[Gsc-anno] @MIT [ 2011 Cost of Living Survey, GSC Webmaster: Call for Applications, Lemelson-MIT Student Prize, and much more…]

[Madalyn Sarah Berns]

CHECK OUT OUR NEW WEBSITE: http://gsc.mit.edu

SUBMIT AN ANNOUNCEMENT: http://gsc.mit.edu/anno

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In this week’s Anno:

 1.  2011 Cost of Living Survey

 2.   GSC Webmaster: Call for Applications

 3.   Speakers: Bill James, Bill Simmons, Mike Wilbon, and Mark Cuban

 4.   Commemorate veterans with a day of community service!

 5.   MIT Sloan Asia Business Conference

 6.   Lemelson-MIT Student Prize - Call for Applications


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Send your ideas to:  changemit at mit.edu<mailto:changemit at mit.edu>
Visit us online at:  http://gsc.mit.edu
Submit an announcement: http://gsc.mit.edu/anno


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1 What:     2011 Cost of Living Survey
1 Where:  Dean Christine Ortiz's Email on November 5th, 2011
1 When:   Please take it now!
1 Why:      This is our only tool for understanding your expenses!

- Many MIT Graduate Students don’t realize that the setting of yearly
stipend levels, on-campus rents, and student fees at MIT is significantly
informed and based on a very important set of data which is collected
through a survey once every four years.
- We are very fortunate and excited to inform you that the 2011 Cost of
Living Survey is now live and waiting for your responses. You can find
your unique survey link in an email from Dean Christine Ortiz sent on
November 5th, 2011.
- In addition to helping graduate students, you'll also be entered into
a drawing for some excellent prizes (I-Pads, netbooks, amazon gift cards)!

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2 What:   GSC Webmaster Applications
2 Contact:   gsc-secretary at mit.edu<mailto:gsc-secretary at mit.edu>



- Looking for a way to earn some money over the next year?
- The Graduate Student Council is looking to hire a webmaster to do day-to-
  day maintenance and backend programming
- The Webmaster would be responsible for the Council's main website:
  gsc.mit.edu<http://gsc.mit.edu/>
- Start: Immediately
- Salary: $18+/hour (negotiable based on experience)
- Skills: PhP, Java, HTML, front-end/back-end experience, Design skills
a plus
- Hours: Flexible hours weekly, this is a year-long position

- Send resume and qualifications to: gsc-secretary at mit.edu<mailto:gsc-secretary at mit.edu>

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3 What:     Speakers: Bill James, Bill Simmons, Mike Wilbon, and Mark
Cuban
3 When:    March 2nd & 3rd, 2012
3 Where:   Boston, MA (Hynes Convention Center)
3 Contact: sportsconference at mit.edu<mailto:sportsconference at mit.edu>

-  Come check out the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference
-  Register now at http://www.sloansportsconference.com/

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4 What:     Commemorate veterans with a day of community service!
4 When:    11/11/11, 10am-2pm
4 Where:   26-152 and City of Boston
4 Contact: Kristi Gundrum Kebinger, MIT Public Service Center,
servicechallenge at mit.edu<mailto:servicechallenge at mit.edu>

-  Donate a few hours of our day off of classes to help commemorate
veterans by engaging in a community service project!
-  Help the City of Boston develop an electronic database of veterans’
landmarks in Boston
-  we’ll photograph and compile GPS coordinates for monuments, hero
squares, and burial sites in Boston.
-  Groups and individual volunteers are encouraged to participate.
Lunch will be provided.
-  RSVP to servicechallenge at mit.edu<mailto:servicechallenge at mit.edu>

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5 What:     MIT Sloan Asia Business Conference
5 When:    Saturday, November 19, 2011
5 Where:   MIT Media Lab
5 Contact: www.mitasiaconference.org<http://www.mitasiaconference.org>

-  Listen to success stories behind some of Asia’s most renowned
businesses & explore the continent’s most pressing finance and
investment challenges
-  Keynote speakers: David Roman (Lenovo); Eiji Wakiwaka (Clinton
Climate Initiative); Andreas Schulmeyer (Walmart)
-  Enjoy conversations with over 20 experts in 5 different panels:
Innovation, Investment/Finance, Clean Energy, Consumer/Retail,
and Entrepreneurship
-  Networking opportunity with over 300 professionals, Asia
business C-level executives, and students passionate about Asia
-  BUY Tickets at www.mitasiaconference.org<http://www.mitasiaconference.org>

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6 What:     Lemelson-MIT Student Prize - Call for Applications
6 When:    Due: December 14, 2011
6 Where:   http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-student.html
6 Contact: Shannon O'Brien (617.258.5798)

-  If you’re a problem solver and a graduate student or graduating senior
at MIT...
-  Individual inventors and/or key contributors to a team project are
encouraged to apply.
-  Winners receive monetary support, and gain national media attention,
enabling them to further develop their ideas or entrepreneurial ventures.


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