IAP 2018 Activities by Sponsor - Alumni Association

Mark Porter '05

	Jan/10	Wed	04:00PM-05:30PM	56-154
	Jan/31	Wed	12:00PM-01:30PM	32-144

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

Becoming a parent is a joyous and life altering event. It can also have a serious impact on your finances. How can you best protect your children? How can you best plan for their future? Come learn the essentials from Mark Porter '05, certified financial planner, and Brian Mahoney, Esq. on topics such as:

• Wills
• Emergency and Permanent Guardianship Provisions
• Trusts
• Education Savings Options
• Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance

The seminar itself will last 60 minutes and then Brian and Mark will be available for questions.

Register here.

Sponsor(s): MIT Federal Credit Union, Alumni Association
Contact: Meghan Melvin, 700 Technology Square, 617-715-4703, mbrowncu@mit.edu

Carol Spack MCP '81

Jan/24

Wed

12:00PM-01:00PM

32-144

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required

This class presents a display of original antique maps. There will also be a talk describing the variety of antique maps published in the 18th and 19th century such as pictorial maps, thematic maps, geographic maps and political maps. Question and answer as time permits. Focus is on how these maps bridge the past and present.

Carol J. Spack MCP '81 is an antique map collector and specialist. Her approach to antique maps includes an interest in land use and urban planning, art history and criticism, legal issues and cartography.

Register for this free event: http://alumic.mit.edu/antique_maps_2018

Sponsor(s): Alumni Association
Contact: Elena Byrne, W98-206C, 617 252-1143, EBYRNE@MIT.EDU

Mark Porter, '05, Certified Financial Planner

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

MIT has done a great job teaching students how to earn money. Unfortunately, no one teaches students what to do with it when they get it!

This hour-long seminar will offer the basics of a financial-planning approach. It will cover definitions and best practices regarding:

• Cash reserves
• Liability management
• Tax planning
• Insurance planning
• Savings vehicles
• Investments

The class will be most useful for those already working or graduating in 2018, but all are welcome.

Register here.

Sponsor(s): MIT Federal Credit Union, Alumni Association
Contact: Meghan Melvin, NE48, 617 715-4703, MBROWNCU@MIT.EDU

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Basics of Financial Planning

	Jan/24	Wed	06:30PM-08:00PM	32-124
	Jan/25	Thu	12:00PM-01:30PM	56-154

Mark Porter, '05 - Certified Financial Planner

Sophia Lin MBA '12

Jan/24

Wed

06:00PM-07:00PM

E62-250

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required

Have you read the news recently? All eyes are on Bitcoin. The world’s largest cryptocurrency by market value has skyrocketed from less than a cent to almost $20,000. For those who are interested in Bitcoin investing, this talk will offer a starting point to help you understand Bitcoin, blockchain, and the tools you need to invest in the bitcoin market.

Leading the discussion: Sophia Lin MBA '12

Register today! http://alumic.mit.edu/bitcoin_investing_101_2018

Sponsor(s): Alumni Association
Contact: Elena Byrne, W98-206C, 617 252-1143, EBYRNE@MIT.EDU

Jan/23

Tue

10:00PM-11:00PM

W20-306

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required

Come watch alumna Winnette McIntosh Ambrose '98 compete at the Gold Medal Games: Baking edition. Winnette is generously supplying French, gluten-free macarons from her and her brother Timothy McIntosh's '08, shop Sweet Tooth Lobby in Washington DC.

In a National Public Radio interview, McIntosh Ambrose described how they got started:

"First of all, we're born and raised in Trinidad and Tobago. We both came to the U.S. to study chemical engineering at MIT. And I had the opportunity, while I was doing my undergrad at MIT, to double-major in French language and literature, which took me to Paris at the Sorbonne. And that is where I became really mesmerized, captivated by the beauty, the craft of French patisserie." While she earned a PhD in biomedical engineering from Johns Hopkins University and then worked in the medical technology industry, she taught herself to bake. About two years ago, she called on her brother to join her efforts in DC and, in 2011, they started their business.

