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IAP 2013 Activities by Category - Miscellaneous

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Applied Impractical Bicycle Dynamics - Exploring the outer limits of rideability

Jack Whipple, Workshop Manager

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 8 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions

An introduction to bicycle hacking with an emphasis on dynamics and handling. Participants will design and build bikes in teams using bicycles & steel as materials. MIG welding, basic metal fabrication and bicycle mechanics will be covered. Constructed bikes and their characteristics will be used to inform design of cargo bikes and other pedal powered vehicles. Participants will need to provide a working bike as material for their project, shop supplies and consumables will be provided. Assistance in obtaining a working bike for materials may be available. Participants should budget an additional 8 hours of shop time in addition to the meetings listed.

Sponsor(s): Edgerton Center, D-Lab
Contact: Jack Whipple, N51-337, whipple@mit.edu


Jan/11 Fri 03:00PM-05:00PM N51 3rd Fl Workshop
Jan/18 Fri 03:00PM-05:00PM N51 3rd Fl Workshop
Jan/25 Fri 03:00PM-05:00PM N51 3rd Fl Workshop
Feb/01 Fri 03:00PM-05:00PM N51 3rd Fl Workshop

Jack Whipple - Workshop Manager


Bike Mechanics I

Ben Eck

Jan/23 Wed 06:30PM-09:00PM W20-461, bring the required tools

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/11
Limited to 25 participants
Prereq: none

This course is an introduction to bicycle maintenance.

Topics will include:
- recommended basic tools - flat repair
- brake adjustment
- shifter adjustment
- chain care

Attendees should bring their own bike. I'm hoping to have a roughly hour-long lecture on these topics, then an hour and a half of hands-on work time.

Attendees should also bring the recommended tools. A list will be sent out in early January to registered participants.

Sponsor(s): MIT Cycling Club
Contact: Michael Eck, 978-866-7685, ECK@MIT.EDU


Bike Mechanics II

Ben Eck

Jan/30 Wed 06:30PM-09:00PM W20-461, bring the required tools and a bike

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/11
Limited to 25 participants
Prereq: Basic understanding of bike repair, or Bike Mechanics I

This course is intended for those with basic experience in bike mechanics who want to learn more.

Topics include:
- Cable maintenance/installation
- Chain installation/repair
- Headset maintenance/disassembly - Shifter/brifter installation
- Bar taping
- Bottom bracket maintenance
- Front and derailleur maintenance

Attendees should bring their own bike. I'm hoping to talk briefly about each topic for the first hour, then have an hour and a half of hand-on work time.

Attendees should also bring basic repair tools; a list will be sent to registered participants in early January

Contact: Michael Eck, 978-866-7685, ECK@MIT.EDU


Building a Portfolio for Any Weather

Jan/10 Thu 12:00PM-01:00PM Tang (E51): Wong Aud

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Prereq: None

The goal of this workshop is to educate employees on the principles of asset allocation and diversification, and how to develop an appropriate investment strategy in the MIT Supplemental 401(k) Plan.

Sponsor(s): MIT Human Resources
Contact: Paul J. Gunning, (617) 258-8872, paul.gunning@fmr.com


Career Exploration for Juniors with the Strong Interest Inventory

Marilyn Wilson, Associate Director, Career Counseling and Education, Lily Zhang, Career Assistant

Jan/24 Thu 10:30AM-12:00PM 8-119, Please take Strong Interest Inventory.

Enrollment: Registration required through CareerBridge
Sign-up by 01/22
Limited to 15 participants
Fee: $15.00 for the cost of the Strong Interest Inventory

Are you looking for your passion? Do you want to explore other fields of interest, but are unsure what they are? Junior year is a perfect time to clarify your career interests and get a better idea of the kinds of work you want to pursue or what graduate programs match your interests. For this workshop we will ask you to take the Strong Interest Inventory prior to our meeting – it is online and takes about 30 minutes.  The Strong is a well-respected tool to help you identify likely career paths of interest.  It also sheds light on your work style and work personality.  When we meet we will discuss the meaning of your results, AND how to take the next steps to explore your career options. 

