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10 Things Every Parent Should Know: Protecting and Planning for your Children
Mark Porter '05, Certified Financial Planner
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Jan/07 | Wed | 04:00PM-05:00PM | 32-124 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
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 '05, certified financial planner, 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.
Sponsor(s): Alumni Association
Contact: Elena Byrne, W98-206C, 617 252-1143, EBYRNE@MIT.EDU
10 Things Every Young Parent Should Know: Protecting and Planning for your Children
Mark Porter '05, Certified Financial Planner, Brian Mahoney, Esq.
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Jan/15 | Thu | 12:00PM-01:00PM | 32-124 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
10 Things Every Parent Should Know: Protecting and Planning for your Children
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 '05, certified financial planner, 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.
Register today!
Sponsor(s): Alumni Association
Contact: Elena Byrne, W98, 617-252-1143, ebyrne@mit.edu
Cocktails 101 - Introduction to Classic Cocktails & Craft Bartending
Jared Sadoian '10
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: Participants must be 21 or older by 01/10/15 w/ a valid ID
Fee: $150.00
for full set of bar tools, ingredients, course materials
Ready to go beyond gin & tonics and strawberry daiquiris? Curious why some drinks are stirred and not shaken? Why do those mixologists have to have suspenders and handlebar moustaches, anyways? Get some hands-on experience this IAP learning about classic cocktails and bartending in a craft environment. You’ll shake, stir, and strain your way through over 150 years of cocktail history, from the earliest definitions of a cocktail to cutting edge drinks grounded in classic technique. You'll leave the course armed with the knowledge and tools you need to make beautiful & delicious drinks at home.
This two-part seminar will be taught by Craigie on Main bartenders Jared Sadoian '10 and Rob Ficks. No experience is necessary, though just a splash of prerequisite reading will be sent out prior to the start of the course.
Both sections have sold out. There is a waitlist.
Section A: 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Saturdays, January 10 and 17.
Section B: 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Saturdays, January 24 and 31.
Participants must attend all four meetings for their respective session.
Participants must be age 21 or older by 01/10/15.
A valid ID that shows your date of birth is required.
Registration is required.
Fee: $150.00* for a full set of bar tools to take home with you at the conclusion of the course, cocktail ingredients, and course material.
*Refunds will be granted up until Dec. 29 at noon. Please direct your questions to cocktailclass@craigieonmain.com.
Sponsor(s): Alumni Association
Contact: Elena Byrne, W98-206C, 617 252-1143, EBYRNE@MIT.EDU
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Jan/10 | Sat | 02:00PM-04:30PM | 853 Main St.Cambridg |
Ready to go beyond gin & tonics and strawberry daiquiris? Curious why some drinks are stirred and not shaken? Why do those "mixologists" have to have suspenders and handlebar moustaches, anyways? Get some hands-on experience this IAP learning about classic cocktails and bartending in a craft environment.
Time & Dates: 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Sat., Jan. 10 & 17.
Location: 853 Main Street, Cambridge, MA
SOLD OUT.
Jared Sadoian '10
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Jan/24 | Sat | 02:00PM-04:30PM | 853 MainSt.Cambridg |
Ready to go beyond gin & tonics and strawberry daiquiris? Curious why some drinks are stirred and not shaken? Why do those "mixologists" have to have suspenders and handlebar moustaches, anyways? Get some hands-on experience this IAP learning about classic cocktails and bartending in a craft environment.
Time & Dates: 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Sat., Jan. 24 & 31.
Location: 853 Main Street, Cambridge, MA
SOLD OUT.
Jared Sadoian '10
Cocktails 201: In Moderation - Sherry Cocktails to Keep You Level
Jared Sadoian '10
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Jan/24 | Sat | 12:00PM-01:00PM | 853 Main St Cambridg |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Prereq: Participants must be 21 or older by 01/17/15 w/ a valid ID
Fee: $60.00
for supplies
In 1962, The Four Seasons release “Sherry” to worldwide acclaim. We like to think of it as an ode to the fortified wine from Spain fast becoming the darling child of the cocktail world. You’ll be singing too after learning about the region, tasting wide range of flavors and styles, and creating lower-alcohol cocktails with Sherry that retain all of the flavor of their boozier counterparts. -- $60
Time & Date: Noon to 1:00 p.m. on Sat., Jan. 24
Location: 853 Main Street, Cambridge, MA
Participants must be 21 years old by 1/24/15 with a valid ID.
