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Accenture Site Visit
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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
Ace the Case: Learn and Practice the Thinking Ability Sought by Top Employers
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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
All About UROP
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Jan/10 | Thu | 03:00PM-04:00PM | 5-233 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Come learn about all aspects of the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) at MIT, including how to participate, what type of research is available, and more.
Sponsor(s): Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program -UROP
Contact: J Alex Hoyt, 7-104, 617 324-6700, JAHOYT@MIT.EDU
AMITA Roundtable: An Evening of Discussion and Networking
AMITA, Association of MIT Alumnae
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Jan/29 | Tue | 06:00PM-08:00PM | Twenty Chimneys, W20 |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/29
The Association of MIT Alumnae (AMITA) invites undergraduate and graduate students to an informal night of networking with MIT alumnae in Building 9 on the 2nd floor. We'll talk about life choices and share our experiences in selecting grad schools and integrating family life and career. Pizza will be provided. Please pre-register* so we'll have enough food. Student registration is FREE.
Sponsor(s): Alumni Association
Contact: Moana Bentin, mbentin@mit.edu
Biogen Site Visit
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Jan/29 | Tue | 01:30PM-03:30PM | Biogen |
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/28
Biogen is a biotechnology leader that discovers, develops, and delivers innovative therapies to improve the lives of patients with neurodegenerative diseases, hematologic conditions, and autoimmune diseases. Attend the MIT-Biogen visit to meet with scientists across different groups, MIT alum, and other staff to learn about the innovative therapies they are building. Open to Undergrads from all Courses. RSVP Requested in CareerBridge (Under Events> Fairs & Events> Biogen Site Visit).
Sponsor(s): Career, Advising and Professional Development CAPD
Contact: IAP Site Visits, capd@mit.edu
Career Values 101
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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
Ceres Site Visit
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Jan/29 | Tue | 11:00AM-12:30PM | Ceres |
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/28
Are you interested in learning about how to tackle the world’s most pressing sustainability challenges, climate change, water scarcity, pollution, and human rights abuses? Come to the Ceres Site Visit to learn about how MIT students can engage with Cere’s mission of transforming the economy to build a sustainable future. Open to Undergrads and Grads from all Courses. RSVP Requested in CareerBridge (Under Events> Fairs & Events> Ceres Site Visit).
Sponsor(s): Career, Advising and Professional Development CAPD
Contact: IAP Site Visits, capd@mit.edu
Challenging the Cultural Norms that Influence Our Careers Decisions
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Jan/17 | Thu | 10:30AM-12:00PM | 2-143 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/17
Many factors such as family, friends, community, and the media influence our views, thoughts and opinions about the “best” career move for us. We are also influenced by systems of privilege and oppression, including racism, heterosexism, ableism, and sexism. Through this interactive, discussion-based IAP workshop, we aim to provide a space to identify and challenge some of these norms and forces that effect our career decisions. This is an IAP workshop put on by MIT's Career Advising and Professional Development Office with the goal of providing professional development with a diversity and inclusion lens.
Suggested Learning Objectives
Register on CareerBridge and fill out the pre-workshop survey!
Questions? Email Amanda at apickett@mit.edu or Tavi at tsookhoo@mit.edu.
All CAPD events are open to MIT undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs, and alumni unless otherwise specified.
Sponsor(s): Career, Advising and Professional Development CAPD
Contact: Amanda Pickett, apickett@mit.edu
Coaching Well Trained Fleas - How to become aware of the limiting beliefs that keep away possibilities
Shayla Rivera
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Jan/29 | Tue | 03:30PM-05:30PM | E25-111 |
Enrollment: Registration requested: https://goo.gl/forms/XWbk5Ijyp3CUlzwF3
Sign-up by 01/29
Inspirational TEDx Speaker, Comedian & Professor Shayla Rivera
Funny Rocket Scientist, Inc.
