IAP 2019 Activities by Category - Writing and Communications Skills

Jan/24

Thu

11:00AM-01:00PM

Accenture

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/23

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology, and operations. The visit will include a panel of Accenture Analysts, a tour of the Boston office, and a client example/test case! Open to Undergrads from all Courses. RSVP Requested in Careerbridge (Under Events> Fairs & Events> Accenture Site Visit).

Sponsor(s): Career, Advising and Professional Development CAPD
Contact: IAP Site Visits, capd@mit.edu

Jan/16

Wed

01:00PM-02:30PM

2-105

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/11
Limited to 50 participants

Do you aspire to work in an environment requiring high-stakes decision making? Will you be interviewing for a spot in a top consulting firm, hedge fund, business school, etc.?  If so, you will need to develop and demonstrate your conceptual thinking ability.

During this lively, interactive session, you will:

Learn a simple, yet powerful, conceptual framework you can use to accomplish important goals in a wide range of complex and ambiguous situations. Use it to analyze a Harvard Business School case about a bright, up-and-coming manager identified by her employer as needing executive coaching to smooth out “rough edges.”

Paul Edelman, an MIT (SB, Physics) and Harvard (PhD, Psychology) alumnus with 35 years’ experience in executive assessment, selection, and coaching will introduce the CPRI (Context, Process, Results, and Implications) framework and facilitate the case discussion and analysis.

Participants will get on-line access to the HBS case # 418-031 “Coaching Makena Lane” by Ethan Bernstein and Om Lala, which you will want to read in advance (available through email several days before the workshop).

Registration requested via Careerbridge.

All CAPD workshops are open to MIT undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs, and alumni unless otherwise specified.

Sponsor(s): Career, Advising and Professional Development CAPD
Contact: Sue Acton, sacton@mit.edu

Aashini Shah, Student, Hannah Harens, Student

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/06
Limited to 25 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: None

This course will cover the basics of American Sign Language: conversational phrases, syntax, parameters of a sign, and non-verbal indicators. Throughout the course, we will also be talking about Deaf culture and the history of the Deaf community. No experience is necessary and all are welcome!

 

Sign Up Form: https://goo.gl/forms/EvqxBBeZnOo3rtiC2

Contact: Aashini Shah, AASHAH28@MIT.EDU

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Lesson Number 1

Jan/07

Mon

10:00AM-11:00AM

TBD

We will go over fingerspelling, introductions, greetings, question words, and how your body language can be used to convey intention.

Aashini Shah - Student, Hannah Harens - Student

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Lesson Number 2

Jan/09

Wed

10:00AM-11:00AM

TBD

We will go over colors, numbers, time (days of the week, months of the year, ages), shape according to perspective, number stories, and classifiers.

Aashini Shah - Student, Hannah Harens - Student

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Lesson Number 3

Jan/11

Fri

10:00AM-11:00AM

TBD

We will go over basic grammar and writing, emotions, family words, and pet signs!

Aashini Shah - Student, Hannah Harens - Student

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Lesson Number 4

Jan/14

Mon

10:00AM-11:00AM

TBD

We will go over food signs, courses/majors, professions, and clothing.

Aashini Shah - Student, Hannah Harens - Student

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Lesson Number 5

Jan/16

Wed

10:00AM-11:00AM

TBD

We will go over how to discuss and describe everyday activities (i.e. food shopping, hospital/medical, movies, banking, etc.)

Aashini Shah - Student, Hannah Harens - Student

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Lesson Number 6

Jan/18

Fri

10:00AM-11:00AM

TBD

We will practice conversational skills and play games with the vocabulary we have learned so far!

Aashini Shah - Student, Hannah Harens - Student

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Week 3

	Jan/22	Tue	10:00AM-11:00AM	TBD
	Jan/23	Wed	10:00AM-11:00AM	TBD
	Jan/25	Fri	10:00AM-11:00AM	TBD

Lesson 7 will discuss signs for different countries and languages, the difference between ASL and ESL, and a background behind how signs are created and the different dialects of sign language.

Lesson 8 will focus on signs for holidays around the year.

Lesson 9 will be a practice day and a time to play games with what we have covered so far.

Aashini Shah - Student, Hannah Harens - Student

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Week 4

	Jan/28	Mon	10:00AM-11:00AM	TBD
	Jan/30	Wed	10:00AM-11:00AM	TBD
	Feb/01	Fri	10:00AM-11:00AM	TBD

Lessons 10-11 will focus on Deaf history, grassroots movements, Deaf art, Deaf music, and assistive technologies.

Lesson 12 will be our culminating lesson where we will all learn to sign a short song together! Suggestions are welcome.

Aashini Shah - Student, Hannah Harens - Student

Christopher S. LaRoche, User Experience Consultant

Jan/11

Fri

12:00PM-01:30PM

1-150

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

As the usability profession evolved to become the User Experience field and has grown exponentially the past decade, understanding and defining user experience or “UX” has become increasingly important and difficult at the same time. This presentation will discuss and define what user experience encompasses today. Additionally, the presentation will focus on the primary roles and the common methods of practice used within the field, as well as when you should use them.  The presentation will also include a practical discussion and definition of user research and usability evaluation. Finally, we will examine the increasingly important role design and design thinking is having within the overall UX practice.

Sponsor(s): ATIC Lab
Contact: Christopher Laroche, 7-143, 617 324-9016, LAROCHE@MIT.EDU

Jennifer Novotney

Jan/30

Wed

02:00PM-04:00PM

MIT Museum Classroom

Enrollment: Advance sign-up requested
Limited to 30 participants

Take part in a series of 5 independent IAP workshop sessions on public speaking during the last week of IAP. The sessions are meant to be practical and interactive, and are open to all members of the MIT community. Each session is limited to 30 participants. Pre-registration is encouraged but drop-ins are welcome if space is available.

Analogies

Do you struggle with finding the right words to explain what you do? Do you feel like people act like you are speaking a different language when you talk about your research? Join us for an exploration in crafting effectives analogies to help you communicate with anyone.

Register for this workshop here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/iap-workshops-2019-tickets-54299858338

* Participants of this session are encouraged to take part in the “MIT Can Talk” oratory competition on Thursday, January 31st and Saturday, February 2 at the MIT Museum (see IAP listing for more details). 

Sponsor(s): MIT Museum
Contact: Jennifer Novotney, N52-217, 617 324-7313, NOVOTNEY@MIT.EDU

Felice Frankel, Research Scientist

Jan/15

Tue

11:00AM-02:00PM

tbd, bring your laptop. lunch will be served

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/07
Limited to 12 participants
Prereq: none

Join Felice Frankel (www.felicefrankel.com) in a masterclass to bring your images/figures/TOC's/slides up a notch. We will meet in a small group and collaboratively discuss ways to clarify the information in your visuals, making them more communicative. You will be required to submit one draft figure/illustration, etc. for discussion.  Nothing already published, please.  Limited enrollment.  Contact Felice Frankel:  felfra@mit.edu.

