ArtSmarts: What You Always Wanted to Know About Art, Music and Theatre
Christine Kelly, Rita Moeschel
Tue Jan 10, Wed Jan 11, 09am-12:00pm, E51-372
Wed Jan 11, 02-05:00pm, Event
Thu Jan 12, 09am-12:00pm, E51-372
Thu Jan 12, 07-10:30pm, Concert
Fri Jan 13, 09am-12:00pm, E51-372
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 25 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Over the course of 4 days, you will jump into a tour of music, fine arts and theatre through class discussion, videos and live performances in the classroom and the concert hall. We will visit the Museum of Fine Arts, take a tour of Symphony Hall, and attend a rehearsal of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. By the end of this course, you will talk more knowledgeably about music, visual arts, dance and musical theater with newly acquired vocabulary and understanding. You will gain a new appreciation for the arts and their importance to you and your community. Students are responsible for admission fees.
Contact: Christine Kelly, ckelly@mit.edu
Sponsor: Sloan School of Management
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Forecasting Markets: The Capital Update for 2006
Joe Hadzima MIT Enterprise Forum Chair (Affiliated with the MIT Alumni A, Antoinette Muller
Thu Jan 26, 05:30-08:30pm, Kresge Auditorium
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: None
Attendees can expect to learn:
What the current climate is for entrepreneurs looking for capital and venture funding;
How a company should approach their financing strategy;
The steps one entrepreneur took to raise capital in today’s economy;
A forecast of the public markets for the coming twelve months.
Featured Panelists:
Bob Crowley (moderator), president of the Massachusetts Technology Development Council;
Ned Hazen, managing director of Lighthouse Capital Partners;
Martin Hensel, chief executive officer of Texterity, Inc.;
T.L. Stebbins, head of U.S. Investment, Canaccord/Adams;
Claire Wadlington, partner and chief financial officer of FA Technology Ventures.
Web: http://mitenterpriseforum.org
Contact: Reuben Cummings, (309) 453-7908, reubano@alum.mit.edu
Sponsor: Reuben L Cummings, NEW HSE, 471, # 403, 617 225-7427, reubano@mit.edu
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Funding Mars Settlement, and Engaging the Public
Joseph Palaia 4Frontiers Corporation, Mars Foundation, Mars Society, Bruce Mackenzie, Martha Adams
Wed Feb 1, 01-02:00pm, 33-116
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
How can we accomplish the goal of establishing the first permanent settlement on Mars? Besides the obvious technological difficulties, the realities of raising the large sum of money required to undertake the effort need to be addressed. What methods can be leveraged by a non-profit and which can be leveraged by a for-profit corporation? Is there a way to engage the public in the Mars settlement effort, partially funding it and helping to drive if forward? Join us to discuss these issues, and to find out how you can get involved in helping us resolve them.
Web: http://www.MarsHome.org
Contact: Joseph Palaia, (508) 561-2232, jpalaia@mit.edu
Sponsor: Mars Society
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Global Indus Technovators Awards Ceremony
Gagan Saini
Tue Jan 24, 06-09:30pm, Wong Auditorium, E51
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: None.
Cost: FREE for Students (Valid Student ID required), $20 - Non-Students.
Tickets available online NOW ! http://technovators.mit.edu/onlinereg.php.
Dress code for the awards ceremony is Business Casual.
FREE FOOD!
Key Note: Professor Alexander d'Arbeloff, Hon. Chairman of the MIT corporation and founder of Teradyne.
The Technovators awards, which were instituted in 2003 by the Indian Business Club at MIT, seek to recognize outstanding young technology innovators of South Asian descent. These awards have been established to increase awareness about the technological contributions of young South Asians across the globe.
Sponsor:Indian Business Club @ MIT, Choate, Hall & Stewart,The MIT Fund,The MIT Large Event Fund and TiE-Boston
Web: http://technovators.mit.edu/
Contact: Gagan Saini, Tang-17B, (617) 225-1196, saini@mit.edu
Sponsor: SANGAM
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Goldman Sachs Event - What Is Investment Banking?
Austin Oehlerking, Virginia Gifford, Neeti Nundi
Fri Jan 27, 04-05:30pm, E51-315
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 55 participants.
