[Gsc-anno] @MIT [Ski trip, dental insurance, winter break, farm workers, the future of solar, Science Policy Bootcamp and GradRat ordering]
Todd Schenk (GSC Secretary)
gsc-secretary at MIT.EDU
Mon Dec 6 22:41:27 EST 2010
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Highlights:
1. 2011 GSC Ski Trip - Registration TOMORROW
2. 2011 DeltaCare Dental Insurance Deadline Dec 15th
3. Winter Break: Log off, drop in, rev up - TOMORROW
4. How Can Innovations in Info Technology Empower Migrant Workers? - TOMORROW
5. The Future of Solar Energy from the perspective of SUNTECH - TOMORROW
6. Harvesting Justice: Farmworker Poverty and the Campaign for Fair Food - TOMORROW
7. Science Policy Bootcamp
8. GradRat Order taking days - THIS WEEK
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1 What: 2011 GSC Ski Trip - Registration tomorrow
1 When: January 21-24, 2011
1 Where: Maine's Sunday River (http://www.sundayriver.com)
1 Contact: http://gsc.mit.edu/skitrip
- Ticket sales on Monday, Dec 6th at 12 PM and Thursday, Dec 9th at 7 PM.
- All graduate students and postdocs are welcome with up to 1 guest per
student/post-doc.
- Enjoy slopeside condos, free group lessons, 3 days of skiing, and plenty
of social activities.
- Visit http://gsc.mit.edu/skitrip for more details and to buy tickets.
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2 What: 2011 DeltaCare Dental Insurance Deadline Dec 15th
2 Where: http://www.universityhealthplans.com/letters/letter.cgi?school_id=161
2 Contact: gsc-hca at mit.edu
- Signups for January-August 2011 dental coverage open until Dec 15th 2010
- DeltaCare is a 3rd party student dental plan available to all MA Students
- For dental insurance comparisions check out: http://graddental.mit.edu
- Neither MIT nor the GSC officially endorse this insurance, and it is
suggested that you compare it against other available insurance
options.
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3 What: Winter Break: Log off, drop in, rev up
3 When: Tuesday December 7, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
3 Where: Lobby 7
3 Contact: http://web.mit.edu/institute-events/events/winterbreak2010.html
- Unplug for an hour and join the MIT community for refreshments, music, and
a break from the winter.
- Sponsored by the Undergraduate Association, Graduate Student Council and
Office of the President.
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4 What: How Can Innovations in Info Technology Empower Migrant Workers?
Take this year’s Monster Challenge!
4 When: Tuesday, December 7 at 7 pm
4 Where: 3-133
4 Contact: ideas-admin at mit.edu; the IDEAS Competition and MIT Global Challenge
- Over 86 million people are migrant or temporary laborers and many are at risk of entrapment,
abuse and exploitation due to underrepresentation.
- This year, as part of the IDEAS Competition and MIT Global Challenge, Monster Worldwide
is putting $20,000 towards supporting student-led innovation in information technologies
that help migrant workers access the resources they need.
- Join us this week to learn more about the Monster Challenge, to hear from a Harvard Sociology
Professor and a Legatum Fellow about daily life for a migrant worker and the challenges they
face, and to meet other students and explore ideas together.
- Learn how you can secure up $25k to make your idea reality. More information at
http://globalchallenge.mit.edu.
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5 What: The Future of Solar Energy
Speaker: Dr. Zhengrong Shi, Founder, Chairman and CEO of SUNTECH
5 When: 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm, Tue, Dec 7th 2010
5 Where: MIT 54-100 Lecture Hall
5 Contact: Lei Chen, leichen at mit.edu
- Named “China's sunshine boy” by CNN, he is a solar energy scientist, a billionaire, and
a model of the "Chinese Dream", turning technology into fortune. Please come to learn
about Dr. Zhengrong Shi’s story from a Ph.D. to one of the richest people of China, and
his perspective on the global solar energy industry.
- Please visit http://ceer.mit.edu for more information
- Organized by MIT CEER, MIT Energy Initiative, and MIT Energy Club
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6 What: Harvesting Justice: Farmworker Poverty and the Campaign for Fair Food
6 When: December 7th, 2010 12:00-1:00
6 Where: E62-276
6 Contact: jdwhite at mit.edu MIT Food and Agricultural Collaborative
- Florida farmworkers are among this country's most exploited workers, oftentimes laboring
under brutal conditions for wages that have not increased significantly since 1978. For over
15 years, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) -- a farmworker organization based in
Immokalee, FL -- has been organizing to improve workers' wages and working conditions,
and leads the national Campaign for Fair Food which calls on major tomato buyers to take
responsibility for the abuses faced by workers in its supply chain. To date, the CIW has
reached agreements with nine leading food retailers -- including McDonald's, Subway and
Whole Foods -- and five Florida growers have committed to work together with the CIW to
implement these fair food agreements.
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7 What: Science Policy Bootcamp
7 When: Jan 18 - 20, 9:00 - 3:00 (lunch provided); Jan 21 1:00 - 3:00
Where: 56-114, OCW site: http://goo.gl/lYlAM
Contact: johannaw at mit.edu
- Four-day seminar introduces graduate scientists and engineers to the
nuts and bolts of science policy-making.
- Led by William Bonvillian, director of MIT's Washington DC Office.
- Learn the fundamental structure of science policy and routes into a
policy career.
- To enroll, email johannaw at mit.edu with a brief essay (~150 words)
about what you hope to gain from participating.
- Include your student status and department affiliation.
- Deadline to enroll is December 17. Enrollment is limited.
- Organized by the MIT Science Policy Initiative (http://web.mit.edu/spi/)
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8 What: GradRat Order taking days
8 When: Monday to Wednesday Dec. 6 to 8, 11:30 am to 4:30 pm
8 Where: E51 Lobby
8 Contact: gsc-ring at mit.edu
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