Sponsor(s): Alumni Association
Contact: Elena Byrne, W98-206C, 617 252-1143, EBYRNE@MIT.EDU
Cocktails 201: Rum, Ron, Rhum
Jared Sadoian '10
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: Participants must be 21 or older by 01/17/15 w/ a valid ID
Fee: $120.00
for supplies
Rum for us at Craigie on Main has been an integral part of our cocktail program, and Jared’s favorite spirit. It's a great value compared to Scotch, Brandy, and American Whiskey for the diner looking for an after-dinner dram. Rums range from sweet & sticky to dry & elegant. This two part seminar will cover the history of rum from its origins in the Carribbean to its spread around the world, and include a flight of rums demonstrating the variety of styles and flavors in this fantastically delicious spirit. -- $120
Time & Dates: Noon to 1:00 p.m. on Sat., Jan. 17 & 31
Location: 853 Main Street, Cambridge, MA
Participants must be 21 years old by 1/17/15 with a vaild ID.
Sponsor(s): Alumni Association
Contact: Elena Byrne, W98-206C, 617 252-1143, EBYRNE@MIT.EDU
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Jan/17 | Sat | 12:00PM-01:00PM | 853 Main St Cambridg |
Day one of the rum seminar.
Jared Sadoian '10
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Jan/31 | Sat | 12:00PM-01:00PM | 853 Main St Cambridg |
Day two of the rum seminar.
Jared Sadoian '10
Cocktails 201: Scotch Tasting & Application
Jared Sadoian '10
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Jan/10 | Sat | 12:00PM-01:00PM | 853 Main St Cambridg |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Prereq: Participants must be 21 or older by 01/10/15 w/ a valid ID
Fee: $75.00
for supplies
Distillation has been a tradition in Scotland for over 500 years, but to many the region and its whisky still mystify the consumer and home bartender. In this seminar, we will explore the major regions of Scotch whisky by taste, and finish with a discussion of Scotch’s growing use behind the bar with a flight of Scotch cocktails. -- $75
Time & Date: Noon to 1:00 p.m. on Sat., Jan. 10.
Location: 853 Main Street, Cambridge, MA
Participants must be 21 by 1/10/15 with a valid ID.
Sponsor(s): Alumni Association
Contact: Elena Byrne, W98-206C, 617 252-1143, EBYRNE@MIT.EDU
Create Yourself. Or Somebody else will...
Sahar Hakim-Hashemi '13
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Jan/25 | Sun | 10:00AM-01:00PM | 24-121 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Creating yourself is about publicly declaring and exercising your values and inner art so that others may see the patterns you’re creating and contribute their energies to this pattern, because they believe in you.
Through case studies we will exemplify people and companies that are creating themselves and are in effect creating us all.
Register for this free workshop.
Sponsor(s): Alumni Association
Contact: Elena Byrne, W98-206C, 617 252-1143, EBYRNE@MIT.EDU
Create Yourself. Or Somebody else will...
Sahar Hakim-Hashemi '13
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Jan/18 | Sun | 10:00AM-01:00PM | 32-144 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Creating yourself is about publicly declaring and exercising your values and inner art so that others may see the patterns you’re creating and contribute their energies to this pattern, because they believe in you.
Through case studies we will exemplify people and companies that are creating themselves and are in effect creating us all.
Register for this free workshop.
Sponsor(s): Alumni Association
Contact: Elena Byrne, W98-206C, 617 252-1143, EBYRNE@MIT.EDU
Creating a Successful Career--Strategies, Techniques, and the Big Mistakes You're Going to Make
Mark Herschberg 95, MNG 97, 05, CTO at Madison Logic
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Jan/28 | Wed | 07:00PM-08:00PM | 32-123 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Upon graduating from MIT you will begin a career. MIT has provided you with countless facts and formulas to help you with your job, but what have you learned to help you with your career? This talk gives you structure to think through your career and help you maximize both your income and happiness. It will teach you how to answer questions such as: How do you know which job is right? Where will you be in 20 years? What to ask for in job negotiations? The talk also covers the common job mistakes and how to avoid them. Register today! Walk-ins welcome.
