MIT: Independent Activities Period: IAP

IAP 2016 Activities by Sponsor - Center for International Studies

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Chirimen-Zaiku: The Art of Japanese silk crepe craft

Mineko Sasaki

Jan/14 Thu 01:00PM-03:00PM E40-464

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 10 participants
Fee: $10.00 for materials

Mineko Sasaki, an accomplished instructor of Chirimen-zaiku, will assist you in creating your own crepe craft to take home.

Sponsor(s): Center for International Studies, MIT Japan Program
Contact: Christine Pilcavage, csp18@mit.edu


CITY OF THORNS: Nine Lives in the World's Largest Refugee Camp

Ben Rawlence, author

Jan/09 Sat 11:00AM-12:00PM MIT Coop Bookstore, 325 Main St., Cambridge

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up

Book talk and signing

Sponsor(s): Center for International Studies
Contact: Laura Kerwin, 253-8306, lkerwin@mit.edu


Contemporary Military Topics (series)

Joli Saraf

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions

Contemporary Military Topics (series of five sessions)

Sponsor(s): Center for International Studies, MIT Security Studies Program
Contact: Elina Hamilton, 253-7529, elinah@mit.edu


Owning the Invisible: Electronic Warfare

Jan/14 Thu 10:30AM-12:00PM E40-496, Lucian Pye Conference Rm

Electronic Warfare (EW) represents the most versatile and advanced capability to execute national security objectives in an increasingly technical battlefield. Robust awareness, utilization, denial, and exploitation of the electromagnetic spectrum is central to offsetting capabilities in the future battlespace. We cover EW history & future, EW & stealth, and Electronic Attack capabilities in the USAF & other US forces.

 

Jason Eckberg


Identity Intelligence

Jan/19 Tue 01:30PM-03:00PM E40-496, Lucian Pye Conference Rm

Identity Intelligence: Removing the Anonymity Behind the Threat

Overview of challenges facing the US & allies, as well as methods & capabilities to reduce/eliminate threats.  We  address hybrid warfare, terrorism, use of anonymity to protect assailants' or organizations' identity, & US & Alliance countermeasures via use of all-source intelligence, forensics, cyber, etc, to identify/target the source of the threat.   

 

Stephen Gabavics


The USSC in Jerusalem

Jan/21 Thu 10:30AM-12:00PM E40-496, Lucian Pye Conference Rm

Supported by the Quartet Powers (US, EU, UN, Russia), Sec'y Rice in '05 announced creation of the US Security Coordinator (USSC) in the US Consulate in Jerusalem to oversee rebuilding of the Palestinian Security Forces (PASF) into a gendarmerie-like force to help meet objectives of the Road Map to end the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. We focus on role & organization of the USSC &  the training milestones of the PASF. 

Jeff McCoy


The USMC and Special Operations Forces

Jan/26 Tue 02:00PM-03:30PM E40-496, Lucian Pye Conference Rm

Presentation on US Marine Corps & Special Operations Command roles, missions, capabilities, and how these forces facilitate & support each other in global operations.  Guest speaker presentation with Q&A followed by static displays of USMC and Special Operations personnel, weapons, & equipment.  

 

Joel Schmidt


Overview of The Navy's Newest Destroyer

Jan/27 Wed 10:30AM-12:00PM E40-496, Lucian Pye Conference Rm

The Navy's newest and most advanced warship, DDG-1000 is about to enter the fleet and its array of sensors, weapons and stealthy engineering makes it the most technologically advanced warship that has ever sailed the oceans. From guns that can shoot a projectile over 80 miles to a radar that can detect objects at extraordinary ranges, DDG-1000 will be a powerful force multiplier for the United States Navy.

 

John Krisciunas


Ikebana: The Art of Japanese Flower Arrangement

Hiroko Matsuyama

Jan/28 Thu 02:00PM-03:30PM E40-496

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 20 participants
Fee: $10.00 for Materials (due at time of registration)

Hiroko Matsuyama, an accomplished instructor of the Ohara school of Ikebana, will show you the basics of this ancient art as you create your own flower arrangements.

Sponsor(s): Center for International Studies, MIT Japan Program
Contact: Christine Pilcavage, csp18@mit.edu


Kyudo (Archery) Instruction and Practice

Sam Kanner, Jim Boorstein, Joyce Wu

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 15 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $20.00 for instruction

Kyudo, or Japanese archery, means the "way of the bow" and was considered the highest discipline of ancient Japanese samurai. Kyudo is based on standing Zen meditation used by Zen Buddhist monks as a means of cultivating self-awareness. Beginners will receive instruction in the basic form of kyudo, the Seven Coordinations or "shichi-do," and shoot at a short-range target.  Day 1: Training; Day 2: actual shooting.  Must take part in both days. 

RESERVE YOUR SPOT BY EMAIL NOW AND CONFIRM PARTICIPATION BY SUBMITTING THE $20 FEE.

Sponsor(s): MIT Japan Program, Center for International Studies
Contact: Christine Pilcavage, E40-431, x8-8208, csp18@mit.edu


Training

Jan/09 Sat 10:00AM-03:00PM MAC Court

Kyudo training


Shooting

Jan/10 Sun 09:00AM-01:00PM Rockwell Cage, North Court

Kyudo shooting


Trip to Japan: The "Kakehashi Project"

Christine Pilcavage, Program Manager, MIT Japan Program

Jan/18 Mon 06:00AM-11:45PM Japan, Trip is Jan 18-26

Enrollment: submit application at URL listed below
Sign-up by 11/06
Limited to 23 participants
Prereq: Enrolled MIT student; US Passport or Permanent Resident Card

Are you currently enrolled as a student at MIT? Do you hold a US Passport or Permanent Resident Card? Do you want to learn more about Japan and Japanese culture? Want to go to Japan during IAP (January 18-26, 2016) for free?

MIT-Japan Program has been selected by the Japanese Government to take part in their "Kakehashi Project".

 

Go to: http://misti.mit.edu/student-programs/location/japan

And click on "2016 IAP" to find out more and how you can apply.

Hurry, deadline to apply is Friday, November 6.

Sponsor(s): MIT Japan Program, Center for International Studies
Contact: Christine Pilcavage, csp18@mit.edu