The most important subject to study for anyone seeking true success is the one subject usually given the least amount of study, that subject is the self. I realized that I was going on through my existence feeling many times like I was dragging a great bag filled with some discomfort that I wasn't quite sure what it was. This affected my daily life in negative ways, the most common of which was keeping me from my best. I have made it my business to get to understand me and through that I have gotten to understand most others. Through paying attention, I can report that I found a way to get 'clear' about why I do what I do and this has opened the door to me changing the things I need to and want to change. Humor has been my saving grace and combining humor with respectful contemplation I can share ways to become clear and then free from what holds us back. However, I only point the path to the water and sometimes lead the horse there, ultimately the horse must decide to drink.
Self-exploration & contemplation have never been given importance in our modality of education; however, they are paramount to success. This workshop will offer tools & guidance to help find our way through the cobwebs of our own limiting beliefs.
Co-sponsored by De Florez Fund for Humor, Institute Community & Equity Office, International Students Office, Student Activities Office, & Latino Employee Resource Group
Sponsor(s): International Students Office, Institute Community and Equity Office
Contact: Dana Riechman, E18-219S, 617 253-3795, RIECHMAN@MIT.EDU
Commercialization of University Technology: Innovation, Tech Transfer, and Licensing
Deirdre Zammit, Technology Licensing Officer, Lauren Foster, Associate Director
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Jan/23 | Wed | 10:00AM-11:30AM | E25-111 |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/22
Limited to 150 participants
Have you ever wondered how technology that’s developed in universities and other academic institutions gets translated into a product to benefit the public? This process is known as technology transfer. University tech transfer professionals evaluate new inventions, protect intellectual property through a patenting process, and license the technology to third parties, such as start-up companies or corporations, for further investment in development and commercialization.
At MIT, the Technology Licensing Office (TLO) supports MIT inventors in this process and plays a vital role in the entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Technology Licensing Officers Lauren Foster and Deirdre Zammit, who engage with the MIT community in these tech transfer efforts, will share the strategic approach MIT takes to move innovations from the research bench to the marketplace.
This session is part of the "Intellectual Property Speaker Series" co-sponsored by the Technology Licensing Office and MIT Libraries. Lunch will be provided to attendees of the Intellectual Property Speaker Series events.
Please register for the seminar and lunch here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/commercialization-of-mit-technology-innovation-tech-transfer-licensing-tickets-53673283235?aff=1231901
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
Sponsor(s): Technology Licensing Office, Libraries
Contact: Karen Baird, NE18-501, 617 324-2386, KSHANER@MIT.EDU
Communicating Science to Nonscientists by Jean-luc Doumont
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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
Creating a Successful Career--Strategies, Techniques, and the Big Mistakes You're Going to Make
Mark Herschberg 95, MNG 97, 05, Principal, White Knight Consulting
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Jan/30 | Wed | 07:00PM-08:30PM | 32-155 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
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.
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, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program -UPOP
Contact: Elena Byrne, W98-206C, 617 252-1143, EBYRNE@MIT.EDU
CV Conversion to Resume
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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
Departmental Exploration (DEX)
Chelsea Truesdell, Assistant Dean, Office of the First Year
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
First-year students, have you picked your passion yet? Don't miss this series of departmental exploration (DEX) events sponsored by the Office of the First Year.
DEX will be a structured time at the end of IAP for academic discovery that will allow students to experience what it’s like to be an undergrad in various department. Events include: student panels, open houses and showcases of projects and research. Each day there will be at least one topic panel featuring students and faculty from departments listed who will speak about their in and out of class experiences studying and teaching in this department.
Events will take place from January 28 - February 1. RSVP is only necessary for some events, most you can just drop in!
Full list of events is listed on the Office of the First Year website: http://uaap.mit.edu/node/2553?
