AMITA Woman-to-Woman Speed Networking Night
AMITA
Wed Jan 16, 06:30-08:00pm, Bush Room, 10-105
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 13-Jan-2008
Single session event
AMITA, the Association of MIT Alumnae, invites women undergraduate and graduate students to an informal night of networking with MIT alumnae to talk about graduate school, career paths, jobs and life in general after MIT. Join us on Wednesday, January 16, 2008 6:30 - 9:00 p.m. in the Vannevar Bush Room (10-105) for supper and networking in friendly and supportive environment. We'll provide alumnae, tables by topic - you can table-hop as often as you like--and light supper refreshments. Participation for students is FREE but you must pre-register.
Web: https://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/user/Register.dyn?eventID=19022&groupID=182
Contact: Kim Vermeer, kvermeer@alum.mit.edu
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Alumni Affairs for FSILGs
Katie Casey, Robert Ferrara '67
Mon Jan 28, 06:30-08:30pm, PDR 1&2, W20
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 28-Jan-2008
Limited to 60 participants.
Single session event
This purpose of this course is to share ideas and best practices among FSILG student and alumni members in developing their alumni networks. Attendees (both undergrads and alums) are encouraged to bring samples of what their own chapters use to develop alumni networks and keep alumni connected, as well as any challenges they have faced in creating or maintaining active alumni networks. The Alumni Association has collected a series of communication, event planning, and fundraising items into an “FSILG toolkit”, which will be covered as well. Excellence in alumni relations is recognized by the D. Reid Weedon' 41 Award. There will be a short presentation of what went into the applications of winning chapters for the past few years.
Please register so enough pizza and refreshments are ordered. Alumni and undergraduates invited.
Web: https://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/user/Register.dyn?eventID=17705&groupID=194
Contact: Katie Casey, W59-212, x2-3372, kcasey@mit.edu
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Alumni Talk with Harald Prokop SM'99: Architect of Akamai's "Secret Sauce"
Harald Prokop SM'99
Tue Jan 29, 05:30-06:45pm, Bush Room, 10-105
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event
Harald Prokop is the VP of Engineering & QA & Chief Architect at Akamai Technologies. Mr. Prokop currently leads the global engineering teams & is responsible for building Akamai's distributed computing platform, defining & executing Akamai's technology strategy with a focus on innovating it's market-leading services.
Mr. Prokop joined Akamai in '99 as one of the Akamai's first engineers. He is the architect of Akamai's "secret sauce," the Internet measurement & traffic management platform that is at the core of all of Akamai's services. He has designed the development & testing process that brought Akamai's services to market. Mr. Prokop holds a number of patented technologies that are incorporated into Akamai's services.
Q&A & pizza will follow Alumni Talk. Register below so we know how much pizza to order.
Web: https://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/user/Register.dyn?eventID=18622&groupID=194
Contact: Katie Casey, W59-212, x2-3372, kcasey@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Alumni Talk with Mike Afergan PhD'05: Chief Technology Officer of Akamai
Mike Afergan PhD'05
Tue Jan 8, 04:30-05:45pm, Bush Room, 10-105
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event
Mike Afergan is the Chief Technology Officer of Akamai. He is a veteran of Akamai's distinguished engineering organization, having joined in 1999, & has served in various roles within it's Engineering & Product Management departments, including Director of Technology Strategy & Director of Load Balancing & Mapping.
Dr. Afergan also has a distinguished academic research career. At MIT's Laboratory for Computer Science & at Harvard, he has conducted research including the impact of economic incentives on networked systems, reliable networking & content distribution protocols, & wireless protocols & architectures. He has authored a number of academic publications & has served as a teaching fellow & guest lecturer at Harvard.
Q&A & Pizza will follow the Talk. Register below so we know how much pizza to order.
Web: https://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/user/Register.dyn?eventID=18623&groupID=194
Contact: Katie Casey, W59-212, x2-3772, kcasey@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Alumni Talk: Online Video Ads - How MIT intersects with Madison Avenue
Waikit Lau '97
Tue Jan 15, 05-06:15pm, Bush Room, 10-105
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event
Online videos are proliferating. YouTube has become a cultural phenomenon in a short period of time. However, many videos make money by using pre-roll ads - 30-second commercials before the video - which destroys user experience.
ScanScout, a Boston-based startup founded by MIT alums & well-funded by tier-one venture capital firms & Time Warner, provides a compelling alternative to pre-roll video ads & a new way to make ads more relevant to the users. ScanScout's Co-founder & President Waikit Lau '97 will discuss the who, how, and why of this online media trend. He will examine alternatives could make the online video experience better through machine learning, speech recognition, visual & semantic analyses, doing for online videos what Google AdSense had done for web pages.
