"Catch Me If You Can"
LTC Deborah Ellis, United States Army, LTC Jayson Gilberti, United States Army
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
Participants will be given brief instruction on required skills before embarking on a TOP SECRET mission. If you’ve ever wondered if you have what it takes to plan and execute a mission to find the enemy, then this course is for you. No prior military experience required.
Sponsor(s): Center for International Studies, MIT Security Studies Program
Contact: Harlene Miller, 258-6531, harlenem@mit.edu
| Jan/27 | Mon | 10:00AM-12:00PM | E40-496 |
3 Tier Conflict Management Training by Conflict Resolution@MIT
Libby Mahaffy, Assistant Director for Conflict Resolution
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 12/12
Limited to 20 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Conflict Resolution@MIT is piloting a new three-tiered conflict management training during IAP. With skills modules in negotiation, active listening, dealing with emotions in difficult conversations, and inter-cultural communication – among others – you’ll come away with plenty of tools and practice to help you manage the conflicts in your life and work.
The training is tiered at 16-hour, 32-hour, and 40-hour levels, and will take place over the course of two weeks, from Tuesday, January 21st to Friday, January 31st.
Tier 1: Conflict Management for Self-Reflection (Week one; 16 hours total)
Tier 2: Conflict Management for Leadership (Weeks one and two; 32 hours total)
Tier 3: Conflict Management for Advanced Practice (Weeks one and two, plus both Fridays; 40 hours total)
All tiers are open to MIT affiliates, and MIT affiliates will be given priority (Sloan students, please click here to apply for the Sloan training taking place January 6th to 17th). There is no charge for current students. A graduated fee applies to all other applicants; please inquire for training rates.
Applications are due by Thursday, December 12th, 2013 at midnight; successful applicants will be notified by Monday, December 16th at 5pm.
The application for the training can be found here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/embeddedform?formkey=dHpqaWJCa196N09TNl9iM1ZFNHBvaEE6MA
Thank you for your interest. Please direct questions to ConflictResolution@mit.edu.
Sponsor(s): Office of Student Outreach and Support
Contact: Libby Mahaffy, W31-310A, 617-253-3276, LAMAHA@MIT.EDU
| Jan/21 | Tue | 08:30AM-05:30PM | W20-400 |
| Jan/22 | Wed | 08:30AM-12:30PM | W20-PDRs 1 & 2 |
| Jan/23 | Thu | 08:30AM-12:30PM | W20-PDRs 1 & 2 |
Tier 1: Conflict Management for Self-Reflection (16 hours total)
Tier 1 consists of 16 hours of conflict management training for those interested in learning more about their own orientation towards and engagement in conflict. The sessions provide tools and practice for engaging in conflict more efficiently and effectively. Topics include negotiation, active listening, cultural frameworks, and personal conflict styles.
Libby Mahaffy - Assistant Director for Conflict Resolution
| Jan/24 | Fri | 08:30AM-12:30PM | W20-PDRs 1 & 2, Mediation |
| Jan/31 | Fri | 08:30AM-12:30PM | W20-400, Mediation |
Tier 3: Conflict Management for Advanced Practice (40 hours total)
Tier 3 is the entire 40-hour training, which adds an additional 8 hours of formal mediation instruction and practice to Tiers 1 and 2. Participants will be coached throughout the Advanced Practice sessions by professional mediators and coaches. At the end of the entire training, participants will receive a Mediation certificate.
Libby Mahaffy - Assistant Director for Conflict Resolution
| Jan/27 | Mon | 08:30AM-12:30PM | W20-400 |
| Jan/28 | Tue | 08:30AM-12:30PM | W20-400 |
| Jan/29 | Wed | 08:30AM-12:30PM | W20-PDRs 1 & 2 |
| Jan/30 | Thu | 08:30AM-12:30PM | W20-PDRs 1 & 2 |
Tier 2: Conflict Management for Leadership (32 hours total)
Training for Leadership, the second tier in the Conflict Management training, requires the successful completion of the entirety of Tier 1, and is an additional 16 hours of in-class time. Topics include conflict coaching, active bystander intervention, facilitation, and boundary-setting when supporting others.