Register for the event on CareerBridge to receive further instructions on how to take the assessment. Please note there is a $15 charge for this workshop that will be used to pay for the Strong Interest Inventory.

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Marilyn Wilson, 12-170, (617) 253-4733, mcwilson@mit.edu


Career Exploration with MyPlan for Sophomores

Tamara Raimundi Menghi, Associate Director of Employer Relations, Lily Zhang, Career Assistant

Jan/11 Fri 02:30PM-04:00PM 4-159, Please take MyPlan prior to workshop.

Enrollment: Registration required through CareerBridge

Take the guesswork out of career planning with MyPlan, an assessment that makes career decisions easier by providing detailed information on top interests, work preferences, and personal styles. In this workshop, participants will receive an interpretive overview of MyPlan results and information on how to use their MyPlan results in their internship search. Participation requires completing the MyPlan assessment online prior to attending the workshop. To take the assessment, log in to CareerBridge and click the MyPlan link under the Additional Resources tab. From the MyPlan website, use your unique code (in green) to register for and take the MyPlan assessments. Once completed, print and bring your results from the Personality, Interests, Skills, and Values assessments to the workshop.

Co-sponsored by Sophomore Year Experience (SYE)

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Tamara Raimundi Menghi, 12-170, (617) 253-4733, trmenghi@mit.edu


Charm School: Dating Etiquette

Kate McCarthy, Leah Flynn

Jan/31 Thu 12:00PM-01:30PM W20- Coffeehouse Lg

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Sign-up by 01/25

Dating can be difficult. Come to this session to share your thoughts and questions about flirting, asking somebody out, dating, and building a solid relationship. Learn how to develop skills that will help you to find that special someone.

Sign up: HERE 

Sponsor(s): Student Activities Office
Contact: Alana Hamlett, W20-549, 617 253-7605, ahamlett@mit.edu


EHS-MS: Building a toolbox for the EHS Coordinator

Gerry Fallon, Mitch Galanek, Pam Greenley

Jan/08 Tue 10:00AM-11:00AM N52-496

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 12/21

The DLC-EHS Coordinator plays a key role in the EHS-MS (Environment, Health and Safety Management System) and receives authority from the DLC Head to manage the EHS-MS functions within the DLC. This course will examine the specific requirements of the Coordinator position, review the web based Pi/Space registration, training, and level 2 inspection programs including reports, and a discussion with current EHS Coordinators of the skills and techniques ( rep meetings, web page, auto emails) that have proven valuable in meeting the expectation of this role. Participants will be encouraged to share experiences, discuss strengths and examine opportunities to improve delivery of EHS-MS requirements to the DLC.

Register at: http://ehs.mit.edu/site/content/iap-course-registration

Sponsor(s): Environment, Health and Safety Office
Contact: Jessica Van, N52-496, 617 452-3233, JVAN@MIT.EDU


GIS Level 2

Jennie Murack

Jan/25 Fri 01:00PM-04:00PM 14N-132

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 22 participants
Prereq: A basic knowledge of ArcMap

Expand your experience with GIS software and learn how to create and edit GIS files, geocode addresses onto a map, re-project data, and use tools like Clip, Buffer, and Spatial Join.

Prerequisite: Participants should have taken the Introduction to GIS workshop or have previous experience using ArcGIS.

Register here: http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=176648

Sponsor(s): Geographic Information Systems Lab, Libraries
Contact: Jennie Murack, 7-238, 617 258-6680, MURACK@MIT.EDU


Having more Time per Minute - An Introduction to Time Management

David Engel

Jan/22 Tue 02:00PM-03:00PM E51-145

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/21

Time is one of the most precious assets we have and we should make sure that we are spending it wisely. Time management is a broad term that includes a wide variety of techniques and systems to improve the way you approach your tasks and goals. This course will give an introduction to some of the main ideas and some suggestions where you might be able to improve your own time management system. We’ll discuss topics such as “What time management can do for you”, “Why your inbox should not be your to do list”, “What should I do next” and “How 15 minutes could save you a lot of stress”.

