[Gsc-anno] @MIT [Institute Awards, Energy Conference, skating, and much, much more...]
Todd Schenk (GSC Secretary)
gsc-secretary at MIT.EDU
Mon Feb 28 09:43:32 EST 2011
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In this week's Anno:
1. GSC Institute Awards - Call for Nominations
2. MIT Energy Conference
3. Frog Pond Skating Night - TONIGHT
4. GWAMIT Spring Empowerment Conference
5. Ellen Swallow Richards’ Legacy: MIT Alumnae Make a
Difference Conference at MIT
6. GSC Outreach (GO) Grant Spring 2011
7. XIV Annual MIT Latin American Conference
8. Peer Support Focus Groups
9. Speaking of Impact: Through the Lens of Urban Planning TODAY
10. MIT Sloan Healthcare Club presents our Annual BioInnovations
Conference
11. Mediterranean Night
12. CDO/CCD Student Symposium
13. $30,000 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize Ceremony
14. Hope and Health for the Bottom Billion using Low-Cost Technology
15. MIT Sloan Women in Management Conference
16. Growing Innovations: Improving Agricultural Productivity among
Small-Acreage Farmers - TODAY
17. Brad Feld talks VC, entrepreneurship and life
18. Dreamit Ventures & SCVNGR
19. Graduate Art Soiree – Call for Student Artists
20. Community Welcome to (new) Chancellor Eric Grimson
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1 What: GSC Institute Awards - Call for Nominations
1 When: DEADLINE is Friday March 18th, 3pm
1 Where: Submit nominations or obtain more information at:
http://gsc.mit.edu/awards or http://web.mit.edu/awards.
- Each year, the MIT Awards Convocation and the GSC honor faculty,
students, and staff at MIT who have had a positive impact on the
graduate student experience. We are now inviting nominations for
the following awards recognizing outstanding devotion and talent:
* Graduate Teaching Awards
* Frank E. Perkins Award for Excellence in Graduate Advising
* Edward L. Horton Fellowship Award
* Irwin Sizer Award for Most Significant Improvement to MIT Education
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2 What: MIT Energy Conference
2 When: Friday, March 4th, 12:00PM - Saturday March 5th, 8:00PM
2 Where: MIT Campus and Westin Copley Place, Boston
2 Who: Friday FREE and Open to the public;
Registration required for Saturday
- See http://www.mitenergyconference.com/index.php for timings
registration, and more information.
- Friday Workshops – March 4th, 12-5PM at MIT Campus: Topics include
Food, Water & Energy Nexus, Grid 101, Energy Megaprojects, and more.
Speakers include leaders from U.S. DOE, ISO New England, ARPA-E,
NREL, EPRI, Bechtel and other leading energy industrialists, academics,
entrepreneurs and investors.
- Friday Night Energy Showcase – March 4th, 5-8PM at the Westin Copley
Place, Boston: Breakthrough energy technology exhibit from industry and
academia including big hardware displays, MIT spinouts and other energy
start-ups and researchers.
- Saturday Conference – March 5th, 9AM-6PM at the Westin Copley Place,
Boston: Leading professionals from academia, government, industry and
NGOs discuss and debate cutting-edge energy topics including renewable
fuels, strategic energy materials, emerging market start-up overview and
many others. Keynote addresses by Secretary of the U.S. Navy Ray Mabus
and Chairman, President & CEO of Duke Energy Jim Rogers.
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3 What: Frog Pond Skating Night, TONIGHT!
3 When: February 28th (tonight!), 5:30pm to 8:30pm
3 Where: Boston Common (www.bostonfrogpond.com/)
3 Who: MIT graduate student + one guest
- Join us and all your fellow Boston schools at the Frog Pond Skating
Rink located in the Boston Common (www.bostonfrogpond.com/)
- From 5:30pm to 8:30pm on February 28th, present your graduate
student ID and get in for $2; each student can have up to one guest.
- All entrance fees will go directly to Birthday Wishes Charity
(http://birthdaywishes.org/)
- Skate rentals are $8, so bring your own if you have them. We'll be
giving away prizes throughout the night, and the snack bar will be
open.
- After you take a spin on the ice, join us at Beantown Pub for some
pool, food & drinks! Beantown Pub is located at 100 Tremont Street -
just down the street from the Frog Pond.
- Brought to you by the GSC and BGLO. For more information, or if you
would like to volunteer, contact us at gsc-ac at mit.edu.
- In the case of rain, we will change the event to March 14th from 7:30-9pm.
Please check event status at
http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=53156819698
The Beantown pub after-event will still go on Tonight, the 28th!