Register below so we know how much pizza to order.
Web: https://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/user/Register.dyn?eventID=18621&groupID=194
Contact: Katie Casey, W59-212, x2-3372, kcasey@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Business & Financial Management 101
Stan Wulf '65, William A. Heitin, Managing Director, MIT Investment Mgmt,
Tue Jan 29, Wed Jan 30, 09:30am-02:00pm, 35-225
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 11-Jan-2008
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
This two-day course provides solid fundamentals of good accounting practice and business practices for nonprofit organizations, like our chapters. Students will learn (i) the fundamentals of accounting, (ii) the basic requirements of state and federal taxes, and (iii) the resources available from the IRDF and MIT's Resource Development Office, all tailored to the needs of FSILGs.
This course is open to all members of the MIT community, but is especially relevant to FSILGs.
Web: https://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/register-login.vhtml?eventID=17704&groupID=194
Contact: Katie Casey, W59-212, x2-3372, kcasey@mit.edu
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House Manager 101
Peter Cooper '70, Jay Flynn, Jack Narcotta, Department of Facilities, Paul Hajian'80
Thu Jan 31, 09:30am-02:00pm, 4-231
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event
This course focuses on property management tailored to the needs of FSILGs. Subjects include a review of the Safety, Licensing and Inspection (SLI) program, discussions of the multiple building systems in a chapter house: how they work, fail, are repaired, maintained, and when and how to hire a contractor. Many services are available directly through the FSILG Cooperative, Inc. A House Manager’s Manual is also distributed and used in the course.
This course is open to all members of the MIT community, but is especially relevant to FSILGs.
Lunch included, provided by AILG.
Please register via the link below.
Web: https://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/register-login.vhtml?eventID=17703&groupID=194
Contact: Katie Casey, W59-212, x2-3372, kcasey@mit.edu
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IT/Telecomm 101
Stuart Peloquin, Ash Dyer '05, Scott Klemm, Robert Ferrara'67
Thu Jan 31, 02:15-04:00pm, 4-231
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event
The purpose of this course is to review options, costs, and best practices for installing and supporting a chapter’s electronic infrastructure – wired & wireless networks, cable TV, telephone, VOIP, and getting the most out of our fiber optic connections to MIT. AILG alumni volunteers and MIT subject experts will discuss each of these areas in turn.
This course is open to all members of the MIT community, but is especially relevant to FSILGs.
Please register via the link below.
Web: https://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/register-login.vhtml?eventID=17702&groupID=194
Contact: Katie Casey, W59-212, x2-3372, kcasey@mit.edu
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Invention Capital - Patents as a new Asset Class
Everardo Ruiz '00, Intellectual Ventures
Tue Jan 29, 10:30am-12:00pm, 2-146
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 28-Jan-2008
Limited to 30 participants.
Single session event
A new invention marketplace is emerging with greater opportunity for the buying and selling of technology patents. Traditionally, inventors and owners of technology patents have had very few, if any, options beyond struggling to license their patents. Now, however, inventors and patent owners have the ability to generate return on investment by selling their patents and patent applications in an evolving patent marketplace. This seminar will discuss the evolution of an efficient patent market, describe how patents are valued from both buyer and seller perspectives, and examine patents as a new asset class.
Web: https://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/user/Register.dyn?eventID=19708&groupID=194
Contact: Katie Casey, W59-212, x2-3372, kcasey@mit.edu
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MIT Enterprise Forum Satellite Broadcast "Are You Ready for IPO?"
MIT Enterprise Forum
Thu Jan 24, 07-08:30pm, Kresge Auditorium
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event
Strategies and Steps For How and When to Take Your Company Public
Join the MIT Enterprise Forum and the NASDAQ Educational Foundation for our next Global Broadcast. "Are You Ready for IPO" will focus on:
-the issues a company must address before going public
-the pros and cons of different markets
-how the current economic landscape can help or hurt your funding strategies, and
-when is the right time for your company to make the move.
Panelists include:
Jonathan Bush, Chairman and CEO, Athenahealth
Jonathan Goldstein '83,'84, SM'86, Managing Director, TA Associates
Gail Goodman, President and CEO, Constant Contact
Students, faculty and staff with valid ID can attend for free. Please register at the Web page below.
Web: http://enterpriseforum.mit.edu/network/broadcasts/200801/index.html
Contact: Greg Wymer, W59, x3-2440, mitef@mit.edu
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