Libby Mahaffy - Assistant Director for Conflict Resolution
Ahead of Their Time: From the Antikythera Mechanism to the Anti-Beatles
V. Michael Bove, Jr.
| Jan/16 | Thu | 01:00PM-02:30PM | E15-443 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Prereq: none
From the well-known to the obscure, from nonlinear fiction to fuel-cell vehicles and touchscreen maps, we celebrate a collection of technological, artistic, and other achievements that appeared tens, hundreds, or even a thousand years before the rest of the world caught up with them. Attendees are encouraged each to bring a favorite example of their own.
Sponsor(s): Media Arts and Sciences
Contact: V. Bove, E15-448, 617 253-0334, VMB@MEDIA.MIT.EDU
American Sign Language Introductory Course
Max Powers, Professor of Sign Language
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: none
An introduction class where students will learn the basic of sign language as well as deaf culture. They will be taught basic fingerspelling, vocabulary and how to form sentences in conversation. There will deaf culture in the class as well. It will cover the formation of American Sign Language as well as the influence of Gallaudet and Laurent Clerc. There will be two guest speakers in the class. At the end of the class, there will be a fun project in sign language.
Contact: Max Powers, 617 225-7622, MAXP@MIT.EDU
| Jan/08 | Wed | 02:30PM-04:00PM | 66-154 |
| Jan/09 | Thu | 02:30PM-04:00PM | 66-154 |
| Jan/10 | Fri | 02:30PM-04:00PM | 66-154 |
| Jan/13 | Mon | 02:30PM-04:00PM | 66-154 |
| Jan/14 | Tue | 02:30PM-04:00PM | 66-154 |
| Jan/15 | Wed | 02:30PM-04:00PM | 66-154 |
| Jan/16 | Thu | 02:30PM-04:00PM | 66-154 |
| Jan/17 | Fri | 02:30PM-04:00PM | 66-154 |
| Jan/20 | Mon | 02:30PM-04:00PM | 66-154 |
| Jan/21 | Tue | 02:30PM-04:00PM | 66-154 |
| Jan/22 | Wed | 02:30PM-04:00PM | 66-154 |
ATS Karaoke/DDR Night
Staly Chin, Norman Cao
| Jan/19 | Sun | 07:00PM-10:00PM | McCormick Dining |
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Tired and want to relax after Mystery Hunt? Or just want to sing and dance your heart out? Need something to lift your spirits and get you pumped for the week, this night is the night for you! Show off your musical talent with our collection of Mandarin and English karaoke. While waiting for a free spot at the mic, work on your rhythm and dancing skills with DDR in the Dining Hall. Tired of the noisy stuff? No problem. We'll also have board games and such for you to enjoy. Come join us!
Sponsor(s): Association of Taiwanese Students
Contact: Staly Chin, (415) 308-4789, stalyc@mit.edu
Bluewater Sailing Shore School
Steven Bussolari, MITNA Bluewater Skipper, USCG Captain
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
Prereq: None
Have you dreamed about chartering a cruising sailboat in some far-off location? Do you want to give offshore (bluewater) sailing a try? Even if you just want to be one of those annoying people who point out the 10 things that Robert Redford did wrong in “All is Lost”, this shore school is for you. This course is designed as an introduction to offshore cruising and racing for sailors. The seven lectures will cover the basic knowledge necessary for safe and efficient offshore sailing. There are no prerequisites for this course, but some previous sailing experience is desirable.
This course is excellent preparation for bluewater sailing aboard MIT's cruising boat "X Dimension".
