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Alternative Strategies for Technology Commercialization (an MIT Energy Conference free workshop)

Submitted by Snyder, Chris on Tue, 03/06/2012 - 12:08pm
Event Date
Event Date: 
Fri, 03/16/2012 - 12:30pm - 3:30pm
Event Sponsors
MIT or Community event?: 
MIT-sponsored event
Event Sponsor(s): 
MIT Energy Club
Event Webpage: 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFhhWFM4ZTJxbGkwTE5zbjkwTWV...
MIT Building: 
50
Other Location (if not on the MIT campus, or to be more descriptive about the MIT location): 
Walker Memorial - Morss Hall
Event Open To
Event Open To: 
General public
RSVP
Tickets or RSVP required?: 
Yes
How to RSVP: 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFhhWFM4ZTJxbGkwTE5zbjkwTWV5bmc6MQ
Ticket Prices: 
Free
Contact Person for Event
Contact Name: 
Megan Glendon
Contact Email: 
mglendon@mit.edu
Contact Phone Number: 
617-519-1119
Workshop Speakers:
Bill Aulet | Managing Director, Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship
Andrew Chung | Partner, Khosla Ventures
Eric Emmons | Partner, Siemens Venture Capital
Yet-Ming Chiang | Kyocera Professor of Ceramics, MIT
Ramanda Nanda | Assistant Professor, Harvard Business School
Pedro Santos | CEO, OsComp Systems

High Performance Work-Life Balance with Kayak co-founder Paul English

Submitted by Snyder, Chris on Mon, 03/05/2012 - 2:43pm
Event Date
Event Date: 
Wed, 03/14/2012 - 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Event Sponsors
MIT or Community event?: 
MIT-sponsored event
Additional Event Sponsors: 
Graduate Women at MIT (GWAMIT)
Event Webpage: 
http://empowerment.gwamit.org/
MIT Building: 
32
MIT Room: 
G499
Other Location (if not on the MIT campus, or to be more descriptive about the MIT location): 
Kiva room
Event Open To
Event Open To: 
MIT community
RSVP
Tickets or RSVP required?: 
Yes
How to RSVP: 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHJRYl9rUmtkVFdleEJtUzJiM3d5bGc6MA
Ticket Prices: 
Free
"High Performance Work-Life Balance" by Paul English, CTO and Co-Founder of Kayak
Is it possible to have work/life balance, while having massive impact? Lifelong technology entrepreneur Paul English shares secrets to moving mountains while working a balanced 40-hour week. Come hear about how 90 crazy engineers work together at KAYAK to design and build one of the most popular consumer websites while working 40+ (not 50+) hours! Attendees for this event are encouraged to submit a question on the RSVP form.

Facing Challenges, Overcoming Obstacles (with Senior Lecturer Shari Loessberg and EIR Suzanne Oakley)

Submitted by Snyder, Chris on Mon, 03/05/2012 - 2:40pm
Event Date
Event Date: 
Mon, 03/12/2012 - 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Event Sponsors
MIT or Community event?: 
MIT-sponsored event
Additional Event Sponsors: 
Graduate Women at MIT (GWAMIT)
Sidney Pacific Committee of Scholarly Interaction
Event Webpage: 
http://empowerment.gwamit.org/
MIT Building: 
NW86
Other Location (if not on the MIT campus, or to be more descriptive about the MIT location): 
Sidney Pacific multipurpose room, 70 Pacific Street, Cambridge
Event Open To
Event Open To: 
MIT community
RSVP
Tickets or RSVP required?: 
Yes
How to RSVP: 
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHJRYl9rUmtkVFdleEJtUzJiM3d5bGc6MA
Ticket Prices: 
Free
“Facing Challenges, Overcoming Obstacles" by Prof. Dana Moshkovitz (MIT EECS), Dr. Almaris N. Alonso (FDA), Shari Loessberg (MIT Sloan) and Suzanne Oakley (MIT Entrepreneur in Residence). Collaborative event with CoSI. THIS EVENT IS CAPPED AT 100 ATTENDEES. RSVP REQUIRED Successful local women discuss their individual journeys, the challenges they've faced and lessons for graduate students.

angelHACK National Hackathon Competition

Submitted by Marcoux, Vanessa on Thu, 03/01/2012 - 3:09pm
Event Date
Event Date: 
Sat, 03/03/2012 - 9:00am - Sun, 03/04/2012 - 10:00pm
Event Sponsors
MIT or Community event?: 
Community event (non-MIT)
Additional Event Sponsors: 
angelHack
Event Webpage: 
http://angelhackbo2.eventbrite.com/
Other Location (if not on the MIT campus, or to be more descriptive about the MIT location): 
Cambridge Innovation Center, 1 Broadway Fourth Floor Cambridge, MA 02142
Event Open To
Event Open To: 
General public
RSVP
Tickets or RSVP required?: 
Yes
How to RSVP: 
http://angelhackbo2.eventbrite.com/

