"Information-Based" Product Development
Poping Lin
Tue Jan 19, 01-02:30pm, E53-220
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
An introduction to the use of information in the product development process -- from identifying market opportunities to launching the product. Covers various information channels and resources for students of the field.
Contact: Poping Lin, 253-8971, plin@mit.edu
Sponsor: Libraries
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Entrepreneurship: A Personal Approach
Jon Monsarrat
Mon Jan 11, Tue Jan 12, Wed Jan 13, Thu Jan 14, Fri Jan 15, 05-06:30pm, E51-325
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Thinking about starting a company? You don't need tools or theory yet -- first you're asking "What's it really like? Is it for me?" Jon Monsarrat, an award-winning speaker, successful entrepreneur and current MBA student in the Sloan School of Management, will address these questions and go on to "CEO personality", "startup culture", "pitfalls you won't find in a book", and his own story of a life-changing startup. All from a personal perspective with lots of Q&A. Details on the web.
Web: http://www.monsarrat.com
Contact: Jon Monsarrat, E52-100, 868-4443, jonmon@mit.edu
Sponsor: Jonathan G Monsarrat, 253-2077, jonmon@mit.edu
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Financial Patents -- Promoting Progress in Financial Engineering
Franco Modigliani , Andrew Lo, Jeff Meldman, Francis Vitagliano
Tue Jan 19, Wed Jan 20, Thu Jan 21, Fri Jan 22, 02-03:30pm, 66-110
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: none
Join Professors Franco Modigliani, Andrew Lo, Jeff Meldman, financial practitioner Francis Vitagliano, and patent attorney James Bolinger for an exciting exploration of Wall Street's hottest new phenomenon -- Financial Patents! The four sessions in this series will feature (1) an overview of U.S. patent law, including the patentability of software, (2) an introduction to finance and financial engineering, (3) a class on the specifics of financial patents, and (4) a discussion with Professor Modigliani and Mr. Vitagliano about their experiences in obtaining a patent on their own financial invention. The content will be aimed at undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, and staff who are interested in the role financial patents currently play in the financial system, and what role they will play in the near future. No previous knowledge about patent law or finance is required.
Contact: Jeff Meldman, E52-102, x3-4932, jmeldman@mit.edu
Sponsor: Sloan School of Management
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Getting What You Want; Selling Yourself and Your Ideas
Les Gray
Wed Jan 13, Thu Jan 14, Fri Jan 15, 01-05:00pm, 1-375, First come, first served
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 30 students.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Signup by: 31-DEC-98
Prereq: none
The ability to convince others that you, your ideas, and your products are valuable is one of the most important skills of successful people. You have to be able to convince employers, your boss, investors, customers, and if you are lucky, the opposite sex. This course will give you an understanding of what is needed to launch your career successfully, and to make you a better, wealthier, and more effective engineer or scientist. You will learn specific skills and techniques tht really work, including practice selling yourself. Learn how to ask the questions that get people to say "yes." Bring a copy of your resume with you.
This seminar is co-sponsored by the MIT Entrepreneurship Center.
Contact: Jean Sucharewicz, jsuch@mit.edu
Sponsor: Ocean Engineering
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How to Manage Your Money
Mike Olejarz , Tony Jimenez, Elizabeth March
Mon, Wed, Fri, Jan 11, 13, 15, 18, 20, 22, 03-05:00pm, 1-132
No limit but advance sign up required
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Fee: 10.00 for Workbook
Twelve one-hour sessions devoted to teaching you how to manage your money from a Christian perspective.
Contact: Mike Olejarz, W11-063, 223-2327, cacf@mit.edu
Sponsor: Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship
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Project Management
John Hollywood , Jake Parrott
Mon Jan 11, Tue Jan 12, 01-05:30pm, 4-145
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 45 students.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: None
This seminar introduces strategies and techniques of project management. Material includes goal-setting, scheduling, risk-assessment, delegating tasks, personnel management and process management. Covers the material normally taught in professionaly offered three-day seminars.
Web: http://mit.edu/institvte/www/
Contact: John Hollywood, E40-130, 253-6185, jshollyw@mit.edu
Sponsor: Institute Foundation
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Surviving MIT Using Organization, Time Management and Interpersonal Skills
Samantha Arrington
Thu Jan 28, 05:30-07:30pm, E51-149
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: None
Learn the ins and outs of dealing with people, the benefits of organization and the art of time management.
Contact: Samantha Arrington, E52-440, x3-7006, samarr@mit.edu
Sponsor: Sloan School of Management
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The Lemelson-MIT Awards Program's Innovation Forum
Mr. Jacob Rabinow '98 Lemelson-MIT Lifetime Achievement Award Honoree
Tue Jan 19, 06:30-08:30pm, E15-070 Bartos Theat, MIT Media Lab
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: N/A
Topic: "Cultivating a Lifetime of Innovation; Creating Inventions that Work." Mr. Rabinow, at 88 years old, has been inventing since he was a child. He holds 230 patents in fields as diverse as ordnance, horology, reading machines, and the mail sorting machine used by the U.S. Postal Service. For a complete profile on Mr. Rabinow see website. Reception to follow.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/invent/www/rabinow.html
Contact: Shannon Peavey, Communications Officer, E38-129, x8-0632, speavey@mit.edu
Sponsor: Sloan School of Management
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What is Management Science?/What is Operations Research?
John Little , Tom Magnanti
Wed Jan 6, Thu Jan 7, 10am-12:00pm, 2-105, E51-010, lunch 1/7/99 12-1 in E40-106
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: none
Do you enjoy mathematics and computers? Would you like to apply your skills to business, government and non-profit institutions? Then come and learn about the fields of operations research and management science, a science for improving decisions of organizations. They typically use data, mathematical modes and computer based information systems. Intended for undergraduates and graduate students considering OR/MS as a field of study. It is suggested that participants attend both sessions. Co-sponsored by the Sloan School of Management and the Operations Research Center.
Contact: Marina Zaretski, E40-130, x3-7412, mzar@mit.edu
Sponsor: Sloan School of Management
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