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In this anno

GSC - Graduate Student Council

   - December General Council Meeting <#142b3741842f3878_GSC1>
   - Grads Have Debt 2: National Call Congress Day <#142b3741842f3878_GSC2>
   - Grad Coffee Hour <#142b3741842f3878_GSC3>
   - Taste of Greece <#142b3741842f3878_GSC4>
   - GSC Winter Arts Gala <#142b3741842f3878_GSC5>

Academic-Professional

   - MIT VentureShips Club Student Pitch
Session<#142b3741842f3878_Academic-Professional1>
   - Will MIT lead against Climate Change? - A Discussion on
Divestment<#142b3741842f3878_Academic-Professional2>
   - Monthly Community Lunch <#142b3741842f3878_Academic-Professional3>
   - Hult Prize @ MIT <#142b3741842f3878_Academic-Professional4>
   - IAP Course 15.S55: Distributed Leadership
Workshop<#142b3741842f3878_Academic-Professional5>
   - The Business of Robotics, 1-day IAP Intensive Workshop
(15.S62)<#142b3741842f3878_Academic-Professional6>
   - IAP Course 17.910: Science and Technology Policy
Bootcamp<#142b3741842f3878_Academic-Professional7>
   - Small Bytes and APPS <#142b3741842f3878_Academic-Professional8>

Extracurricular

   - Introduction to Web Design using Wordpress
Workshop<#142b3741842f3878_Extracurricular1>
   - TPSS iAmbassador - Singapore <#142b3741842f3878_Extracurricular2>
   - Bangladesh Victory Day Celebration <#142b3741842f3878_Extracurricular3>
   - MIT Student Art Association IAP classes open for
registration<#142b3741842f3878_Extracurricular4>

Miscellaneous

   - IDEAS Networking Breakfast: Corning Challenge <#142b3741842f3878_Misc1>

Social

   - Ride Along (A FREE advance screening!) <#142b3741842f3878_Social1>
   - Transportation Mixer <#142b3741842f3878_Social2>
   - Lunch with Canadian MIT Faculty  <#142b3741842f3878_Social3>
   - The Nightmare Before Christmas (FREE admission!)<#142b3741842f3878_Social4>
   - Sidney-Pacific December Winter Brunch <#142b3741842f3878_Social5>
   - Bulgarian College Students' Day Celebration <#142b3741842f3878_Social6>
   - MIT Comedy Night at the Thirsty Ear Pub <#142b3741842f3878_Social7>
   - Tang Hall End of Term Social <#142b3741842f3878_Social8>
   - December Social Science Happy Hour <#142b3741842f3878_Social9>
   - Knock Down Some Pins Before Finals <#142b3741842f3878_Social10>
   - Disney in December: a ballroom social <#142b3741842f3878_Social11>

GSC

December General Council Meeting
*What*: December General Council Meeting
*When*: Wednesday, December 4th, 5pm-7pm
*Where*: Room 4-237
*Contact*: gsc-president at mit.edu

   - Join us for the Graduate Student Council's December General Council
   Meeting!
   - Get updates on major campus issues, initiatives, and events relevant
   to MIT graduate students.
   - Dinner will be provided.
   - Join us afterward at the Muddy Charles Pub for extended informal
   discussion.

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Grads Have Debt 2: National Call Congress Day
*What*: Grads Have Debt 2: National Call Congress Day
*When*: December 4th (all day)
*Where*: Your phone
*Contact*: gsc-lasc at mit.edu

   - Participate in a national initiative to include graduate and
   professional students in the student loan conversation.
   - Call Congress on December 4th to express your grad student loan
   concerns.
   - For more information: https://www.facebook.com/GradsHaveDebt2
   - Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/174229699447840/

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Grad Coffee Hour
*What*: Grad Coffee Hour
*When*: Monday, December 9 @ 7pm
*Where*: Forbes Cafe (Stata)
*Contact*: gsc-coffeehour at mit.edu

   - Free food, coffee, and hot chocolate!
   - Array of snacks to enjoy!
   - Hang out with old friends or make new ones!
   - Take a break from research or studying!