Sponsor(s): Athletics, Physical Education & Recreation
Contact: Steven Bussolari, LL-S3-132, 781 981-7016, BUSSOLARI@LL.MIT.EDU
| Jan/07 | Tue | 06:00PM-09:00PM | Sailing Pavilion |
This class will be a general introduction to offshore sailing and an overview of the course material. The various forms of bluewater sailing will be discussed, including coastal cruising, offshore passagemaking, and ocean racing. MIT's bluewater sailing program aboard "X Dimension" will be described.
Matthew Wall - MITNA Bluewater Skipper, USCG Captain
| Jan/09 | Thu | 06:00PM-09:00PM | Sailing Pavilion |
This session will present the preparation necessary to take a yacht offshore. A description of the various types of bluewater yachts will be presented along with an assessment of their seaworthiness characteristics. Rigging, sail inventory, and equipment will be discussed.
Matthew Wall - MITNA Bluewater Skipper, USCG Captain, Scott Dynes - MITNA Bluewater Skipper
| Jan/14 | Tue | 06:00PM-09:00PM | Sailing Pavilion |
The various aspects of living aboard an offshore sailing yacht will be presented. Watch schedules, daily routines, cooking aboard, and other elements will be discussed. Dr. Chuck Oman, MIT aerospace engineer/neuroscientist, experienced offshore and one design sailor, and lecturer at US Sailing Safety at Sea Symposiums will discuss causes, prevention and treatment of seasickness in bluewater sailing.
Keith Winstein - MITNA Bluewater Skipper, Gigi Lirot - USCG Captain, Chuck Oman - Director, Man Vehicle Laboratory
| Jan/16 | Thu | 06:00PM-09:00PM | Sailing Pavilion |
This session will discuss the weather phenomena relevant to offshore sailing. The principal features of weather systems will be discussed, including High and Low pressure systems, warm and cold fronts and the associated cloud cover and precipitiation. Sources of weather information for the offshore sailors and their interpretation will be presented.
Steven Bussolari - MITNA Bluewater Skipper, USCG Captain
| Jan/21 | Tue | 06:00PM-09:00PM | Sailing Pavilion |
In this session we will address the skills, practices and attitudes that contribute to safe and enjoyable offshore sailing. We will discuss the practical aspects of crew and boat safety, including boat handling, sailing in various conditions, emergency situations, communications, crew responsibilities, watch schedules and more. We will end with a discussion of case studies (and perhaps a recent movie).
Scott Dynes - MITNA Bluewater Skipper, Keith Winstein - MITNA Bluewater Skipper
| Jan/23 | Thu | 06:00PM-09:00PM | Sailing Pavilion |
The principles of ocean navigation will be covered in this session. We discuss coordinate systems and ocean chart types then inshore aids to navigation and tides and currents. We will then describe the basics of navigational technique, including dead reckoning, and chart work. We will finish with a discussion of GPS and celestial navigation for ocean passages.
Steven Bussolari - MITNA Bluewater Skipper, USCG Captain
| Jan/28 | Tue | 06:00PM-09:00PM | Sailing Pavilion |
This session will include an overview of the Racing Rules of Sailling followed by a discussion of offshore racing strategy and tactics.
Francis Charles - Sailing Master, Matt Lindblad - Assistant Sailing Master
Career Exploration for Juniors with the Strong Interest Inventory
Marilyn Wilson, Associate Director, Career Counseling and Education
| Jan/16 | Thu | 02:00PM-03:30PM | 4-253 |
Enrollment: Registration required through CareerBridge
Sign-up by 01/13
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, Laura Perrigo, Career Assistant
| Jan/10 | Fri | 01:00PM-02:30PM | 1-375, Bring your MyPlan results |
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
Coders, Know Your Rights: A Practical Introduction to Technology and the Law
Andy Sellars, Kate Darling, Kit Walsh, J. Nathan Matias
| Jan/22 | Wed | 02:00PM-05:00PM | Media Lab, E14-525 |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/19
Limited to 40 participants
Prereq: None
Whether you're a hacktivist, a startup person, a data security researcher, or just trying to make something cool online, legal questions and concerns can often scare away coders from new and exciting projects. Knowledge is power when it comes to online legal issues, and to help empower coders we've gathered a group of technology and legal fellows from the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard to help you issue-spot your own projects and help you lower your legal risk (while still being awesome).