MARK HERSCHBERG Educated at MIT (with degrees in physics, EE/CS, and a masters in cryptography) Mark has spent his career launching and fixing new ventures at startups, Fortune 100s, and academia. Mark has worked at and consulted to number startups typically taking on roles in general management, operations, and technology. He has been involved from inception and fundraising through growth and sale of the company. These startup companies have included a wireless application platform, online advertising, OLAP, and new language development. Mark was instrumental in launching ServiceLive.com Sears online home services labor market; he also helped fix NBCs online video marketplace (now Hulu.com). In academia, he spent a year at HBS working with two finance professors to create the upTick system now used to teach finance at many of the top business schools and at MIT helped launched UPOP at which he's taught the past 15 years.
Sponsor(s): Alumni Association
Contact: Elena Byrne, W98-206C, 617 252-1143, EBYRNE@MIT.EDU
(CANCELED) Cybersecurity: People, Process and Technology
Everardo Ruiz SM '00, Intellectual Ventures, COL. Robert Banks
| Jan/28 | Wed | 10:00AM-12:00PM | E62-250 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
CANCELLED Due to the weather, the speakers can no longer travel to campus.
The tools for Cybersecurity are shifting from Protection and Detection toward Tolerance and Survivability. As Malware numbers, attacks, cost and time-to-fix all explode, it has become clear the advances in Cybersecurity technology have outpaced similar advances in People and current Processes. Should we move beyond today's compliance approaches towards monitoring and industry partnership that shares threat information? Can we align dependent circles… and what can we do till then? Is this simply a technology discussion? The presentation was based on several decades of industry, telecom and government perspectives.
Everardo Ruiz SM '00 and COL. (Ret.) Robert Banks will lead this discussion.
Register for this free event.
Sponsor(s): Alumni Association
Contact: Elena Byrne, W98-206C, 617 252-1143, EBYRNE@MIT.EDU
Discover and Practice Your Inner Art: Be a Professional You
Sahar Hakim-Hashemi '13
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Jan/29 | Thu | 06:00PM-09:00PM | 32-144 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
We believe in having a fulfilling life. We believe that we all have something special within to offer to our communities and to the world, we call this your Inner Art. Practice Your Inner Art is a self-discovery workshop that will make you realize what you’re really good at. It’s what you do all the time, mostly without noticing it. We want to help you recognize and practice your inner art to create a fulfilling and personalized professional path. This workshop is based on a set of self-discovery exercises.
Sponsor(s): Alumni Association
Contact: Elena Byrne, W98-206C, 617 252-1143, EBYRNE@MIT.EDU
Discover and Practice Your Inner Art: Be a Professional You
Sahar Hakim-Hashemi '13
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Jan/22 | Thu | 06:00PM-09:00PM | 56-114 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
We believe in having a fulfilling life. We believe that we all have something special within to offer to our communities and to the world, we call this your Inner Art. Practice Your Inner Art is a self-discovery workshop that will make you realize what you’re really good at. It’s what you do all the time, mostly without noticing it. We want to help you recognize and practice your inner art to create a fulfilling and personalized professional path. This workshop is based on a set of self-discovery exercises.
Sponsor(s): Alumni Association
Contact: Elena Byrne, W98-206C, 617 252-1143, EBYRNE@MIT.EDU
Discover and Practice Your Inner Art: Be a Professional You
Sahar Hakim-Hashemi '13
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Jan/15 | Thu | 06:00PM-09:00PM | 4-370 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
We believe in having a fulfilling life. We believe that we all have something special within to offer to our communities and to the world, we call this your Inner Art. Practice Your Inner Art is a self-discovery workshop that will make you realize what you're really good at. It's what you do all the time, mostly without noticing it. We want to help you recognize and practice your inner art to create a fulfilling and personalized professional path. This workshop is based on a set of self-discovery exercises.
Sponsor(s): Alumni Association
Contact: Elena Byrne, W98-206C, 617 252-1143, EBYRNE@MIT.EDU
FAILURE -- AN ESSENTIAL INGREDIENT TO BEING SUCCESSFUL IN SCHOOL, SCIENCE, AND STARTUPS
Amir Nashat ScD '02, Managing Partner, Polaris Partners
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Jan/20 | Tue | 06:30PM-07:30PM | 56-114 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Most MIT students have rarely, if ever, tasted intellectual failure before arriving on campus. MIT, for good reason, tries hard to soften the blow that every freshman goes through of suddenly being surrounded by the best students in the world and learning how to cope with failure.