Sponsor(s): Sloan School of Management
Contact: David Engel, dengel@MIT.EDU


How to Get to Know Faculty & Ask for a Letter of Recommendation

Erin Scott, Assistant Director, Prehealth Advising

Jan/30 Wed 03:00PM-04:00PM 4-237

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/29
Prereq: None

Learn how to successfully build connections with faculty, and discover the best ways to approach faculty for strong letters of recommendation for graduate school applications and jobs.

To register in advance, visit MIT CareerBridge at www.myinterfase.com/mit/student/, click on the "Events" tab, and select "Workshop" from the "Category" drop-down menu. You will see a full list of workshops. Click on the workshop you'd like to register for.

Event sponsored by MIT Prehealth Advising.

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: Erin Scott, 12-185, 617-715-5328, scotte@mit.edu


IAP TUTORIAL: Julia: A Fresh Approach to Technical Computing

Alan Edelman

Jan/15 Tue 10:00AM-03:00PM 1-115, (pizza lunch), Bring your own laptop with Julia preloaded
Jan/16 Wed 10:00AM-01:00PM 1-115, bring your own laptop

Enrollment: Email Professor Edelman: (edelman@math.mit.edu) subject julia iap
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions

Ideal for MATLAB, Python, or R users interested in high performance for science, large data, or
engineering computation.

Julia is a high-level, high-performance dynamic programming language for technical computing, with syntax familiar to users of other technical computing environments. It provides a sophisticated compiler, distributed parallel execution, numerical accuracy, and an extensive mathematical function library. The library, mostly written in Julia itself, also integrates mature, best-of-breed C and Fortran libraries for linear algebra, random number generation, FFTs, and string processing. Julia programs
are organized around defining functions, and overloading them for different combinations of argument types (which can also be user-defined). This IAP laboratory class will teach new users about best practices in the use of Julia. 

Professor Alan Edelman
Jeff Bezanson
Stefan Karpinski
Viral Shah
Guest Lecturers from Academia and Industry; MIT and Harvard Students

For more: Google Julia, go to julialang.org, read some of the press or
Why we created Julia?: http://julialang.org/blog/2012/02/why-we-created-julia/

Participation is Limited.  Email edelman@math.mit.edu telling us about you. Let us know a bit about your use of MATLAB, Python, R, MPI, Cuda etc. Are you already a little familiar with Julia? (not at all, read or heard a little, already added
1+1, wrote a real program). Invitation will be based on enthusiasm more than experience.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsor(s): Mathematics
Contact: Alan Edelman, 2-343, 3-7770, edelman@math.mit.edu


Integrating Map APIs into your website and Using Google Fusion Tables

Jennie Murack

Jan/25 Fri 09:30AM-12:30PM 14N-132, bring your laptop

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 40 participants

This session offers a hands-on opportunity for integrating online maps into your website, from both Google Maps and OpenStreetMap and using Google Fusion Tables. Google Fusion Tables is a modern data management web application that makes it easy to host, manage, collaborate, and publish data tables online. Together, they make a powerful mapping platform, allowing people to easily upload data, and publish it on a map. Students will make a Google Map from scratch, including KML files (points, lines and polygons) developed in ArcGIS, and points included in easily edited XML files. We will also talk about interacting with the map through HTML widgets. Some familiarity with HTML, XML, and any modern programming language will make this workshop easier, but is not required. You will be working in Javascript but will largely be copying lines of Javascript rather than writing original code.

Register here: http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=176647

Note: Bring your own laptop if you have one.

Sponsor(s): Geographic Information Systems Lab, Libraries
Contact: Jennie Murack, 7-238, 617 258-6680, MURACK@MIT.EDU


Introduction to GIS

Jennie Murack

Jan/15 Tue 01:00PM-04:00PM 14N-132
Jan/23 Wed 01:00PM-04:00PM 14N-132

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 22 participants
Attendance: Repeating event, particpants welcome at any session

Learn the basics of visualizing and analyzing geographic information and creating your own maps in a Geographic Information System (GIS). We will introduce open source and proprietary GIS software options and let attendees choose to work through exercises using ESRI ArcGIS (proprietary) and/or Quantum GIS (QGIS) (open source). Learn to work with data from the MIT Geodata Repository, analyze the data, and create maps that can be used in reports and presentations.