Sponsor(s): Office of the First Year
Contact: Chelsea Truesdell, 7-103, 617-253-9764, ctruesde@mit.edu
Developing Leadership in Yourself and Others
David Niño, Senior Lecturer, GEL-MIT Engineering Leadership Program
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 35 participants
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
Prereq: Graduate Status
Join us for this workshop series designed for MIT graduate students interested in “making a positive difference” in their chosen fields. Grounded in research but experiential and engaging in delivery, these workshops will build practical skills that apply to engineering and technology environments.
This series is offered through the Gordon-MIT Engineering Leadership Program in collaboration with GradSage, the Graduate Student Council and Graduate Women@MIT. Students are welcome to attend some or all of these workshops.
Limited to 35 participants
To Register: Email Lisa Stagnone (lstag@mit.edu)
Sponsor(s): Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Graduate Student Council
Contact: Lisa Stagnone, lstag@mit.edu
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Jan/14 | Mon | 12:30PM-04:30PM | TBA |
How do you turn a smart group of people into a committed and effective team? This is not easy
to achieve and our workshop will help you learn to build real teams, right from the start. Vice
Chancellor Ian Waitz will join for part of this session.
Attendees will learn to:
Compose and launch new project teams.
Manage decision making processes to avoid hidden biases.
Formulate and communicate a compelling team vision.
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Jan/22 | Tue | 12:30PM-04:30PM | TBD |
The heart of leadership is the ability to inspire people without relying on authority. Only one in ten practicing managers are skilled in motivating others. Learn to engage and develop people to deliver their best work.
You'll be able to
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Jan/28 | Mon | 12:30PM-04:30PM | TBD |
Discover your leadership strengths and invent career pathways for putting them to work. We will be joined by John Strackhouse, who advises some of todays top leaders in technology.
Attendees will learn to:
Discover your distinctive professional strengths.
Identify work environments that can bring out your best.
Explore strategies for securing jobs that align with your life aspirations.
Effective Presentation Skills
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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
Healthcare vs. Health: Can Systems Thinking Change the Game?
John F. Carrier, System Dynamics Group, MIT Sloan, Dr Susan Abookire, Assistant Professor, Havard Medical School
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Jan/29 | Tue | 04:00PM-05:30PM | E51-151 |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/29
Limited to 45 participants
Prereq: Pre-read and survey - see link listed above
At 17% of GDP and climbing, the US has the world's most expensive healthcare system, yet the resuts are similar to countries with half the spend.
Despite universal recognition of the problem, and numerous efforts to improve it by skilled and well-meaning professionals, the system has stubbornly and successfully resisted every change effort.
Why?
The healthcare system is an organically evolved, complex socio-technological system made up of many stakeholders (doctors, nurses, hospital administration, IT, insurnace companies, government) before one even get to thinking about the patient. Therefore, we will need to think differently if we expect to realize different results.
MIT has a 60 year history in thinking differently about systems - and we will explore the fundamental principles of Systems Thinking that can make - or break - your efforts to improve our healthcare system, whether you are a medical professional, aspiring business leader, or a startup entrepreneur.
We guarantee that after this course, you will not see our healthcare system in the same way again!
To attend, please click here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mit-iap-healthcare-vs-health-can-systems-thinking-change-the-game-tickets-54939413264
Use Password: MIT
For more information about the course, plus pre-reads and survey, please visit:
https://jfcarrie.mit.edu/mit-iap-systematic-healthcare
Sponsor(s): Sloan School of Management, Health Sciences
Contact: John Carrier, 617-939-4396, JFCARRIE@MIT.EDU
Indigo Agriculture Site Visit
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Jan/30 | Wed | 12:00PM-01:30PM | Indigo Agriculture |
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/29
Indigo is using sophisticated genomic sequencing and computational bioinformatics to assemble the world’s largest database of genomic plant information. They apply algorithms and machine learning to this dataset to predict which microbes are most beneficial to the plant’s health towards the goal of increasing yields of cotton, wheat, corn, and other crops. Attend this visit to meet with scientists, engineers, and staff at Indigo including a panel and tour. Open to Undergrads and Grads from all Courses.RSVP Requested in CareerBridge (Under Events> Fairs & Events> Indigo Site Visit).