Topics will include:
- Hacking, scraping, crawling, and the law
- The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act - the federal law that regulates computer hacking
- Data privacy law (and its relationship to university IRBs)
- Copyright, trademark, defamation, and other content liability issues
- Hosting user content online - best practices, safe harbors, and other issues
- Best practices tips from experts who have bumped into these issues before
Contact: Kate Darling, E15-350, KDARLING@MIT.EDU
Copernicus Revolution II?
Douglas Sweetser '84
| Jan/23 | Thu | 04:00PM-06:00PM | 3-270 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Copernicus knew how to do calculations in the Ptolemaic system (not easy). He figured out how to transform that system to the Sun centered one using parallelograms. We know the symmetries of the Standard Model and General Relativity. Can we preserve most of those insights with a new view of the quaternion group Q8 as the foundation for mathematical analysis of spacetime physics? Tall tales, truffles and cheese doodles will be served.
Alumni Talks feature MIT alumni sharing their career paths, offering insight, and introducing their companies to students. Look for more of these events, sponsored by the Alumni Association, throughout the year. *All members of the MIT community may attend.
Sponsor(s): Alumni Association, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Contact: Elena Byrne, W98-206C, 617 252-1143, EBYRNE@MIT.EDU
EHS-MS: Building a toolbox for the EHS Coordinator
Gerry Fallon, Pam Greenley, Mitch Galanek
| Jan/08 | Wed | 11:00AM-12:30PM | N52-391 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 12/31
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
Getting a grant from the Council for the Arts at MIT
Susan Cohen, Director, Council for the Arts at MIT
| Jan/22 | Wed | 01:00PM-02:00PM | E14-240 |
Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)
Limited to 20 participants
Informal discussion of the CAMIT Grants Program, including the application process and the types of projects eligible for funding.
Sponsor(s): Office of the Arts
Contact: Susan Cohen, E15-205, 617 253-4005, COHEN@MEDIA.MIT.EDU
Hands-on Computational Imaging & Spectroscopy
Dr. Christy Fernandez-Cull
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/10
Limited to 20 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: SEE IMPORTANT MESSAGE BELOW
Course will focus on hardware and simulation exercises associated with computational imaging and spectroscopy systems; students build a coded aperture spectrometer. Computational imager and spectrometer design explore non-isomorphic mapping from the object plane to the image plane of an optical architecture. This course will focus on non-traditional sensor design in simulation and delve into some hands-on approaches to hardware design. We will begin the course with a discussion associated with basic principles of ray optics and wave optics and delve into coded aperture imaging and spectrometer design. Participants will build their own spectrometer and assess performance characteristics of coded aperture imagers and light field sensors alike. A brief overview of past and present state-of-the-art computational imagers will be discussed. Supplies and MATLAB starter coded will be provided.
Session Leaders: Dr. Christy Fernandez-Cull, Research Staff, Dr. Evan Cull, Research Staff, Professor Ramesh Raskar,MIT Professor, Dr. Robert Freking, Research Staff, Dr. Christopher Barsi, Postdoctoral Associate
*This work is sponsored by the Department of the Air Force under Air Force Contract #FA8721-05-C-0002. Opinions, interpretations, conclusions and recommendations are those of the authors and are not necessarily endorsed by the United States Government.
Sponsor(s): Lincoln Laboratory
Contact: Dr. Christy Fernandez-Cull, LIN-S4-247, (781) 981-8284, compimagspeccourse@ll.mit.edu
| Jan/14 | Tue | 10:00AM-12:00PM | 300 Tech. Sq. 2nd FL, See Important Message Below |
| Jan/15 | Wed | 10:00AM-12:00PM | 300 Tech. Sq. 2nd FL, See Important Message Below |
| Jan/16 | Thu | 10:00AM-12:00PM | 300 Tech. Sq. 2nd FL, See Important Message Below |
All sessions will be held at Beaver Works @ 300 Technology Square, 2nd Floor.