Register for this free event! http://alumic.mit.edu/chopped_viewing_party

Sponsor(s): Alumni Association
Contact: Elena Byrne, W98-206C, 617 252-1143, EBYRNE@MIT.EDU

Jared Sadoian '10

Jan/23

Tue

07:00PM-10:00PM

500A Commonwealth Av

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Prereq: Participants must be 21 or older by 1/23/18 w/ a valid ID
Fee: $75.00 for supplies

Love cocktails but hate getting stuck behind your home bar when you have friends over? Punch to the rescue! Predating cocktails by over 150 years, punch found itself a reason to congregate, a way to share the wealth with others, as well as the center of community gossip. Today we celebrate this storied beverage as a tool for the home bartender to join in the revelry when you have guests over and not be tied to your shaker tins and mixing glasses.

Led by Bar Manager Jared Sadoian ‘10 and Head Bartender Rob Ficks, in this seminar you will discuss the ins and outs of a great punch, making five representative examples to taste and enjoy, as well as a short hands-on lesson on cutting ice for your punch bowl.

Register Today!

Please direct your questions to cocktailclass@thehawthornebar.com.

Sponsor(s): Alumni Association
Contact: Elena Byrne, W98-206C, 617 252-1143, EBYRNE@MIT.EDU

Jared Sadoian '10

Jan/30

Tue

07:00PM-10:00PM

500A Commonwealth Av

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Prereq: 21 or older by 1/30/18
Fee: $55.00 for for supplies

"I thought I was going to die the first time I tasted it. I actually might have gagged. It was terrible." - Antoinette Cattani, former manager at Fernet-Branca

For well over a century bitters have been a staple at the Italian dinner table, the French aperitif hour, and the American cocktail. What makes these bitters bitter? Why are some so much more drinkable than others? Join Rob Ficks, Head Bartender at The Hawthorne, as he guides a delicious and far-reaching tasting of the world of bitters, as well as an opportunity to craft your own bitter infusion to take for your home bar.

Location: 500A Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215

Register today!

Please direct your questions to cocktailclass@thehawthornebar.com.

 

 

 

 

Sponsor(s): Alumni Association
Contact: Elena Byrne, W98-206C, 617 252-1143, EBYRNE@MIT.EDU

Jared Sadoian '10

Jan/09

Tue

07:00PM-10:00PM

500A Commonwealth Av

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 12 participants
Prereq: Participants must be 21 or older by 01/9/18 w/ a valid ID
Fee: $90.00 for supplies

It's cold, wet, and snowy in Boston - why not take a liquid vacation to the islands?

Hugely popular in post-war America, Tiki culture has seen a resurgence this past decade in themed restaurants, tiki-inspired cocktail bars, and in print. Learn the history and importance of these drinks viewed from the lens of a craft cocktail bar. Limited to 12 participants, we'll cover ingredient recipes and prep while we shake, swizzle, and blend up our own concoctions. No plane tickets to the Pacific islands required!

Participants will leave this seminar with a set of Tiki-specific tools to craft these delicious drinks at home.

Location: The Hawthorne, 500A Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215

Register today!

Sponsor(s): Alumni Association
Contact: Elena Byrne, W98-206C, 617 252-1143, EBYRNE@MIT.EDU

Mark Herschberg 95, MNG 97, 05, Principal, White Knight Consulting

Jan/31

Wed

07:00PM-08:30PM

32-155

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required

Upon graduating from MIT you will begin a career. MIT has provided you with countless facts and formulas to help you with your job, but what have you learned to help you with your career? This talk gives you structure to think through your career and help you maximize both your income and happiness. It will teach you how to answer questions such as: How do you know which job is right? Where will you be in 20 years? What to ask for in job negotiations? The talk also covers the common job mistakes and how to avoid them. Register today! Walk-ins welcome.

