From: rdshydur@MIT.EDU
Message-Id: <9402101655.AA11842@alfredo.MIT.EDU>
To: sem095@MIT.EDU
Subject: scheduling special session with deans moses & urban;
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 94 11:55:14 EST


to:	all participants in seminar 095;

re:	best time for all to sched special session with deans?
	and re-sched of prof. ed roberts visit asap;

first, this list should hear back from all credit participants on
the subject of best-day-of-the-week-and-time-of-day when we
should schedule the special session of the seminar in which we
host a joint appearance by dean joel moses of the school of
engineering and dean glen urban of the sloan school.

this special session of the seminar is a formal project of
the seminar this term, and represents a first-in-a-series kind
of informational-and-networking-event as a product of our group.

reminder that the theme will be on cross-campus initiatives to
enhance student and mit community entrepreneurial endeavours,
ranging from just-thinking-about-this-thing-called-new-technology-
based-business-enterprises to actually going through with one's
wild-eyed ideas, pulling teams together and tendering carefully
crafted proposals, research budgets and business plans to 
appropriate potential investors.

(example topic:  we might include discussion of the student-run
component (1/3) of the proposed "$100k technology venture fund" 
i spoke very briefly about at the first meeting, and which i'm slowly
developing a comprehensive plan for this term.  details and discussion
of the fund idea, it's roots in the "technology venture fund" at mit
during the late-60's-early-70's, and how i've been envisioning it, 
is also appropriate for this list.  that fund was a student pool that
made seed funds available to student start-ups, on the order of
$2k to $5k loans and outright investments.  other details? anyone?

(i'd also be glad to discuss in detail something about the kind and
quality of mit alum i'm inviting to participate as fund designers
and co-managers, to work along with students who would like to get
their feet wet in new venture fund creation and management.  some
of the alum would also be investors and would help students in
the review of proposals and plans.  one way to think about this
project is to imagine a larger-order-of-magnitude $10k competition
running in the background year-'round, with rolling deadlines on
perhaps a quarterly frequency, or maybe monthly.)

back to the special session:

the plan for a day-time, say lunch-hour special seminar meeting,
would mean being able to include the maximum number of students
faculty and staff from around the institute in the audience.

self-selected seminar participants* will comprise a panel that
addresses questions and comments to the deans, and the balance
of the class should "sit-up-front" and offer additional spontaneous
input.  (* = volunteers :-) for a percentage of the term grade).

we should have some on-line discussion of this project here as well,
that is, on this list.

so, not to be repetitious:  please post your schedule suggestions,
even if they indicate that the _regular_ meeting time would be
better for some reason than a day-time, directly to this list 
by sending e-mail to <sem095> and indicate if you'd like to
participate on the panel, the "sit-up-front" group, or otherwise
help pull this activity together.  any tips on other institute
events that might be in conflict on known dates would be a help.

we'll probably hold this session in bartos theater, if it's available,
or 6-120 or 10-250, at the mercy of the schedules office.

thanks!

secondly, because professor ed roberts' visit is important for
setting the fundamental tone of the seminar this term, i'm trying
to re-schedule him for as early in the term as he can make it.

	- r
.