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IAP 2011 Activities by Sponsor

Alumni Association

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

5 Things You Need to Know Before You Join A Startup
Tian He'07
Thu Jan 27, 05:30-06:30pm, 4-237

No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event

What is startup life really like?
How do I prepare for it?
Should I do it right out of school?
Am I throwing away my life?

There are a million questions that can go through your head when you are thinking about joining/starting an early-stage startup. But if you know these 5 things, then you can answer most of them.

Explore the 5 laws to a great startup experience with someone who has worked in academia, engineering, finance, and is now running a startup. At the end of this hour-long session, you'll have the tools you need to know if that next startup is the one for you.

We'll cover need-to-knows and leave 15 minutes for question and answers. Send questions in advance to tian.he@gojee.com

This class is useful for anyone interested in startups! Please pre-register using the link below and submit any questions for the speaker.
Web: https://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/public/Register.dyn?eventID=51721&groupID=194
Contact: Tian He'07, tian.he@gojee.com

AMITA Woman-to-Woman - Mentoring, Networking, and more
AMITA, Association of MIT Alumnae
Tue Jan 25, 06:30-09:00pm, Bush Room, 10-105

No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event

AMITA, the Association of MIT Alumnae, invites women undergraduate and graduate students to an informal night of networking with MIT alumnae. We'll talk about life choices and our experience with selecting grad schools, integrating family life and career.

Join us for supper and networking in a friendly and supportive environment. We'll provide alumnae, tables, topics --and pizza supper.

Please pre-register so we'll have enough food. Student registration is FREE.
Web: https://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/register-login.vm?eventID=48801&groupID=182
Contact: Adina Taylor'07, adina816@alum.mit.edu

Animating New Physics
Douglas Sweetser '84
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)

Please register using the link below to let us know you which session(s) you plan to attend.
Web: https://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/register-login.vm?eventID=49481&groupID=194
Contact: Douglas Sweetser '84, sweetser@alum.mit.edu

Derive the Maxwell Equations and More
Douglas Sweetser '84
The Maxwell equations will be derived using Euler-Lagrange. Repeated the derivation with a different multiplication rule leading to field equations that unify a linear approach to gravity and the standard model symmetries. All this fits on a t-shirt which will be given to participants for free so long as they pre-register stating t-shirt size and color preference.
MOVED TO THURSDAY, JANUARY 13
Thu Jan 13, 03-05:00pm, New Room 3-270, No longer in 4-153

Quaternion Quantum Field Theory Demystified
Douglas Sweetser '84
Four rules will be used to rewrite any physics equations with
quaternions: 1) keep 4-vectors together 2) drop all factors of i 3) write all constants 4) make terms dimensionless. This approach will be applied to Newton's second law, the uncertainty principle, the Schrodinger wave equation, the Klein-Gordon equation and the Dirac equation.
MOVED TO FRIDAY, JANUARY 14.
Fri Jan 14, 03-05:00pm, New Room 3-270, No longer in 4-153

Analytic Animations Using Quaternions
Douglas Sweetser '84
Descartes gave us analytic geometry. Modernize this tool to make animations from the same expressions. When animated, triangles and squares are fleeting but of interest to physicists. See a real spacetime cube. A vast new way of thinking visually about time's relationships with space is opening up. A dinner will follow at the Asgard Bar & Grill. A free drink for anyone wearing "the t-shirt." MOVED TO SATURDAY, JANUARY 15.
Sat Jan 15, 03-05:00pm, New Room 3-270, No longer in 4-153

Class Connections: Networking 101 with MIT Alumni
Alicia Erwin, Leah Flynn
Fri Jan 28, 04-05:00pm, W20-407

Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 50 participants.
Single session event
Prereq: Must obtain four (4) Charm School credits.

We invite you to join your fellow students and some MIT alumni for this Class Connections event! This session will provide you with some practical tips for networking and “working a room.” Through a simulated environment, participants will receive detailed advice and an opportunity to practice skill-building on a variety of topics, including: introductions, small talk, and appropriate conversation topics. Participants will have a chance to ask questions and receive feedback from the alumni and the facilitator.

Class Connections is a series of events, communications and opportunities for the Class of 2014 to meet and connect with the alumni of the Classes of 1964 and 1989.

This event is open to all students, but will focus more on undergraduates.

Want to guarantee a spot? Sign-up here: https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dEVpVFZmNDZCT3VOakxlSjU3dkhtY3c6MQ. Please still feel free to show up, even if you do not sign up.

