[Gsc-anno] Taste of Scotland, Email Parsing, MIT 100K, GSN, Lockers, Grocery Shuttle, GSC 55th (03Feb09)

[Lorenna Lee-Houghton]

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

	     1. Taste of Scotland
		Feb 11th, 6pm, Morss Hall

	     2. Email Parsing Competition
		$500 grand prize!

	     3. MIT 100K
		Feb 5th, 7pm, 32-123

	     4. Graduate Student News

	     5. Locker Lottery
		Applications due Feb 13th!

	     6. Grocery Shuttle to Trader Joe's and Whole Foods

	     7. GSC 55th Anniversary Celebration
		March 4th, 6:30pm, Morss Hall

details:
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*A Taste of Scotland - featuring The Macallan fine scotch whisky*

***Taste The Macallan 30 Year, which sells for $800/bottle,
as well as several other scotches, for only $15!***

TICKETS ON SALE NOW:
http://gsc.mit.edu/scotch

Includes:
- tastings of The Macallan single-malt scotch whisky
  (15, 17, 18, 21, and 30 year varieties)
- reception with Macallan 12 Year Classic

When: 	 Wednesday, February 11th, 6:00-8:00 PM
Where: 	 Morss Hall (1st floor of Walker Memorial)
Tickets: $15 for MIT graduate students,
	 $15 for guests (max of 1 guest/student)

More info at the ticket website.  Must be 21+ to attend this event.   
Tickets will not be available at the door.

Sponsored by the MIT GSC and the MIT Club of Boston
(http://bostonclub.mit.edu/).
Questions?  Email Rich Moy at richmoy at alum.mit.edu.

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*Email Parsing Competition*

In this competition you will develop technology to extract specific
information from lecture annoucement emails.  We will be collecting
emails from MIT department mailing lists in a variety of formats, and
your challenge will be to extract the structured information like date,
location, and speaker.  This is a hard problem in algorithm design and
machine learning, tried by the likes of Google and Apple in the past.
The technology you develop will be used to provide a centralized and
comprehensive interface to all academia and research related events at
the Institute which we expect will be become an ubiquitous tool for
students, faculty, and staff in the years to come.

There will be prizes of $500 for the top contestant and $250 for the
runner-up. Take this challenge to contribute to a better MIT!

Email gsc-arc at mit.edu for more information!

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*MIT $100K – ESC Finale, BPC Kickoff, and Upcoming Track Mixers*

Executive Summary Finale and Business Plan Contest Kickoff
Thursday February 5, 7PM
Stata Center Room 32-123 (Kirsch Auditorium)

Upcoming Track Mixers
Come meet your team or find an idea for the Business Plan Contest
Life Science and Development (joint)  Feb  9, 6PM, Stata Center Lobby
Products and Services                 Feb 10, 6PM, Stata Center Lobby
Web/IT                                Feb 11, 6PM, Stata Center Lobby
Mobile                                Feb 12, 7PM, Stata Center Lobby
Energy                                Coming Soon!

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*Graduate Student News*

Check out the lastest edition of the Graduate Student News ONLINE!
go to http://gsn.mit.edu

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*Locker Lottery*

The Stratton Student Center has 48 lockers for current,
registered MIT students.

Applications can be found at http://web.mit.edu/campus-activities/www
and are due February 13th.

The Lockers are in the Reading Room and the lounge on the 1st floor
where the old Game Room was located.

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*Grocery Shuttle to Trader Joe's and Whole Foods*

We are pleased to announce that MIT Parking and Transportation will
operate a grocery shuttle to Trader Joe's and the Whole Foods Market.
This service will operate every Saturday beginning on January 24, 2009
and ending on May 23, 2009.
The shuttle will leave campus every 30 minutes between 11AM and 1:47 PM,
and arrive at Trader Joe's and the Whole Foods Market per the attached
schedule. This shuttle is made possible through a generous donation.

http://web.mit.edu/facilities/transportation/shuttles/grocery.html

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*MIT Graduate Student Council 55th Anniversary Celebration*

Time:  Wednesday, March 4, 6:30-8PM
Location: Walker Memorial

This academic year marks the 55th anniversary of the MIT Graduate
Student Council.  To commemorate this milestone, the GSC will hold its
55th Anniversary Celebration on March 4, 6:30-8PM in Walker Memorial
(1st floor of Bldg 50, the Walker Memorial Bldg).

The event will bring together past GSC members with current graduate
students and MIT administrators.  The evening's agenda includes a
reception with dinner and drinks, a break-out session, and concluding
remarks.  The groups for the break-out sessions will be themed around
topics that are central to the GSC's mission.

Registration for the event is online (http://gsc.mit.edu/55th).
This is a free event for all attendees.

Contact: Please email Alex Evans (xan at mit.edu) with any questions.
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Lorenna Lee-Houghton
GSC Secretary, 2008-2009





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