Sponsor(s): Career, Advising and Professional Development CAPD
Contact: IAP Site Visit, capd@mit.edu
Job Search in the U.S. and Beyond: Career Preparation Tips for International Students
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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
Lab Leadership 1: The Optimally Dismal Laboratory
Dr John F. Carrier, Sloan School of Management
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Jan/31 | Thu | 03:30PM-04:30PM | 66-110 (to confirm) |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 60 participants
Is your lab productivity below the sum of its parts? Is your laboratory suffering from fatigue despite the stimulating nature of your research topic? Do some of your graduate students appear "lost" in this system?
Is your laboratory environment siphoning off 10-25% of your laboratory's most precious resource - time - but you can't quite put your finger on it? Then this session is for you.
The secret is in understanding the following formula:
A Good Lab = A Great Lab + Defects
In this session, you and your team will learn how optimize your laboratory's ability to:
Only by optimizing your lab to deliver its worst performance will you be able to "see" the daily defects that gradually wear out the laboratory and reduce its total impact your team could have on behalf of MIT.
This approach is founded upon over 60 years of MIT Sloan research , including Total Quality Management (Feigenbaum), Lean Operations (Krafcik), System Dynamics (Forrester), Culture (Schein), and Little's Law.
You'll leave with 12 month playbook on how to turn around your lab by IAP 2020. In addition, the worst three labs will receive a complimentary visit from Dr. Defect himself.
Can you see into your laboratory's refrigerator and "see" when the paper in Science will come out? Dr. Defect can!
Who should attend?
For more info:
Sponsor(s): Chemical Engineering, Sloan School of Management, Environment, Health and Safety Office
Contact: John Carrier, JFCARRIE@MIT.EDU
Launch into Spring: Career Jolt
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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
Launch into Spring: Connections Lab
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Feb/01 | Fri | 02:00PM-02:45PM | 1-190, Bring your laptop |
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/31
Meet a CEO… or someone with a patent… or someone doing amazing things in the world! Learn how to tap into the many people from MIT through this workshop. Bring your laptop with you so you can find amazing mentors, guides, and friends using LinkedIn and Advisors Hub.
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
Launch into Spring: Design your Life Primer
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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
Launch into Spring: Internship Lab
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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
Launch into Spring: Resume Lab
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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
Law Panel featuring Wolf Greenfield
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Jan/31 | Thu | 06:00PM-07:00PM | 56-114 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/31
Have you considered going to law school? Are you interested in learning more about career paths in Intellectual Property? Curious about how a PhD can be applied in the legal field? This panel featuring guest speakers from Wolf Greenfield will help you explore career paths in IP Law. The featured company, Wolf Greenfield, specializes in helping clients protect their intellectual property and offer services ranging from patent prosecution and litigation, licensing, intellectual property audits, and trademark and copyright prosecution and litigation. Guest speakers include a current shareholder who received his PhD from MIT and a technology specialist who received her PhD from MIT and is currently attending law school.
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
Networking 101
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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
Patent Law Fundamentals
Jeffrey A. Meldman, Senior Lecturer
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
Prereq: None
Intensive introduction to the basic provisions of U.S. patent law, emphasizing the requirements for patentability and the process of applying for a patent. Designed for students in all MIT departments.
Meets MWF Jan 14 through 28, 2-4 pm, E51-151.
Topics include:
• Requirements for a patentable invention (novelty, non-obviousness, utility)
• Eligible classes of patentable invention (software? business methods? human genes?)
• Applying for a patent (including patent searches and the language of patent claims)
• New U.S. law of inventor priority (first to invent? first to file? first to disclose, or what?)
• Infringement, defenses, and remedies
• Patents compared with copyrights, trade secrets, and trademarks.
