10 Things Every Young Parent Should Know: Protecting and Planning for your Children
Mark Porter '05, Brian Mahoney, Esq.
Tue Jan 24, 03-04:00pm, 4-237
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Single session event
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, CFP® 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.
Light snacks will be served. Please register using the link below.
Web: https://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/register-login.vm?eventID=61842&groupID=194
Contact: Elena Byrne, W98, x2-1143, ebyrne@mit.edu
Sponsor: Alumni Association
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Basics of Copyright and Software Intellectual Property
Daniel Dardani
Tue Jan 24, 12-01:30pm, 32-155
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Ever wanted to pen a novel or code a video game? Maybe you are an artist or architect? Copyright law affects musicians, photographers, and software developers alike. As such, copyrights offer unique and fun protection for your works of authorship created while at MIT. Join Dan Dardani, Technology Licensing Officer and Coordinator of Singapore-MIT GAMBIT Game Lab in an overview of the copyright -- its history, use, and relevance to the MIT Community as a form of intellectual property. We will explore the nature of originality, doctrine of fair use, how copyrights mesh with the digital age, and more. All are welcomed.
Web: http://tlo.mit.edu/iapevents/
Contact: Kikuyu Daniels, NE18-501, (617) 253-6966, kdaniels@mit.edu
Sponsor: Technology Licensing Office
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Basics of Obtaining a Patent
Howard Silver
Wed Jan 25, 12-01:30pm, 3-133
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
Prereq: none
Come and hear Jack Turner, Associate Director of the MIT Technology Licensing Office and patent attorney Sam Pasternak, recently of Choate, Hall and Stewart and now at the TLO, discuss the ins and outs of obtaining patents. This popular session covers a bit of patent history and a lot about current practices, processes, and issues surrounding obtaining a patent; the focus is on the process used at MIT for ideas/inventions developed by the MIT community. A portion of the session is devoted to questions and answers. If you think you will ever invent something, you need to be here.
Please register at: http://info-libraries.mit.edu/events/.
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/patents
Contact: Howard Silver, 14S-134, (617) 253-9319, hsilver@MIT.EDU
Sponsor: Libraries
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Employment Regulations for F-1 Students
Janka Moss, International Student Advisor
Tue Jan 31, 12-01:30pm, 5-134
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
The focus of this seminar will be on- and off-campus work and employment for practical training allowed by current immigration regulations for F-1 visa holders.
Contact: Antoinette Browne, 5-133, x3-3795, ajames@mit.edu
Sponsor: International Students Office
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J-1 Student Visa Workshop
Aurora Brule, International Student Advisor
Wed Feb 1, 12-01:30pm, 5-134
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
This workshop will focus on employment regulations for MIT degree candidates only, medical insurance, and the two-year home residency requirement for J-1 students as outlined by the Exchange Visitor Program of the Department of State.
Contact: Antoinette Browne, 5-133, x3-3795, ajames@mit.edu
Sponsor: International Students Office
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Working After Graduation: Immigration Concerns
Boston Immigration Attorney
Thu Feb 2, 12-02:00pm, 1-190
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
This seminar will focus on rules regulating employment opportunities after graduation (beyond Practical and Academic Training) for international graduates.
Contact: Antoinette Browne, 5-133, x3-3795, ajames@mit.edu
Sponsor: International Students Office
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