For January 15th, Register here: http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=176637

For January 23rd, Register here: http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=176639

Note, this is the same workshop offered twice. Only register for one workshop.

Sponsor(s): Geographic Information Systems Lab, Libraries
Contact: Jennie Murack, 7-238, 617 258-6680, MURACK@MIT.EDU


Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM)

Adam Elmachtoub, Martin Bazant

Jan/16 Wed 02:00PM-03:30PM 66-110
Jan/25 Fri 01:00PM-02:30PM 66-110

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Repeating event, particpants welcome at any session

The Mathematical Contest in Modeling is an international competition where teams of three undergraduates come up with ideas to solve real-world problems using mathematical modeling. The format of the competition is that teams have four consecutive days (Jan 31 – Feb 4) to solve and write up a solution to one of three different problems. In each of the sessions, we will discuss an overview of the competition, tips for competing, forming teams, and mathematical tools. Teams should be well-rounded, interdisciplinary, and have members that can model, program, and write well. We will help people form teams at the sessions. We will also select one team to be the local MIT winner of the MCM who will win a grand prize of $300, dinner reception, and the title of MIT MCM winners. All courses/disciplines are welcome! (See link for official rules and previous contests.) This session is not mandatory for participation but encouraged for newcomers.

http://www.comap.com/undergraduate/contests/mcm/

http://web.mit.edu/orc/www/spotlight-MCMcompetition.html

Sponsor(s): Operations Research Center, Mathematics
Contact: Adam Elmachtoub, ane@mit.edu


MIT Mystery Hunt

Jacob Hurwitz

Jan/18 Fri 12:00PM-11:59PM All around campus
Jan/19 Sat 12:00AM-11:59PM All around campus
Jan/20 Sun 12:00AM-11:59PM All around campus

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions

The MIT Mystery Hunt is a puzzlehunt competition that takes place at MIT every IAP. The hunt challenges each participating team to solve a large number of puzzles which lead to an object (called a "coin") hidden somewhere on campus. The winning team gets to write the subsequent year's hunt.

Mystery Hunt was launched in 1981 and is widely regarded as one of the oldest and most complex puzzlehunts in the world. It attracts about 1,000 people every year and has inspired similar competitions at universities, companies and cities around the world. Hunt begins with a kick-off event on Friday at noon in Building W33, and lasts throughout the weekend, with the exact length TBD.

If you'd like to compete, form a team and then visit http://web.mit.edu/puzzle/www/ to register. If you don't have a team, you can also register as an unattached hunter. Happy hunting!

Sponsor(s): Mystery Hunt
Contact: Mystery Hunt, puzzle@mit.edu


MIT Retirement Plans Workshop

Jan/17 Thu 12:00PM-01:00PM W20-407

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up

This workshop is designed for employees who want a review of the MIT Basic Retirement Plan, the MIT Supplemental 401(k) Plan, and Retiree Health and Welfare benefits and how they work.

Sponsor(s): MIT Human Resources
Contact: Paul J. Gunning, (617) 258-8872, paul.gunning@fmr.com


MIT Writers' Group

Steven Strang

Jan/07 Mon 12:00PM-01:00PM 12-134
Jan/14 Mon 12:00PM-01:00PM 12-134
Jan/28 Mon 12:00PM-01:00PM 12-134

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/04
Attendance: Repeating event, particpants welcome at any session
Prereq: none

Want to write something creative but need some motivation or support? Join other writers to get advice about your own writing, to help other writers, or to get inspiration to write something to share with the group--any type of creative writing, including fiction, poetry, literary nonfiction,memoirs, personal essays, plays. Open to MIT undergraduate and graduate students, lectuers, staff and faculty.