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Taste of Greece
*What*: Taste of Greece
*When*: 5-7pm, Tues. Dec. 10
*Where*: Morss Hall (building 50)
*Contact*: gsc-ac at mit.edu

   - Learn about the rich culture of Greece.
   - Feast on authentic Greek foods.
   - Live Greek music and dancing!
   - Free!
   - Brought to you in collaboration with the Hellenic Students Association

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GSC Winter Arts Gala
*What*: GSC Winter Arts Gala
*When*: Wednesday, Dec 11th, 7.30-10pm
*Where*: Copley Society on Newbury St
*Contact*: gsc-arts at mit.edu

   - Come join the GSC and the Grad Arts Forum for our end-of-semester arts
   gala
   - Munch on canapes, sip some Chardonnay, listen to live jazz, and enjoy
   two floors of fine art by local emerging artists, all FREE!
   - Space is extremely limited and you must be 21+ to register
   - Signup opens Tuesday Dec 3rd at noon: https://bitly.com/GalaCopleyAnno

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Academic-Professional

MIT VentureShips Club Student Pitch Session
*What*: MIT VentureShips Club Student Pitch Session
*When*: Wed., Dec. 4 at 6:00PM
*Where*: E51-325
*Contact*: ventureships_executive at mit.edu

   - MIT Ventureships Final Presentation with Free Dinner
   - After one semester’s hard work with early-stage startup companies, now
   it is time to see what we harvest from the VentureShips program.
   - Participating students will make the presentation to summarize their
   findings for the companies during the semester. Please don't be hesitated
   to come
   - Register for events:
   https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1pmjRGbh9oZfvPdqlOdp-DspRLhslnUgtaYeMG5qQ2BI/viewform

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Will MIT lead against Climate Change? - A Discussion on Divestment
*What*: Will MIT lead against Climate Change? - A Discussion on Divestment
*When*: Thursday 12/5 at 4:30-6pm
*Where*: 4-237
*Contact*: fossilfree at mit.edu

   - More than 2000 MIT students, staff, faculty and alumni have signed
   Fossil Free MIT’s petition calling on MIT to divest its endowment from
   fossil fuels
   - On the eve of a pivotal decision by MIT’s Executive Committee as to
   whether to convene a committee to consider fossil fuel divestment, join us
   - And an all-star panel at our final capstone event of the semester, to
   discuss MIT’s role in leading against climate change. Let your voice be
   heard!
   -
   http://www.fossilfreemit.org/12-05-13-all-star-panel-a-discussion-on-divestment/
   - Sign the petition at http://www.fossilfreemit.org/

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Monthly Community Lunch
*What*: Monthly Community Lunch
*When*: Saturday, December 7, 2013 from 12pm-1:30pm
*Where*: 50-105
*Contact*: bgsa-exec at mit.edu

   - The Black Graduate Student Association (BGSA) cordially invites the
   entire MIT Community to our "Monthly Community Lunch".
   - Make connections with your fellow MIT students and alumni.
   - There will be "FREE" food!
   - A Professional Chef, Wheeler Del Torro, will present a brief lecture
   on the food served.

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Hult Prize @ MIT
*What*: Hult Prize @ MIT
*When*: 12/12/2013 at 6pm
*Where*: E51-345
*Contact*: hultprize at mit.edu

   - Interested in launching a social venture, winning $1 million, and
   meeting Bill Clinton?
   - Join the Hult Prize initiative taking place at MIT Sloan
   - This year, the competition will focused on healthcare, specifically
   non-communicable diseases in urban slums
   - Sign up for the pitch competition at:
   http://hult-prize-sloan.squarespace.com/

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IAP Course 15.S55: Distributed Leadership Workshop
*What*: IAP Course 15.S55: Distributed Leadership Workshop
*When*: Any one of three sessions: Jan 7-9, Jan 14-16, Jan 21-23
*Where*: e62-233
*Contact*: Express interest and learn more at
http://goo.gl/Owuvhq<http://goo.gl/Owuvhq%20>

   - Interested developing your leadership capabilities through group
   dicussions, exercises and reflection?
   - Come to the same course offered to senior executives through Sloan
   executive education!
   - Open to graduate students from all MIT departments.
   - 8:30am to 6:30pm on Days 1 & 2; 8:30am to 3:30pm on Day 3.

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The Business of Robotics, 1-day IAP Intensive Workshop (15.S62)
*What*: The Business of Robotics, 1-day IAP Intensive Workshop (15.S62)
*When*: January 13, 8:30am - 5:00pm
*Where*: e62-233
*Contact*: Express interest and learn more at: http://goo.gl/1UIFhX

   - Interested in separating hype from opportunity in robotics?
   - Come to this 1-day intensive workshop!
   - Featuring a panel of experts from industry, mature robotics companies,
   startups, accelerators and more.
   - Enrollment limited to 105.

