Beginning Kyudo Instruction: First Shot
Peter McDade, Don Seckler, Jim Katz
Sat Jan 24, Sun Jan 25, 09am-05:00pm, Rockwell Cage, Sessions break each day 12-2 p
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 15 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Fee: 15.00 for instruction
Beginners will receive instruction in the basic form of kyudo, the "Seven Coordinations.” In Kyudo, the target becomes a mirror that reflects back to the practitioner the quality of one's mind at the moment of the arrow's release. We will first teach the archery form without a bow and arrow. We will then progress to the bow and arrow to practice at a short-range target, or makiwara (approx. 2 m away). At the end, we'll practice on the long-range target, or mato. Organized by the MIT-Japan program, Byakko-kyudojo.
Contact: Joyce Wu, x8-7355
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Film: "Enlightenment Guaranteed"
Daniela Reichert
Thu Jan 15, 07-08:45pm, 10-250, film is 109 minutes long
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
“Enlightenment Guaranteed”("Erleuchtung Garantiert"), released in 2000 and directed by Doris Doerrie is a sweet, funny and absolutely delightful film about two middle-aged brothers who search for enlightenment in a Japanese Zen monastery. The movie is about brotherly love, the meaning of life and the importance of a sense of humor in the face of adversity. Languages: German, Japanese, English (we will be showing the version with English subtitles). Open to the MIT community, and organized by the MIT-Japan Program and the MIT-Germany Program
Contact: Monika Pinto, E38-762B, x2-1483, mpinto@mit.edu
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Ikebana: The Art of Japanese Flower Arranging (CLASS FULL)
Hiroko Matsuyama
Tue Jan 13, 01-03:00pm, E38-714
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 15 participants.
Single session event
Fee: 10.00 for cost of materials
SORRY - CLASS NOW FULL - NO MORE SPACE AVAILABLE.
Hiroko Matsuyama-sensei, an accomplished instructor in the art of Ikebana, will show you the basics of this ancient art as you create your own flower arrangements. Organized by the MIT Japan Program.
Contact: Monika Pinto, E38-762B, x2-1483, mpinto@mit.edu
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Introduction to Chinese Calligraphy
Tong Chen, Sean Gilbert
Thu Jan 22, 02-04:00pm, E38-714
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event
Fee: 5.00 for materials
Learn the fundamentals of Chinese Calligraphy. No knowledge of Chinese needed. Organized by the MIT China Program.
Contact: Sean Gilbert, E38-734, 253-5068, seang@mit.edu
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Introduction to Kyudo, the Japanese Art of Archery (NEW LOCATION)
Peter Dourmashkin, Joyce Wu
Fri Jan 23, 07-08:30pm, 1-190 (new location)
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Kyudo, or Japanese archery, means the "way of the bow." In ancient Japan, kyudo was considered the highest discipline of ancient Japanese samurai. Kyudo is based on standing Zen meditation and was used by Zen Buddhist monks as a means of cultivating meditative awareness and as a path of self-realization. Lecture and demonstration featuring the Edgerton Center high-speed camera. Organized by the MIT-Japan program, Byakko-kyudojo.
Contact: Joyce Wu, x8-7355
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Joint Operations and Crisis Action Planning
Lt. Col. Ray Coia, USMC
Tue Jan 27 thru Fri Jan 30, 09am-04:00pm, E38-714
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
This course looks at how the US Armed Forces support achievement of national strategic aims in a changing strategic environment. Topics include: national security structure & organization, the Joint Strategic Planning System, capabilities & limitations of the Armed Services and Special Operations forces, crisis action procedures, and military force in complex humanitarian operations. We end with a simulated humanitarian assistance staff planning session in which students assume key positions.
This course is for students of strategic studies, international relations, political science, and those associated with the military.
Presented by CIS's Security Studies Program in collaboration with the Political Science Department.