Sponsor(s): Writing and Communication Center
Contact: Steven Strang, (617) 253-4459, smstrang@mit.edu


Opening Doors: Honoring Professor Emeritus Vera Kistiakowsky

Jonathan King, Professor of Physics

Jan/11 Fri 04:00PM-05:00PM 4-349, Pappalardo Conference Room

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up

Physicist, teacher, mother, daughter and professional and moral leader, Professor Emeritus Vera Kistiakowsky will be honored at a reception this Friday, January 11th at 4pm.  Offering brief remarks will be Professor Edmond Bertschinger, Chair, MIT Department of Physics; Vera's daughter Professor Karen Fischer, Brown University Geological Sciences; Professors Lisa Steiner and Mary-Lou Pardue, MIT Department of Biology; and Professor Jonathan King, MIT Biology and the MIT Faculty Newsletter Editorial Board Chair.

Refreshments will be served.

Co-sponsored by Technology and Culture Forum at MIT, the MIT Faculty Newsletter and the MIT Department of Physics

Sponsor(s): Technology and Culture Forum
Contact: Christina English, W11-007, 617 253-7707, CENGLISH@MIT.EDU


ORC IAP Seminar "Analytics in Healthcare"

Jan/28 Mon 09:30AM-03:00PM 32-123

Enrollment: Please RSVP to jkessler@mit.edu in order to join us for lunch.
Sign-up by 01/24
Limited to 300 participants

The OR Center participates in MIT's Independent Activities Period (IAP) by offering informational seminars focusing on the OR Center and on current research and the practice of OR.

This year the ORC IAP Seminar will focus on "Analytics in Healthcare".

Date: Monday, January 28th
Time: 9:30am-3:00pm 
Place: 32-123

Schedule:

9:30am - 10:00am - Intro and Continental Breakfast 

10:00am - 11:00am - Professor Retsef Levi from MIT

11:00am - 12:00pm - John D'Amore Founder and Partner of Clinfometrics Inc.

12:00pm - 1:00pm - Lunch (please RSVP by 1/24/13) 

1:00pm - 2:00pm - Professor Turgay Ayer from Georgia Tech 

2:00pm - 3:00pm - Michael Howell and Daniel Talmor from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Student Coordinators: John Kessler, Maokai Lin, Stephen Relyea
Faculty Coordinator: David Simchi-Levi

For more information please see the seminar website: http://web.mit.edu/orc/www/seminars/iap.html

If you plan to attend please RSVP no later than 1/24/13 by sending an email to John Kessler (jkessler "at" mit.edu) so that we can ensure that there is enough food for all in attendance.

Sponsor(s): Operations Research Center
Contact: John Michael Kessler, E40-130, kessler@mit.edu


(CANCELED) Rare Books 101: Discover MIT's Rare Book Collections

Stephen Skuce, Program Manager for Rare Books

Jan/18 Fri 10:30AM-11:30AM 14N-118 Archives, No food or drink please

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/17
Limited to 25 participants

The MIT Libraries are home to thousands of thrilling rare books, by Boyle, Newton, Galvani, Faraday, Einstein, and many more. This overview will introduce you to a variety of important volumes, some of them beautiful, many of them groundbreaking, some of them just plain surprising. Come see masterworks of science up close! Limited to 25; registration required.

Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Stephen Skuce, 14N-118, 617 253-0654, SKUCE@MIT.EDU


Spatial Statistics: Looking for spatial patterns in your data

Jennie Murack, Geospatial Data Librarian

Jan/17 Thu 01:00PM-03:00PM 14N-132

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 22 participants
Prereq: a basic knowledge of ArcMap

How do you begin to examine your data? This workshop will teach you how to use the ArcMap Geostatistical Analyst tools, ArcMap spatial statistics tools, and Geoda to examine data frequencies, normality, outliers, and trends. We will also conduct basic descriptive statistics, such as the mean, median, and standard deviation. At the end of this workshop, you’ll have a better idea about what tools you should use for further analysis.

Prerequisites: A basic knowledge of ArcMap, including how to load data and a familiarity with the interface. Registration required.