Sponsor(s): Mechanical Engineering, Communicating Science @ MIT
Contact: Felice Frankel, felfra@mit.edu

Katharine Dunn, Katie Zimmerman

Jan/28

Mon

10:00AM-11:30AM

E25-111

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required

When you publish in scholarly journals, you’re usually required to give up some rights in your work. In this workshop, MIT librarians will show you what to look for in author contracts and go over ways to hold onto rights to share and reuse your work, including via MIT's open access policies. This session is part of the "Intellectual Property Speaker Series" co-sponsored with the Technology Licensing Office. Lunch will be provided to attendees of the Intellectual Property Speaker Series events. Please email kshaner@mit.edu if you'd like to attend lunch and also register below.

FREE SWAG!

We will also be giving away some branded MIT Libraries and Technology Licensing Office swag to participants who attend any 6 sessions from this series, so please check out our other sessions! http://mit_tlo.eventbrite.com

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/author-rights-workshop-iap-2019-intellectual-property-speaker-series-tickets-53268777347?aff=1281901

Sponsor(s): Libraries, Technology Licensing Office
Contact: Katharine Dunn, khdunn@mit.edu

Jan/11

Fri

01:00PM-02:00PM

32-144

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/11
Limited to 15 participants

Searching for a job or internship? Looking around for some research opportunities? Maybe you’re still wondering about which major to choose? CAPD has you covered with a brief yet intensive Career Values Card Sort. This card sort helps put your values and beliefs into the context of your career path. Please register in advance on CareerBridge. Space is limited to 15 upper-level undergraduate and/or all graduate students. First-year undergraduates are encouraged to attend the Career Values 101 workshop for first-year undergraduates on Friday, February 1 at 11am. 

All CAPD workshops are open to MIT undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs, and alumni unless otherwise specified.

Registartion requested via Careerbridge.

Sponsor(s): Career, Advising and Professional Development CAPD
Contact: CAPD Information, capd@mit.edu

MIT Language Conversation Team

	Jan/14	Mon	03:00PM-04:00PM	10-105 (Bush Room)
	Jan/28	Mon	03:00PM-04:00PM	10-105 (Bush Room)

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

Meet Eat Speak

Come to meet other language enthusiasts, students studying new languages, and native speakers of languages you’d like to practice. All MIT community members welcome. This is a great way to find a language partner!

Can't fit these coffee hours in your schedule? Try finding a conversation partner for language practice on our new website: http://lce.mit.edu. Partners pick the day, time, and place that are mutally convenient to meet.

Contact: MIT Language Conversation Team, E23-385, 617-253-1614, lce@mit.edu

Jan/22

Tue

03:00PM-05:00PM

E25-111

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/22

Back by popular demand, MIT is thrilled to welcome Dr. Jean-luc Doumont for his annual IAP lectures on excellence in communication.

Nonscientists often see science as impenetrable and scientists as unsociable introverts hiding in labs. In turn, researchers wonder how they could possibly explain their work in a clear yet scientifically correct way to people outside their own field. This lecture explores the challenges of communicating science to nonscientists (and, to a point, to fellow scientists as well) and proposes strategies that help overcome these challenges.

Dr. Doumont holds an engineering degree from the Louvain School of Engineering and a PhD in applied physics from Stanford. He specializes in professional speaking, writing, and graphing, and incorporates a unique engineering perspective. He is an international speaker and the author of “Trees, Maps, and Theorems: effective communication for rational minds”. 

RSVP requested via CareerBridge.

All CAPD workshops are open to MIT undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs, and alumni.

Sponsor(s): Career, Advising and Professional Development CAPD
Contact: CAPD Information, capd@mit.edu

Suzanne Lane, Director, Writing, Rhetoric, and Professional Communication

Jan/23

Wed

03:00PM-05:00PM

E17-136

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/23
Limited to 30 participants

This workshop, developed by the Writing, Rhetoric, and Professional Communication Program (WRAP), will provide conceptual lessons and hands-on practice in communicating scientific research to a general audience. An in-depth exploration of strategies for making complex information accessible and memorable, without compromising accuracy, will be followed by exercises for developing clear and vivid explanations of data and concepts, and telling compelling research stories.  Space is limited to 30. 

Sponsor(s): Comparative Media Studies/Writing, Writing, Rhetoric, and Professional Communication
Contact: WRAP, E18-228a, 617-253-3039, wrap@mit.edu

Fatima Husain, Professional science journalist and writer

	Jan/29	Tue	01:00PM-02:00PM	4-253, Bring your laptop.
	Jan/30	Wed	01:00PM-02:00PM	4-253, Bring your laptop.
	Jan/31	Thu	01:00PM-02:00PM	4-253, Bring your laptop.

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/16
Limited to 20 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions

This workshop, hosted by the Graduate Program in Science Writing, will help scientists understand how to communicate complicated research to the general public. Topics to be covered include journalism and mass communication, interviewing, social media, personal websites, science outreach, and science writing -- as well as specific topics of interest highlighted by workshop participants.

Sponsor(s): Comparative Media Studies/Writing
Contact: Seth Mnookin, 14E-303, 617-253-3599, fhusain@mit.edu

Susan Spilecki, Lecturer, WCC, Rebecca Thorndike-Breeze, Lecturer, WCC

Jan/16

Wed

10:00AM-12:00PM

56-180, Bring writing materials (your preference)

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/15
Limited to 25 participants
Prereq: none

Society tells us that procrastination is bad, when in fact it can be a useful part of the writing process. In this workshop we will brainstorm all the specifics of our individual writing processes, from beginning of a project to the end, discussing the usefulness of different strategies for different people.

By reflecting on the way individuals actually learn, synthesize ideas, write and revise, we can make our own processes more effective. Getting to know what you need for your particular process puts you in control of it, rather than letting it control you.

In addition to gaining a better understanding of your existing writing process – and how you actually procrastinate constructively – participants will leave with resources and tools to better manage your process.

Sponsor(s): Writing and Communication Center, Comparative Media Studies/Writing
Contact: Rebecca Thorndike-Breeze, E18-233K, 617 253-3090, RTB@MIT.EDU

Jan/23

Wed

01:30PM-03:00PM

1-190

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/23

If you are considering exploring Industry positions, you will need to have a resume that effectively positions you for this path.  This workshop presented by Bob Dolan will discuss the process of converting your 4-6 page CV into a 2-page resume for industry, and creating a document that effectively targets the Hiring Manager.  Can your resume survive a 15 second scan and still get into the YES pile? Discussions will surround the strategies of effective messaging and how to be "on-point" with your written communication.  Actual MIT PhD/Postdoc resumes will be provided as handouts.

Registration requested via Careerbridge.

All CAPD workshops are open to MIT undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs, and alumni unless otherwise specified.

Sponsor(s): Career, Advising and Professional Development CAPD
Contact: Bob Dolan, dolanb@mit.edu

Christine Malinowski

Jan/31

Thu

02:00PM-04:00PM

4-370

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required

This introductory session will provide an overview of concepts and tools for visualizing data. Attendees will be introduced to web-based, open-source tools that provide beginner and intermediate users with richer functionality than traditional desktop spreadsheet and graphics software. Topics will include use cases and tool selection, data processing workflows, and principles for creating effective visualizations.