MARK HERSCHBERG Educated at MIT (with degrees in physics, EE/CS, and a masters in cryptography) Mark has spent his career launching and fixing new ventures at startups, Fortune 100s, and academia. Mark has worked at and consulted to number startups typically taking on roles in general management, operations, and technology. He has been involved from inception and fundraising through growth and sale of the company. These startup companies have included a wireless application platform, online advertising, OLAP, and new language development. Mark was instrumental in launching ServiceLive.com Sears online home services labor market; he also helped fix NBCs online video marketplace (now Hulu.com). In academia, he spent a year at HBS working with two finance professors to create the upTick system now used to teach finance at many of the top business schools and at MIT helped launched UPOP at which he's taught the past 15 years.

Sponsor(s): Alumni Association, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Contact: Elena Byrne, W98-206C, 617 252-1143, EBYRNE@MIT.EDU

Everardo Ruiz SM '00, Energy Transition Partners, COL (R) Robert Banks

Jan/23

Tue

10:00AM-11:30AM

E62-250

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required

Cybersecurity continues to shift towards a Fourth Generation of Security ─ Moving Target Defenses - as Tolerance and Survivability (A.K.A. Hope and Pray) tools are not adequate! Is Cybersecurity simply a technology discussion? Or does Time to Market supersede the shortfalls of compliance, monitoring and information sharing partnership? Will a 5th Generation of Security ─ in microsecond ─ better serve anomaly detection and insider threat for Intellectual Property? Is individual data protection useful for institutions that has little or no change by their experts? Will International cyber policies address cyber challenges of Misaligned Incentives, Information Asymmetries and Externalities? What can business do till then? The presentation is based on several decades of industry, telecom and government perspectives.

The presentation is based on several decades of industry, telecom and government perspectives.

Register for this free event: http://alumic.mit.edu/cybersecurity_IAP_2018

Sponsor(s): Alumni Association
Contact: Elena Byrne, W98-206C, 617 252-1143, EBYRNE@MIT.EDU

Douglas Sweetser '84

Jan/25

Thu

03:00PM-05:00PM

3-333

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required

Einstein asked his great buddy and math savant Marcel Grossman for a flexible math tool for geometry. Marcel went to the library and returned the next day with his answer: Riemann geometry. It was a great answer even if arcain and has ruled the road ever since. Yet not efforts to unify gravity with the rest of physics have worked.

In this two hour jam session, we challenge Grassman's suggestion by working with a number that can be added, subtracted, multiplied, or divided and has 4 part harmony, the quaternions. Leonard Susskind's three books from The Theoretical Minimum series will be our guide. Always having four parts to every written expression no matter how simple or complex is odd but opens many new views on mathematical physics. Register today!

Sponsor(s): Alumni Association
Contact: Elena Byrne, W98-206C, 617 252-1143, EBYRNE@MIT.EDU

Louis Sweeny SM '95

	Jan/16	Tue	10:00AM-11:30AM	5-232
	Jan/17	Wed	10:00AM-11:30AM	5-232
	Jan/18	Thu	10:00AM-11:30AM	5-232

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 18 participants
Attendance: Repeating event, participants welcome at any session

This class will introduce you to the basic micro-structures of these techniques and how they can be combined into exercise tailored to a groups needs.
 
Class structure will be very simple:
a.    I will provide a quick background
b.    Explain the "rules" structure of the tool
c.    Break into group and use the tool
d.    Do a quick de-brief.
e.    Move on to the next tool
f.    Leave some time at the end for reflection

I'm very open to groups bringing common or individual "problems" they're grappling with to see how these techniques can work.  We'll sample a few techniques but the literature and instructions make it easy to reach further into this rich and growing toolbox

Register for this free event: http://alumic.mit.edu/effective_group_facilitation_2018

Sponsor(s): Alumni Association
Contact: Elena Byrne, W98-206C, 617 252-1143, EBYRNE@MIT.EDU

Wendy Eaton

Jan/10

Wed

11:00AM-02:00PM

W20-307

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up

If you’re on campus this winter, grab a snack and send a postcard to family, friends, or classmates! We’ll drop them in the mail courtesy of the MIT Alumni Association.

We'll have hot chocolate, apple cider, cookies, and fruit, as well as postcards and pens for you to write a note to friends.

Free and open to the MIT community -- families are welcome!