This class addresses a fundamental paradox, if failure is so bad, why do virtually all major scientific discoveries and most successful startups begin with failure? We will review both well-known and not-so-well-known examples where failure was the prerequisite for success, with the aim of crafting a set of personalized rules that can help us have fun, succeed and make a big impact at MIT and in our lives after graduation.
Amir Nashat, ScD. Course 10, '02. Educated as an engineer at Berkeley and MIT, Amir has spent his time since school helping entrepreneurs start great companies, and, along the way, starting a few himself. Amir is a managing partner at Polaris Partners, a leading venture capital firm with offices in Boston, San Francisco and Dublin. He has spent most of his career working in biotechnology, being fortunate to meet great entrepreneurs and have the opportunity to invest in a number of important companies and medicines that can make a huge impact on patients' lives. Amir has also led the startup phase of three MIT-based startups (Living Proof, Pervasis and Sun Catalytix), ranging from personal care to medicine to energy fields.
Sponsor(s): Alumni Association
Contact: Elena Byrne, W98-206C, 617 252-1143, EBYRNE@MIT.EDU
How to Negotiate Your First Job
Paul Levy 72, Farzana Mohamed 94
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Jan/29 | Thu | 07:00PM-08:30PM | E62-262 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
You have spent most of your childhood and young adult life going to school–primary school, secondary school, and college–preparing to enter the work force. You have gotten pretty good at science, mathematics, computer programming, accounting, or whatever. You have applied for jobs and now you have been offered one. It's time to sit down face to face with your potential employer, and you don’t know what to say and you don’t know what to ask for.
We are going to give you the tools to get through this stage of your life. Sure, we are going to help you get what you want and deserve. But, here’s the little secret. We’re going to help you get what you want and deserve in a way that will make your new employer even more pleased to hire you. “What?” you say, “I will end up with more money and better working conditions and my new employer will be happy?"
Sponsor(s): Alumni Association
Contact: Elena Byrne, W98-206C, 617 252-1143, EBYRNE@MIT.EDU
How to Network with MIT Alumni
Elizabeth Robbins, Employer Relations Coordinator
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Jan/21 | Wed | 03:30PM-05:00PM | 4-153 |
Enrollment: Advance registration requested
Come join GECD and the MIT Alumni Association for a workshop on the best ways to reach out to and network with MIT alumni. We will examine effective tactics for networking through the MIT ICAN Alumni Directory and strategies for conducting informational interviews. This workshop is open to undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs and alumni. Advanced registration requested via CareerBridge: https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student
Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development, Alumni Association
Contact: Lindsey Fernandez, E39, 617 715-5329, LINDSEYF@MIT.EDU
Introduction to Equity Valuation
Andrew Henwood MBA'07, Jonathan Piskorowski SM '07
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Jan/29 | Thu | 12:00PM-01:30PM | E51-149 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Typically students are familiar with DCF analysis, but other approaches, such as multiple analysis, net asset value and sum-of-the parts valuation, are important techniques in providing a broader measure of equity valuation. An effort will be made to include several real world examples of how investment professionals value equities in the Energy and Financial sectors. If time permits, discussion of what can lead to a company into distress will also be considered.
Noon – 1:30 p.m. Introduction to Equity Valuation
*Due to the blizzard, Alumnus Andrew Henwood SM '07 can no longer travel to campus. The corporate credit analysis portion of this talk has been cancelled.
Please note the new start time for Introduction to Equity Valuation.
Sponsor(s): Alumni Association
Contact: Elena Byrne, W98-206C, 617 252-1143, EBYRNE@MIT.EDU
January Session: Knife Skills
Vincenzo Pileggi, Development Chef, Clover
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Jan/13 | Tue | 06:30PM-08:00PM | 7 Holyoke St Cambrid |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Fee: $10.00
for supplies
In 2014 we taught knife skills to 198 people. In this basic class you’ll learn how to hold a knife, how to cut without hurting yourself, and how to vary your cuts based on what you plan to cook. Recommended before taking Soup Making 101 and Quick Pickling. Class includes a paring knife, access to recipes, and a meal at Clover.