Register here: https://libcal.mit.edu/event/4827528

Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Christine Malinowski, cmalin@mit.edu

Kitty Huang, Communication Coach

Jan/31

Thu

06:00PM-07:30PM

TBA, email instructor for location

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/30
Limited to 35 participants
Prereq: None

Do you feel frustrated when you try very hard but can’t seem to get the response you want? Sometimes there is no response at all. The communication becomes a one-way street. Do you feel disappointed when the answer is no after you put in a lot of effort? Perhaps the job you are interested in or the person you desire turns you down. Maybe the results of a situation do not meet your expectations.  The dreams and hopes don’t go to plan.  Now you have a decision to make going forward. How do you knock on a door that will not open?

This interactive workshop provides techniques for you to work through your frustrations and disappointments. The mini exercises will help you to see obstacles in a different light and take a more effective and productive approach.

Please email for the classroom information and to reserve a space.

Contact: Kitty Huang, Heart to Heart Talk, h2htalk@gmail.com

 

Kitty Huang, Communication Coach

Jan/31 Thursday 6:00pm to 7:30pm (Room TBD)

Enrollment: Limited: Advanced registration required.

Sign-up by 01/30

Contact: Ruth Levitsky, E52-415, 617 253-3399, LEVITSKY@MIT.EDU

Jan/15

Tue

01:30PM-03:00PM

1-190

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/15

Do you present your work to your lab, at conferences, or to faculty or industry hiring committees?  If so, this workshop presented by Bob Dolan is designed to provide you with tips and strategies for delivering an effective presentation.  The more prepared you are, the more confident you will be.  Discussions will include room set-up, proper dress, room management, and actual professional delivery to your audience. Communication Skills = #1 skill employers want. 

All CAPD events are open to MIT undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs, and alumni.

Registration requested via Careerbridge.

Sponsor(s): Career, Advising and Professional Development CAPD
Contact: Bob Dolan, dolanb@mit.edu

Barbara Smith, Barbara Smith

Enrollment: Email bsmith@mit.edu
Sign-up by 01/05
Limited to 50 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions

Have you always wondered why some people seem at ease in public speaking? Have others told you to speak up because you speak too softly, or perhaps you are self-conscious because of your foreign accent? Well, this course is for you! You will learn the proper techniques for projecting your voice and delivering that talk.

Students must sign up by 1/5/19 and must attend all 6 classes. Please send an email to bsmith@mit.edu to sign up. Enrollment limited to 50. 

Sponsor(s): Mechanical Engineering
Contact: Barbara Smith, 5-320, 617-253-0137, bsmith@mit.edu

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	Jan/08	Tue	04:00PM-06:00PM	1-390
	Jan/10	Thu	04:00PM-06:00PM	1-390
	Jan/15	Tue	04:00PM-06:00PM	1-390
	Jan/17	Thu	04:00PM-06:00PM	1-390
	Jan/22	Tue	04:00PM-06:00PM	1-390
	Jan/24	Thu	04:00PM-06:00PM	1-390

Barbara Smith

Jennifer Novotney

Jan/28

Mon

02:00PM-04:00PM

MIT Museum Classroom

Enrollment: Advance sign-up requested
Limited to 30 participants

Take part in a series of 5 independent IAP workshop sessions on public speaking during the last week of IAP. The sessions are meant to be practical and interactive, and are open to all members of the MIT community. Each session is limited to 30 participants. Pre-registration is encouraged but drop-ins are welcome if space is available.

Gesturing

No one says you have to use your hands when you speak, but they can certainly help you get your message across better. What to do with your hands? Here are a few ideas that we’ll cover: minimize movement with fixed points, establish place holders, and consider viewer frame of reference. Get started on your "hand-waving" journey!

This session will be led by Tony Eng, creator of the MIT Can Talk competition and EECS Senior Lecturer.

Register for the workshop here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/iap-workshops-2019-tickets-54299858338

* Participants of this session are encouraged to take part in the “MIT Can Talk” oratory competition on Thursday, January 31st and Saturday, February 2 at the MIT Museum (see IAP listing for more details).

 

Sponsor(s): MIT Museum
Contact: Jennifer Novotney, N52-217, 617 324-7313, NOVOTNEY@MIT.EDU

Karen Pepper, Neil Calabro

Jan/23

Wed

02:00PM-04:00PM

56-162

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/22
Limited to 24 participants

We will provide an introduction to strategies for developing, writing, and submitting grant proposals. We will give a broad overview of grants and discuss common elements of proposal writing for government agencies and foundations. The session is geared to the needs of first-time grant proposal writers, but all levels of experience are welcome. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and share their concerns, and are welcome to send us ahead of time questions they would like us to address.

Sponsor(s): Comparative Media Studies/Writing, Writing, Rhetoric, and Professional Communication
Contact: Karen Pepper, kpepper@mit.edu

Heather Konar

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 12/18
Limited to 50 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions

A 3-day blogging workshop to help current MIT graduate students develop content for the Grad Admissions Blog.

This hands-on workshop will train graduate students to write an enticing blog post, with individualized feedback from communication staff from across the Institute. Grad Bloggers provide a service to prospective students by communicating diverse perspectives on what it's like to be a graduate student at MIT, in the lab and beyond.

Participants write two blog pieces and earn $200 upon completion of posts. Participants may continue writing for the blog and earn $100 per piece.

If you are a current MIT graduate student and would like to participate, fill out this application by December 18th. You must be available for all three sessions.

 

Sponsor(s): Office of Graduate Education (OGE)
Contact: Heather Konar, 35-332, 617-253-1940, heatherf@mit.edu

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Grad Blog Workshop - Session 1

	Jan/15	Tue	09:00AM-11:00AM	Room 3-133
	Jan/17	Thu	09:00AM-11:00AM	Room 3-133
	Jan/22	Tue	09:00AM-11:00AM	Room 3-133

Sadananda Dasa, Chaplain

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/08
Limited to 30 participants
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions

Life can be disheartening. Things go wrong, people do wrong, we ourselves do wrong. Our best laid-plans can be wrecked by one massive upheaval or thwarted by a million tiny bumps. Either way, we end up feeling like giving up. Amidst such discouragement that may come upon us from a hundred directions, a few Vedic Principles can be a vital morale-booster.

Join us for a four life changing session to explore ancient techniques from Vedic text to handle negativity and develop positive thoughts.

Offered by MIT Origins Club, Viashnava Hindu chaplaincy

Sponsor(s): Office of Religious, Spiritual, and Ethical Life
Contact: Sadananda Dasa, sdasa@mit.edu

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	Jan/10	Thu	10:00AM-11:00AM	56-180
	Jan/17	Thu	10:00AM-11:00AM	56-180
	Jan/24	Thu	10:00AM-11:00AM	56-180
	Jan/31	Thu	10:00AM-11:00AM	56-180

Sadananda Dasa - Chaplain

Patrick Henry Winston, Ford Professor of Engineering/MacVicar Fellow

Feb/01

Fri

11:00AM-12:00PM

10-250

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up

Professor Winston offers heuristic rules that enable you to do winning job talks
and inspiring conferences presentations, and make your listeners consider your performance impressive.

