Blind Students in Russia: How can we help?
Svetlana Sussman
Fri Jan 12, 12-01:30pm, E51-151
Fri Jan 19, 05-06:30pm, E51-151
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
This session is designed as a half-hour talk followed by one hour brainstorming for action plans. Presenters are administrators of MN Adamov Memorial Fund, started in 2005, the only project in the US devoted exclusively to helping blind students in Russia. For more information please contact Svetlana Sussman.
Web: http://mnadamovfund.org/
Contact: Svetlana Sussman, E52-459, x3-8959, ssussman@mit.edu
Sponsor: Sloan School of Management
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Entrepreneurship in Operations Research
Doug Fearing, Kiel Martin, Hamed Mamani
Fri Feb 2, 11am-04:00pm, E51-145
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 26-Jan-2007
Limited to 67 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
The Operations Research Center (ORC) is organizing a half-day seminar series. The theme for this year's series is "Entrepreneurship in Operations Research".
We will hold three hour long sessions with different speakers. Each speaker will be asked to speak for approximately an hour with some additional time for questions and answers.
11:00 - 12:00 Yoshi Sheffi
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, director of the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics
12:15 - 1:15 Lunch
1:30 - 2:30 Cyrus Mehta
President and Founder, Cytel Software Corporation
MIT Associate Chaplain
2:45 - 3:45 Speaker 3
Lunch will be provided at the ORC for those that sign up.
Contact: Kiel Martin, (931) 200-1413, kiel@mit.edu
Sponsor: Operations Research Center
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From Innovation To Commercially Viable Products
Afarin Bellisario, Prof. Warren Seering
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
This class, consisting of 3 independent 2 hour sessions, will focus on the journey from an innovative concept (or proof of concept) to a commercially viable product. Each session covers an independent part of the process:
Contact: Afarin Bellisario, (617) 899-2519, abellisario@alum.mit.edu
Sponsor: Mechanical Engineering
Afarin Bellisario, Prof. Warren Seering
• Session 1: Focused of identifying and selecting a target application/market. This session covers identifying opportunities, the value proposition, sizing markets, target customers, channels, supply chain, and the market eco-system
Tue Jan 9, 10am-12:00pm, 1-134
Afarin Bellisario, Prof. Warren Seering
Session 2: Is focused on the process of product development: going from proof of concept to a manufactured product including product definition, market validation, trade offs, standards, manufacturing, and effect of delays in profitability
Tue Jan 16, 10am-12:00pm, 1-134
Afarin Bellisario, Prof. Warren Seering
• Session 3: Covers legal and financial aspects of product and business as well as various business models. Subject covered include: IP protection, seeking money vs. boot strap, George Xixis, a patent attorney with Nutter, Mc Clennen and Fish, and MIT class of ’87 will be our guest speaker for this session.
Tue Jan 23, 10am-12:00pm, 1-134
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Personal Networks: Improving Your Network Strategically
John Helferich, Nelson Repenning
Wed Jan 17, 01-05:00pm, E51-372
Thu Jan 18, 09am-01:00pm, E51-372
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 25 participants.
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
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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Present Yourself Like a Star: Speaking Skills That Will Get You Noticed
Laurence Lyons, Odysseus Argy, MD
Wed Jan 10, 05:30-07:30pm, 4-370
Wed Jan 17, 01-03:00pm, 4-370
Wed Jan 17, 03:30-05:30pm, 4-370
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
If you want to make a powerful, positive impression on others when you speak, professionally and socially, then this is the IAP event for you!
You'll learn how to present yourself in an engaging and effective way. The first meeting covers theory with live, interactive examples of teaching points. Topics in this session include: verbal and non-verbal communication; making solid first impressions; judging your audience; keeping someone’s attention; how to prioritize, organize and deliver information optimally. Subsequent sessions will provide hands-on, practical coaching in interpersonal communication.
Whatever you want to do -- showcase your startup company, shine at a job interview, present yourself comfortably and capably in any situation -- Present Yourself Like a Star will help you do it!
Web: http://web.mit.edu/e-club/www/iap.html
Contact: Laurence Lyons, NW17-169, x3-8697, lyonsl@mit.edu
Sponsor: Entrepreneurs Club
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Russian Advertising Landscape 2006 & Current Consumer's Portrait
Susanna Yusufova
Thu Jan 18, 02-03:00pm, 66-160
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
What are the Russian people's lifestyle, preferences and aspirations? How much do households spend and earn? What is the social status of women in post-Soviet Russia? This lecture will examine socioeconomic characteristics of consumers currently living in rural and metropolitan areas of the Russian Federation (the largest country in the world by land mass). We will also look at these issues within the context of advertising environment: what are the major media and their coverage; advertising expenditures in 2006 vs. 2005 and their breakdown per media, products and manufactures. Prospective for future economic development and overseas investments. This talk might be interesting not only for students majoring in Russian and Eurasian studies, business/economics and marketing but for a wide audience as well.