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4 What: Graduate Women at MIT Spring Empowerment Conference
4 When: March 9-11
4 Where: Info and RSVP at empowerment.gwamit.org
4 Contact: gwamit-spring at mit.edu
- Keynote: Power, and how to find it in places you didn't expect, Cindy
Gallop, Founder & CEO of IfWeRanTheWorld - Wed 3/9 5:30pm 46-3002
- Communications Workshop - 3/9 9:30am (RSVP required)
- Online Personal Branding - 3/10 2:30pm (RSVP required)
- Power Couples Panel - 3/10 5:30pm E51-345
- I'm not a feminist, but... - 3/11 4:30pm Stata Kiva 32-G449
- Read more at empowerment.gwamit.org
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5 What: Ellen Swallow Richards’ Legacy: MIT Alumnae Make a
Difference Conference at MIT
5 When: Saturday, March 5, 2011, 12-5 p.m.
5 Where: Faculty Club (E52) and Tang Center (E51)
5 Contact: http://alumweb.mit.edu/groups/amita.old/ESRLegacy/overview.shtml
- $25 student rate, includes lunch and workshops.
- The kick-off luncheon keynote will be given by Institute Professor Mildred
Dresselhaus.
- Hear how MIT women have contributed to their professions and overcome
challenges in the fields of : Science Education, Healthcare, Entrepreneurship/
Innovation and Sustainable Environment.
- Panelists include CEOs and managers from AstraZeneca, Purdue University, NIH
Center for Population Research, Golden Seeds investment, Cognex, and more.
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6 What: GSC Outreach (GO) Grant Spring 2011
6 When: Monday, March 28th 5pm (DEADLINE)
6 Who: Individual or teams of graduate students
6 Where: http://gsc.mit.edu/index.php/arc/140-diversity-subcomm
6 Contact: gsc-arc-outreach at mit.edu
- Grad Students: do you want to use your research to make an impact
in your community?
- The GO grant supports outreach projects that incorporate graduate
research in projects that will benefit the local community.
- You can tailor community service to match your unique laboratory skills
and knowledge.
- Take this opportunity to re-define outreach on your own terms!
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7 What: XIV Annual MIT Latin American Conference
7 When: Saturday, April 2nd, 9am-6pm
7 Where: Wong Auditorium, Building E-51, MIT
7 Contact: www.mitlac.com, mitlac2011 at gmail.com
- Network with the professionals that are shaping the future in Latin
America.
- Featuring: Alvaro Uribe (Former President of Colombia), Angel Gurria
(Secretary General of the OECD), Jorge Uribe (Procter & Gamble, Group
President, Latin America), Sergio Cabral Filho (Governor of the State of
Rio de Janeiro), among other high-level guests.
- Early-bird tickets at 50% off regular ticket price available until February 28
- Register NOW at www.mitlac.com
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8 What: Peer Support Focus Groups
8 When: Week of March 7th
8 Where: On Campus
8 Contact: peer2peer at mit.edu
- Bring your perspective to a 1-hour focus group on peer support at MIT
- Results will be used to shape any future peer support service
- Participants compensated with $10 TechCash. Food will be provided.
- To participate, complete brief survey at:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/X9MLW7B
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9 What: Speaking of Impact: Through the Lens of Urban Planning
9 When: Monday, February 28 @ noon
9 Where: 7-431
9 Contact: RSVP to globalchallenge-rsvp at mit.edu with SPURS in the subject
- What are the mechanisms whereby new policy initiatives can mitigate barriers
to well-being — and in the gap between policy implementations, what are the
other mechanisms and tools we can create to foster healthy communities?
- Bishwapriya Sanyal, Ford International Professor of Urban Development and
Planning at MIT will start an open dialogue peppered by the experience of three
SPURS/Humphrey Fellows, Abdillahi Abdillahi Ismael from DjiBouti, Fuad
Jafarli from Azerbaijan and one more T.B.A.
- We’ll also introduce the IDEAS Competition and MIT Global Challenge, awarding
$150,000, up to $25k per team, to innovative ideas with potential for a positive impact.
- This special event is a collaboration between the SPURS/Humphrey Fellows Program
and the IDEAS Competition and MIT Global Challenge, part of the MIT Public Service
Center.
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10 What: MIT Sloan Healthcare Club presents our Annual BioInnovations Conference
10 When: March 4th, 8:30 AM – 5PM
10 Where: Boston Marriot Cambridge
10 Contact: Register at http://web.mit.edu/sloanhcc/bioinnovations/2011/index.html
- Keynotes speeches by Steve Rusckowski, CEO of Philips Healthcare, Peter Hecht,
CEO of Ironwood Pharmaceuticals and Harvey Berger, CEO of Ariad Pharmaceuticals
- Panel discussions about the challenges of regulatory uncertainty and R&D productivity
as well as the opportunities of next generation technologies and emerging markets.
- Companies representatives from pharma, biotech, medical devices and support services
including Pfizer, Genentech, Merck and Genzyme, and innovative emerging firms like
SmartCell and AMAG Pharma.
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11 What: Mediterranean Night
11 When: March 4, 7 pm
11 Where: Morrs Hall, Walker Memorial, W50.
11 Contact: Lebanese Club @ MIT and Spain at MIT
- Enjoy an amazing night with us and taste the best Mediterranean food
in town! Paella, Tabbouli, Spanish omelette, Baklava, and more.
- Tickets are $5 if you buy them online (http://lebanon.scripts.mit.edu/event/)
and $10 at the door, buy.
- Cash bar - with Sangria! - available (proper identification required). Be sure
you don’t miss the after-party at The Estate!