Sponsor(s): Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Contact: Patrick Henry Winston, phw@mit.edu

Thalia Rubio, WCC lecturer

Jan/08

Tue

10:00AM-11:15AM

1-371

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/07
Limited to 25 participants
Prereq: none

For your paper to be successful, people have to actually read it. A compelling abstract is essential for capturing their attention and making them want to read more. But writing an effective abstract is challenging because you need to summarize what motivated you, what you did, and what you found, in a small number of words. In this workshop, we'll analyze sample abstracts from different fields, learn editing strategies, and practice revising abstracts. You'll leave with a better understanding of how to write a strong abstract that clearly presents your research.

Sponsor(s): Writing and Communication Center, Comparative Media Studies/Writing
Contact: Steven Strang, E18-233 B, 617 253-4459, SMSTRANG@MIT.EDU

Fabiola Hernandez, Assistant IHP Officer

Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)
Attendance: Participants should attend all sessions.

Have you ever been asked to write an SOP and have you gone “an-S-O-what?”?

Well, we are going to get together and sort it out:

• What exactly is an SOP?
• How is this useful to me and my work (or how can I make it work to my advantage)?
• How do I crank one out quickly?
• And for the more thoughtful ones out there… how do we standardize a process that is experimental and constantly evolving to begin with?

 There will be two segments to this experiment, and it would be best if you can attend both.

Target Audience:This IAP is tailored to student work, but all community members are welcome to join!

Requirements: It is best if you have a project in mind: a personal or school project you do in shop, a fun event you are planning, a hack, or work we do in lab. Please take the less than 5 minute assessment to help the facilitator understand your needs around SOPs.

 NOTE: An SOP and a safety plan are different, but the thought process and skills acquired in SOP writing are transferrable. If you have ever been asked to submit a safety plan and you did not know where to start this IAP can help!

Sponsor(s): Environment, Health and Safety Office
Contact: Fabiola Hernandez, 617-452-3477, fabiolah@mit.edu

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How to write an SOP - Day 1

Jan/30

Wed

05:00PM-07:00PM

66-168

Day 1: Wednesday, 30th 5:00 to 7:00

• 5:00- 5:55 Deconstructing an SOP
• 6:05 7:00 Writing an SOP

Fabiola Hernandez - Assistant IHP Officer

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How to write an SOP - Day 2

Jan/31

Thu

05:00PM-07:00PM

66-168

Day 2: Thursday January 31st 5:00 to 7:00

• 5:00- 5:55 Reviewing our SOPs
• 6:05 7:00 IRL use discussing with a panel how SOPs are used by professionals in varied industries (R&D, academia, startups, corporations)

Fabiola Hernandez - Assistant IHP Officer

Nora Jackson, Lecturer in Writing, CMSW, Karen Pepper, Lecturer in Writing, CMSW, Michael Bove, Head of the Object-Based Media Group, Media Lab

Feb/01

Fri

01:00PM-03:00PM

4-251

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/31
Limited to 12 participants

An activity-based writing workshop for anyone who builds anything at MIT and beyond. The workshop will introduce techniques in object-based writing for designers who must rely on written or oral communication to generate interest in a design idea in the absence of the physical evidence of a prototype. After a brief introduction to object-based writing, participants will have time to write about a design idea and share their draft in a peer review discussion.

Sponsor(s): Comparative Media Studies/Writing, Media Lab
Contact: Nora Jackson, norajack@mit.edu

Christine Malinowski, Hanaan Yazdi

Jan/29

Tue

03:00PM-05:00PM

7-238, Rotch Library, Will be held in the GIS & Data lab inside Rotch

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 16 participants

Gephi is a free, open-source network analysis and interactive visualization tool that maps complex systems, as network graphs, and makes it easier to explore relationships within your data. Network graphs plot a series of objects or data points and depict the relationships between them. Create network graphs with Gephi to explore hidden relationship patterns, isolate data outliers, make hypotheses, or communicate your results in a compelling way. This introductory workshop covers the basics of using Gephi – loading, viewing, and manipulating network data and creating interactive visuals, as well as key concepts in network analysis.

Lab computers will have Gephi pre-installed for use during this workshop; laptops are not required.

Register here: https://libcal.mit.edu/event/4839226

Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Christine Malinowski, cmalin@mit.edu

Jan/25

Fri

11:00AM-12:00PM

56-114

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/25

International students seeking full-time job or summer internship opportunities in the U.S.? Come to this panel and get advice from Career Services staff and international MIT alumni on how to conduct effective job search and make yourself stand out in an increasingly competitive job market.

Registration requested via Careerbridge.

 All CAPD workshops are open to MIT undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs, and alumni unless otherwise specified.

Sponsor(s): Career, Advising and Professional Development CAPD
Contact: CAPD Information, capd@mit.edu

Feb/01

Fri

10:00AM-11:00AM

1-190

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/31

Kickstart your launch with some added energy and inspiration from CAPD. Keynote speaker (ALUMNI) will share some advice on maximizing your time at MIT to maximize your career. Coffee, tea, and light refreshments will be served.

Part of the full-day symposium “Launch into Spring” exclusively for first-year undergraduate students.

Registration requested via Careerbridge.

Sponsor(s): Career, Advising and Professional Development CAPD
Contact: CAPD Information, capd@mit.edu

Feb/01

Fri

11:00AM-11:45AM

1-190

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/31

A condensed workshop based on the Stanford course, learn how to use design principles to set a trajectory for your own career.

Part of the full-day symposium “Launch into Spring” exclusively for first-year undergraduate students only.

Registration requested via Careerbridge.

Sponsor(s): Career, Advising and Professional Development CAPD
Contact: CAPD Information, caod@mit.edu

Feb/01

Fri

03:00PM-03:45PM

1-190

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/31

Set your goal for acquiring an awesome internship through this workshop where we will cover the resources, tools, and ways to find your professional next-step.

Part of the full-day symposium “Launch into Spring” exclusively for first-year undergraduate students only.

Registration requested via Careerbridge.

Sponsor(s): Career, Advising and Professional Development CAPD
Contact: CAPD Information, capd@mit.edu

Feb/01

Fri

01:00PM-01:45PM

1-190, Bring your laptop

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/31

Revisit your resume and add in your new experiences from your Fall semester in this Lab. Learn about ways to update your resume (including a demonstration of VMock), and receive on-site advice for your specific resume questions. Remember to bring your laptop to this interactive workshop.

Part of the full-day symposium “Launch into Spring” exclusively for first-year undergraduate students.

Registration requested via Careerbridge.

Sponsor(s): Career, Advising and Professional Development CAPD
Contact: CAPD Information, capd@mit.edu

Joseph A. Granado, M.S., Associate Director of Student Activities and Leadership

Enrollment: Registration required
Sign-up by 01/02
Limited to 60 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: N/A

LeaderShape has been a program provided to MIT students for almost 30 years! This FREE 4-day/3-night PREMIER LEADERSHIP PROGRAM occurs during IAP from January 13th-16th in Sharon, MA and is open to current UNDERGRAD and GRAD students.