Questions? charm@mit.edu
Web: http://studentlife.mit.edu/sao/charm/schedule
Contact: Alicia Erwin, W20-549, x3-5369, aeerwin@Mit.edu
Cosponsor: Student Activities Office

Institute Career Assistance Network (ICAN) Information Session for Graduate Students
MIT Alumni Association & GSC
Thu Jan 27, 07-08:00pm, Thirsty Ear Pub, Ashdown, 235 Albany Street

No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event

The Institute Career Assistance Network (ICAN) connects MIT alumni with each other & students to facilitate career strategies, gather quality advice, & open up important networking connections. More than 3,000 alumni across an array of fields have offered to share their wealth of experience as advisors. Connect by telephone, e-mail, or in personal meetings.

Grad Students: Come to learn more about ICAN. See how you can identify an advisor & meet local graduate alumni who serve as career advisors.

Graduate Alumni: Connect in person with graduate students to offer advice & assistance on research, industry & career questions.

After the info session, everyone is invited to stay for networking. Free appetizers & first round of drinks followed by cash bar. The Thirsty Ear will open to the public at 8 p.m.

Register online so we can tailor the session to your questions & interests, and order enough appetizers.
Web: https://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/public/Register.dyn?eventID=50401&groupID=194
Contact: Katie Maloney, W98, 2nd Fl, x2-3372, kcasey@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Graduate Student Council

Knife Skills
Ayr Muir'00, SM'01
Thu Jan 27, 03-04:00pm, Clover Food Truck, 20 Carleton St., Cambridge (Ne


Chef Rolando Robledo (Clover Fast Food) and some of the other folks from the Clover truck will provide a hands-on introduction to knife skills. Through prep for a recipe we’ll invent that day, we’ll show you the basics: how to chop an onion, smash garlic, chop herbs so finely that the cutting board turns green, and (depending on what we can get our hands on) break down something gigantic like this,http://www.cloverfoodlab.com/?p=3572. We’ll also talk about how to hold a knife, how to use your knife to be efficient in the kitchen, and sharpen knives.
Web: http://www.cloverfoodlab.com/?p=3572
Contact: Lucia Jazayeri, luciakathryn@gmail.com

Personal Finance: 101
Mark Porter'05
Tue Jan 11, 05:30-06:30pm, 10-250

No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event

MIT has done a great job teaching us how to earn money.

Unfortunately, no one has taught us what to do with it when we get it! This hour long seminar will give you the basics of a financial planning approach. We will cover definitions and best practices regarding:

• Cash Reserves
• Liability Management
• Tax Planning
• Insurance Planning
• Savings Vehicles
• Investments

Class will be most useful for those already working or graduating in 2011, but all are welcomed! Taught by Mark Porter, CFP® Class of 2005.

Light snacks will be served. Please register using the link below.
Web: https://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/public/Register.dyn?eventID=50703&groupID=194
Contact: Katie Maloney, W98, (617) 452-3372, kcasey@mit.edu

The Converging Information Technology Landscape
Harrison Roberts MBA'99 Consulting Product Manager, EMC
Fri Jan 28, 01-04:00pm, E62-223

No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event

This panel discussion will offer an overview of the Information Technology landscape, including Q&A discussion on Virtualization/Cloud, Security, Industry trends/M&A and Green/Sustainability.

Panel includes:
Harrison Roberts MBA'99, Consulting Product Manager, EMC
Shankar Jagannathan, Senior Director IMG Product Management, EMC
Kathrin Winkler, VP Corporate Sustainability, EMC
Ari Juels, Chief Scientist, RSA
Sal DeSimone, IMG CTO, EMC

Panel and Q&A from 1-3pm, Networking Reception immediately following from 3-4pm.

Please register using the link below.
Web: https://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/public/Register.dyn?eventID=50822&groupID=194
Contact: Harrison Roberts MBA'99, roberts_harrison@emc.com

The Marketplace for Ideas
Everardo Ruiz SM'00 Director of Acquisitions, Intellectual Ventures, Sanjay Prasad, VP Intellectual Ventures
Wed Jan 26, 10am-12:00pm, E51-376

No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event

Inventions are now bought and sold as businesses, institutes, agencies, and inventors seek to monetize their intellectual property. This seminar will look give an overview of the patent marketplace in the IT market and also examine the art and risks of licensing.

Please register using the link below:
Web: https://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/public/Register.dyn?eventID=50441&groupID=194
Contact: Everardo Ruiz SM'00, ruized@alum.mit.edu


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