Meets with 15.620, which offers 3 units of G credit (graded P/D/F). Students who wish to receive credit should register for 15.620 and plan to take a comprehensive quiz in the final class meeting on Wednesday, January 30, 2-4 pm.
Reading materials include key sections of the U.S. patent statute (Title 35, U.S. Code) and related judicial decisions. All readings and lecture slides will be posted on the 15.620 Stellar/Canvas websites. No textbooks or course packs to purchase. For the benefit of non-credit participants, the MIT community will have access to the 15.620 websites throughout IAP.
Sponsor(s): Sloan School of Management
Contact: Jeffrey Meldman, E62-317, 617 253-4932, JMELDMAN@MIT.EDU
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Jan/14 | Mon | 02:00PM-04:00PM | E51-151 |
Overview of U.S. patent law and intellectual property. Critical differences among patents, copyrights, trade secrets, and trademarks.
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Jan/16 | Wed | 02:00PM-04:00PM | E51-151 |
Requirements for a patentable invention: novelty, non-obviousness, and utility. New U.S. law of inventor priority (first to invent? first to file? first to disclose? or what?)
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Jan/18 | Fri | 02:00PM-04:00PM | E51-151 |
Eligible subject matter. To what extent can software be patented? Business methods? Human genes? Rights of patent ownership, especially with regard to improvement patents.
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Jan/23 | Wed | 02:00PM-04:00PM | E51-151 |
The process of applying for a patent. Contents of the patent application, especially the specification. The role of the patent search. Demonstration of on-line search tools available to MIT students.
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Jan/25 | Fri | 02:00PM-04:00PM | E51-151 |
Patent claims as property boundaries. The scope, language, and structure of patent claims. Patent licenses and the MIT Technology Licensing Office
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Jan/28 | Mon | 02:00PM-04:00PM | E51-151 |
Literal infringement and the doctrine of equivalents. Patent invalidity and other defenses. Legal and equitable remedies. Anatomy of a recent patent infringement case.
Peter J. Eloranta Fellowships Info Session
Alex Hoyt
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Jan/09 | Wed | 03:30PM-04:30PM | 5-134 |
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Jan/23 | Wed | 03:30PM-04:30PM | 5-134 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Repeating event, participants welcome at any session
The Peter J. Eloranta Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships are awarded each spring to MIT undergraduates who have submitted proposals to conduct novel research or further develop innovative ideas, devices, prototypes, etc. The Eloranta Summer Fellowship Committee makes the award based on its review of submitted proposals. In making awards, the selection committee looks for proposals with a WOW quality: Well-written, Original, and Workable. Each individual fellowship is $7,000 and may be used to cover project materials and services costs, travel, and/or living expenses.
Sponsor(s): Office of the First Year
Contact: J Alex Hoyt, 7-104, 617 324-6700, JAHOYT@MIT.EDU
SAID in STEM - Students Advocating for Increased Diversity in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math
Mackenzie Lemieux, Technical Associate
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 12/21
Attendance: participants are encouraged to attend all sessions
Prereq: None
Students Advocating for Increased Diversity (SAID) in STEM is a seminar series that will be held throughout the months of January and February with a goal of educating men and women in the MIT community about the biases and stereotypes that create barriers for women and underrepresented minorities in STEM fields.
Through group discussions, critical analysis of journal articles, and talks from successful women in science, our aim is to make students and faculty aware of the inequalities that exist in the workplace while also educating participants about biases and stereotypes directly impact behaviors and decrease opportunities for women and minorities to pursue STEM careers, especially positions of leadership.
Session 1 (January 10th) and Session 2 (January 17th) will focus on developing knowledge of biases and stereotypes, inequalities in STEM, and why they exist with emphasis on the work of transgender neuroscientist, neurologist, and advocate for women and minorities in science, Dr. Ben Barres.