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IAP Course 17.910: Science and Technology Policy Bootcamp
*What*: IAP Course 17.910: Science and Technology Policy Bootcamp
*When*: January 27 through January 31
*Where*: 56-114
*Contact*: dillon at mit.edu

   - Interested in science and technology policy? Bootcamp provides a
   fantastic introduction
   - Six classes over four days followed by a faculty panel discussion
   - Taught by MIT Washington Office Director William Bonvillian
   - More information: http://student.mit.edu/searchiap/fs-17-910.html

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Small Bytes and APPS
*What*: Small Bytes and APPS
*When*: February 22, 2014
*Where*: Wong Auditorium
*Contact*: bgsa-exec at mit.edu

   - One Day Crash Course on Personal Branding with Keynote Speaker Ice-T
   - MIT Students are FREE but you must register
   - Seating is limit so register today at http://eepurl.com/Jg_Pz
   - For More Information go to http://bgsa.scripts.mit.edu/wp/

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Extracurricular

Introduction to Web Design using Wordpress Workshop
*What*: Introduction to Web Design using Wordpress Workshop
*When*: Wednesday, December 4th, 2013 6-8 PM
*Where*: E51-361
*Contact*: pullyl at mit.edu

   - Learn the basics of Wordpress
   - Build your own website in 2 hours
   - Bring your laptops — this session is interactive
   - Best suited for people with little or no programming experience
   - Free food

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TPSS iAmbassador - Singapore
*What*: TPSS iAmbassador - Singapore
*When*: Dec. 5, 2013 12pm-1pm
*Where*: E40-380
*Contact*: tpss at mit.edu

   - Join the Technology and Policy Student Society for a lunchtime
   presentation on Singapore.
   - Hosted by TPSS and generously funded by the GSC Funding Board.

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Bangladesh Victory Day Celebration
*What*: Bangladesh Victory Day Celebration
*When*: 7pm-10pm, Sunday, December 08, 2013
*Where*: 50 Morss Hall 50-140
*Contact*: bd-exec at mit.edu

   - Learn about the Victory Day of Bangladesh
   - Enjoy some delicious Bangladeshi foods
   - Enjoy a documentary/cultural performances themed around the Victory day

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MIT Student Art Association IAP classes open for registration
*What*: MIT Student Art Association IAP classes open for registration
*When*: Open now, starts Jan 6, 2014
*Where*: W20-429
*Contact*: sammagee at mit.edu

   - Register now at arts.mit.edu/saa
   - Ceramics, Photo, Painting, Drawing, Printmaking
   - Professionaly taught studio classes
   - Spaces fill fast!
   - Very affordable!

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Miscellaneous

IDEAS Networking Breakfast: Corning Challenge
*What*: IDEAS Networking Breakfast: Corning Challenge
*When*: Wednesday, Dec. 4: 8:30-9:30am
*Where*: W20-301: Private Dining Rooms 1&2
*Contact*: kcswan at mit.edu

   - Are you interested in issues like food insecurity, access to quality
   education and healthcare, or community engagement?
   - Meet up to discuss and share ideas around innovative solutions for
   such challenges in rural/small town areas of the United States.
   - This will be a great opportunity to meet like-minded people and form
   teams to compete in the IDEAS Global Challenge.
   - Teams can win up to $10,000 to implement their projects! More
   information about the Corning Challenge here:
   globalchallenge.mit.edu/challenges/view/42
   - Please RSVP to attend: http://goo.gl/oN6ZVD

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Social

Ride Along (A FREE advance screening!)
*What*: Ride Along (A FREE advance screening!)
*When*: December 3 at 8 pm
*Where*: 26-100
*Contact*: lsc at mit.edu

   - Admission to this advance screening is FREE! Doors will open for MIT
   ID holders and their guests at 7:30 pm, and for the general public at 7:45.
   - A motor-mouthed high school guard joins his prospective
   brother-in-law, a decorated police detective, on a ride along through the
   mean
   - streets of Atlanta and learns that life on the force is no picnic in
   this action comedy from director Tim Story (Fantastic Four, Think Like a
   Man).
   - Starring Ice Cube, Kevin Hart, Tika Sumpter, John Leguizamo and
   Laurence Fishburne.

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Transportation Mixer
*What*: Transportation Mixer
*When*: THIS THURSDAY, December 5, 7-9pm
*Where*: Meadhall, 2nd Floor (4 Cambridge Center, Cambridge)
*Contact*: t-club at mit.edu

   - The MIT Transportation Club would like to invite you to the
   Transportation Mixer
   - Come and meet others passionate about transportation and share
   research ideas
   - Are you more excited about the Google car or the Hyperloop? Come and
   tell us why!
   - Do you think that the main challenges faced by transportation systems
   are technical challenges, financial challenges or policy challenges? Come
   and tell us how to solve them!