Please bring your MIT ID.

Sponsor(s): Alumni Association
Contact: Elena Byrne, W98-206C, 617 252-1143, EBYRNE@MIT.EDU

Sophia Lin MBA '12

Jan/31

Wed

06:00PM-07:00PM

E62-250

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required

Fintech is shaping financial services, succeeding in areas where traditional financial institutions failed. Building a fintech idea is interesting, but also challenging. This short talk will walk through the fintech ecosystem, the challenges you should prepare yourself for, and the local resources you should look into. 

Register for this free event: http://alumic.mit.edu/how_to_start_a_fintech_venture_2018

Sponsor(s): Alumni Association
Contact: Elena Byrne, W98-206C, 617 252-1143, EBYRNE@MIT.EDU

Sanjay Manandhar '89, SM '91, Founder & CEO Aerva, Inc

Feb/01

Thu

06:00PM-07:00PM

32-144

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required

This session will discuss how to think about:

1. Business model of the venture
2. Pricing Framework
3. LTV (lifetime value) of a customer
4. COCA (cost of customer acquisition)

Among other topics to make sure a venture is designed correctly to be in a good position to make money. The Case Study I will take is the company I founded, ran, and exited without taking any outside capital, called Aerva (www.aerva.com).

Register today!

Sponsor(s): Alumni Association
Contact: Elena Byrne, W98-206C, 617 252-1143, EBYRNE@MIT.EDU

Adam Chandler '99

Jan/17

Wed

06:00PM-07:00PM

32-124

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required

This session will focus on common provisions in employment agreements and how they may impact future employability or independent ventures. Topics may include, depending on time and interest:

1. Covenants not to compete, trade secrets and confidentiality, nonsolicitation, and assignment of inventions agreements.
2. Employment agreements from the perspective of employer and employee.
3. Practical tips to avoid the appearance of guilt.
4. Viewing your long-term goals alongside your current contractual obligations.
5. Any questions you may have.

 

Adam Chandler ’99 is one of the founders and partners of Vrountas, Ayer & Chandler, a boutique employment law and commercial litigation law firm serving clients throughout New England.  Adam has 15+ years of experience in the field and has negotiated or litigated dozens of noncompetition, nonsolicitation, and trade secret issues in many contexts, including executive departure, theft of trade secrets, unfair competition, and corporate formation.  He has addressed these issues in industries including biotech, consulting, investment banking, dentistry, and web hosting, among others.  Adam has a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from MIT and a Juris Doctorate from Boston University School of Law.  Adam is licensed to practice law in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island.

Register today! 

Sponsor(s): Alumni Association
Contact: Elena Byrne, W98-206C, 617 252-1143, EBYRNE@MIT.EDU

Jonathan Piskorowski SM '07, Andrew Henwood SM '07

Jan/24

Wed

02:00PM-04:00PM

E62-262

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required

Credit Analysis
The corporate bond markets are a key financing markets for a variety of companies.  The first part of this seminar will introduce students to various corporate credit markets and to cover key concepts in credit analysis including the role the ratings agencies and typical financial ratios employed in order to determine the credit risk of a company. The primary focus will be the Investment Grade (IG) bond market. Several examples on how bonds are priced will be provided, and why an IG rating is desirable for a company today will be explained. If time permits, a further overview of other key bond markets (Government, Structured) will be covered.

Equity Valuation
You may be familiar with DCF analysis, but other approaches, such as multiple analysis, net asset value and sum-of-the parts valuation, are important techniques in providing a broader measure of equity valuation. An effort will be made to include several real world examples of how investment professionals value equities in the Energy and Financial sectors.

Instructors: Andrew Henwood SM '07 and Jonathan Piskorowski SM '07

2:00 – 3:00 pm. Introduction to Corp. Credit Analysis
3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Introduction to Equity valuation

Register today!