Register here: http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=176638

Sponsor(s): Geographic Information Systems Lab, Libraries
Contact: Jennie Murack, 7-238, 617 258-6680, MURACK@MIT.EDU


Spatial Statistics: Regression

Jennie Murack

Jan/29 Tue 01:00PM-03:00PM 14N-132

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 22 participants
Prereq: A basic knowledge of ArcMap

In this workshop you’ll learn how to apply the principles of regression analysis to spatial data. Find out how to discover the relationship of predictors to your variable of interest. We’ll use both ArcMap and Geoda.

Prerequisites: A basic knowledge of ArcMap, including how to load data and a familiarity with the interface.

Register here: http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=176651

Sponsor(s): Geographic Information Systems Lab, Libraries
Contact: Jennie Murack, 7-238, 617 258-6680, MURACK@MIT.EDU


Spatial Statistics: Spatial Autocorrelation

Jennie Murack

Jan/24 Thu 01:00PM-03:00PM 14N-132

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 22 participants
Prereq: A basic knowledge of ArcMap

Are there clusters in your data? Are similar values grouped together? What about outliers? This workshop will introduce you to spatial autocorrelation, a statistical technique that helps you identify patterns of similar and different values in your data. We will use both ArcMap and Geoda.

Prerequisites: A basic knowledge of ArcMap, including how to load data and a familiarity with the interface.

Register here: http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=176642

Sponsor(s): Geographic Information Systems Lab, Libraries
Contact: Jennie Murack, 7-238, 617 258-6680, MURACK@MIT.EDU


(CANCELED) Speed-Friending: China versus Non-China

Cuicui Chen and Rong Yuan, Co-Presidents of China Crossroads

Jan/11 Fri 03:00PM-04:30PM W20-407, bring your pen.

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/10

Want to know the Top 3 reasons why Chinese versus non-Chinese people break up with their BF/GF's? 

Interested in how Chinese versus non-Chinese people receive political information and express political views? 

Non-Chinese students will be matched with Chinese students to chat about various aspects of China and the world in a cozy setting.  With 8-minute rotations and 30+ neat questions to select from, you will likely be stunned by how huge the difference is between the preconceptions of China and the real one!  

Sample questions include: 1. Who is your idol and why do you admire him/her?  2. How do people in your country establish connections, or guanxi (in Chinese), for career purposes?  3. Do you think the rise of China is a threat to the rest of the world?

A similar event was held in November, funded by GSC Funding Board.  Here is what one of the participants in that event has to say:" The experience was packed with fun and valuable insights. It provided us with a great opportunity to meet and to talk to friends who are interested in knowing more about China. "

Registration required here by January 10.  Space is limited as speed-friending requires a balance between the number of Chinese versus non-Chinese participants. 

This event is brought to you by China Crossroads, an MIT-funded student group with the main aim of promoting critical and creative thinking towards mutual prosperity of China and the world. For more information, please visit chinacrossroads.mit.edu.

Sponsor(s): China Crossroads
Contact: Cuicui Chen, (617) 971-6911, CUICUI@MIT.EDU


Splash for Us - a night of community learning and teaching

Bianca Homberg

Jan/22 Tue 08:00PM-11:45PM 1st floor, bldg 2

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up

From the creators of SplashFirehose and Firestorm:
 

Ever wanted to take all the classes? Wonder what interesting knowledge your classmates have to share? Come to Splash for Us - all the awesomeness of Splash†, now taught...for us! Come teach something you're passionate about and learn things outside your expertise from your peers--topics from typography to virology, origami to speed cubing, and quantum mechanics to board games.


Offerings include: Cyberespionage in the NewsHow to Bullshit, and N Proofs in 30 Minutes  (schedule subject to change).  If you're interested in teaching, you can register at http://esp.mit.edu/teach/Splash/forUs/index.html by January 9th.