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Lunch with Canadian MIT Faculty
*What*: Lunch with Canadian MIT Faculty
*When*: Friday, Dec. 6, 2013 at 12pm
*Where*: TBA (Must RSVP)
*Contact*: kcedrone at mit.edu

   - Casual drop-in lunch with Canadian MIT faculty members.
   - RSVP: http://signup.mit.edu/CanadianClubLunch
   - Organized by the Canadian Club of MIT

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The Nightmare Before Christmas (FREE admission!)
*What*: The Nightmare Before Christmas (FREE admission!)
*When*: December 6th (7 & 10pm), December 7th (4 & 7pm)
*Where*: 26-100
*Contact*: lsc at mit.edu

   - FREE admission, sponsored by the UA Finboard!
   - "A work of grand visual wit, clever songs, funny gags and genuine
   pathos, it is perhaps the greatest stop-motion animated film ever, a
   painstaking
   - style of model animation that computers have all but completely done
   away with." -- Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

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Sidney-Pacific December Winter Brunch
*What*: Sidney-Pacific December Winter Brunch
*When*: Sunday, 12/08/2013 12:00 PM
*Where*: Mark MP Room
*Contact*: sp-brunch-chair at mit.edu

   - It's the last Brunch of the Semester! Come eat food and enjoy good
   company!
   - Help keep SP green by bringing your own plate and fork Want to help
   out? Prep starts at 8am in the MP Kitchen - come any time!

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Bulgarian College Students' Day Celebration
*What*: Bulgarian College Students' Day Celebration
*When*: Sunday, Dec 8th, 7 pm
*Where*: Warehouse, NW30
*Contact*: bg-club-officers at mit.edu

   - Come celebrate our Students' Holiday with us!
   - Bulgarian food, desserts and music!
   - RSVP form:
   https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1FT55hTHRvEvbkzo2OeUUN6p8IEifTlVR6gDqc58yrw8/viewform

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MIT Comedy Night at the Thirsty Ear Pub
*What*: MIT Comedy Night at the Thirsty Ear Pub
*When*: Tues, Dec 10, 8p. Show starts 8:30p.
*Where*: Thirsty Ear Pub, Ashdown House (NW35)
*Contact*: teec-comedy at mit.edu

   - Join us for another MIT Comedy Night, with headliner Rick Canavan
   (Boston Comedy Festival).
   - Hosted by Sam Ike, featuring Dana Jay Bein, Justin P Drew, Andrew
   Durso, Andrew Mayer, James Nixon, Sam Jay.
   - Snacks and soda provided. Presented by the Thirsty Ear Executive
   Committee.
   - Sponsored by GSC Funding Board, Peter de Florez '38 Humor Fund, and
   GradRat.
   - 21+ govt ID & MIT ID required for entry. Please have ID ready to show
   at the door.

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Tang Hall End of Term Social
*What*: Tang Hall End of Term Social
*When*: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 7pm - 9pm
*Where*: Tang Hall 24th floor lounge
*Contact*: tang-government at mit.edu

   - Relax and unwind before the finals with Tang Hall's End of Term Social.
   - Hangout and de-stress with fellow graduate students while enjoying a
   breathtaking view of the Charles river and the Boston skyline.
   - There will be snacks, hot drinks and a sumptuous dinner.
   - There will also be two artificial Christmas trees which you can
   decorate with the decoration materials provided.
   - Please bring your own plates and utensils for the food and help us go
   green.

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December Social Science Happy Hour
*What*: December Social Science Happy Hour
*When*: December 13th, 530pm
*Where*: E18-202
*Contact*: gea-officers at mit.edu

   - Join us to discuss social science research.
   - Socialize over food and beverages.
   - Meet other social science researchers.
   - All are welcome!
   - Co-sponsored by the Graduate Economics Association and the GSC Funding
   Board

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Knock Down Some Pins Before Finals
*What*: Knock Down Some Pins Before Finals
*When*: December 14, 2014 from 6-8pm
*Where*: Kings (50 Dalton St, Boston, MA 02115)
*Contact*: bgsa-exec at mit.edu

   - Want to relieve some stress just before finals?
   - Come join BGSA as we go bowling!
   - Please register by December 10th at
   https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFRDdnA4N1AxUGkxZWFpY3lfMUpWdUE6MA

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Disney in December: a ballroom social
*What*: Disney in December: a ballroom social
*When*: Dec 14, 2013, 7:30PM - midnight
*Where*: Morss Hall, Walker Memorial
*Contact*: mitbdt-exec at mit.edu

   - $6 for students; $8 MIT affiliates; $10 for others.
   - Beginner Rumba Dance Lesson at 7:30PM
   - Social Dancing begins at 8:00PM
   - Our theme is Disney - dress up as your favorite princess, prince,
   villain, or other character!

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