CloverHSQ, 7 Holyoke St, Cambridge, MA
SOLD OUT. MIT community use this promo code IAP2015 to register at a reduced cost.
Vincenzo Pileggi is Clover’s most senior manager and is the development chef at our flagship restaurant in Kendall Square. He started with Clover in our first year of operation and has run our most busy trucks and our most busy restaurants. Prior to Clover Vincenzo was a chef at the Four Seasons in Boston. Vincenzo holds a Bachelor’s degree from Johnson and Wales University (’06). He's the one responsible for that Japanese Sweet Potato sandwich you may have enjoyed this year.
Ayr Muir left McKinsey to toast frozen burgers at Burger King and warm frozen soup at Panera with visions of the future of (an anti-frozen) Clover. Before Clover Ayr worked at McKinsey and Company (’04-08) advising the CEOs and CMOs of the world’s top consumer and retail companies. Prior to that he worked with Patagonia (’04) on marketing. Ayr holds an MBA from HBS (’04), a Bachelor of Science, and Master of Science from MIT (’00, ’01)
Sponsor(s): Alumni Association
Contact: Elena Byrne, W98-206C, 617 252-1143, EBYRNE@MIT.EDU
January Session: Quick Pickling
Vincenzo Pileggi, Development Chef, Clover
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Jan/21 | Wed | 04:00PM-05:30PM | 5 Cambridge Center |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Fee: $10.00
for supplies
Ever wanted to make your own pickles at home? Learn how to use local winter vegetables grown by the godfather of farming in Western Mass, Michael Docter. These roots are bright, crisp, organic, and full of flavor. And they get even better after a quick soak in a vinegar solution. We’ll teach you a quick-pickling recipe that you can make (and adapt) in your college kitchen or tiny apartment with just 4 ingredients. Class includes a meal at Clover, access to recipes, and a pint of your own pickled roots to take home.
Clover, 5 Cambridge Center
SOLD OUT: Register today! Promo code: IAP2015
Vincenzo Pileggi is Clover’s most senior manager and is the development chef at our flagship restaurant in Kendall Square. He started with Clover in our first year of operation and has run our most busy trucks and our most busy restaurants. Prior to Clover Vincenzo was a chef at the Four Seasons in Boston. Vincenzo holds a Bachelor’s degree from Johnson and Wales University (’06). He's the one responsible for that Japanese Sweet Potato sandwich you may have enjoyed this year.
Ayr Muir left McKinsey to toast frozen burgers at Burger King and warm frozen soup at Panera with visions of the future of (an anti-frozen) Clover. Before Clover Ayr worked at McKinsey and Company advising the CEOs and CMOs of the world’s top consumer and retail companies. Prior to that he worked with Patagonia on marketing. Ayr holds an MBA from HBS (’04), a Bachelor of Science, and Master of Science from MIT (’00, ’01)
Sponsor(s): Alumni Association
Contact: Elena Byrne, W98-206C, 617 252-1143, EBYRNE@MIT.EDU
January Session: Soda Syrups
Vincenzo Pileggi, Development Chef, Clover
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Jan/28 | Wed | 05:30PM-07:00PM | 5 Cambridge Center |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Fee: $10.00
for supplies
The best mixologists know that great drinks begin with homemade syrups. Learn how to make 4 signature soda syrups you can use to make homemade drinks, including ginger soda, vanilla soda, and 2 seasonal sodas using winter ingredients. Class includes 4 bottles of soda syrup to take home, access to recipes, and a meal at Clover.
CloverKND, 5 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA
Register today! MIT community use this promo code IAP2015 to register at a discounted price.
Vincenzo Pileggi is Clover’s most senior manager and is the development chef at our flagship restaurant in Kendall Square. He started with Clover in our first year of operation and has run our most busy trucks and our most busy restaurants. Prior to Clover Vincenzo was a chef at the Four Seasons in Boston. Vincenzo holds a Bachelor’s degree from Johnson and Wales University (’06). He's the one responsible for that Japanese Sweet Potato sandwich you may have enjoyed this year.
