10 Things Every Young Parent Should Know: Protecting and Planning for your Children
Mark Porter'05, Brian Mahoney, Esq.
Tue Jan 11, 03-04:00pm, 2-105
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event
Becoming a parent is a joyous and life altering event. It can also have a serious impact on your finances. How can you best protect your children? How can you best plan for their future? Come learn the essentials from Mark Porter, CFP® and Brian Mahoney, Esq. on topics such as:
• Wills
• Emergency and Permanent Guardianship Provisions
• Trusts
• Education Savings Options
• Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance
The seminar itself will last 60 minutes and then Brian and Mark will be available for questions.
Light snacks will be served. Please register using the link below.
Web: https://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/public/Register.dyn?eventID=50702&groupID=194
Contact: Katie Maloney, W98, x2-3372, kcasey@mit.edu
Sponsor: Alumni Association
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Basics of Obtaining a Patent
Howard Silver
Thu Jan 27, 12-01:30pm, 3-133
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: none
Come and hear Jack Turner, Associate Director of the MIT Technology Licensing Office and patent attorney Sam Pasternak, recently of Choate, Hall and Stewart and now at the TLO, discuss the ins and outs of obtaining patents. This popular session covers a bit of patent history and a lot about current practices, processes, and issues surrounding obtaining a patent; the focus is on the process used at MIT for ideas/inventions developed by the MIT community. A portion of the session is devoted to questions and answers. If you think you will ever invent something, you need to be here.
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/patents
Contact: Howard Silver, 14S-134, (617) 253-9319, hsilver@MIT.EDU
Sponsor: Libraries
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Demystifying Fair Use – an interactive workshop for users of copyrighted content
Ellen Finnie Duranceau, Jay Wilcoxson
Wed Jan 26, 01-02:15pm, 4-145
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
This session is for anyone who wants to know more about Fair Use, which allows for reuse of copyrighted content, whether in publications, student work, or for personal use. Offered by an intellectual property specialist in the General Counsel’s office and the copyright contact in the MIT Libraries, the session will explain Fair Use in US copyright law, and provide an opportunity for attendees to apply the concept to real and hypothetical cases. There will be ample time for individual questions.
Offered by:
Jay Wilcoxson, J.D., Office of the General Counsel, MIT
Ellen Duranceau, Program Manager, Scholarly Publishing and Licensing, MIT Libraries
Contact: Ellen Finnie Duranceau, 14S-216, x3-8483, efinnie@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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Employment Regulations for F-1 Students
Janka Moss, International Student Advisor
Wed Jan 26, 12-01:30pm, 5-134
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
The focus of this seminar will be on- and off-campus work and employment for practical training allowed by current immigration regulations for F-1 visa holders.
Contact: Antoinette Browne, 5-133, x3-3795, ajames@mit.edu
Sponsor: International Students Office
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J-1 Student Visa Workshop
Aurora Brule, International Student Advisor
Thu Jan 27, 12-01:30pm, 5-134
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
This workshop will focus on employment regulations for MIT degree candidates only, medical insurance, and the two-year home residency requirement for J-1 students as outlined by the Exchange Visitor Program of the Department of State.
Contact: Antoinette Browne, 5-133, x3-3795, ajames@mit.edu
Sponsor: International Students Office
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Making Sense of the Healthcare Reform Laws
Dr. Louis Kuchnir
Wed Jan 26, 07-08:00pm, 4-231
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event
Prereq: www.myinterfase.com/mit/student
In March 2010 the President signed two laws enacting reforms to the U.S. healthcare system. Understanding both the open and hidden agendas and predicting the outcome of this legislation on the future of the health care delivery system will be the goal of this session's discussion. Louis Kuchnir, MD, PhD and MIT '87 alum, will address some of the major current and predictable effects of these reforms and how the changes will influence the work of physicians practicing in America. If you are a potential medical student or simply interested in learning more about healthcare reform in America this is the workshop for you.
Web: http://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student
Contact: Erin Scott, 12-185, x3-4733, scotte@mit.edu
Sponsor: Global Education and Career Development
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Working After Graduation: Immigration Concerns
Attorney Elizabeth Goss
Fri Jan 28, 01-03:00pm, 35-225
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
This seminar will focus on rules regulating employment opportunities after graduation (beyond Practical and Academic Training) for international graduates.
Contact: Antoinette Browne, 5-133, x3-3795, ajames@mit.edu
Sponsor: International Students Office
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