[Gsc-anno] @MIT...[State of the VC Industry, Flu Season, Travel Grant Fund, GradRat, BJ Novak, President Jose Ramos-Horta]

Chuck Gammal (GSC Secretary) gsc-secretary at MIT.EDU
Mon Sep 28 07:55:32 EDT 2009


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Message brought to you by the:  MIT Graduate Student Council

Send your ideas to:  changemit at mit.edu

Visit us at:  gsc.mit.edu

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Submission deadline:  Sunday @ 5 PM to gsc-secretary at mit.edu

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Highlights:

	1.  State of the VC Industry and How to Pitch

        2.  Flu season is here -- be prepared!

	3.  Help Improve the MIT Graduate Student Dental Plan

	4.  GSC Travel Grant Fund: Fall deadline is approaching!

	5.  Graduate Student Ring (GradRat): Web Designer Wanted! 

	6.  Graduate Student Ring (GradRat) Special Promotion

	7.  Graduate Student Gift Committee

	8.  MIT Women's Initiative

	9.  An Evening with BJ Novak

	10. President Jose Ramos-Horta, President of East Timor

	11. MIT Accreditation Evaluation

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What:     State of the VC Industry and How to Pitch
When:     Friday, 12 - 1 PM
Where:    E51-372
Contact:  changemit at mit.edu

- Free lunch!

- Jon Auerbach, Partner, Charles River Ventures

- Areas of greatest investing interest:  Wireless technologies and services

- Former technology reporter and editor at The Wall Street Journal 
  during which time he was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize
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What:     Flu season is here -- be prepared!
Where:    http://medweb.mit.edu/about/news/flu/index.html
Contact:  MIT Medical (617-253-4481) 

- For information on how to stay healthy and what to do if you get sick: 

- http://medweb.mit.edu/about/news/flu/index.html (MIT Medical)

- http://studentlife.mit.edu/flu (Divison of Student Life)

- If you become ill with flu-like symptoms call MIT Medical immediately

- MIT Medical: 617-253-4481
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What:     Help Improve the MIT Graduate Student Dental Plan
Where:    http://web.mit.edu/surveys/grad/dental/
Contact:  gsc-hca at MIT.edu 

- Help by providing feedback on the MIT Graduate Student Dental Plan

- http://web.mit.edu/surveys/grad/dental/ (MIT certificates required)

- We welcome feedback from both subscribers and non-subscribers

- For students registered last Fall 2008 and/or Spring 2009 only
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What:     GSC Travel Grant Fund: Fall deadline is approaching!
When:     Fall application deadline: October 1st, 2009
Where:    http://gsc.mit.edu/index.php/funding/funding-travel
Contact:  ARC chairs, Clarice & Ulric: gsc-arc at mit.edu  

- The Travel Grant Fund: for academic or industry-related student travel 

- Available for all graduate students presenting at conferences, etc.

- For more information, criteria and application materials, 
  visit http://gsc.mit.edu/index.php/funding/funding-travel
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What:     Graduate Student Ring (GradRat): Web Designer Wanted! 
When:     Deadline: Friday
Where:    MIT Graduate Student Ring Committee 
Contact:  gsc-ring at mit.edu

- MIT GradRat committee is interested in a talented web-developer
  designer/graphic artists to re-design the GradRat website.

- Compensation: GradRat Gold Ring or equivalent monetary salary

- Please send an e-mail to gsc-ring at mit.edu and provide your background, 
  contact information, and past website design portfolio
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What:      Graduate Student Ring (GradRat) Special Promotion
When:      Monday and Tuesday (Sept. 28-29), 10 a.m.- 3p.m. - Lobby 10 
                Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday (Oct. 5-7), 11:30 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. - E51 Lobby
Contact:   sc-ring at mit.edu

- GradRat is coming to campus this week and next week to showcase the graduate 
  student rings and take your GradRat purchase orders

- Special Promotion: First 50 graduate students who place an order in person 
  will receive a special $20 discount (mention promotion keyword: MAZE)

- Discount is only for GradRat purchases

- One discount per person. Discount does not apply to the $99 
  second Celestrium ring.

- PROMOTION  LIMITED TO FIRST 50 ORDERS , FIRST COME FIRST SERVE
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What:     Graduate Student Gift Committee
Contact:  Rosheen Kavanagh, rosheenk at mit.edu

- Solicit: Encourage peers to give to any area of MIT (two hours/month)

- Events: Attend and staff at least two Grad Gift events (three hours/event)

- Recruit: Encourage peers to join the committee

- Meetings: Attend committee meetings (one-two hours/ month)

- Promote: Invite and encourage peers to attend Grad Gift events

- Communicate: Correspond with committee and Annual Fund staff as needed

- 4 hours per week
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What:     MIT Women's Initiative
When:     IAP 2010
Where:    All over the United States!
Contact:  wi-directors at mit.edu  

- The MIT Women's Initiative sends pairs of female students from MIT to 
  middle and high schools around the country for a week during IAP 
  to encourage girls to remain interested in math and science

- Everyone can be involved: Make a donation or suggest school districts

- Women: APPLY by Monday, October 5 ***http://mit.edu/wi/ 
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What:     An Evening with BJ Novak
When:     Saturday, October 24 at 8pm
Where:    Kresge Auditorium
Contact:  ua-events at mit.edu  

-  Live comedy show with BJ Novak from "The Office"

-  Tickets On-sale Now! sao.mit.edu/tickets/

-  $10 for MIT students, pre-sale through Wed, Sept 30

-  $20 for MIT affiliates and guests, on-sale Thurs, Oct 1
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What:     President Jose Ramos-Horta, President of East Timor
When:     Tuesday, September 29, 2:30 PM
Where:    10-250, Huntington Hall
Contact:  http://legatum.mit.edu

- 1996 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate

- "Challenges in Nation-Building"
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What:  MIT Accreditation Evaluation 
When:  Monday, October 5th, 5 PM - 6 PM
Where: Room 32-141

- Share your perspective with an evaluation team visiting MIT next month

- The accreditation process includes an evaluation visit by a 10-person team

- A member of the visiting team will moderate

- No MIT faculty or staff will be present

- Students may come and go as they please
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