Runs from 8 PM to 1 AM - drop by for a few classes, and stay as late as you'd like. Pizza and snacks will be served. For more information, visit http://esp.mit.edu/teach/Splash/forUs/index.html

 Splash (noun): a program that offers local middle- and high-school students two days of fun and learning; directed and taught by MIT students. If you're interested in teaching for this or similar programs, please inquire within.

MIT's Educational Studies Program is a student-run organization that provides the campus with teaching and service opportunities throughout the year.Teach Anything, Learn Anything!

Sponsor(s): Educational Studies Program
Contact: Bianca Homberg, splash-for-us@mit.edu


The Council for the Arts at MIT Grants Program

Susan Cohen, Director, Council for the Arts at MIT

Jan/23 Wed 02:00PM-03:00PM E14-240

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up

An informal walk-through of the application and review process for proposals submitted to the Council for the Arts at MIT.  Please read the grant guidelines prior to attending this session. 

They can be found here: http://arts.mit.edu/about/camit/camit-grants/

Open to all currently-registered MIT undergraduate and graduate students, faculty and staff.

Sponsor(s): Office of the Arts
Contact: Susan Cohen, E15-205, 617 253-4005, COHEN@MEDIA.MIT.EDU


THE LAST RESORT: DISASTER RELIEF METHODOLOGIES FOR A NEW CENTURY

Sam Magee, Coordinator of Student Art Programs, Sam Jacobson, Masters Student SA and P

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/06
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: none

 A THINK TANK FOR MASS PRODUCED DISASTER RELIEF HOUSING

 

DESIGN CHARRETTE AND SEMINAR. The Last Resort is an opportunity to get involved in a grassroots disaster relief housing strategies think tank, to be based at MIT. Participants will address the functional requirements, design parameters, and models for social, political, and economic engagement for emergency shelter management adaptable to twenty first century realities at local and global scales.  Focused on the catalyzation of a new higher-education-centered focus on architecture’s material and social engagement in contexts of extreme volatility, The Last Resort aims to produce usable and radically pragmatic architectural prototypes as well as instigate a new, emergent, scholarly network of collaboration around disaster relief strategies, during this year’s IAP.

 

Contact: Sam Magee, E15-205, 617 253-4004, SAMMAGEE@MIT.EDU


Jan/07 Mon 02:00PM-04:00PM W20-429, Bring your laptop
Jan/14 Mon 02:00PM-04:00PM Location TBD
Jan/21 Mon 02:00PM-04:00PM Location TBD
Jan/28 Mon 02:00PM-04:00PM Location TBD

Sam Magee - Coordinator of Student Art Programs, Sam Jacobson - Masters Student SA and P


Weird Science: Finding the Unexpected in the Libraries' Rare Book Collections

Stephen Skuce, Audrey Pearson, Patrick Ford

Jan/11 Fri 10:30AM-12:00PM 14N-118

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/10
Limited to 30 participants
Prereq: none

Here’s your chance to see some of the most intriguing—and occasionally perplexing—books in the library vault. Come see selections from MIT’s rare book collections in a show-and-tell session focused on unlikely “scientific” subjects such as animal magnetism, alchemy, and n-rays. The session will provide short introductions to the unusual topics covered in these books, and will allow participants to view the books up close. Please register at: http://libcal.mit.edu/event.php?id=194514

Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Audrey Pearson, 14N-118, 617 715-4466, PEARSONA@MIT.EDU


Workshop: Confident Investing in Any Market

Jan/22 Tue 12:00PM-01:00PM W20-Mezzanine

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up

This workshop is designed to help employees who are ready to take their retirement savings to the next level become more confident investors, understand how the markets may impact their investment strategy, and learn ways to establish and maintain a tax-sensitive savings approach.

Sponsor(s): MIT Human Resources
Contact: Paul J. Gunning, (617) 258-8872, paul.gunning@fmr.com


Your College Savings Options

Jan/31 Thu 12:00PM-01:30PM Kresge W16-033 Rm A

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up

Presented by MEFA and Fidelity Investments

In this workshop you will learn about:

 

Sponsor(s): MIT Human Resources
Contact: Paul J. Gunning, (617) 258-8872, paul.gunning@fmr.com