Ayr Muir left McKinsey to toast frozen burgers at Burger King and warm frozen soup at Panera with visions of the future of (an anti-frozen) Clover. Before Clover Ayr worked at McKinsey and Company (’04-08) advising the CEOs and CMOs of the world’s top consumer and retail companies. Prior to that he worked with Patagonia (’04) on marketing. Ayr holds an MBA from HBS (’04), a Bachelor of Science, and Master of Science from MIT (’00, ’01)
Sponsor(s): Alumni Association
Contact: Elena Byrne, W98-206C, 617 252-1143, EBYRNE@MIT.EDU
January Session: Soup Making
Vincenzo Pileggi, Development Chef, Clover
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Jan/27 | Tue | 06:30PM-08:00PM | 6 Harvard St. Brookl |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Fee: $10.00
for supplies
Every morning we make soup from scratch at Clover. It’s easy to make beautiful brothy or creamy soups at home. You just have to master 3 basic skills: sautéing vegetables, blending to the correct consistency, and seasoning. We’ll cover all these skills while making two of Clover’s most popular soups, including Creamy African Peanut Soup and Brothy White Bean Kale Soup. Class includes a meal at Clover, access to recipes, and a pint of your own soup to take home.
Clover, 6 Harvard Street, Brookline, MA
SOLD OUT: Register today! Promo code IAP2015
Vincenzo Pileggi is Clover’s most senior manager and is the development chef at our flagship restaurant in Kendall Square. He started with Clover in our first year of operation and has run our most busy trucks and our most busy restaurants. Prior to Clover Vincenzo was a chef at the Four Seasons in Boston. Vincenzo holds a Bachelor’s degree from Johnson and Wales University (’06). He's the one responsible for that Japanese Sweet Potato sandwich you may have enjoyed this year.
Ayr Muir left McKinsey to toast frozen burgers at Burger King and warm frozen soup at Panera with visions of the future of (an anti-frozen) Clover. Before Clover Ayr worked at McKinsey and Company advising the CEOs and CMOs of the world’s top consumer and retail companies. Prior to that he worked with Patagonia on marketing. Ayr holds an MBA from HBS (’04), a Bachelor of Science, and Master of Science from MIT (’00, ’01)
Sponsor(s): Alumni Association
Contact: Elena Byrne, W98-206C, 617 252-1143, EBYRNE@MIT.EDU
(CANCELED) Patent and Licensing Fundamentals
Everardo Ruiz SM '00, Energy Transition Partners, Sanjay Prasad, JD, Prasad IP
| Jan/29 | Thu | 10:00AM-12:00PM | E62-250 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
CANCELLED Due to weather conditions, the speakers cannot travel to campus for this event.
Rockstar. Spherix. Apple. Samsung. Intel. Microsoft. AOL. Kodak. Google/Motorola. Public and private patent monetization companies. Litigation seemingly everywhere. Inventions are now bought and sold worldwide as businesses, institutes, agencies, and inventors seek to monetize their intellectual property,frequently through the sale or litigation of patents. This seminar will provide a brief overview of technology intellectual property - the concepts of copyright, trade secret, and patents - and then review the patent marketplace from several perspectives, discussing high-tech / IT patent strategy along with several patent valuation approaches including key economic and legal factors. The seminar will incorporate perspectives gained from 40+ years of patent investing, venture capital, startups, litigation, and licensing.
Everardo Ruiz SM '00 and Sanjay Prasad, JD (Prasad Law)
Sponsor(s): Alumni Association
Contact: Elena Byrne, W98-206C, 617 252-1143, EBYRNE@MIT.EDU
Personal Finance 101
Mark Porter '05, Certified Financial Planner
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Jan/07 | Wed | 06:30PM-07:30PM | 32-123 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
MIT has done a great job teaching students how to earn money. Unfortunately, no one teaches students what to do with it when they get it!
This hour-long seminar will offer the basics of a financial-planning approach. It will cover definitions and best practices regarding:
• Cash reserves
• Liability management
• Tax planning
• Insurance planning
• Savings vehicles
• Investments
The class will be most useful for those already working or graduating in 2015, but all are welcome.
Taught by Mark Porter ’05, certified financial planner.
Sponsor(s): Alumni Association
Contact: Elena Byrne, W98-206C, 617 252-1143, EBYRNE@MIT.EDU
Personal Finance: 101
Mark Porter '05
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Jan/15 | Thu | 04:00PM-05:00PM | 10-250 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
MIT has done a great job teaching students how to earn money. Unfortunately, no one teaches students what to do with it when they get it!
