Appropriateness of Activities

Profit-making or promotional events for a private enterprise are not appropriate IAP activities. Off-campus advertising, e.g. newspaper listings in the Boston Globe, or posting notices outside the MIT campus, are also inappropriate. IAP activities are for members of the MIT community. All postings to the IAP 2001 listing of subjects and activities are reviewed by the IAP office before appearing in the on-line guide.

Sponsorship

Every organizer of an IAP activity must have an MIT sponsor. The sponsor may be an individual or a group (see Group Sponsorship, below). The sponsor is expected to be fully responsible for the activity and should ensure that it meets MIT guidelines for an IAP activity. The sponsor should be able to answer questions about the activity, and plan to attend it.

The sponsor (the individual sponsor or a representative on behalf of the sponsor group) is responsible for reserving the room or location. (See Making Room Reservations.)

Group Sponsorship

Although a non-MIT individual or group may be invited by a sponsor to lead one or two activities, such a group cannot be the primary sponsor. Non-departmental groups must be recognized by the Institute as follows: Under-graduate and graduate student groups must be recognized by the Association of Student Activities, faculty groups must be recognized by the Provost, and staff and employee groups by the Vice President of Human Resources. Groups may not be organized on an ad-hoc basis merely for IAP.