The following sessions will include talks from Dr. Eve Marder, Dr. Marcy Bolster, Dr. Mary Montgomery, and Dr. Dorothy Schafer regarding their career achievements, experiences as women in science and/or medicine, and the barriers they have faced in their outstanding careers.
Sponsor(s): Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Contact: Mackenzie Lemieux, 46-6263, (416) 806-0041, mlemieux@mit.edu
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Jan/10 | Thu | 05:30PM-07:30PM | 46-3310, bring your laptop or a notebook |
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Jan/17 | Thu | 05:30PM-07:30PM | 46-3310, bring your laptop or a notebook |
Sessions 1 and 2 will focus on developing knowledge of biases and stereotypes, inequalities in STEM, and why they exist with emphasis on the work of transgender neuroscientist, neurologist, and advocate for women and minorities in science, Dr. Ben Barres.
Mackenzie Lemieux - Technical Associate, Matilde Borio - Undergraduate Researcher
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Jan/30 | Wed | 05:30PM-07:30PM | 46-3310, Bring your laptop or a notebook |
The following sessions will include talks from Dr. Eve Marder, Dr. Marcy Bolster, Dr. Mary Montgomery, and Dr. Dorothy Schafer regarding their career achievements, experiences as women in science and/or medicine, and the barriers they have faced in their outstanding careers.
Additional session dates are available past 1/30 for those who are interested, please contact the Activity Leader directly for more information.
Mackenzie Lemieux - Technical Associate, Matilde Borio - Undergraduate Researcher
Sampling of Careers in Biology
Biology Department & Biology Graduate Students
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
Prereq: none
This program will cover career paths for Biology PhDs. Please join us for 7 exciting discussions featuring speakers who are at the top of their respective fields.
Sponsor(s): Biology
Contact: Gene-Wei Li, 68-223, 617-324-6703, gwli@mit.edu
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Jan/07 | Mon | 01:00PM-02:30PM | 68-181 |
Are you considering doing a postdoc, but uncertain about academia vs industry?Come learn about how to choose and the differences in experiences and career trajectories between them.
Florencia Rago - Investigator II, Claire Metrick - Postdoctoral Scientist, Alex Jaeger - Postdoctoal Fellow, Fabiana Duarte - Postdoctoral Fellow
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Jan/22 | Tue | 01:00PM-02:30PM | 68-181 |
Science is communicated to entertain, inform, and persuade diverse audiences through many types of media. In this panel, four professionals at different stages of their careers will share their experiences communicating science and empowering others to communicate science on a daily basis.
Vivian Siegel - Director of Communications, MIT Biology, Diana Chien - Program Director, MIT BE Communications Lab, April Pawluk - Scientific Editor, Jessica Polka - Executive Director
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Jan/23 | Wed | 01:30PM-03:00PM | 68-181 |
Do you enjoy teaching and helping people connect with science? Come hear about careers that are focused on science education and outreach and learn how you can share your love of science with the next generation.
Lourdes Aleman - Associate Director for Teaching & Learning, Melanie Bermen - Associate Professor, Dept Chemistry & Biochemistry, Jennifer Novotney - Public Programs Coordinator, MIT Museum, Mary Ellen Wiltrout - Lecturer/MITx Curriculum Development Specialist
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Jan/30 | Wed | 01:30PM-03:00PM | 68-181 |
Are you interested in starting your own biotech company? Are you curious about how technology developed at MIT is licensed to industry and startups? How can you fund your scientific ideas into a new business? Come hear from experts that span the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the Kendall Square area. Our panelists will share their experiences translating scientific advances to the private sector.
Nate Tedford - Head of Foundry Operations, Avak Kahvejian - Partner, Flagship Pioneering, Founding Prez Cygnal, Lauren Foster - Associate Director, MIT Technology Licensing, Rachel Meyers - Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Brett Geiger - MIT BE
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Jan/31 | Thu | 01:00PM-02:30PM | Whitehead Auditorium |
Are you considering a job in industry? Join us for an exciting Q&A session with a panel of scientists who belong to different areas of industry. Learn about their day-to-day life, how they transitioned from academia to industry, and find out whether industry is right for you.