This hour-long seminar will offer the basics of a financial-planning approach. It will cover definitions and best practices regarding:
• Cash reserves
• Liability management
• Tax planning
• Insurance planning
• Savings vehicles
• Investments
The class will be most useful for those already working or graduating in 2015, but all are welcome.
Taught by Mark Porter, CFP® Class of 2005.
Sponsor(s): Alumni Association
Contact: Elena Byrne, W98, 617-252-1143, ebyrne@mit.edu
Relativistic Quantum Field Theory as a 3D Blender Game
Douglas Sweetser '84
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Jan/23 | Fri | 03:00PM-05:00PM | 32-124 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
This is a new project. The stretch goal is to make the unreachable algebra that drives mathematical physics into a game that can be played on a phone ("So that is what it means to get a hydrogen atom 'excited'"). A sense of what equations are key to relativistic QFT will be sketched (no quizzes). I will explain its odd starting position using the quaternion group Q8 and avoiding the real number line. Stories of battles between the blender game engine and python will be shared. We will put on 3D glasses and look at a few simple things.
Doug Sweetser '84
Course 7 and Course 10
Sponsor(s): Alumni Association, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Contact: Elena Byrne, W98-206C, 617 252-1143, EBYRNE@MIT.EDU
Small Business Toolkit: 1/15/15 Financial Strategies & Online Marketing Strategies
Mark Porter '05, Certified Financial Planner, Andrew Percey '95, MNG '96, Founder, Prometheus Internet Marketing
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Jan/15 | Thu | 06:30PM-07:30PM | 32-144 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Starting and growing your own business can be tremendously rewarding. But it involves much more than just offering a product or service. How do you manage your personal finances if you haven’t received significant funding? What do you need to know about employees and taxes? How do you create an online presence that will drive revenue and growth? Come learn the essentials regarding:
• Taking advantage of changing tax brackets during start-up
• Efficient use of your personal funds
• Managing payroll and taxes
• Determining your best online marketing strategy
• Building the optimal website for your business
• Attracting your target customers to your website
The first half of this seminar will focus on small business finances and is taught by Mark Porter '05, certified financial planner. The second half will focus on promoting your business online and is taught by Andrew Percey '95, MNG '96 founder of Prometheus Internet Marketing and advisor to the MIT Venture Mentoring Service (VMS). The seminar will last 60 minutes with Mark and Andrew available afterwards for additional questions.
Sponsor(s): Alumni Association
Contact: Elena Byrne, W98-206C, 617 252-1143, EBYRNE@MIT.EDU
Small Business Toolkit: 1/7/15 Financial Strategies & Online Marketing Strategies
Mark Porter '05, Certified Financial Planner, Andrew Percey '95, MNG '96, Founder, Prometheus Internet Marketing
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Jan/07 | Wed | 12:00PM-01:00PM | 32-124 |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Starting and growing your own business can be tremendously rewarding. But it involves much more than just offering a product or service. How do you manage your personal finances if you haven’t received significant funding? What do you need to know about employees and taxes? How do you create an online presence that will drive revenue and growth? Come learn the essentials regarding:
• Taking advantage of changing tax brackets during start-up
• Efficient use of your personal funds
• Managing payroll and taxes
• Determining your best online marketing strategy
• Building the optimal website for your business
• Attracting your target customers to your website
The first half of this seminar will focus on small business finances and is taught by Mark Porter '05, certified financial planner. The second half will focus on promoting your business online and is taught by Andrew Percey '95, MNG '96 founder of Prometheus Internet Marketing and advisor to the MIT Venture Mentoring Service (VMS). The seminar will last 60 minutes with Mark and Andrew available afterwards for additional questions.