Contact: Susanna Yusufova, (617) 230-1764, shosh73@gmail.com
Sponsor: Jennifer A Recklet, E23-323, 617 253-1614, reck@med.mit.edu
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Superconductor Factory Tour
Forrest Liau, Joseph John Walish
Mon Jan 29, 07:30am-12:30pm, meeting place TBD
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 10 participants.
Single session event
Ever wondered how a high tech materials company operates? How do you go from a laboratory concept, to a venture capital funded startup, and to a reputable company that is transforming the way we use energy? Join us for an exclusive field trip to American Superconductor to see for yourself!
TOUR IS FILLED! Please contact Forrest Liau, forrest@mit.edu, to be placed on the waiting list.
Event: American Superconductor presentation and factory tour (transportation provided)
Signup: Email ASAP to secure a spot.
Web: http://www.amsuper.com
Contact: Amy Shea, 35-413, x8-5816, amyshea@mit.edu
Sponsor: Materials Science and Engineering
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Tax Issues for Employees and Entrepreneurs
Howard Mandelcorn, S.P. Kothari
Mon Jan 22, Tue Jan 23, 01-04:00pm, E51-151
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
This course intends to expose students to a broad range of tax issues students will encounter shortly after graduation as an entrepreneur or an employee. For a new employee, taxes are an important consideration in
decisions regarding deductions and retirement savings (through employee and employer contributions such as 401k's IRAs, etc). Taxes also feature prominently in decisions with respect to stock option-based compensation.
Also, tax related issues for U.S. taxpayers working overseas will be addressed. For the entrepreneur, taxes also influence a new business venture's choice of entity: Corporation, LLC, Partnership, Sole Proprietorship. Instructor: Howard Mandelcorn is a partner at the Hutchings Baramian LLP law firm in Wellesley, Massachusetts.
Contact: Jeff Werner, jmwerner@mit.edu
Sponsor: Sloan School of Management
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The Innovator's Delight: Looking for "THE NEXT BIG THING"
Ken Zolot, Sushil Bhatia
Thu Jan 25, 10am-03:00pm, 1-190
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 100 participants.
Single session event
Innovation is the key to everything we do. Dr. Sushil Bhatia is a globally known innovator, entrepreneur, inventor, author and professor. His new innovative patented and proprietary products are used in our daily lives and have generated millions of dollars in sales. This workshop will present techniques and methods by which individuals and organizations can become more creative and innovative and develop new products while exploring the role of fitness- mental, physical, emotional and spiritual.
Contact: Ken Zolot, E40-196, x3-6481, zolot@mit.edu
Sponsor: Sloan School of Management
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Unleashing the Creative Potential of Collaborative Innovation Networks
Pascal Marmier, Peter Gloor
Tue Jan 16, 01-04:00pm, E51-145
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event
We are all living and working in a networked economy, but few people are making good use of this changing environment in their professional life. You can use LinkedIn to connect to new people or build surveys to try to get a sense of who talks to whom around you, but this workshop will present innovative methodologies and tools that will give you a deeper knowledge of visualizing and interpreting social networks. Through case studies, we will show you how to analyze web of relationships to diagnose communication patterns or anticipate future trends.
Contact: Pascal Marmier, pmarmier@mit.edu
Sponsor: Sloan School of Management
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Using Scenario Planning to Anticipate Complex Global Changes
Pascal Marmier, Gabriel Bitran, Sloan Fellows Social Impact Group
Thu Feb 1, 01-04:00pm, E51-145
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event
Current global issues affecting society require new approaches. This short course will give an introduction to scenario planning, as a useful management tool to develop long term strategies taking into account the complexity of a fast changing world. Through examples and case studies, you will learn the basics of this thinking tool. We will emphasize current social issues in our discussion.
Contact: Pascal Marmier, pmarmier@mit.edu
Sponsor: Sloan School of Management
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What is Operations Research? What is Management Science?
James Orlin, John Little
Wed Jan 17, Fri Jan 19, 10:30am-12:00pm, 1-190
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Operations Research and Management Science (OR/MS) is the discipline of applying advanced analytical methods to help make better decisions. Typically the field uses data, mathematical models, and computer-based information systems to improve decision making and design better processes and systems in both engineering and management. We invite both undergraduate and graduate students to these two sessions to learn more about OR/MS.
The second session will be followed by a lunch at the Operations Research Center
Contact: James Orlin, E53-363, x3-6606, jorlin@mit.edu
Sponsor: Sloan School of Management
Cosponsor: Operations Research Center
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