[Gsc-hca-offcampus] Upcoming Events

[Jeffrey T Chambers]

Hi Off-Campus Grads,
I hope you all had a fun/productive/relaxing IAP and are getting ready 
for the Spring term. Included in this email are some upcoming events 
that may be of interest to you. We'll be holding an off-campus meeting 
to decide on this terms events later in February, so start thinking what 
you'd like to see us do.

~Jeff Chambers
GSC Off-Campus Chair

Events:
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1. TBP Spring Career Fair - Feb 2
2. Chinese Spring Festival Celebration - Feb 6
3. Muddy Charles Pub Renovation Competition
4. On-Campus Housing for Spring 2010 term
5. The Future of Computers
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Event Details:
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1. TBP Spring Career Fair
February 2, 2010 (First Day of Classes)
Rockwell Cage, 9AM-3PM

Looking for a job or internship? Come to the upcoming career fair on the 
first day of classes.  Attending companies and organizations include 
Apple, Capital IQ, the CIA, Intel, Life Technologies, Lockheed Martin, 
Medtronic, Morgan Stanley, Microsoft, and many more. Visit 
http://web.mit.edu/tbp/www/sponsorship.shtml to see the full list of 67 
companies.

The deadline for submitting your resume is Friday January 29th. Register 
for the event at https://tbp.scripts.mit.edu:444/registration/index.php/ 
(MIT certificates required)

After the fair, there will be a FREE networking banquet at the Kendall 
Square Marriott from 7PM to 9PM.  Check-in runs from 6:30PM to 7PM. 
Please register for the banquet at 
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dGtVQ0dDamFZSUl4VHdhMHo5NWtDcXc6MA 
by January 29th.
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2. Chinese Spring Festival Celebration
Feb. 6th. Saturday
12 Collegiate Spring Festival Gala

The annually biggest Chinese Spring Festival Celebration in the Great 
Boston Area. In its 4th year, the attending university has increased to 
12, including MIT, Harvard, BU, BC, Northeastern U., Suffolk, UMass, 
Berklee College of Music, Bentley, Tufts, Brandeis, Mount Holyoke 
College. Great performance from the 12 colleges as well as popular 
Boston art groups will heat the night at MIT Kresge Theater. This is one 
of the largest Chinese community event in Boston area and is rated as 
one of the best way to celebrate the Spring Festival in
local Boston!
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3. Muddy Charles Pub Renovation Competition
JAN 18th - FEB 19th, 2010
The Muddy Charles Pub
http://web.mit.edu/muddy/renovation.html

* The Muddy is staging a design competition to renovate the pub.
* $1,000 First Prize; $500 divided by Runners Up.
* Realize your dreams of improving the Muddy!
* Rules, guidelines, schedule, eligibility and a bunch more info on our 
website: http://web.mit.edu/muddy/renovation.html
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4. On-Campus Housing for Spring 2010 term

*Spaces are available through the wait list: 
http://web.mit.edu/housing/grad/assignments/waitinglist/
* Assignments are valid through August 15, 2010 with the option to renew 
for August 15, 2011
* Rent costs include all utilities
* Affiliates and visitors to MIT are eligible.  Their assignments cannot 
be renewed
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5. The Future of Computers
Lionel Goulet, an MIT Class of '74 Course VI grad will be giving a 
presentation entitled The Future of Computers and How to Publish a Novel 
at the Belmont Retired Men's Club, 266 Beech Street, Belmont, MA on 
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 at 9:30 AM. The presentation is open to all.

Mr. Goulet, a 40-year student of the computer and the human race's 
attempt to deal with it, has written a novel, recently published, that 
tells an exciting fictional story of why the computer is so important, 
and what the next steps are going to look like. Come and see if your 
imagined future matches his. Refreshments will be served and Mr. Goulet 
will read a chapter or two from his novel.
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