Special Meeting Information: All participants must supply their own laptops with MATLAB installed. MATLAB experience required. Please bring your cell phone to class.
Having more Time per Minute - An Introduction to Time Management
David Engel
| Jan/21 | Tue | 02:00PM-03:00PM | E51-145 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/20
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
Historic Letterlocking: The Art and Security of Letterwriting
Jana Dambrogio, Thomas F. Peterson (1957) Conservator
| Jan/28 | Tue | 10:00AM-03:00PM | 14-0513, Bring your lunch |
| Jan/29 | Wed | 10:00AM-03:00PM | 14-0513, Bring your lunch |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Attendance: Repeating event, particpants welcome at any session
Prereq: NA
Queen Elizabeth the First did it. Marie Antoinette did it, too. And so did William Barton Rodgers.
Come spend a day in the MIT Libraries Wunsch Conservation lab with Jana Dambrogio, the new conservator and letterlocker-in-residence, learning about the 4,000-year-old tradition of writing a letter on papyrus, parchment, or paper and folding it to function as its own envelope.
Participants will make several types of locked letters with varying levels of built-in security based on historic examples. They will view historic manuscripts and learn how conservators preserve them.
If you identify yourself as an origami maker, paper engineer, letter-writer, secret keeper, or anti-tamper device master, this is the course for you.
Course size: 10
10:00 am-3:00 pm, with breaks.
Offered: Two separate day-long sessions.
When: Tuesday, January 28 or Wednesday, January 29.
Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Jana Dambrogio, 14-0513, 617 452-4064, JLD@MIT.EDU
How do the Libraries select books for the shelves and your computer access?
Michael Noga, Collections Strategist, MIT Libraries
| Jan/29 | Wed | 12:00PM-01:00PM | 14N-132 DIRC |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/20
Limited to 30 participants
Prereq: none
Did you ever wonder how certain books end up on the shelves of the MIT Libraries? Did you ever wonder why you can access certain e-books and not others? Come to this session and learn how MIT subject librarians select books in print and electronic formats for the MIT Community. We will look at some groups of books on specific subjects, and you can identify which books you would select and compare them to the library selections and the selections of other attendees.
Suggest subject areas to the organizer when your register.
Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Michael Noga, 14S-222, 617 253-1290, MNOGA@MIT.EDU
How To Stand-Up (Comedy)!
Alana Peters, Will Drevo
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Ever wanted to try your hand at standup comedy? Have you tried standup before and want to improve your act? Now is your chance.
This IAP, the MIT Stand Up Comedy Club (MIT SUCC) is hosting Mehran Khaghani, a professional Boston comedian who is teaching an 6 week long course in "How to Stand-Up (Comedy)". We'll be doing everything: reviewing and watching famous comics to learn their secrets, working on your own original material, attending and performing at local open mics, and ending the course by performing in a show for the MIT community.
Last year our final show was attended by over 300 students, and was opened by three professional comics from the Boston area. No prior experience required, but any level of experience is welcome to apply!
MIT SUCC IAP 2014 Comedy Class Application
* Sponsored by the MIT DeFlorez Fund for Humor *
Sponsor(s): MIT Standup Comedy Club
Contact: SUCC Officers, succ-officers@mit.edu
Latex, Beamer, Tikz..OH MY! Making high-quality documents, presentations, posters and figures with precision
Nick Horelik and Bryan Herman, Graduate students
| Jan/27 | Mon | 09:00AM-12:00PM | 26-142 |
| Jan/28 | Tue | 09:00AM-12:00PM | 26-142 |
| Jan/29 | Wed | 09:00AM-12:00PM | 26-142 |
Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: None
LaTex is the #1 way to produce superior-quality professional documents. Modern tools make it easy to get started in minutes! Everyone should use it for everything from writing psets and lab reports to conference papers, presentations, posters and theses. In this short course, students will be brought up to speed with the basics of LaTex with a simple and easy tool called ShareLaTeX. This online software makes collaboration and preparation of documents easy without needing to install anything on your machine. After reviewing the basics, we will walk through the specifics of creating common documents including how to use conference/journal/MIT thesis templates. Next, we will give a thorough introduction to the Beamer LaTex class and provide practical examples for how to produce high-quality presentation slides and research posters. Finally, we will spend a significant portion of time detailing how to produce good plots, tables, animations and movies in LaTex documents, including an extensive tutorial on how to use TikiZ to produce beautiful schemes and flow charts in LaTeX. Stop print screening your Microsoft paint/powerpoint and switch to a nice vectorized package!
