[Gsc-hca-offcampus] Upcoming Events

Jeffrey T. Chambers jtc at MIT.EDU
Thu Feb 5 10:56:59 EST 2009


Hi Off-Campus Grads,
The term has officially started and classes are underway. Here are some 
events that you should attend before classes 'really' start.

~Jeff Chambers
Off-Campus Chair

Events:
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1. Dinner with MITPD - TONIGHT!
2. Dim sum brunch - Feb. 8 (RSVP)
3. Dance Fusion Party' - Feb. 6
4. Snow Tubing - Feb. 7 (Sign-up Req)
5. A Taste of Scotland - Feb. 11
6. Chinese Ambassador Talk - Feb. 10
7. E-Mail Parsing Competition
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Event Details:
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1. (Free) Dinner with the MIT Police
Thursday, February 5, 6pm (Tonight)
Stata Center, 32-144

Come enjoy a FREE non-pizza dinner and talk with MIT police officers. Find
out what services the campus police offer to grad students and helpful hints
about living off-campus. Ask any question that you might have at this
informal dinner. Please RSVP to jtc at mit.edu if you plan to attend to ensure
enough food for everyone. If you forget to RSVP, that's okay, still stop by.

This event is open to off-campus graduates and their spouses/partners
and children.
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2. Off-Campus Brunch
Sunday, February 8, 11am
Hei La Moon

Join fellow off-campus students for brunch at Hei La Moon for dim sum.
The even is open to 20 off-campus graduates (spouses/partners welcome to
join). The brunch will be partially subsidized and will cost each
graduate $3. RSVP is required. Email sjg at mit.edu to RSVP. Priority will
be given to off-campus grads who have not attended a brunch this
academic year.
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3. ARABIAN NIGHTS: Dance Fusion Party'
Friday, Feb 6
9pm-1am
Ashdown House

* LIVE Band *
* LIVE Belly dance performance *
2 Dance floors
Arabian / Hip Hop / Rock / Pop
Free Food
Drinks by Thirsty Ear

You are invited for the biggest party welcoming the Spring semester! On
Friday, Feb 6th, Ashdown house brings you the dance fusion party -
'ARABIAN NIGHTS'. This includes 2 dance floors, LIVE Band, Belly dance
performance, free food, drinks by Thirsty Ear and more! Save the date
and don't miss out! This event is sponsored by LEF, Ashdown and is open
to all the MIT community.
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4. Snow Tubing
On Saturday February 7, come join Eastgate for a day of snow tubing at 
Nashoba Valley. A bus will leave Eastgate at 9am for Nashoba Valley, 
where you can enjoy up to 2 hours of snow tubing on their fifteen lane 
facility serviced by four lifts. We will return to Eastgate by 2pm.

The cost will be $15/adult and $12/child.
***IMPORTANT NOTE*** Minimum requirements for snow tubing are 42 inches 
in height or 6 years old to participate. Children who do not meet those 
requirements may attend the trip, but might not be able to participate 
in snow tubing. If you need time to rest, there is an on-site lodge to 
relax, with a snack bar, full-service bar with television.

What is snow tubing?
Check out this website for a description and pictures of what this fun 
activity is all about: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow-tubing#Snow

For more info and to sign up, go to: http://eastgate.mit.edu/events

This event is sponsored by GSC Funding Board and is open to all MIT 
graduate students and their families
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5. A Taste of Scotland
- featuring tastings of The Macallan scotch whisky
Wednesday, February 11th, 6:00-8:00 PM
Morss Hall (1st floor of Walker Memorial)

Tickets: $15 for MIT graduate students, $15 for guests (max of 1 
guest/student)
TICKETS ON SALE NOW:
http://gsc.mit.edu/scotch

Includes:
- tastings of The Macallan single-malt scotch whisky
(15, 17, 18, 21, and 30 year varieties)
- reception with Macallan 12 Year Classic

Volunteer for the event and receive a FREE TICKET - email gsc-ac at mit.edu 
to find
out how.More info at the ticket website. Must be 21+ to attend this 
event. Tickets will not be available at the door.

Sponsored by the MIT Graduate Student Council and the MIT Club of Boston
(http://bostonclub.mit.edu/). Questions? Email Rich Moy at 
richmoy at alum.mit.edu.
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6. Chinese Ambassador Talk
The MIT China Forum welcomes His Excellency Zhou Wenzhong, Ambassador 
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to 
the United States of America
Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 3:30pm
MIT Room 10-250

“China's Development and China-US Relations”
On January 1, 2009, China and the United States marked 30 years of 
diplomatic relations. Appointed ambassador to the US in 2005, Mr. Zhou 
Wenzhong was a witness to the development of the Sino-American 
relationship over the long course of his career in diplomacy, including 
more than 15 years of service within the US as deputy consul general in 
San Francisco, consul general in Los Angeles, and minister of the 
embassy in Washington, DC. Please join the MIT community as Ambassador 
Zhou shares his insight on China's development and its relations with 
the United States.
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7. E-MAIL PARSING COMPETITION
First meeting on Monday, February 2nd, 1 PM
RSVP to gsc-arc at mit.edu
Location: 50-220

In this competition you will develop technology to extract specific 
information
from lecture announcement emails. We will be collecting emails from MIT
department mailing lists in a variety of formats, and your challenge 
will be to
extract the structured information like date, location, and speaker. 
This is a
hard problem in algorithm design and machine learning, tried by the likes of
Google and Apple in the past. The technology you develop will be used to
provide a centralized and comprehensive interface to all academia and 
research
related events at the Institute which we expect will be become an ubiquitous
tool for students, faculty, and staff in the years to come.

There will be prizes of $500 for the top contestant and $250 for the 
runner-up.
Take this challenge to contribute to a better MIT!
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