[Gsc-anno] @MIT [Grad Gala, Institute Awards, Outreach Grants, Next Century Convocation, and much more...]
Todd Schenk (GSC Secretary)
gsc-secretary at MIT.EDU
Mon Mar 21 14:44:24 EDT 2011
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In this week's Anno:
1. GradGala 2011 - Almost sold out! Ticket sales ending soon!
2. GSC Institute Awards - Call for Nominations (Extended)
3. GSC Outreach (GO) Grant Spring 2011
4. The Next Century Convocation
5. SPI Lunch: Energy and climate with Lars Friberg of
the Swedish Embassy
6. MIT Sloan Sales Conference 2011 Early Bird Reg. Ends April 1st
7. Join the GSC Off-Campus Sub-Committee
8. Additional Quit Smoking Support at MIT Medical
9. MITFAC Celebr-ATE: A celebration of innovations that are
building a healthy food system
10. BGLO Service Day at the Greater Boston Food Bank
11. MIT Real Estate Symposium
12. Inaugural MIT Sloan Africa 2.0 Conference
13. MIT-MAES Science Extravaganza
14. The Veritas Forum @ MIT
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1 What: GradGala 2011 - Almost sold out! Ticket sales ending soon!
1 When: Saturday, April 2, 8:00 PM-1:30 AM
1 Where: Park Plaza Hotel (near Arlington T Stop, Boston)
1 Who: MIT graduate student/post-doc + one guest
- Tickets are almost gone! Get them before sales end!
- Buy your today at http://gsc.mit.edu/gradgala
- The 2011 Gala will feature a sparking wine toast followed by an exquisite
three-course dinner (menu now available), live entertainment by the
Beantown Swing Orchestra (now featuring two "American Idol" stars), and
dancing throughout the evening.
- Only MIT graduate students and post-docs may purchase tickets. Each
student may buy one guest ticket. There is no physical ticket; there will be
a guest list at the event and you will check in there.
- Students may also purchase full tables of eight tickets. Subsidized drink
tickets and return shuttle tickets to 77 Mass Ave. are also available.
- Dinner tickets are sold on a first-come, first-served basis. There will be
no refunds if you cancel and/or do not show up.
- Questions or comments: email gsc-gradgala at mit.edu.
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2 What: GSC Institute Awards - Call for Nominations
2 When: DEADLINE EXTENDED to Friday March 25th, 3pm
2 Where: Submit nominations or obtain more information at:
http://gsc.mit.edu/Work/InstituteAwards
- 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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3 What: GSC Outreach (GO) Grant Spring 2011
3 When: Monday, March 28th 5pm (DEADLINE)
3 Who: Individual or teams of graduate students
3 Where: http://gsc.mit.edu/Work/GSCOutreachProgram
3 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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4 What: The Next Century Convocation
4 When: Sunday, April 10th, 2 pm
4 Where: Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, 415 Summer Street
4 Contact: http://web.mit.edu/mit150/next-century/
- You are invited to join faculty, staff, students, and guests and friends of the
Institute at the Next Century Convocation. This formal, academic event will
celebrate, through words and music, MIT's first 150 years and the
accomplishments of our educators, scholars, and alumni.
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5 What: Science Policy Initiative Lunch: Energy and climate with Lars
Friberg of the Swedish Embassy
5 When: Tuesday March 22nd, noon - 1 pm
5 Where: RSVP for location
5 Contact: Email mmb6 at mit.edu to RSVP
- Lars Friberg, Office of Science and Innovation, Swedish Embassy.
- Lars works as climate and energy attaché with the office of science and
innovation at the Swedish Embassy in Washington D.C. a position he has
held since February 2010. He has been engaged in climate and sustainable
development issues on the international level for more than a decade.
- Prior to his current position he was a research fellow at the Chair of
International Politics at Potsdam University, Germany doing research on
Carbon governance and the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in Brazil;
China and India. He is pursuing a doctorate on the issue of biofuel policy and
the creation of sustainability certification of biofuels. Prior to joining Potsdam
University Lars worked as a policy expert on renewable energy, energy
efficiency and climate change regime for Climate Action Network (CAN)
Europe, in Brussels.
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6 What: MIT Sloan Sales Conference 2011 Early Bird Reg. Ends April 1st
6 When: May 6th, 2011 7AM-6PM (ET)
6 Where: Hyatt Regency Hotel, Cambridge
6 Register: http://sloansalesconference.eventbrite.com
- The 2011 MIT Sloan Sales Conference facilitates an interactive network of
current and future business leaders to learn how to deliver better results to
customers, streamline sales and marketing processes, and continuously
meet and exceed management goals in today's economy.
- Join us to learn and interact with the best of the best in Sales from across
the country. To learn more about the conference, visit
www.sloansalesconference.com now!
