[Gsc-anno] @MIT [GSC Orientation Committee 2012 - First meeting, LSC: The Adventures of Tintin, "Launching SpaceX: How to Build a Rocket Company", and much more…]
Madalyn Sarah Berns
mberns at MIT.EDU
Wed May 9 01:18:07 EDT 2012
SUBMIT AN ANNOUNCEMENT: http://gsc.mit.edu/anno
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In this week’s Anno:
1. GSC Orientation Committee 2012 - First meeting
2. Athletic and Performance Activities Grant
3. GSC Acoustic BBQ
4. Cai Guo-Qiang's MIT China Forum and Dedication of Ring Stone
5. LSC: The Adventures of Tintin
6. "Launching SpaceX: How to Build a Rocket Company"
7. Hacking Medicine Event: Open Mic Session with Director of
Center for Connected Health, Partners Healthcare
8. Comedy Night 2.5 at the Thirsty Ear Pub
9. Grab Your Sneakers and Swimsuit!
10. MIT Ballroom Dance Team Black and White Social
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1 What: GSC Orientation Committee 2012 - First meeting
1 When: Tuesday May 15, 6:00 pm
1 Where: GSC office, Walker Memorial (50-220)
1 Contact: Neel (bardhan at mit.edu<mailto:bardhan at mit.edu>) or Cristina (camayd at mit.edu<mailto:camayd at mit.edu>)
- Interested in becoming a part of Team Orientation 2012?
- Want to make an impression on the new graduate class joining this
year?
- Do you love interacting and working in teams?
- Join the Orientation Committee for its 1st all-team meeting.
- Dinner will be provided. RSVP required, signup here:
http://signup.mit.edu/gsc_oc12_May_meeting
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2 What: Athletic and Performance Activities Grant
2 When: Application deadline: May 6th
2 Where: http://gsc.mit.edu/funding/athletic-grants/
2 Contact: gsc-grant at mit.edu<mailto:gsc-grant at mit.edu>
- Apply for funding to cover expenses for athletic competitions and
performances!
- Want to help student performers/athletes? Join the board! Contact
gsc-grant at mit.edu<mailto:gsc-grant at mit.edu>
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3 What: GSC Acoustic BBQ
3 When: May 18th, 4:30-7:30pm
3 Where: Stata Amphitheater
3 Contact: gsc-ac at mit.edu<mailto:gsc-ac at mit.edu>
- Come celebrate the end of classes with fellow grad students!
- Enjoy listening to a live band!
- FREE food and beverages!
- Don't forget your 21+ ID!
- Open to all grad students
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4 What: Cai Guo-Qiang's MIT China Forum and Dedication of Ring Stone
4 When: Thursday, May 10, 2012, 5:30-7:30PM
4 Where: Wong Auditorium, Tang Center (E51) and North Garden,
MIT Sloan (E62)
4 Contact: upitis at mit.edu<mailto:upitis at mit.edu>
- Internationally-acclaimed artist Cai-Guo Qiang to speak at next MIT
China Forum
- The Forum will take place at 5:30PM in Wong Auditorium, Tang Center
(E51)
- A reception and dedication of Cai's sculpture Ring Stone will follow at
6:30PM in the North Garden, MIT Sloan (E62)
- Reserve your free Forum tickets at: http://caiguoqiangmit.eventbrite.com<http://caiguoqiangmit.eventbrite.com/>
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5 What: LSC: The Adventures of Tintin
5 When: May 11 at 7 & 10pm, May 12 at 4, 7, & 10 pm
5 Where: 26-100
5 Contact: lsc at mit.edu<mailto:lsc at mit.edu>
- Computer-animated, motion-capture adaptation of thebeloved Tintin
comic strip.
- From Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson, featuring voices of Jamie
Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig, Simon Pegg, and Nick Frost.
- "The Adventures of Tintin comes at you in a whoosh, like a volcano
full of creative ideas in full eruption...
- it hits home for the kid in all of us who wants to bust out and run free."
-- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
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6 What: "Launching SpaceX: How to Build a Rocket Company"
6 When: Friday May 11, 1pm (lunch at 12.45)
6 Where: 3-270
6 Contact: info at mit100k.org<mailto:info at mit100k.org>
- Speaker: Adam Harris, Vice President for Government Sales, SpaceX
- Sponsored by the MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition, MIT
AeroAstro & SpaceX. Complimentary lunch provided at 12:45 PM
- SpaceX has built one of the world’s most remarkable, entrepreneurial
high-tech companies
- Hear about the breathtaking entrepreneurial journey from visionary
CEO Elon Musk’s dream in 2002, to a now imminent first launch to the
ISS
- Please RSVP at http://goo.gl/KdVbp
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7 What: Hacking Medicine Event: Open Mic Session with Director of
Center for Connected Health, Partners Healthcare
7 When: Monday, May 14th, 7-9PM
7 Where: Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship, One Amherst Street, E40-160
7 Contact: Andrea Ippolito, ippolita at mit.edu<mailto:ippolita at mit.edu>
- The time is right to hack healthcare, but as entrepreneurs we often are
setback because we can’t get to the people that are making the
decisions.
- Dr. Joseph Kvedar, the Director of the Center for Connected Health
and Founder of Healthrageous, will be speaking at the event.
- The goal of this event is to help connect entrepreneurs to the
marketplace and give you open access to Dr. Kvedar
- Free food and drinks will be served. Please sign up to attend
here: http://bit.ly/JPImra
- If you would like to pitch your idea at the event, please sure sign
up here: http://bit.ly/KHQuHe
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8 What: Comedy Night 2.5 at the Thirsty Ear Pub
8 When: May 15, 2012 7:30 PM
8 Where: Thirsty Ear Pub
8 Contact: TEEC <teec-officers at mit.edu<mailto:teec-officers at mit.edu>>, GAME <game-officers at mit.edu<mailto:game-officers at mit.edu>>
- Join us for another comedy night at the Thirsty! This time: more standup!
Performances by local student comedians and YOU (contact
teec-officers at mit.e
- Free food and drink for all guests; some free pint glasses / bottle
openers / t-shirts will also be given away!
- Presented by the Graduate Association of Mechanical Engineers
(GAME) and the Thirsty Ear Executive Committee (TEEC).
- Sponsored by the GSC Funding Board.
- 21+ govt ID required for entry. Please have ready to show at door!
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9 What: Grab Your Sneakers and Swimsuit!
9 When: Wednesday, May 16th, 5:30 - 7:30
9 Where: Zesiger Center 2nd floor fitness
9 Contact: personaltraining at mit.edu<mailto:personaltraining at mit.edu>
- FREE Personal Training and Swim Instruction Consult!
- Work with a Certified Personal Trainer for 15 minutes at no charge
- Certified swim instructors will assess your swimming strokes and
answer any questions you may have.
- Receive a special discount of 10% off personal training and adult
swim lesson packages! You can now purchase these packages ALL DAY
- mitrecsports.com<http://mitrecsports.com/>
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10 What: MIT Ballroom Dance Team Black and White Social
10 When: Saturday, May 12
10 Where: Morss Hall, Walker Memorial
10 Contact: ballroom.mit.edu<http://ballroom.mit.edu/>
- Celaborate ballroom elegance at the Black and White social this week!
- Beginner lesson at 7:30, dancing from 8-midnight
- How much: $6 MIT students, $8 MIT affiliates, $10 general public
- Free Foxtrot lesson with admission!
- For more information on this and upcoming events visit ballroom.mit.edu<http://ballroom.mit.edu/>.
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