This FREE program helps students develop their personal leadership identity via discussions, simulations, and activities facilitated by high-profile MIT faculty and Staff. Each participant is grouped with peers across the Institute to learn and enhance their leadership skill set during the 4 day experience. During this program you will create a VISION and develop skills to bring that vision to fruition. Have you ever heard of Kahn Academy? That vision started at LeaderShape!

Applications are being accepted now and are due January 2nd. Please apply via this link.

If you have any questions, please contact Joseph Granado, Associate Director of Student Activities and Leadership at jgranado@mit.edu.

Sponsor(s): Student Activities Office
Contact: Joseph Granado, W20-500, 617 253-7605, JGRANADO@MIT.EDU

Jeff Ravel, Professor and Head of History, Emilie Hardman, Program Head for Special Collections, Anne McCants, Director of Concourse, Professor of History

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/14
Limited to 6 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: Beginner Printing Workshop / Previous Letterpress Experience

Participants in this three-day workshop will first study design features found in books printed in Europe from 1475 to 1700 in the Rare Books Collection of the MIT Libraries.  They will then design their own 2-4 page publication using both text and images cut into linoleum blocks.  They will then print copies of their project in the MIT Beaver Press Printshop on the eighth floor of Barker Library.

 

Signup here for the workshop.

Sponsor(s): History, Libraries, Concourse
Contact: Jeffrey Ravel, E51-255C, 617 253-4451, RAVEL@MIT.EDU

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	Jan/15	Tue	09:00AM-12:00PM	Barker Library
	Jan/16	Wed	09:00AM-12:00PM	Barker Library
	Jan/18	Fri	09:00AM-12:00PM	Barker Library

At our first session on 1/15, we will study design principles found in early books and begin to deisgn our own publication. At the second session on 1/16, we will print the first page of imprint. At the third session on 1/18 we will print our second page.

Jeff Ravel - Professor and Head of History, Emilie Hardman - Program Head for Special Collections, Anne McCants - Director of Concourse, Professor of History

Jeff Ravel, Professor and Head of History, Kathleen Lopes, Administrative Assistant, History

	Jan/15	Tue	01:00PM-05:00PM	Barker Library
	Jan/16	Wed	01:00PM-05:00PM	Barker Library
	Jan/17	Thu	01:00PM-05:00PM	Barker Library
	Jan/18	Fri	01:00PM-05:00PM	Barker Library
	Jan/21	Mon	01:00PM-05:00PM	Barker Library
	Jan/22	Tue	01:00PM-05:00PM	Barker Library
	Jan/23	Wed	01:00PM-05:00PM	Barker Library
	Jan/24	Thu	01:00PM-05:00PM	Barker Library
	Jan/25	Fri	01:00PM-05:00PM	Barker Library
	Jan/28	Mon	01:00PM-05:00PM	Barker Library
	Jan/29	Tue	01:00PM-05:00PM	Barker Library
	Jan/30	Wed	01:00PM-05:00PM	Barker Library
	Jan/31	Thu	01:00PM-05:00PM	Barker Library
	Feb/01	Fri	01:00PM-05:00PM	Barker Library

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 4 participants
Attendance: Repeating event, participants welcome at any session
Prereq: None

Signup for a four-hour beginner's workshop in the Beaver Press printshop in Barker Library. You will design, set, and print 10 copies of a 150-character page on our handmade letterpress.

Signup here to participate.

Contact: Jeffrey Ravel, E51-255C, 617 253-4451, RAVEL@MIT.EDU

Chelsea Truesdell, Assistant Dean, Office of the First Year, Leslie Bottari, Staff Associate, Office of the First Year

Jan/28

Mon

05:00PM-06:00PM

4-163

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Prereq: current first years, sophomores, and juniors welcome

The Office of the First Year offers two fantastic leadership opportunities for undergraduate students — Orientation Leader (OL) and Associate Advisor (AA). Both positions play a key role in helping first year students make a successful transition to MIT. Hear from students currently in these positions speak about their roles and position responsibilities, the opportunities to work with faculty and staff, and the leadership skills they gained that will help them in the future. Office of the First Year representatives will be available to give an overview of the application process and important dates. Light refreshments will be served. Bring any and all questions! 

Sponsor(s): Office of the First Year
Contact: Chelsea Truesdell, 7-103, 617 253-9764, CTRUESDE@MIT.EDU

Jennifer Novotney

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 30 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: Must take one of the MIT Museum's IAP Workshops

Do you have a silver tongue or the gift of the gab? Are you the one always picked out to share out the small group’s discussion? Do you never back down from a dinner discussion? Then show your stuff at the MIT Can Talk oratory competition!

Participants will give a 5-minute speech on the topic “Back to Square One”. Material must be original but can include excerpts from elsewhere, including poems, stories, songs, etc. as long as sources are properly attributed. A panel of judges will determine who wins the top prizes!

First place: $500

Second place: $300

Third place: $200

Audience favorite: $200

The contest is open to everyone in the MIT community; competitors must attend at least one of the MIT Museum's IAP 2019 science communication workshops in order to participate in the preliminaries on Thursday, January 31st from 5-8pm. The final competition will be from 1-3pm on Saturday, February 2 in the MIT Museum.

**Competition registration and details will be sent by email to interested participants who attended at least one of the MIT Museum's IAP 2019 public speaking workshops. Please contact Jennifer Novotney (novotney@mit.edu) with questions.

 

Sponsor(s): MIT Museum
Contact: Jennifer Novotney, N52-217, 617 324-7313, NOVOTNEY@MIT.EDU

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Jan/31

Thu

05:00PM-08:00PM

MIT Museum

Preliminary round

Jennifer Novotney

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Feb/02

Sat

01:00PM-03:00PM

MIT Museum

Finals presented for a live audience

Jennifer Novotney

MIT Language Conversation Exchange team

	Jan/09	Wed	01:00PM-02:00PM	E19-202
	Jan/22	Tue	01:00PM-02:00PM	10-105 (Bush Room)

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Repeating event, participants welcome at any session
Prereq: none

Twice monthly lunch mixer for language enthusiasts to meet native speakers and exchange about language and culture! All MIT community members welcome. Multicultural foods will be served at each lunch. This is a great way to find a language partner.

Can't fit these lunches in your schedule? Try finding a conversation partner for language practice on our new website: http://lce.mit.edu. Partners pick the day, time, and place that are mutally convenient to meet.

