[Gsc-anno] @MIT [Speakers, $2 Tuesday, BGLO Party, MIT Energy conference, and more...]
Todd Schenk (GSC Secretary)
gsc-secretary at MIT.EDU
Tue Oct 5 01:23:40 EDT 2010
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Highlights:
1. GSC Professional Development Series (PDS) - Bilal Zuberi
2. $2 Tuesday (October 12th)
3. BGLO Party: Grad Student FUNdraiser @ Tequila Rain
4. 2011 MIT Energy Conference Kick-Off Session
5. Science Policy Lunch with Prof. Richard Lester
6. MIT Women's Initiative
7. Graduate Student Life Grants - Application Deadline
8. GradRat Order taking
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1 What: GSC Professional Development Series (PDS) - Bilal Zuberi
1 When: 7:30-8:30 pm, October 6th, 2010
1 Where: 3-133
1 Contact: gsc-arc at mit.edu
- Bilal Zuberi will talk about his career path since finishing his PhD in
Physical Chemistry at MIT.
- Bilal focuses on investments in companies with deep technology focus,
especially clean energy
- More information about the speaker: http://www.generalcatalyst.com/team/bilal-zuberi
- PDS is a set of talks and informal discussions with professionals from diverse
industrial background.
- PDS aims at educating graduate students about diverse career paths such as airlines,
biotechnology, venture capital, clean energy, government and finance.
- Also, Free Food!
- Please RSVP to gsc-arc at mit.edu
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2 What: $2 Tuesday
2 When: Tuesday, October 12, 6:00-8:00 PM
2 Where: Morss Hall (1st floor of Walker Memorial)
2 Who: MIT graduate student + one guest
- Reserve a spot online: https://gsc.mit.edu/tdt/register.php
- MuLann Taiwanese!
- Only MIT graduate students may purchase dinner tickets. Each
student may buy one guest ticket. Guest tickets also cost $2 and
must be purchased with the student's ticket. There is no physical
ticket; there will be a guest list at the event and you will check in there.
- Dinner tickets are sold on a first-come, first-served basis. The name on
each ticket must be the name of the person using the ticket. Tickets are
non-transferable. There will be no refunds if you cancel and/or do
not show up.
- Your children are welcome and can come in for free.
- Questions or comments: email gsc-ac at mit.edu. If you would like to volunteer,
please email gsc-ac at mit.edu. Volunteers get free dinner.
- Sponsored by the GSC and the GradRat.
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3 What: BGLO Party: Grad Student FUNdraiser @ Tequila Rain
3 When: Thursday, October 7th, 2010, 8:00 PM to 1:00 AM
3 Where: Tequila Rain, 3 Lansdowne Street, Boston (next to Fenway)
3 Contact: events at thebglo.org
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=53156819698
http://thebglo.org
- Admission: $5 donation per person
- A great chance to meet fellow graduate students in the greater Boston area!
This is one of the most exciting social mixers in the area for grad students.
All profits go to Oxfam to aid in flood relief efforts for Pakistan (www.oxfam.org/)
- All graduate students welcome! Each graduate student may bring up to 1 non-student guest.
- NO GUEST LIST - JUST SHOW UP
- OVER 21 ONLY, please bring BOTH age ID and college ID
- CAPACITY LIMITED, FIRST COME FIRST SERVED
- No specific dress code, but please dress to impress
- Event sponsored by the BC Graduate Student Association, BU Graduate Society, Bentley
Graduate Student Association, Brandeis Graduate Student Association, MIT Graduate Student
Council, Suffolk Graduate Student Association and Tufts (AS&E and Friedman) Graduate
Student Council.
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4 What: 2011 MIT Energy Conference Kick-Off Session
4 When: 7:30-8:30 pm, October 7th, 2010
4 Where: 2-190
4 Contact: apgupta at mit.edu
- Come meet the Directors of the 2011 MIT Energy Conference and learn
about how you can get involved in organizing the premier student run energy
conference in the world!
- We will have a brief presentation about the conference and various ways to get
involved with content, marketing, operations, workshops and showcase.
- There will be food and we will then head to the Muddy!
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5 What: Science Policy Lunch with Prof. Richard Lester
5 When: Oct 7, noon-1pm
5 Where: RSVP for location
5 Contact: Bridget Dolan (bdolan at mit.edu)
- Join the MIT Science Policy Initiative for lunch with Professor Richard Lester,
Head of Nuclear Science and Engineering and founder of the Industrial
Performance Center. Prof. Lester will talk about the role of policy in
technology innovation, followed by lunch and open discussion. Space is limited
with priority to MIT students. RSVP to Bridget Dolan (bdolan at mit.edu).
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6 What: MIT Women's Initiative
6 When: IAP 2011
6 Where: Across the United States
6 Contact: wi-directors at mit.edu
- This group sends pairs of women students across the country at no cost.
- These students present to middle and high school girls for a week during IAP.
- They educate and encourage excitement about science and engineering.
- The application deadline is EXTENDED to October 8, 2010.
- mit.edu/wi
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7 What: Graduate Student Life Grants - Application Deadline
7 When: Wednesday, January 19, 2011
7 Who: Students, spouses, faculty, staff, alumni, departments, existing
student groups, and new coalitions- Anyone with an idea!
- More information online: http://web.mit.edu/gslg
- Grants provide funding for graduate student life initiatives, anything that builds
community with the graduate student population. This can be a single event,
an ongoing series, a tool to build community - be creative.
- Previous successful grants include Weekly Wednesdays at the Muddy Charles,
Greek Cooking Class, Science Policy Bootcamp, the FamilyNet website and
"An Evening with Tom Chapin"
- Funding is for one year, with a possibility of renewal.
- Sponsored by the Office of the Dean of Graduate Education.
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8 What: GradRat Order taking
8 When: Monday to Wednesday, Oct 4-6, 11:30 am to 4:30 pm
8 Where: E51 lobby
8 Contact: gsc-ring at mit.edu
- http://gsc.mit.edu/ring
- Rings ordered at this time will be delivered Dec. 6
- There are still available some $25 discounts for the first 29 people to order during these days
- Enter a raffle to win an IPad (no purchase necessary)
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