[Gsc-anno] @MIT [Gandhian Engineering, Technology Integrated Learning, Asia Business Conference, competitions, and more...]

[Todd Schenk (GSC Secretary)]

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Highlights:

	1.  'Gandhian Engineering', A Talk by Michael Mazgaonkar, Mozda 
	      Collective, India

	2.  Graduate Student Focus Group for MITCET Planning on Technology 
	      Integrated Learning at MIT

	3.  MIT Sloan Asia Business Conference

	4.  $30,000 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize Info Session

	5.  MIT 100K Elevator Pitch Competition - DEADLINE TODAY

	6.  AMITA Presents: An Evening with Betsy Salkind, alum and comedian

	7.  Learning to Write a Research Article When English is a Second Language

	8.  Science, Mathematics, And Research for Transformation (SMART) 
              scholarship-for-service program

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1 What:       'Gandhian Engineering', A Talk by Michael Mazgaonkar, 
		     Mozda Collective, India
1 When:      Friday, October 22, 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm and 
                    Saturday October 23, 4:00pm t0 5:00 pm 
1 Where:     4-231
1 Contact:  kshekhar at mit.edu

- In these talks, Michael will describe his work among the poorest of the poor in 
  rural India. These include:
	* Promotion of sustainable technology, social and environmental activism;
	* Making and installing solar photovoltaic lights in remote areas, parabolic 
	   solar cookers, LED lights, wind electric generators;
	* Training people to use the Right to Information Act, National Rural 
	   Employment Guarantee Act; and
	* Advocacy in mainstream policy making.
- Brought to you by Association for India's Development at MIT (www.aidboston.org)
- Co-sponsored by MIT India Program, Engineers Without Borders at MIT

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2 What:      Graduate Student Focus Group for MITCET Planning on 
		    Technology Integrated Learning at MIT
2 When:     Monday Oct. 25th, 6pm
2 Where:    TBA
2 Contact:  See RSVP info below

- The Provost has asked the MIT Council on Educational Technology (MITCET) 
  to address opportunities to integrate online and other technology-enabled tools 
  into the residential campus and classroom experience with the focus on improving 
  the learning of our students. The  perspective of graduate students on what MIT 
  could be like if our residentially based education changed to more thoroughly 
  integrate information and communication tools, would be very valuable to the 
  MITCET process.
- A discussion on creating an improved learning environment by integrating technology-
  enabled tools into the residential and classroom experience  of students.
- Hear a brief presentation on educational technology innovations and their application at MIT.
- Share your experiences with educational technology as a graduate student. Has technology 
  enhanced your learning? Supported your teaching?
- Discuss how you envision MIT using information and communication tools to significantly 
  change the delivery of an MIT education. 
- Discuss the benefits and challenges of these changes and how they would affect the 
  educational experience of students and faculty.
- Explore what intrinsic values within MIT's culture would be strengthened through the changes 
  you foresee as well as what risks would need to be avoided.
- Pizza will be served.
- RSVP here: https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dHhOWGVkdE1BWDN5SHg3ZTFIeVJ0c1E6MQ

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3 What:     MIT Sloan Asia Business Conference
3 When:    Nov 6, 2010
3 Where:   MIT Media Lab
3 Contact: abcofficers at sloan.mit.edu 

- Early bird tickets available till Oct 23!
- Visit: http://mitasiaconference.org/ 
- Hear the extraordinary stories behind some of Asia’s biggest
  business phenomena in person.
- Discuss the most pressing business challenges with Asian business  
 leaders in the financial and high-tech fields
- Network with leaders, professionals, academics, and students with similar  
 passions and craft your own vision for future business opportunities?

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4 What:     $30,000 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize Info Session
4 When:     Tuesday, October 19, 12-1pm
4 Where:    Chipman Room (6-104)
4 Contact:  Maura Hume, Awards Program Assistant, 
		    lemelson_awards at mit.edu 

- Are you a problem solver, inventor or innovator?
- Join us to learn more about the $30,000 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize!
- Receive monetary support and gain national media attention for your work
- Awarded annually to a graduate student or graduating senior
- Free refreshments and Zing! pizza will be provided (www.zingpizza.com/)

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5 What:      MIT 100K Elevator Pitch Competition
5 When:     Register by Oct 18, 6pm; Prelim Rounds Oct 25-26; Finale Round Oct 27
5 Where:    MIT Campus
5 Contact:  Register @ www.mit100k.org

-  Have a winning business idea that will impress investors?
-  Think you can deliver it in 60 seconds?
-  Win up to $10,000 in cash prizes
-  The Elevator Pitch Contest is a great way to practice your pitch in front of a
    qualified panel of judges and get immediate feedback on your idea and presentation
-  Get started brainstorming ideas at IdeaStorm http://ideastorm-autohome.eventbrite.com
- Refine your pitch with tips from local pitching experts at the Pre-EPC Workshop, Oct 19, 
   6-8pm at the Stata Center (Building 32)

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6 What:     AMITA Presents: An Evening with Betsy Salkind, alum and comedian
6 When:    October 22 8pm-9pm
6 Where:   Stata Center 32-123
6 Contact: https://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/register-login.vm?eventID=46521&groupID=182 

- See what you can do with that MIT degree! You can become a famous comedienne. 
- Join us for an evening of serious laughs with Betsy Salkind '86. Expect humor. 
- $10 for current students, pre-paid.  $30 at the door.
   ($15 for AMITA and MIT COB members, prepaid, $20 for guests pre-paid)
-  pre-registration is closing at 8pm on Oct 21.

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7 What:      Learning to Write a Research Article When English is a Second 
                   Language, Speaker: Karen Englander, U. de Baja, Mexico
7 When:    October 21, 2010 6:00 p.m.
7 Where:   2-105
7 Contact: jcraig at mit.edu, Writing and Humanistic Studies

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8 What:     Science, Mathematics, And Research for Transformation (SMART) 
                  scholarship-for-service program
8 When:    Deadline, December 1, 2010
8 Where:   www.asee.org/SMART
8 Contact: smart at asee.org

- SMART (www.asee.org/SMART) is a fully-funded, Scholarship-for-Service program.
- This is a highly-selective, prestigious, national program that fully supports your education.
- This include full tuition at any university, $1,000 for books, medical insurance & stipend.
- Students will be required work as a civilian employee at Service or DoD Agency
- Students must be U.S. Citizens, able to obtain a DoD Security Clearance