Eat, Meet, Speak

 

 

Sponsor(s): MIT Language Conversation Exchange
Contact: The MIT Language Conversation Exchange Team, E23-385, 617 253-1614, lce@mit.edu

Steven Strang

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/06
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
Prereq: none

Calling all creative writers! Want to write something creative but need some motivation or support or some thoughtful readers?  Join other MIT writers to get advice about your own writing, to be a reader of other writers' work, and/or to get inspiration to write something. Any type of creative writing is welcomed:  e.g., fiction, poetry, literary nonfiction, memoirs, personal essays, plays, blog entries, book reviews. We help each other get started on a creative writing project, we help each other develop ideas and style, and we function as engaged and encouraging readers of each other's material.  The Group includes emerging and established writers. We meet every Monday from noon-1:00 p.m. Open to MIT undergraduate and graduate students, post-docs, lecturers, staff, faculty, spouses and partners. Please note that this is not a class and not a group for technical writing or for thesis writing.

Please email <smstrang@mit.edu> to register.

Sponsor(s): Comparative Media Studies/Writing, Writing and Communication Center
Contact: Steven Strang, E18-233 B, 617 253-4459, SMSTRANG@MIT.EDU

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MIT's Writers Group

	Jan/07	Mon	12:00PM-01:00PM	E17-136
	Jan/14	Mon	12:00PM-01:00PM	E17-136
	Jan/28	Mon	12:00PM-01:00PM	E17-136

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Session Title TBD

Jan/24

Thu

11:30AM-12:30PM

56-114

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/24

Informational interviews are a relatively easy way to learn all sorts of great stuff about jobs, industries, companies, and locations that you are curious about and can’t learn through coursework. In this workshop, you’ll learn more about what an informational interview is, why they’re important, and some strategies for conducting your own.

 Registration requested via Careerbridge.

 All CAPD workshops are open to MIT undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs, and alumni unless otherwise specified. 

Sponsor(s): Career, Advising and Professional Development CAPD
Contact: CAPD Information, capd@mit.edu

Juergen Schoenstein, Lecturer: Writing, Rhetoric, and Professional Communication, Anna Kohler, Senior Lecturer in Music and Theater Arts at MIT

	Jan/29	Tue	09:30AM-12:30PM	66-144
	Jan/30	Wed	09:30AM-12:30PM	66-144, 66-154
	Jan/30	Wed	02:00PM-04:00PM	W16-RRA

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/25
Limited to 18 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions

As engineers and academics, we love to talk about our work – unless it is in front of an audience. For many, public speaking is one of the biggest fears they have to face; even experienced presenters often agonize over the prospect of facing an audience. This workshop will address not only the tasks of crafting a talk and designing the slides, but also how to become confident and comfortable as a speaker. This workshop is intended for graduate students and faculty members who want to improve their oral presentation skills, but undergraduates are welcome, too.

The first part will be a half-day workshop in crafting an audience-specific narrative, and designing professional slides; the next morning, we will do a “clinic” where participants get an opportunity to give a 5 to 10-minute presentation (about their thesis, current research, or any other topic they choose) to a friendly audience of peers, get feedback and practice how to handle the Q and A. In the afternoon, things will become more physical: Anna Kohler, Senior Lecturer for Theater at MIT, will lead a workshop on “Speaking with confidence”. In this workshop, you will do exercises that will enable you to find and fill both the space within you and the space immediately around you, so that you can confidently be yourself in front of a large audience. This workshop is not about oral performance and theatrical speech, but about physical presence and comfort on stage - wear loose clothing conducive for physical movement.

Sponsor(s): Comparative Media Studies/Writing, Writing, Rhetoric, and Professional Communication
Contact: Juergen Schoenstein, juergen@mit.edu

Jennifer Novotney

Jan/31

Thu

02:00PM-04:00PM

MIT Museum Classroom

Enrollment: Advance sign-up requested
Limited to 30 participants

Take part in a series of 5 independent IAP workshop sessions on public speaking during the last week of IAP. The sessions are meant to be practical and interactive, and are open to all members of the MIT community. Each session is limited to 30 participants. Pre-registration is encouraged but drop-ins are welcome if space is available.

Reaching Out

A key component of research is communication. Whether it is with other researchers, the general public, or students, it is important that you are able to share your research in a clear and engaging way. In this class, you will learn how to tailor your presentations to different groups, assess your audience, and move past the powerpoint to meet your goals. Please bring a presentation that you would like to work on or a possible topic to try.

Register for this workshop here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/iap-workshops-2019-tickets-54299858338

* Participants of this session are encouraged to take part in the “MIT Can Talk” oratory competition on Thursday, January 31st and Saturday, February 2 at the MIT Museum (see IAP listing for more details). 

Sponsor(s): MIT Museum
Contact: Jennifer Novotney, N52-217, 617 324-7313, NOVOTNEY@MIT.EDU

Dan Crohn, Instructor

	Jan/08	Tue	01:00PM-03:00PM	4-237
	Jan/10	Thu	01:00PM-03:00PM	4-237
	Jan/15	Tue	01:00PM-03:00PM	4-237
	Jan/17	Thu	01:00PM-03:00PM	4-237
	Jan/22	Tue	01:00PM-03:00PM	4-237
	Jan/24	Thu	01:00PM-03:00PM	4-237
	Jan/29	Tue	01:00PM-03:00PM	4-237
	Jan/31	Thu	01:00PM-03:00PM	4-237

Enrollment: Advanced sign-up required plus brief application essay
Sign-up by 12/21
Limited to 12 participants
Attendance: Participants must commit to regular attendance

Do you want to make people laugh? Here’s your chance. In this crash course, you will go from the fundamentals of comedy writing and performance technique to constructing your own stand-up set. Material will be workshopped in a supportive, constructive environment led by stand-up comedian Dan Crohn, who has appeared on Last Comic Standing and the popular WTF podcast with Marc Maron. With years of experience teaching and performing stand-up, Dan will help you work towards a final graduation performance, MC-ed by him and scheduled for Friday, February 8.

Applicants should send a brief essay (up to 300 words) to stand-up-comedy@mit.edu by December 21 explaining why they want to take this series.  Participants must commit to regular attendance and to the final performance on Feb 8.  Prepare to amuse!  Funded by the De Florez Fund For Humor.

Sponsor(s): Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Contact: Kieran Setiya, 32-D916, 617-715-4264, stand-up-comedy@mit.edu

Louise Harrison-Lepera, Lecturer, Susan Carlisle, Lecturer

Jan/28

Mon

01:00PM-03:00PM

56-167

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/25
Limited to 20 participants

You don't have to be famous or have lived a long, illustrious life to start writing your autobiography. Telling stories about your life can not only help you remember experiences, but also help you understand them better. This two hour workshop is a bite-sized sample of one of our most popular introductory writing classes, Reading and Writing Autobiography. In this workshop we will discuss a few short excerpts from contemporary autobiographies. We will then use some thought-provoking writing exercises to help us open up our memories and choose significant moments to write about. Workshop participants will have the chance to write about one of these moments and get feedback on how to shape it into a longer piece.

Sponsor(s): Writing, Rhetoric, and Professional Communication, Comparative Media Studies/Writing
Contact: Louise Harrison-Lepera, E18-240C, 617-253-0650, lhl3@mit.edu

Jennifer Novotney

Jan/29

Tue

02:00PM-03:30PM

MIT Museum Classroom

Enrollment: Advance sign-up requested
Limited to 30 participants

Take part in a series of 5 independent IAP workshop sessions on public speaking during the last week of IAP. The sessions are meant to be practical and interactive, and are open to all members of the MIT community. Each session is limited to 30 participants. Pre-registration is encouraged but drop-ins are welcome if space is available.