Single session event
Ever wonder how an investment bank really works? Come get the inside scoop from experienced Goldman Sachs investment banker, trader, MIT graduate, and former Sloan Trading Room Task Force Director Neeti Nundy. Neeti will reveal the essential differences between careers in investment banking, sales and trading, and capital markets. This will also be a great opportunity to network and learn more about investment banking before internship interviews begin! Pizza and refreshments will be served.
Contact: Austin Oehlerking, aoehlerk@MIT.EDU
Sponsor: Sloan School of Management
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How Not To Fail Your EHS Management System Audit!
James T. Curtis, P.E., LSP
Tue Jan 24, 12:30-01:30pm, 1-135
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 35 participants.
Single session event
MIT is now implementing an Environment, Health & Safety (EHS) Management System to serve as a model for large academic research institutions. The EHS-MS development and implementation project involves members of MIT's academy, staff, and administration at multiple levels. MIT's students, staff, and faculty will be audited in Spring 2006 to determine the level of compliance throughout the Institute.
This course will prepare MIT students, staff, and faculty for the third-party audit of MIT's system scheduled for the spring of 2006 by describing the salient aspects on which the auditors will likely focus: training, inspections, responsibilities, and proper procedures.
Come learn what you will need to know in order to satisfy the auditors!
Contact: James T. Curtis, P.E., LSP, N52-496, x2-2508, curtisjt@mit.edu
Sponsor: Environment, Health and Safety Office
Cosponsor: Environmental Programs Office
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Negotiations for Real Estate Professionals
Professor Lawrence Susskind
Mon Jan 30, 10am-03:00pm, W31-301
Tue Jan 31, 11am-03:00pm, W31-301
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 20-Dec-2005
Limited to 30 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Fee: 25.00 for Materials
Build your negotiation skills! A two-day workshop introducing the mutual gains approach to negotiation that is taught at the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. Multiple opportunities to test your negotiation knowledge and skills in a variety of two party and multi-party negotiation settings. No advanced preparation required.
Professor Lawrence Susskind, DUSP Professor, public dispute mediator, is one of the most experienced negotiation instructors in the country.
Contact: Jennifer Boyles, W31-310, x3-8308, jboyles@mit.edu
Sponsor: Center for Real Estate Development
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Oh, Behave! Practicing and Mastering Behavioral Interviews
Jon McLaughlin
Thu Feb 2, 02:30-05:00pm, E56-270
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 18 participants.
Single session event
This is designed to be an intense, fun, interactive workshop on interviewing. We will focus on Behavioral Event Interviews and other common questions. Expect group work, some role playing and analysis of previously videotaped interviews. Every attempt will be made to tailor common sense advice for each participant on how they can improve and present their best selves in what is, for most, a stressful situation. Practice works! This is offered by Jon McLaughlin of the MIT Sloan MBA Admissions Office.
Contact: Jon McLaughlin, E52-101, (617) 452-2819, jonmc@mit.edu
Sponsor: Sloan School of Management
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Personal Networks: Improving Your Network Strategically
John Helferich, Rebecca Henderson
Tue Jan 17, 01-04:00pm, E51-372
Wed Jan 18, 09am-12:00pm, E51-335
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 25 participants.
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
This activity is now closed.
Our success in work and life is determined in large measure by how well-connected we are to sources of ideas, resources, energy, and advice. Networks don’t have to be random; with a little planning and some concepts that are easy to understand, you can build a network that meets your personal goals. This seminar will discuss the basics of social networks and tools to map your own network. We will then turn to how to create a plan to strategically add nodes to your own network to achieve the connectivity you need to meet the goals you want.
Contact: John Helferich, helferic@mit.edu
Sponsor: Sloan School of Management
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Persuasive Speaking
Pat Bentley, Alex (Sandy) Pentland
Thu Feb 2, 09-10:30am, E51-063
Thu Feb 2, 10:45am-12:15pm, E51-063
Thu Feb 2, 01-02:30pm, E51-063
Thu Feb 2, 02:45-04:15pm, E51-063
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 10 participants.
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Want to work on your presentation skills? Want to experience a new Media Lab technology? Join us for 90 minutes on February 2nd during IAP!! You will: • Give a 3 minute persuasive presentation (an “elevator pitch”) that you have prepared in advance on the topic of your choice
• Listen to 9 other people give their presentations and rate each one on how persuasive it was for you • Receive feedback from others and from the ElevatorRater(an audio processing software under development at the Media Lab) • Learn a bit about what constitutes a “good” presentation. Limited to 10 per session.