Abraham Weintraub - Scientist, Alla Sigova - Principal Scientist, Robert Ihry - Investigator II, Eric Olson - Chief Scientific Officer, Nina Leksa - Senior Scientist
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Feb/01 | Fri | 11:00AM-12:30PM | 76-156 |
Curious about life science careers beyond bench research? Join our panel discussion to learn about careers in healthcare consulting & investment, as well as opportunities available to MIT graduates & how to prepare to make this career transition. Our speakers include both seasoned experts & recent graduates, who will share advice on long-term career strategy as well as practical tips for job applications in these fields.
Adrian Lukas Slusarczyk - Inhouse Consulting Manager, Brenda Goguen - Principal, Rachit Neupane - MIT Biology, James Kasuboski - Senior Director
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Feb/01 | Fri | 11:30AM-01:00PM | 68-181 |
NOTE: Actual date of talk of Friday, February 8th
This years panel discussion will include previous MIT trainees who have successfully transitioned to faculty, as well as faculty members with experience in faculty search committees. Come hear their perspectives
Mansi Srivastava - Assistant Professor, Madeleine Oudin - Assistant Professor, Tuomas Tammela - Assistant Professor, Joey Davis - Assistant Professor, MIT Biology, Mike Laub - Professor, MIT Biology
Tableau @ MIT: Tableau Prep in Action
George Roch, Business Intelligence Analyst
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Jan/30 | Wed | 10:00AM-12:00PM | Magasanik Rm 68-180 |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/29
Limited to 40 participants
Prereq: Basic knowledge of Tableau
This is a Networking & Showcase Event
If you've ever asked yourself any of the questions above, then you'll want to attend Tableau @ MIT. This event will bring together Tableau users from DLCs all across MIT. You'll have the opportunity to talk with others to see how they use Tableau to make their work easier. If you've built out some helpful/cool vizualizations, this is your chance to share it with others.
If you're wondering what the difference is between Tableau and Tableau Prep, we've got you covered. We'll have an overview of the Tableau Prep tool. This will be followed by a short demo on integrating local files with data from the data warehouse.
Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tableau-mit-tableau-prep-in-action-tickets-54763771916
Refreshments will be provided.
*We will have raffle prizes for participants of this event.
**This event is open to MIT Faculty and Staff
Sponsor(s): Information Systems & Technology
Contact: George Roch, W92, 617 324-1140, G_ROCH@MIT.EDU
The Academic Job Search for PhDs and Postdocs
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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
The Art of Behavioral Interviewing
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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
The NSF I-Corps Program: The Scientific Method Applied to Entrepreneurship
Roman Lubynsky, Executive Director, Venture Mentoring Service
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Jan/23 | Wed | 02:30PM-04:00PM | E25-111 |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/22
Limited to 150 participants
The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Innovation Corps or I-Corps is a program that prepares scientists and engineers to extend their focus beyond the laboratory and to accelerate the transfer of cutting-edge research into commercial success. This session will provide an introduction to the I-Corps educational programs.
For MIT Researchers Considering a Startup:
Whether you are just curious about entrepreneurship or certain you want to create a startup, I-Corps provides researchers with the ideal entry point. Faculty, staff, and students working on any STEM-related technology anywhere at MIT can enroll.
Learn more about the NSF I-Corps Program at MIT.
This session is part of the "Intellectual Property Speaker Series" co-sponsored by the Technology Licensing Office and MIT Libraries. Lunch will be provided to attendees of the Intellectual Property Speaker Series events.