Sponsor(s): Nuclear Science and Engineering
Contact: Nick Horelik, 774-208-2168, nhorelik@mit.edu
Learn to Tune Ring on Handbells
Dennis Wilson
| Jan/09 | Thu | 07:30PM-09:30PM | W20 PDR #1(W20-301) |
| Jan/16 | Thu | 07:30PM-09:30PM | W20 PDR #1(W20-301) |
| Jan/23 | Thu | 07:30PM-09:30PM | W20 Twenty Chimneys |
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Repeating event, particpants welcome at any session
Whether you're musically inept or a violin virtuoso, tune ringing in a handbell choir is a great new musical experience. Come learn different ringing techniques, how to read tune ringing music, and how to play together in a choir. We'll play everything from Disney songs to Pachelbel's Canon.
Sponsor(s): Guild of Bellringers
Contact: Dennis Wilson, 617 225-9646, DENNISW@MIT.EDU
MIT In Gingerbread
Elizabeth Krueger
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Participants may come and go freely
To celebrate its 11th anniversary he MIT Lab for Chocolate Science is creating a scale model of MIT out of gingerbread and chocolate. If you are interested in helping out, add yourself to the lcs-gingerbread mailing list. More information will be sent out via this mailing list as the event approaches. If you have questions, please email ekrueger@mit.edu for more information.
Sponsor(s): Laboratory for Chocolate Science
Contact: Elizabeth Krueger, 832-264-8725, EKRUEGER@MIT.EDU
| Jan/21 | Tue | 12:00PM-10:00PM | Random Hall |
| Jan/22 | Wed | 12:00PM-10:00PM | Random Hall |
| Jan/23 | Thu | 12:00PM-10:00PM | Random Hall |
| Jan/24 | Fri | 12:00PM-10:00PM | Random Hall |
Specific time information will be sent out to lcs-gingerbread@mit.edu as the event approaches.
Elizabeth Krueger
MIT Mystery Hunt
Laura Royden
| Jan/17 | Fri | 12:00PM-11:59PM | Kresge Auditorium |
| Jan/18 | Sat | 12:00AM-11:59PM | (all around campus) |
| Jan/19 | Sun | 12:00AM-11:59PM | (all around campus) |
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/17
Attendance: Repeating event, particpants welcome at any session
The MIT Mystery Hunt is an annual puzzlehunt competition that takes place at MIT one weekend every IAP. The Hunt consists of a series of puzzles that teams work to solve throughout the weekend, with the end goal of finding a coin hidden somewhere on campus.
Mystery Hunt was launched in 1981 and is widely regarded as one of the oldest and most complex puzzlehunts in the world. It attracts over 1,000 people every year and has inspired similar competitions at universities, companies and cities around the world.
This year's Hunt will begin on Friday, January 17 at noon in Kresge Auditorium and last until the coin is found.
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: Laura Royden, Mystery Hunt, puzzle@mit.edu
NIH Public Access Compliance Hands-on Working Session
Courtney Crummett, Biology and Biosciences Librarian
| Jan/17 | Fri | 11:00AM-12:00PM | 14N-132 DIRC |
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/16
Missing a PMCID? Can't figure out why a paper isn't in compliance? Lost in NIH manuscript system? Join us for a problem solving session.