Contact: Gary Thornton, garythor@mit.edu
Sponsor: Sloan School of Management
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Present Yourself Like a Star: Speaking Skills That Will Get You Noticed
Nicholas Haschka
Mon Jan 30, 07-08:30pm, 56-114
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Odysseus Argy, MD, founder of Odyssey Health Communications, Inc., TV host of "Doctors On Call", and frequent lecturer on medical issues, communication skills, and a number of other topics will introduce a variety of proven speaking techniques to get you noticed. Dr. Argy will teach an interactive session demonstrating techniques that have helped new surgeons dramatically increase their chances of passing oral board examinations. Topics covered will include effective organization and prioritization of information, non-verbal skills, first impressions, retaining attention, judging the audience, and a wide range of other essential presenting and speaking skills. Dr. Argy will show how each of these skills can be applied to a wide range of situations including interviews, presentations, pitches, and even everyday conversation.
Contact: Nicholas Haschka, haschka@mit.edu
Sponsor: Entrepreneurs Club
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Sports as a Vehicle for Change and Opportunity
Thomas Allen, Bryant McBride
Wed Jan 18, Thu Jan 19, 10:30am-03:00pm, E51-372
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 12-Jan-2006
Limited to 20 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
This course will examine sport's role as a catalyst for change and advancement from a business, social and ethical standpoint. A historical figure, boxer Jack Johnson and his place on the sports landscape, some innovative sports marketing methods that major companies are currently utilizing, and the future impact of the 2008 Olympic Games in China will all be examined. Students will be asked to break into teams to develop plans on how to maximize Johnson's marketability and how they would stage what promises to be the most watched Olympic Games ever. There will be a short (20 minute) assignment that must be read before the class. The class will also be limited to 20 students, with a preference given to Sloan School students.
Contact: Erin Lewis, (617) 253-8515, elewis@mit.edu
Sponsor: Sloan School of Management
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The Marketing of Consumer Financial Services
John Little, Bob Hedges
Tue Jan 10, Thu Jan 12, Tue Jan 17, Thu Jan 19, 10:30am-12:00pm, E51-145
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 67 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
We are all consumers of financial services – checking accounts, credit cards, and investments. Come learn about how banks and brokerage firms market and compete – and do so by applying market research and analysis techniques. Series is led by Bank of America veteran and Fidelity EVP Bob Hedges. Two “competitive shopping” exercises will be a key component. Series is intended for students interested in marketing and business strategy.
Contact: John Little, jlittle@sloan.mit.edu
Sponsor: Sloan School of Management
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The Role of Operations in Corporate and National Competitiveness
Donald Rosenfield
Mon Jan 23, 02-03:00pm, E51-361
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
The LFM program was founded in 1988 on the vision that excellence in operations is crucial for societal and national welfare. These issues are even more relevant today with the advent of outsourcing and globalization. While most economists may not consider the overseas flow of jobs a problem, capabilities in operations are still of paramount importance to corporate and national competitiveness. This single session reviews some of the issues in global competitiveness and describes the philosophy, structure and curriculum of the LFM program.
Contact: Donald Rosenfield, E40-319, x3-1064, donrose@mit.edu
Sponsor: Leaders for Manufacturing
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Venture Capital and Investment in Early Stage Companies
Nicholas Haschka, Jonathan Stiebel
Wed Jan 25, 06-08:00pm, 32-155, Stata Center
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: None
Ken Morse, a founder of 3COM and 5 other high tech ventures will join Eric Benhamou, a multi-startup veteran and former 3COM CEO for a panel discussion about venture capital and its role in early stage companies.
Ken is currently responsible for inspiring, training, and coaching new generations of entrepreneurs from all parts of MIT as director of the Entrepreneurship Center.
Eric Benhamou is chairman of 3COM, Palm, Inc. and an adjunct professor of Entrepreneurship at INSEAD. After serving as CEO of 3COM for a decade, he was CEO of Palm for 2 years, then went on to co-found Bridge Communications (which merged with 3Com).
Jonathan Stiebel, an experienced entrepreneur and venture capital researcher at Harvard Business School, will lead the panel discussion.
Contact: Nicholas Haschka, haschka@mit.edu
Sponsor: Entrepreneurs Club
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