Sponsor(s): Alumni Association
Contact: Elena Byrne, W98-206C, 617 252-1143, EBYRNE@MIT.EDU
The Startup Code: Secrets To Successfully Marketing Your Tech Startup In A Noisy World
Andrew Percey '95, MNG '96, Founder, Prometheus Internet Marketing
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Jan/14 | Wed | 06:30PM-07:30PM | 32-155 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
"Build it and they will come" is the deadly assumption of many startups. It’s one of the biggest reasons that 80% fail before their second birthday. According to The New York Times, we get exposed to around 5,000 sales and marketing messages every day. We live in a very noisy world full of established businesses and hungry startups all fighting for the same precious customer eyeballs. This is why your business needs to STAND OUT if you want it to survive and thrive. In this highly-focused, information-rich marketing seminar for tech startups you will learn how to:
- Increase your probability of success by choosing the right markets
- Fully engage prospects by understanding the heartbeat of your audience
- See what's working for your competitors with a deep (yet ethical) spying mission
- Differentiate your business by uniquely positioning your products and services
- Create an effective business presence both online and offline
- Produce a website designed to convert prospects into customers
- Generate the right prospect traffic at the right pace
- Quickly engender the critical trust required in order to make sales
The seminar will be presented by Kenny Goodman, tech startup founder and business coach, and Andrew Percey, MIT ’95, MNG ’96, founder of Prometheus Internet Marketing and advisor to the MIT Venture Mentoring Service (VMS).
*This is seminar is being offered twice to accommodate students' busy schedules.
Sponsor(s): Alumni Association
Contact: Elena Byrne, W98-206C, 617 252-1143, EBYRNE@MIT.EDU
Unleash Your Inner Company
John Chisholm
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Jan/27 | Tue | 05:30PM-07:00PM | 4-370 |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/27
Limited to 159 participants
You want to start your own business, but where do you start? What can you do that hasn't already been done? How can you build the self-confidence to take the plunge? Do you need a co-founder? When is the right time to raise money? How can you scale your business? Is starting a for-profit business the most ethical thing you can do?
This fast-paced, one-hour workshop will answer these questions and more. You'll learn how to:
- See dozens of customer needs in areas you are passionate about
- Recognize your many advantages for starting your business
- Assess the fits between each need and your advantages
- Overcome doubts and insecurities that hold you back.
This workshop will help you spend the rest of your life doing what you love, creating security for yourself, and making the world a better place.
"Before [John's workshop], startups always seemed so distant. Now I realize I have all the resources I need." - Ben, MIT class of '14
John Chisholm '75, CEO - John Chisholm Ventures (www.johnchisholmventures.com) has started two software companies in the last two decades. Decisive Technology (now part of Google) was the first company to automate surveys online; CustomerSat (now part of Confirmit) was a leader in enterprise feedback management. He is President Select of the MIT Worldwide Alumni Association, serves on the MIT Corporation Development Committee, and chaired the MIT Club of Northern California.
To register: http://upop.mit.edu/events/view/?id=720
Sponsor(s): Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program -UPOP, Alumni Association
Contact: Kate Moynihan, 1-123-B, 617 253-0041, KATEJM@MIT.EDU
What are your values?
Sahar Hakim-Hashemi '13
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Jan/31 | Sat | 10:00AM-01:00PM | 56-154 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Our values are at the heart of living a fulfilled life. When we practice our values we’re happier, we contribute to our communities and other people’s lives in a meaningful way. This happiness leads to commitment, which leads back to more practice, practice, and practice.
In this workshop you’ll develop self-awareness and become more familiar with what your values really are.
Register for this free workshop.
Sponsor(s): Alumni Association
Contact: Elena Byrne, W98-206C, 617 252-1143, EBYRNE@MIT.EDU
What are your values?
Sahar Hakim-Hashemi '13
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Jan/24 | Sat | 10:00AM-01:00PM | 4-237 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Our values are at the heart of living a fulfilled life. When we practice our values we’re happier, we contribute to our communities and other people’s lives in a meaningful way. This happiness leads to commitment, which leads back to more practice, practice, and practice.
In this workshop you'll develop self-awareness and become more familiar with what your values really are.
Register for this free workshop.
Sponsor(s): Alumni Association
Contact: Elena Byrne, W98-206C, 617 252-1143, EBYRNE@MIT.EDU
What are your values?
Sahar Hakim-Hashemi '13
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Jan/17 | Sat | 10:00AM-01:00PM | 32-124 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Our values are at the heart of living a fulfilled life. When we practice our values we’re happier, we contribute to our communities and other people’s lives in a meaningful way. This happiness leads to commitment, which leads back to more practice, practice, and practice.
In this workshop you'll develop self-awareness and become more familiar with what your values really are.
Register for this free workshop.
Sponsor(s): Alumni Association
Contact: Elena Byrne, W98-206C, 617 252-1143, EBYRNE@MIT.EDU
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