This session is designed to provide an opportunity for hands on problem solving in the systems that need to be navigated in the process of submitting and authorizing manuscripts and reporting progress on NIH Funded Grants (eRA Commons; NIHMS, and MyNCBI). Please bring your NIH compliance problems to this session to work through together. Registration encouraged.
Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Courtney Crummett, 14S-134, 617 324-8290, CRUMMETT@MIT.EDU
ORC IAP Seminar "Analytics and Big Data"
Iain Dunning, Christina Epstein, Jonathan Paynter
| Jan/29 | Wed | 09:00AM-03:00PM | E25-111 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
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.
The "big data revolution" is in full swing, and as we move into 2014 the true power of big data is revealing itself in a variety of areas. The MIT Operations Research Center has organized a day-long seminar on the uses of big data in analytics, the scientific process of transforming data into insight for making better decisions. Four speakers will present their experiences in using big data for decision making, with applications in finance, retail, medicine, and the use of social graph data to improve services.
Date: Wednesday, January 29th
Time: 9:30am-3:00pm
Place: E25-111
For all information about speakers, etc, see the seminar website: http://web.mit.edu/orc/www/seminars/iap.html
Student Coordinators: Iain Dunning, Christina Epstein, Jonathon Paynter
Faculty Coordinator: Dimitris Bertsimas
Sponsor(s): Operations Research Center
Contact: Iain Dunning, 617 304-6934, IDUNNING@MIT.EDU
(CANCELED) Peer Editing
Thalia Rubio, lecturer
| Jan/21 | Tue | 10:00AM-11:30AM | 56-154 |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/19
Limited to 20 participants
Prereq: none
When you’re writing an important paper for a journal, conference, or class, you need to ask colleagues or friends to read it. Having peers review your manuscript is a way to get an audience's reaction to your ideas as well as to your way of expressing them, a crucial element in any act of communication. Getting other perspectives can help you make your work much clearer and more persuasive. But the feedback may not be what you need, as reviewers may hesitate to be critical or may not focus on the important aspects of the paper. Similarly, you want to give constructive, helpful comments to those who ask you to read their manuscripts. In this workshop, we’ll explore ways to give and get useful comments from our reviewers. We’ll also identify strategies for editing our own writing so the final draft is as effective as possible.
Sponsor(s): Writing and Communication Center
Contact: Steven Strang, 12-120, 617 253-4459, SMSTRANG@MIT.EDU
Rare Book Speed Dating
Audrey Pearson, Special Collections Cataloging Librarian
| Jan/10 | Fri | 10:30AM-11:00AM | 14N-118 |
| Jan/10 | Fri | 11:15AM-11:45AM | 14N-118 |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/09
Limited to 10 participants
Attendance: Repeating event, particpants welcome at any session
Prereq: none
There are many fish in the sea, and there are many rare books in the Institute Archives and Special Collections. Get up close and personal with some of our most attractive books. Library staff matchmakers will be on hand to introduce you to some very special materials in quick succession. Find a volume you’d like to get to know more intimately? Make a date to come back and spend even more time with it. Please note: the dating is with the materials, not the people. A must-do for bibliophiles.
Please register for one session:
Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Audrey Pearson, 14N-118, 617 715-4466, PEARSONA@MIT.EDU
Solar Observing
Dr. Bryce Croll, Sagan Postdoctoral Fellow
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
Prereq: none
We will have a series of telescopes set up to safely view the Sun, so please come join us astronomers to take a safe look at the closest star in the sky and get a better appreciation of our Solar System's own thermonuclear reactor.
Weather permitting!
Please note: due to the weather forecast for Wednesday, January 22, that session of solar observing has been canceled. We hope conditions will improve and the event can go on as scheduled for Friday, January 24, and Friday, January 31.
Sponsor(s): Kavli Institute for Astrophysics
Contact: Debbie Meinbresse, 37-241, 617 253-1456, MEINBRES@MIT.EDU
| Jan/24 | Fri | 10:30AM-11:45AM | 10 Memorial Lobby |
| Jan/31 | Fri | 10:30AM-11:45AM | 10 Memorial Lobby |
Weather permitting!