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7 What: Join the GSC Off-Campus Sub-Committee
7 When: Now!
7 Contact: gsc-hca at mit.edu
- GSC Off-Campus Sub-Committee funds off-campus activities for MIT
grad students.
- Events include: weekend brunches, dinners, picnics, +more and are open
to all grad students living off campus.
- Currently recruiting responsible candidates to help manage the committee
and coordinate activities.
- All levels of involvement wanted!
- interested candidates please email: gsc-hca at mit.edu
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8 What: Additional Quit Smoking Support at MIT Medical
8 When: One-one-one counseling sessions available on Tuesdays
from 9:30 - 1:30
7 Where: Community Wellness at MIT Medical (E23-205)
7 Contact: helpmequit at med.mit.edu.
- Please note that if these hours are inconvenient for your schedule, we can
work with you to find another mutually agreeable time.
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9 What: MITFAC Celebr-ATE: A celebration of innovations that are
building a healthy food system!
9 When: April 1st, 5 - 8pm
9 Where: MIT R&D Pub (4th Floor of Stata Center)
9 Contact: Tickets are free at http://mitfac.eventbrite.com
- Join the MIT Food and Agriculture Collaborative and Johnson & Wales
College of Culinary Arts for a celebration of food! This inaugural MITFAC
event will explore the problems with our current food system and showcase
the solutions that are being developed within the MIT community. Hear
sustainable food pioneer, chef, and author Michel Nishan discuss the role
each of us can play in rebuilding our nation's food system, learn what the
MIT community is doing to address some of the most pressing challenges
to our food system, and watch chefs fromJohnson & Wales College of
Culinary Arts demonstrate the art of cooking with sustainable ingredients,
and then taste their creations.
- This event is open to everyone interested in improving our food system!
We welcome attendees from both within the MIT community and beyond.
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10 What: BGLO Service Day at the Greater Boston Food Bank
10 When: Saturday, April 2nd, 9:30am – 12:00pm and/or 1:00pm – 3:30pm
10 Where: Greater Boston Food Bank (www.gbfb.org/)
10 Who: All Boston-area graduate students
- Come volunteer with the Boston Graduate Leadership Organization (BGLO)
at the Greater Boston Food Bank on Saturday, April 2nd, as we inspect,
sort & pack donated food items. This is a great opportunity to meet other
Boston-area graduate students as we give back to our community, and we
hope you will join us!
- To sign up, please fill out this form: volunteer sign up sheet.
- Space is limited to 100 students - so sign up early!
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11 What: MIT Real Estate Symposium
11 When: April 1st, 2011
11 Where: Atlantic Wharf, 290 Congress St, Boston, MA
11 Contact: http://mitcrealumni.org/events/mit-2011real-estate-symposium/
- Come enjoy the 2011 MIT Real Estate Symposium, sponsored by the
Alumni Association of the MIT Center for Real Estate and MIT Sloan
Real Estate Club.
- Network with distinguished speakers in the real estate field.
- See the beautiful new Atlantic Wharf Development.
- Register Today, Don’t Miss Out.
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12 What: Inaugural MIT Sloan Africa 2.0 Conference
12 When: Friday April 1st 2011, 8am - 5pm
12 Where: Building E14, MIT Media Lab
12 Contact: emagani at mit.edu / http://www.mitafrica.com
- Join us for the FIRST EVER Africa conference at MIT
- Theme: Africa 2.0: Achieving Growth Through Innovation
- Keynote: Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Managing Director
The World Bank Group
- Panels: Energy, Mobile, Finance, Entrepreneurship, Tech
- For more information, visit http://www.mitafrica.com
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13 What: MIT-MAES Science Extravaganza
13 When: Saturday, April 2nd, 9am – 4pm
13 Where: http://web.mit.edu/maes/www/extravaganza/index.html
13 Contact: maes-request at mit.edu or vavila at draper.com
- MAES-Boston is the local professional chapter of the Society of Latino
Engineers and Scientists.
- Looking for volunteers to assist with the Extravaganza, organized by the
MIT student chapter.
- This is a hands-on experience for middle & HS students that introduces them
to science/engineering.
- For more information about other educational outreach opportunities,
contact Valerie Avila, vavila at draper.com.
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14 What: The Veritas Forum @ MIT
14 When: Saturday, April 2, 4 - 6pm
14 Where: Kresge Auditorium
14 Contact: Veritas (http://www.veritas.org/Contact.aspx)
- Life, the Universe, and MIT: 4 Brilliant MIT Professors Share Their
Worldviews, from Christianity to Atheism and More!
-10 minutes for each panelist to speak about their personal experiences
and perspectives. Then a discussion based on questions from the
audience and moderated by Professor Rosalind Picard.
- PLEASE NOTE: This event will end before the grad gala, so you can go
to both!
- RSVP on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=173120989395340
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