Storytelling 101

Storytelling is a chance to reflect on your life, take stock of the events you've lived through, and think about how they have shaped you as a person. Taught by Kirsty Bennett, a former director and producer for The Moth, this class will encourage you to identify what stories you might want to tell, introduce basic narrative storytelling structure and help you begin to craft your own story.

Register for this workshop here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/iap-workshops-2019-tickets-54299858338

* Participants of this session are encouraged to take part in the “MIT Can Talk” oratory competition on Thursday, January 31st and Saturday, February 2 at the MIT Museum (see IAP listing for more details). 

Sponsor(s): MIT Museum
Contact: Jennifer Novotney, N52-217, 617 324-7313, NOVOTNEY@MIT.EDU

Jennifer Novotney

Jan/29

Tue

02:00PM-03:30PM

MIT Museum Classroom

Enrollment: Advance sign-up requested
Limited to 30 participants

Take part in a series of 5 independent IAP workshop sessions on public speaking during the last week of IAP. The sessions are meant to be practical and interactive, and are open to all members of the MIT community. Each session is limited to 30 participants. Pre-registration is encouraged but drop-ins are welcome if space is available.

Storytelling 101

Storytelling is a chance to reflect on your life, take stock of the events you've lived through, and think about how they have shaped you as a person. Taught by Kirsty Bennett, a former director and producer for The Moth, this class will encourage you to identify what stories you might want to tell, introduce basic narrative storytelling structure and help you begin to craft your own story.

Register for the workshop here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/iap-workshops-2019-tickets-54299858338

* Participants of this session are encouraged to take part in the “MIT Can Talk” oratory competition on Thursday, January 31st and Saturday, February 2 at the MIT Museum (see IAP listing for more details).

 

Sponsor(s): MIT Museum
Contact: Jennifer Novotney, N52-217, 617 324-7313, NOVOTNEY@MIT.EDU

Samuel Klein

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

We will review tools + methods for organizing knowledge creation + publishing, designed for discovery, reuse, and parallel research. Participants will share examples + challenges from their field, workshop potential improvements with one another, and discuss the potential for widespread collaborations.

Bring a laptop or notebook. A few readings will be shared on Monday for discussion Wednesday.

Location: 4-146

Sponsor(s): Libraries, MIT Press, Media Lab
Contact: Samuel Klein, sjklein@mit.edu

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Structuring Collective Knowledge

	Jan/14	Mon	02:00PM-04:00PM	4-146, Bring your laptop
	Jan/16	Wed	02:00PM-04:00PM	4-146, Bring your laptop

We will review tools + methods for organizing knowledge creation + publishing, designed for discovery, reuse, and parallel research. Participants will share examples + challenges from their field, workshop potential improvements with one another, and discuss the potential for widespread collaborations.

Bring a laptop or notebook. A few readings will be shared on Monday for discussion Wednesday.

Location: 4-146

Samuel Klein

Jan/10

Thu

01:30PM-03:00PM

1-190

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

Wondering how to mount a successful job search in this highly competitive academic job market? This workshop will discuss important elements of preparing a strong application package which includes a CV, Cover Letter, Research Statement, Teaching Statement, and Diversity Statement. This presentation is targeted towards all PhD students and Postdocs who may prepare for the faculty search now and in the future. In addition, actual academic hiring committee interview questions from 20 US and 11 international universities will be provided. All CAPD workshops are open to MIT undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs, and alumni unless otherwise specified.

Registration requested via Careerbridge.

Sponsor(s): Career, Advising and Professional Development CAPD
Contact: CAPD Information, capd@mit.edu

Jan/18

Fri

01:30PM-03:00PM

1-190

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/18

While your technical skills will get you the interview, it is your behavioral attributes that will get you the job. This session will discuss preparation and strategies for a successful interview. In addition, sample behavioral interview questions will be provided along with tips on how to answer these tough questions.  The top 4 of 5 attributes employers look for are behavioral. 

Registration requested via Careerbridge.

All CAPD workshops are open to MIT undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs, and alumni unless otherwise specified.

Sponsor(s): Career, Advising and Professional Development CAPD
Contact: Bob Dolan, dolanb@mit.edu

Katie Zimmerman, Mikki Macdonald

Jan/30

Wed

12:30PM-02:00PM

E25-111

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required

This session will cover the required specifications for submitting your thesis, and review some common copyright questions related to theses, including whether you need permission to use certain figures in your thesis, and what is involved when you want to publish parts of your thesis before or after the thesis is submitted.

This session is part of the "Intellectual Property Speaker Series" co-sponsored with the Technology Licensing Office. Lunch will be provided to attendees of the Intellectual Property Speaker Series events. Please email kshaner@mit.edu if you'd like to attend lunch and also register below.

FREE SWAG!

We will also be giving away some branded MIT Libraries and Technology Licensing Office swag to participants who attend any 6 sessions from this series, so please check out our other sessions! http://mit_tlo.eventbrite.com

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/thesesmit-specifications-and-copyright-issues-iap-2019-ip-series-tickets-53268950866?aff=1301902

Sponsor(s): Libraries, Technology Licensing Office
Contact: Mikki Maccdonald, mssimon@mit.edu

Ruth Levitsky, Toastmasters@MIT clubs coordinator

	Jan/08	Tue	06:30PM-07:45PM	E51-057
	Jan/15	Tue	06:30PM-07:45PM	E51-057
	Jan/22	Tue	06:30PM-07:45PM	E51-057
	Jan/29	Tue	06:30PM-07:45PM	E51-057

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

Come learn how Toastmasters will make you a better speaker and leader.

Contact: Ruth Levitsky, 3-133, 857-266-3400, LEVITSKY@MIT.EDU

	Jan/22	Tue	11:00AM-12:00PM	(CANCELED)
	Jan/23	Wed	11:00AM-12:00PM	E19-202
	Jan/24	Thu	11:00AM-12:00PM	E19-202

Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions

Do you plan to apply to medical or another health professional school? Are you nervous about crafting an impressive personal statement? If so, then MIT Prehealth Advising has an IAP 2019 workshop for you! In collaboration with MITell’s Kirsty Bennett, we are offering a special 3-day storytelling workshop to assist you with writing your personal statement and articulating your why! The personal statement is essentially your story: How did you get to where you are today? What life experiences reveal your passion for wanting to be a future physician? If you are not sure what to say or where to start, then this IAP course can help! Come learn how to develop your story and, most importantly, have fun while doing it. This 3-day workshop runs from 11am-12pm on January 22, 23 and 24 (Tuesday – Thursday). Ideally, you should participate in all three days. If you are interested in participating, please fill out the google form and tell us what you hope to get out of this IAP experience. Space is limited to 10 students so apply today!