Please register for the seminar and lunch here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-nsf-i-corps-program-the-scientific-method-applied-to-entrepreneurship-tickets-53588600948?aff=1231903
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
Sponsor(s): Technology Licensing Office, Libraries
Contact: Karen Baird, NE18-501, 617 324-2386, KSHANER@MIT.EDU
UROP Expo
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Jan/29 | Tue | 02:30PM-04:00PM | Lobby 13 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Come learn about UROPing at MIT. We will have faculty, postdocs, graduate students, current UROPs, and administrators from academic departmetns and research labs/centers available to speak with you about UROPing in their area. This is a great way to start looking for a Spring or Summer 2019 UROP position.
Sponsor(s): Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program -UROP, Office of the First Year
Contact: J Alex Hoyt, 7-104, 617 324-6700, JAHOYT@MIT.EDU
Vertex Site Visit
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Jan/17 | Thu | 01:00PM-03:00PM | Vertex |
Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/16
Vertex is a global biotechnology company that aims to discover, develop and commercialize innovative medicines so people with serious diseases can lead better lives. The visit will include a tour, presentations and a panel of scientists/staff from across Vertex. Open to undergrads and grads from all Courses. RSVP Requested in Careerbridge (Under Events> Fairs & Events> Vertex Site Visit).
Sponsor(s): Career, Advising and Professional Development CAPD
Contact: IAP Site Visits, capd@mit.edu
Why Medicine & Why Me? Learning to Tell YOUR Story
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Jan/23 | Wed | 11:00AM-12:00PM | E19-202 |
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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
Working After Graduation: Immigration Concerns
Boston Immigration Attorney
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Jan/31 | Thu | 11:00AM-12:30PM | 10-250 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Iandoli Desai & Cronin P.C., Boston Law Firm, specializing in immigration, will present a seminar focusing on rules regulating employment opportunities after graduation for international graduates.
Sponsor(s): International Students Office
Contact: Dana Riechman, E18-219S, 617 253-3795, RIECHMAN@MIT.EDU
Working Efficiently During Your PhD by Jean-luc Doumont
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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
Your career journey: Navigating before you know the destination
Melissa Webster, Lecturer, Sloan, Erik Vogan, Program Director, Corporate Relations
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Attendance: Strongly recommended to attend all sessions.
Prereq: 5+ years employment (post docs welcome)
This workshop will teach the practice of career experimentation. It is intended to help alumni, graduate students, and post docs address key questions as they consider or manage career transitions, namely how to move to your next challenge when you don’t know the destination. Focusing on practical implementation, we will leverage the experience of the instructors and participants, while integrating methodology from entrepreneurial strategy, design thinking, product development, marketing, agile methodology, and Action Learning. We will provide participants the framework and first steps needed to approach career transitions as learning processes. A significant fraction of the time will be spent in small groups working through exercises – students should be prepared to share their pains, passions, goals, fears and experiences, and should expect to leave the workshop with a plan of action.
To register, please use this link:
Sponsor(s): Sloan School of Management
Contact: Melissa Webster, E52-252, (207) 653-8585, melster@mit.edu
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Jan/15 | Tue | 06:30PM-08:30PM | E62-233 |
Introduction to career experimentation practice, including framework and examples. Will synthesize background material to prepare participants for the workshop sessions.
Melissa Webster - Lecturer, Sloan, Erik Vogan - Program Director, Corporate Relations
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Jan/22 | Tue | 06:30PM-08:30PM | E62-233 |
Workshop: Design thinking and entrepreneurial approaches to defining your career options and mapping your exploration areas.
Melissa Webster - Lecturer, Sloan, Erik Vogan - Program Director, Corporate Relations
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Jan/29 | Tue | 06:30PM-08:30PM | E62-233 |
Workshop: Define your upcoming career experiments and plan how to shift, expand or evolve your professional community.
Melissa Webster - Lecturer, Sloan, Erik Vogan - Program Director, Corporate Relations
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Jan/31 | Thu | 06:30PM-08:30PM | E62-233 |
Make-up date in the event any other session is cancelled.
Melissa Webster - Lecturer, Sloan, Erik Vogan - Program Director, Corporate Relations
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