- Check the facebook event for more information
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=166870513362240
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12 What: CDO/CCD Student Symposium
12 When: March 10, 4:30 PM
12 Where: Grier Room B (34-401B)
12 Contact: Andrew Davis <davisad at mit.edu>
- The Center for Computational Engineering (CCE) invites graduate students,
postdocs, and faculty members to a symposium on computational science
and engineering.
- The symposium will consist of three parts: (i) Student presentations with
refreshments, (ii) a poster session with a buffet style dinner, and (iii) a keynote
speaker: Jack Little, President and Cofounder of MathWorks with dessert.
- Learn about the diverse applications of computational science and engineering
(i.e. computational biology, climatology, supply chain management, engineering)
- For more information, to preregister (requested, not required), or to present a poster:
http://computationalengineering.mit.edu/events/ccecdostudentsymposium.php
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13 What: $30,000 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize Ceremony
13 When: Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at 7pm (6:15pm Reception)
13 Where: Kirsch Auditorium, Stata Center (32-123)
13 Contact: Maura Hume, lemelson_awards at mit.edu
- Join the Lemelson-MIT Program as we announce the 2011 Winner and
- Finalist of the $30,000 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize!
- Awarded annually to a graduate student or graduating senior
- Hear the Winner and Finalist speak about what it means to be an inventor
- A Reception/Invention Showcase preceeds the ceremony starting at 6:15pm
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14 What: Hope and Health for the Bottom Billion using Low-Cost Technology
14 When: Saturday, March 5th (11:30 AM-12:30 PM)
14 Where: MIT, Building 4, Room 270
14 Contact: Karthik Shekhar (kshekhar at mit.edu/Tel: 217-979-9852)
- Speaker: Dr. Yogesh Jain, Jan Swasthya Sahyog, Chhatisgarh, India
- Presented by the Association for India's Development, MIT, Tufts and Boston
Chapters.
- Dr. Yogesh Jain is a founding member of JSS (Jan Swasthya Sahyog or
People's Health Group), a voluntary, non-profit organization founded by a
group of health professionals. Over the past 10 years, JSS has developed a
low cost and effective health program that provides preventive and curative
services in the tribal and rural areas of Bilaspur district of Chhatisgarh state in
central India.
- In this talk, Dr. Jain will discuss the following issues:
*Non-communicable diseases resulting from large scale deprivation
*Failed health policies of the Indian government
*A novel health-care system in JSS
*Innovations in low-cost medical technology
*Public health policy in the third world
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15 What: MIT Sloan Women in Management Conference
15 When: Friday, March 11, 8AM – 6PM
15 Where: Microsoft NERD Center (1 Memorial Drive)
15 Contact: Sloan Women in Management - swimofficers at mit.edu
- Inaugural women’s conference at MIT Sloan open to all of MIT!
- Speakers from Fox News, Microsoft, Denny’s, Estee Lauder...
- Join us for a fantastic day of panels, networking, and fun!
- Visit the conference website to register and for more info:
www.sloanwomeninmanagement.com/conference.html
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16 What: Growing Innovations: Improving Agricultural Productivity among
Small-Acreage Farmers. Panel with FairTrade USA, Oxfam, J-Pal,
Calestous Juma.
16 When: Monday, Feb 28. 7:00-9:00pm
16 Where: 6-120
16 Contact: hynd at mit.edu for the IDI
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17 What: Brad Feld talks VC, entrepreneurship and life
17 When: Thursday March 3rd - 4:30pm
17 Where: E51 - 345
17 Contact: MIT VCPE Club (jharland at mit.edu)
- Brad Feld is one of the most successful VCs in the country, an active MIT alum,
and one of the most down-to-earth multi-millionaires you will ever meet.
- Take this rare opportunity to hear his views on starting a company, being an
entrepreneur, getting into VC, and answering your questions.
- Space is limited so please sign up using this form: http://goo.gl/Lb9mR
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18 What: Dreamit Ventures & SCVNGR
18 When: Tues, March 1, 6pm
18 Where: E62 – 223
- Presented by the E&I Club
- RSVP by 5pm TODAY: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1363126147
- Meet Steve Welch, Founder of DreamIt - startup accelerator for individuals &
companies.
- Meet Seth Priebatsch, Founder of SCVNGR – the hottest gaming start-up.
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19 What: Graduate Art Soiree – Call for Student Artists
19 When: Friday, March 11th, 7:00-9:00PM
19 Where: New Media Lab 6th Floor
19 Contact: gsc-ac at mit.edu
- The First Annual Graduate Art Soiree will be held on March 11th, 2011 at the
top floor of the New Media Lab and we are looking for artists & performers.
- Student artists, a chance to exhibit your fine art pieces to your fellow peers
is finally here!
- Dance or music groups, show off your talents by performing at the event.
- Art of all types, shapes, sizes, and forms are welcome: Architectural models,
Toy Lab projects, DNA structures, You Name It.
- Please contact us at gsc-ac at mit.edu
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20 What: Community Welcome to (new) Chancellor Eric Grimson
20 When: Tuesday March 1st, noon to 1pm
20 Where: Lobby 7
- Music and refreshments.
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