Please register here:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfRzszDoLFWbqLK9gXxhoXoaGJ2fAwWVlwQGCeWhuNi1w6shA/viewform?usp=sf_link

Sponsor(s): Career, Advising and Professional Development CAPD
Contact: Aleshia Carlsen-Bryan, E19-202, 617-715-5328, prehealth@mit.edu

Jan/24

Thu

03:00PM-05:00PM

E25-111

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/24

Back by popular demand, MIT is thrilled to welcome Dr. Jean-luc Doumont  for his annual IAP lectures.

Unless you know how to squeeze more than 24 hours in a day, you are probably receptive to advice on how to achieve more in the time you have. Rather than add to the long lists of tips available in books or websites, this lecture proposes a simple but solid framework to help you decide what is worth doing (and what is not). It then discusses how to manage your time and your physical or virtual space to actually get things done.

 Dr. Doumont holds an engineering degree from the Louvain School of Engineering and a PhD in applied physics from Stanford. He specializes in professional speaking, writing, and graphing, and incorporates a unique engineering perspective. He is an international speaker and the author of “Trees, Maps, and Theorems: effective communication for rational minds”. RSVP requested via CareerBridge.

All CAPD workshops are open to MIT undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs, and alumni unless otherwise specified. 

Sponsored by Career Advising & Professional Development, the Office of Graduate Education, the Office of Vice President for Research, and the Graduate Student Council

Sponsor(s): Career, Advising and Professional Development CAPD
Contact: CAPD Information, capd@mit.edu

Micah Nathan

Jan/24

Thu

11:00AM-02:00PM

2-105

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/22
Limited to 30 participants

My first video game writing job was a year-long stint with an iOS company that wanted to start a game franchise. They had a concept: mercs with guns. They had a genre: sci-fi. They didn’t have a game title, a universe, bad guys, weaponry, spaceships, or a plot.

So I gave them what they needed (SHADOWGUN) and they paid me for it, and thus began my somewhat-lucrative job as a video game writer. In this one-day, three-hour seminar, I’ll tell you what I’ve done right in my career, what I’ve done wrong, and I’ll offer suggestions on both world-building and character-building. Questions from the audience are both expected and needed.

Sponsor(s): Comparative Media Studies/Writing
Contact: Micah Nathan, micahn@mit.edu

Alison Hynd, Andrea Walsh

Jan/29

Tue

01:00PM-02:30PM

56-162

Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)
Limited to 25 participants

Individuals and organizations often struggle with the issue of how best to raise funds for social action and community service projects on campus and in the community. The ability to craft different appeals – such as grant proposals, crowdsourcing appeals and donation letters – is key to successful fundraising. Each fundraising genre employs different rhetorical strategies. Writing effective grant proposals means understanding how to read a “Request for Proposals” (RFP), use local data to advocate for your program, construct a budget and follow a common format so that reviewers can easily read your proposal. Crowdsourcing appeals and donation letters vary in form, and may appeal more to emotion than grant proposals. Understanding the distinctions between these genres is key to achieving success as a fundraising writer.

This workshop reviews different types of fundraising writing, such as grant proposals, crowdsourcing approaches and donation appeal letters. We will distribute a list of relevant local and MIT grant opportunities and examples of effective proposals and review common crowdsourcing approaches. We will discuss things to consider before putting pen to paper to ensure your plans are a good match for community needs.  In addition, we will provide time for participants to work on fundraising plans for their own projects. Bring a laptop and ideas for projects to fund!

Sponsor(s): Comparative Media Studies/Writing, Priscilla King Gray Public Service Center
Contact: Andrea Walsh, aswalsh@mit.edu

Elizabeth Fox, WCC lecturer

Jan/28

Mon

03:00PM-05:00PM

E17-136, bring laptop or paper

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

Are you writing a dissertation?  Planning to write one?  Finishing and need one more burst of energy?

Do you wonder, “How can I manage my time better?” Maybe you think, “I need people to talk with!”    Does an inner voice say, “I need energy and sleep!” or “I need support!”?  These thoughts are common. 

LEARN to MANAGE TIME PRODUCTIVELY, MEET OTHER WRITERS, and COMPLETE your DISSERTATION.

Spend two hours during IAP to meet others, describe your work, try an exercise, and plot your journey. You may find a writing buddy or form a dissertation group.

                                                                           Bring a laptop or paper.

               Workshop for resources, strategies, and tips to streamline your writing process.

Sponsor(s): Writing and Communication Center, Comparative Media Studies/Writing
Contact: Elizabeth Fox, E18-233, emfox@mit.edu

Phoebe Ayers

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions

Are you writing a literature review for a thesis or an article? Need to find background information and go deep into the literature to find out what has been done before? Join us for this hands-on session covering techniques for identifying places to look for articles, conference proceedings, patents, and more; some tips on keeping track of what you've found; and some ways to search for related works, overviews, highly cited works, and other tricks. We'll save some time for hands-on work to identify sources related to your work, so bring your laptop. Don't be surprised late in your writing process by a relevant paper that you didn't find - work on your literature review today! Any discipline is welcome, with a focus on science and engineering.

Two sessions will be offered: Friday Jan 11 from 11am-12pm, and Friday Jan 25 from 2-3pm. Please join us for either one.

Register here for Jan 11: https://libcal.mit.edu/event/4843093

Register here for Jan 25: https://libcal.mit.edu/event/4843172

Sponsor(s): Libraries
Contact: Phoebe Ayers, psayers@mit.edu

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Writing your literature review

	Jan/11	Fri	11:00AM-12:00PM	14N-132
	Jan/25	Fri	02:00PM-03:00PM	14N-132

Are you writing a literature review? Need to find background info and go deep into the literature to find out what has been done before? Join us for this hands-on session covering techniques for identifying places to look for articles, conference proceedings, patents, and more; some tips on keeping track of what you've found; and some ways to search for related works, overviews, highly cited works, and other tricks.

Phoebe Ayers

Jennifer Novotney

Feb/01

Fri

02:00PM-04:00PM

MIT Museum Classroom

Enrollment: Advance sign-up requested
Limited to 30 participants

Take part in a series of 5 independent IAP workshop sessions on public speaking during the last week of IAP. The sessions are meant to be practical and interactive, and are open to all members of the MIT community. Each session is limited to 30 participants. Pre-registration is encouraged but drop-ins are welcome if space is available.

Your Place on Stage

Are you tired of reading tiny font and listening to a presenter in the background? Then come to this workshop to learn how to make yourself stand out from your slides! Work with a professional actor to practice effective body language, and explore how to use your body to emphasize and enhance your presentation. Please wear loose clothing conducive for physical movement. This session will be led by Debra Wise, Artistic Director of the Underground Railway Theater.

Register for this workshop here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/iap-workshops-2019-tickets-54299858338

* Participants of this session are encouraged to take part in the “MIT Can Talk” oratory competition on Thursday, January 31st and Saturday, February 2 at the MIT Museum (see IAP listing for more details). 

Sponsor(s): MIT Museum
Contact: Jennifer Novotney, N52-217, 617 324-7313, NOVOTNEY@MIT.EDU