Contact: Lt. Col. Ray Coia, USMC, E38-670, 258-9440, coiare@mit.edu
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Kanan Makiya on the End of Saddam and the Future of Iraq
Kenneth Oye, Political Science Department
Thu Jan 8, 12-01:30pm, Killian Hall, 14W, Room 111
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: none
Bring your questions about the regime of Saddam Hussein, its recent demise, and the future of Iraq to a talk by Iraqi exile Kanan Makiya. Makiya, an MIT-trained architect who is a professor of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at Brandeis University, gave up architecture in 1981 to begin work on his seminal work about Ba'athist rule in Iraq, Republic of Fear. A member of the Iraqi National Congress, he became a key player in the exile community pushing for Saddam's overthrow. He is currently an adviser to Iraq's Interim Governing Council and a member of Iraq's consitutional committee.
Contact: Sarah Anderson, E38-600, x3-8306, sarahwa@mit.edu
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Korean Language for Beginners
Jason Kim
Mon Jan 26 thru Fri Jan 30, 04-06:00pm, 2-139
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Learn basic Korean language and impress your friends the next time you are at a Korean restaurant! No prior knowledge of Korean required. The course will introduce Hangul, the Korean Alphabet, and phonetics, practice reading and forming basic words, and end with simple situational conversations such as formal/informal greetings, ordering at a restaurant, and cultural etiquette. Participants can practice their learning at the upcoming Korean lunch table in the spring.
Organized by the MIT-Korea Program Initiative.
Web: http://www.mit.edu/~hansori/iapkorean
Contact: Jason Kim, jkim@mit.edu
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Origami: Japanese Paper Folding
Christine Robson
Wed Jan 21, 02-04:00pm, E38-714
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event
Fee: 5.00 for cost of materials
Origami is the art of paper folding. The word "origami" in Japanese means "to fold" (oru) "paper" (kami). Join Christine as she teaches various patterns of folding. Organized by the MIT Japan Program.
Contact: Monika Pinto, E38-762B, x2-1483, mpinto@mit.edu
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Sushi Making CLASS FULL-REGISTRATION CLOSED
Christine Robson, Japan Program Lunch Table members
Tue Jan 27, 01-04:00pm, E38-615
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 20 participants.
Single session event
Fee: 10.00 for cost of ingredients
CLASS FULL - REGISTRATION CLOSED
Christine Robson and the Japan Lunch Table members will demonstrate how to make Japanese sushi rolls ("makizushi"). Bring an apron and make sure you have clean fingernails. Organized by the MIT Japan Program.
Contact: Monika Pinto, E38-762B, x2-1483, mpinto@mit.edu
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The Factory of the Future: A Workshop in Stuttgart and Munich, Germany
Bernd Widdig, Gracia McGovern
Wed Jan 7 thru Fri Jan 16, 09am-05:00pm, Germany
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 20-Nov-2003
Limited to 15 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: Some background in manufacturing is desired
Fee: 300.00 for travel expenses
What will factories look like in ten years? Will production continue to move out of the most industrialized countries? How can manufacturing be environmentally sound? What wlll be the future relationship between suppliers & manufacturers in a globalized economy? Join us on a trip to Germany where we’ll discuss these questions with young German scientists and engineers from DaimlerChrsyler and Siemens. We will also get a look behind the scenes at the Mercedes Benz production facilities, and learn how Siemens' technology impacts the production of beer in one of Munich’s most famous breweries. Workshops are in English. Organized by MIT Germany and co-sponsored by DaimlerChrysler, Siemens, and the German Academic Exchange Service.
Contact: Bernd Widdig, E38-762A, x3-3925, bwiddig@mit.edu
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The Theory and Practice of Good Cheese: Italy and France
Ihsan Gurdal
Tue Jan 20, 06-08:00pm, E38-714
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 50 participants.
Single session event
Fee: 30.00 for an extensive choice of Italian and French cheeses
World-renowned cheese expert, gourmet, and owner of Formaggio (Cambridge and South End) will give a theoretical and practical introduction to French and Italian cheeses. A lecture on knowing your cheeses will be followed by extensive tasting of choice samples from some of the top European producers. This event is co-sponsored by the MIT ITALY and the MIT FRANCE programs. The first 50 participants who send a check make it in. Checks received after the class is filled will be returned to sender. Please make sure you include your email on the check, make it payable to MIT Italy Program, and send to Serenella Sferza, E38-755.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/mit-france/www
Contact: Serenella Sferza, E38-755, ssferza@mit.edu
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