

This conference will increase interaction between academia/industry around
the world, advance of technology, and increase intercultural exchange.

This year's conference will focus on RFID Technology and the airline
industry, with students and faculty from MIT and KIT (Germany) and
executives from Lufthansa and McKinsey & Co.

More information is available at: www.techcon2007.com/?L=1

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*Snowriders-GSC Annual Winter Ski Trip, Jan 24-27, 2008*

Tickets go on sale Nov 12, 2007, noon

The annual Snowriders-GSC Winter Ski Trip is back for 2008.  Join us
from Jan 24 through 27, 2008 at Sunday River!  All MIT grad students
and post-docs are welcome, with up to one guest per student/post-doc.
Online ticket sales will go live on Mon Nov 12 at 12pm.  440 spots sold
out in under 27 hours last year, so mark your calendars and get your
tickets fast!

The following two packages are available this year:

$241 Regular skier/rider
$157 Season Pass skier/rider

Packages include three nights lodging, three days of lift tickets,
three Perfect-Turn Group Lessons, round-trip bus transportation and more.
See http://web.mit.edu/gsc/www/programs/ski/index.shtml for other specials
and perks, including convenient on-campus rental fittings.  Tickets are
non-refundable, but ticket exchanges are allowed until midnight Jan 6, 2008.
Questions?  Email gsc-skitrip at mit.edu

See you on the slopes!!

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*TechCASH Survey*

MIT Campus Dining and the TechCASH Office is starting a program that would
allow TechCASH use in 1-2 local restaurants on Friday and Saturday nights.
The survey indicated below seeks to answer which restaurants should be
contacted about participation in this program. Restaurants selected will
have the option of entering into a contract agreement with MIT to provide
this service.

Please visit https://scripts-cert.mit.edu/~ua/surveys/?s=techcash to share
your opinions on which restaurants should be approached. This survey should
take no more than 5 minutes to complete. This survey will be available
until Mon Nov 5 at 9am. Questions? Please contact Anne Wilson with MIT
Campus Dining at awwilson at mit.edu or 3-0585.

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-- 
Oaz Nir
GSC Secretary, 2007-2008