Sponsor(s): Alumni Association
Contact: Elena Byrne, W98-206C, 617 252-1143, EBYRNE@MIT.EDU

Jared Sadoian '10

Jan/29

Mon

06:00PM-07:00PM

500A Commonwealth Av

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Prereq: 21 or older by 1/29/18
Fee: $40.00 for for supplies

Cocktail history is often a muddled mess. After all, who's writing anything down once the drinking begins? Thankfully, over the past two centuries we have begun to collect and decipher a collection of true, time-tested drinks, spanning a variety of eras.

Now more than ever cocktails bars seek to innovate and create new concepts, new techniques, or new flavor combinations, but often when we are starting out it's better to look back to the history books and learn why people drank what they drank, and what makes each one a classic.

Join Rob Ficks, Head Bartender at The Hawthorne as he tours you through the history books, from toddies, flips, and sangarees to juleps, cocktails, and much more!

Location: The Hawthorne, 500A Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA 02215

Register today!

Please direct your questions to cocktailclass@thehawthornebar.com.

Sponsor(s): Alumni Association
Contact: Elena Byrne, W98-206C, 617 252-1143, EBYRNE@MIT.EDU

Jared Sadoian '10

Jan/15

Mon

06:00PM-07:00PM

500A Commonwealth Av

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Prereq: 21 or older by the start date of the class 1/15/18
Fee: $55.00 for for supplies

'Too much of anything is bad, but too much good whiskey is barely enough.' - Mark Twain.

American whiskey has seen an incredible revival in the past decade, becoming one of the most popular and sought-after spirit categories in the world. We will discuss it's humble beginnings up to it's recent resurgence in the form of spicy rye, rich bourbon, and complex single malt whiskey. Join Rob Ficks, Head Bartender at The Hawthorne as he covers the history of American whiskey, including a flight of some wonderful representatives from each style.

Location: The Hawthorne, 500A Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215

Register today!

Please direct your questions to cocktailclass@thehawthornebar.com

Sponsor(s): Alumni Association
Contact: Elena Byrne, W98-206C, 617 252-1143, EBYRNE@MIT.EDU

Jared Sadoian '10

Jan/22

Mon

06:00PM-07:00PM

500A Commonwealth Av

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Prereq: 21 or older by 1/22/18
Fee: $40.00 for for supplies

There is no spirit in the world as deeply connected to a place and a people than agave distillates - Tequila, Mezcal, and their countryside brethren. It is also a tradition endangered by industrial agricultural practices and mass-market distribution. Join Jared Sadoian '10, Bar Manager of The Hawthorne, as he takes you through his travels through the tequila and mezcal-producting regions and share in a representative tasting of the category.

Location: The Hawthorne, 500A Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215

Register today!

Please direct your questions to cocktailclass@thehawthornebar.com.

Sponsor(s): Alumni Association
Contact: Elena Byrne, W98-206C, 617 252-1143, EBYRNE@MIT.EDU

Everardo Ruiz SM '00, Intellectual Ventures, Rob Aronoff, SM '90

Jan/23

Tue

01:00PM-02:30PM

E62-250

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required

Product Innovation and invention surges ahead at rates unimaginable just a few decades ago.  With good reason inventors protect their intellectual property (IP) internationally with a variety of tools - patents, copyright, and trademarks.  But how should an inventor monetize the invention?  Form and build a startup?  Sell the invention?  License it?

The speakers will examine the basics of patents, copyright, and trademark and consider monetization – entrepreneurship by building a startup, outright sale, and out-licensing – as well as factors and recent trends affecting patent valuation.  The presentation is based on decades of VP, Director, and entrepreneurial experience in product development and intellectual property at Intellectual Ventures, Oracle, Alcatel, Texas Instruments, Kodak, Sun Microsystems, private law firms, and startups.

Leading the discussion:
Everardo Ruiz,  SM ’00  Ph.D.  (Managing Director, Energy Transition Partners)
Rob Aronoff, SM ’90  (Managing Director, Pluritas)
Sanjay Prasad, J.D.  (Managing Director, Prasad IP)

Register for this free event: http://alumic.mit.edu/entrepreneurs_market_IAP_2018

Sponsor(s): Alumni Association
Contact: Elena Byrne, W98-206C, 617 252-1143, EBYRNE@MIT.EDU