Dr. Bryce Croll - Sagan Postdoctoral Fellow
Splash for Us
Chelsea Voss, Ray Hua Wu
| Jan/21 | Tue | 08:00PM-11:59PM | Building 36, Floor 1 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Splash for Us is a one-evening IAP event where MIT students present classes about anything they want. Come to teach or learn or both, and explore a variety of unusual, entertaining, and edifying topics!
Where: Building 36, first floor
What: Teach anything, learn anything! By MIT students, for MIT students!
When: January 21, 2014. 8:00pm-11:59pm.
How: If you want to learn, just show up whenever you want! We plan to serve pizza and other snacks while supplies last.
What classes will be taught? Visit here to see an up-to-date schedule of the classes that will be taught at Splash for Us.
Teaching?
Interested in teaching? Visit here to sign up to teach a you want to teach a class for Splash for Us. Classes will be scheduled on a first-come first-serve basis until classroom space is filled up.
If you don't want to teach a long class, you can also sign up to teach a 5-minute lecture during "Firestorm", our series of short lightning lectures.
Sponsor(s): Educational Studies Program
Contact: Chelsea Voss & Ray Hua Wu, splash-for-us@mit.edu
Tour of MIT's Nuclear Research Reactor [at capacity]
Taylor Tracy, Administrative Assistant II
| Jan/16 | Thu | 11:00AM-12:15PM | NW12, Ring doorbell for entry, may arrive early |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/15
Limited to 15 participants
Prereq: None
**This tour is currently at capacity but there is still room on the tour being held Tuesday 1/21 at 11am. Please email ttracy@mit.edu to sign up!**
Come take a tour of the second largest university research reactor in the U.S. and the only one located on the campus of a major university. Learn about nuclear fission, the design of the unique MIT reactor, nuclear safety, as well as various types of research conducted at the facility. Questions are welcomed and encouraged!
At least 24 hours before the start of the tour we'll need the full name, residential address, phone number, and date of birth for all tour participants (MIT ID# may be provided in lieu of address, phone number, and DOB). Please make sure all adults bring a valid government issued photo ID, seeing as we will check this upon arrival (or MIT ID if number has been provided). Cameras, mobile phones, bags, backpacks, open toed shoes/sandals (including flip flops) etc., are permitted in the administrative building but are not permitted on the tour. There is a secure office that you will be able to leave your belongings in. 15 person maximum.
Sponsor(s): Nuclear Reactor Lab
Contact: Taylor Tracy, 617 253-4211, TTRACY@MIT.EDU
Tour of MIT's Nuclear Research Reactor [at capacity]
Taylor Tracy, Administrative Assistant II
| Jan/14 | Tue | 11:00AM-12:15PM | NW12, Ring doorbell for entry, may arrive early |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/13
Limited to 15 participants
Prereq: None
January 14th's tour of the reactor is currently at capacity, however there is still space available for tours at 11am on Thursday 1/16 and Tuesday 1/21.
Come take a tour of the second largest university research reactor in the U.S. and the only one located on the campus of a major university. Learn about nuclear fission, the design of the unique MIT reactor, nuclear safety, as well as various types of research conducted at the facility. Questions are welcomed and encouraged!
At least 24 hours before the start of the tour we'll need the full name, residential address, phone number, and date of birth for all tour participants (MIT ID# may be provided in lieu of address, phone number, and DOB). Please make sure all adults bring a valid government issued photo ID, seeing as we will check this upon arrival (or MIT ID if number has been provided). Cameras, mobile phones, bags, backpacks, open toed shoes/sandals (including flip flops) etc., are permitted in the administrative building but are not permitted on the tour. There is a secure office that you will be able to leave your belongings in. 15 person maximum.
Contact: Taylor Tracy, 617 253-4211, TTRACY@MIT.EDU
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