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IAP 2011 Schedule for Thu Jan 27



07:00 AM
Trip to NYC-Three Faiths Exhibit  (to 10:00 PM)    W11-Lobby


07:30 AM
Adult Efficient Freestyle- Mon/Thu Morning  (to 08:15 AM)    Z Center


08:00 AM
Morning Meditation  (to 09:00 AM)    Bexley - Room 101


09:00 AM
Adventures in Scanning Electron Microscopy  (to 05:00 PM)    4-141
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Workshops: Python Programming for GIS  (to 12:00 PM)    GIS Lab, 7-238
Volunteer Consulting Group Project    Location unavailable


10:00 AM
Technical, Scientific, and Professional Communication: Powerful Feedback: Crafting Effective Response to Student Writing  (to 11:30 AM)    12-134


10:30 AM
Introduction to Inverse Methods  (to 12:00 PM)    54-317


11:00 AM
Game Design Challenge: You've Just Got Two Students and a Microphone  (to 04:00 PM)    NE25-375


12:00 PM
.Govapalooza  (to 03:00 PM)    Bush Room, 10-105
Basics of Obtaining a Patent  (to 01:30 PM)    3-133
Better Teaching @ MIT: CANCELLED - Constructing Effective Assignments, Problem Sets & Exam Questions  (to 01:00 PM)    2-190 - CANCELLED
Class of 2014 Alumni Connection Luncheon Cancelled 
Going beyond Google Scholar: using the Web of Science and other citation searching resources to discover articles  (to 01:00 PM)    14N-132
Identity Theft Prevention  (to 02:00 PM)    32-141
J-1 Student Visa Workshop  (to 01:30 PM)    5-134
Play StarCraft 2  (to 06:00 PM)    NE25-311
Pre-Masters: An Introduction to Swim Workouts- Mon/Thu Afternoon  (to 01:00 PM)    Alumni Pool
RECYCLING CULTURE: Waste as a Creative Medium  (to 03:00 PM)    W20-4th fl.Student A
Rotch Library Film Series: Re-Imagining Gaza (2010 - 60 min)  (to 02:00 PM)    Rotch Library: 7-238
Sector Investing  (to 01:00 PM)    32-144


01:00 PM
Pleasures of Poetry: Christian Campbell  (to 02:00 PM)    14N-417
Protecting Personal Information @ MIT  (to 02:30 PM)    4-237 (ROOM CHANGE)
Tax Issues for Employees and Entrepreneurs  (to 04:00 PM)    E51-376


01:30 PM
MIT Physics Lecture Series:i

String Theory Makes Forests from Trees  (to 02:30 PM)    6-120


02:00 PM
Do You Have What It Takes to Win a Distinguished Fellowship?  (to 03:15 PM)    4-149
Fun with Robots  (to 03:00 PM)    2-136
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Workshops: ModelBuilder for beginners  (to 03:00 PM)    DIRC (14N-132)
Introduction to Scanning Electron and Focused Ion Beam Microscopy, Part 1: SEM  (to 03:00 PM)    13-2137
Mechanics ReView  (to 04:00 PM)    26-152
Orientation Leader/Associate Advisor: Information Session  (to 03:00 PM)    4-153
Technical, Scientific, and Professional Communication: Teaching Students to Communicate: Recent Research from MIT - THIS SESSION IS CANCELLED  (to 04:00 PM)    12-134


02:30 PM
POWER SYSTEMS ECONOMICS IN THEORY/-IES AND IN REAL LIFE: From C. Adams to Averch-Johnson… and many others: the myth of perfect regulation.  (to 04:00 PM)    E52-175


03:00 PM
Introduction To Real-Time Embedded Systems For Control Applications  (to 05:00 PM)    Room 33-218
Knife Skills  (to 04:00 PM)    Clover Food Truck
Navigating growth: Managing conflict while building your enterprise  (to 05:00 PM)    1-132


03:30 PM
Introduction to Scanning Electron and Focused Ion Beam Microscopy, Part 2: Focused Ion Beam (FIB)  (to 05:00 PM)    13-2137
Learn How to Make Authentic Mexican Salsas and Guacamole!  (to 05:00 PM)    E40-496
Mathematics Department Music Recital  (to 05:00 PM)    Killian Recital Hall


04:00 PM
Chinese Yo-Yo Workshop  (to 06:00 PM)    Student Center 407
How to Find a UROP  (to 05:00 PM)    4-149
Intro to Children's Books  (to 06:30 PM)    W20-427
Thursday Beginning Pottery  (to 06:30 PM)    W20-431


05:00 PM
Bluespec  (to 06:00 PM)    1-115
Build Your Own Electric Guitar  (to 07:00 PM)    W31-031
Citation Tools Quick Tour: Quosa, Mendeley, Papers, and JabRef  (to 06:00 PM)    14N-132
In Vino Veritas  (to 08:00 PM)    6-104, Chipman Room
MIT Marine Robotics Team Autonomous Underwater Robots  (to 08:00 PM)    N52-318
Modern Food Technology and Kosher Certification  (to 06:00 PM)    W11, Community Dinn
Programming Perl  (to 07:00 PM)    3-133


05:30 PM
5 Things You Need to Know Before You Join A Startup  (to 06:30 PM)    4-237
Adult Intro to Swimming Basics - Mon/Thu evening  (to 06:15 PM)    Z Center
Beyond Stereotypes and Biased Plots: Learning How to Critically Watch Film and Television in the 21st Century: Issues of Sexuality and Class Representation  (to 08:00 PM)    2-105
Learn Massage  (to 07:30 PM)    Building W59


06:00 PM
Bang Your Head! - Heavy Metal 101  (to 08:00 PM)    14N-217
Bi-Curious, Bi-Sexual, and Bi-Questioning Indoor Picnic  (to 08:00 PM)    50-005
Business and Medicine  (to 07:00 PM)    4-231
Charm School 2011: Semi-Formal Etiquette Dinner  (to 08:00 PM)    W20-Twenty Chimneys
Film Series: Exploring Islam through Movies: Prince Among Slaves (UPF) (1:00)  (to 07:30 PM)    2-139
Harry Potter Year 7: Hogwarts Under Siege  (to 12:00 PM)    Varies


06:15 PM
Adult Stroke Technique- Tue/Thu Evening  (to 07:15 PM)    Z Center


07:00 PM
Adaptation: Short Story to Movie: Kurosawa/Akutagawa  (to 10:00 PM)    2-131
Institute Career Assistance Network (ICAN) Information Session for Graduate Students  (to 08:00 PM)    Thirsty Ear Pub
Intermediate Squash  (to 08:00 PM)    Zesiger Center
Introduction to Contract Bridge  (to 09:30 PM)    4-149
Introduction to Gum Bichromate Printing - soup to nuts  (to 09:00 PM)    W20-426
Life Drawing  (to 09:30 PM)    W20-427
MIT Judo Club  (to 09:00 PM)    W32-124
MIT Outing Club Winter School  (to 09:00 PM)    35-225
Models of computation  (to 09:00 PM)    4-237
The Image on Clay  (to 09:30 PM)    W20-431


07:15 PM
Adult Efficient Freestyle- Tue/Thu Evening  (to 08:00 PM)    Z Center


07:30 PM
MIT Ballroom Dance IAP Workshops: Rumba  (to 09:00 PM)    Lobdell


08:00 PM
Animated Films with Improvised Performance  (to 10:30 PM)    Killian Hall


08:30 PM
Underwater Hockey Bootcamp  (to 10:00 PM)    Zesiger Pool


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