ACCELERATING STARTUPS A presentation by Mark Wachen

Submitted by Marcoux, Vanessa on Wed, 02/29/2012 - 5:21pm
Event Date
Event Date: 
Thu, 03/01/2012 - 12:00am - 1:00pm
Event Sponsors
MIT or Community event?: 
MIT-sponsored event
Event Sponsor(s): 
MIT Venture Capital & Private Equity Club
MIT Building: 
E62
MIT Room: 
262
Event Open To
Event Open To: 
MIT students
RSVP
Tickets or RSVP required?: 
No
Contact Person for Event
Contact Name: 
Yih-han Ma
Contact Email: 
yihhan@MIT.EDU

ACCELERATING STARTUPS
A presentation by Mark Wachen, Managing Director, DreamIt NYC

Working on a startup?  Come to this special session to learn about the benefits provided by startup accelerator programs.  Learn what accelerators are, what it takes to get accepted, and what the programs provide including seed money, mentorship, office space, and much more.

Startup-only Career Fair

Submitted by Marcoux, Vanessa on Wed, 02/29/2012 - 12:55pm
Event Date
Event Date: 
Mon, 03/05/2012 - 6:00pm - 10:00pm
Event Sponsors
MIT or Community event?: 
Community event (non-MIT)
Additional Event Sponsors: 
Start Labs
Event Webpage: 
http://startlabs.org
Other Location (if not on the MIT campus, or to be more descriptive about the MIT location): 
6th Floor, MIT Media Lab
Event Open To
Event Open To: 
MIT students
RSVP
Tickets or RSVP required?: 
No
Contact Person for Event
Contact Name: 
Ariadne Smith
Contact Email: 
ariadnes@mit.edu
StartLabs will be hosting a startup-only career fair on March 5 from 6-10PM on the 6th floor of the Media Lab. We have invited engineers and founders from over 30 awesome startups. They're all young, talented, and looking for some awesome students to work with them. Come and check it out! Fun and light refreshments guaranteed. No suits allowed.

Application Deadline: In-NOW-vation Showcase & Celebration 2012

Submitted by Marcoux, Vanessa on Fri, 02/24/2012 - 11:34am
Event Date
Event Date: 
Thu, 03/15/2012 (All day)
Event Sponsors
MIT or Community event?: 
MIT-sponsored event
Event Sponsor(s): 
MIT Enterprise Forum
Event Webpage: 
http://www.mitforumcambridge.org/events/save-the-date-for-the-2012-in-now-vation...
Event Open To
Event Open To: 
General public
RSVP
Tickets or RSVP required?: 
No
Contact Person for Event
Contact Email: 
ereiter@mit.edu
 
 

Boston Tech Talent Fair

Submitted by Marcoux, Vanessa on Wed, 02/22/2012 - 1:02pm
Event Date
Event Date: 
Wed, 02/22/2012 - 3:30pm - 7:30pm
Event Sponsors
MIT or Community event?: 
Community event (non-MIT)
Additional Event Sponsors: 
Greenhorn Connect
Event Webpage: 
http://greenhornconnect.com/careers/Boston-Talent-Fair
Other Location (if not on the MIT campus, or to be more descriptive about the MIT location): 
BU School of Management, 595 Commonwealth Avenue Boston, 02215
Event Open To
Event Open To: 
General public
RSVP
Tickets or RSVP required?: 
No
Contact Person for Event
Contact Email: 
Jason@GreenhornConnect.com

Legatum Lecture ~ Equity Bank: Redefining Business in Africa

Submitted by on Tue, 02/21/2012 - 10:50am
Event Date
Event Date: 
Tue, 02/28/2012 - 5:30pm
Event Sponsors
MIT or Community event?: 
MIT-sponsored event
Event Sponsor(s): 
Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship
Additional Event Sponsors: 
MIT Sloan Africa Business Club
Event Webpage: 
http://legatum.mit.edu/content/1172
MIT Building: 
E62
MIT Room: 
276
Other Location (if not on the MIT campus, or to be more descriptive about the MIT location): 
Sloan School, 100 Main Street, Cambridge
Event Open To
Event Open To: 
General public
RSVP
Tickets or RSVP required?: 
No
Ticket Prices: 
0
Contact Person for Event
Contact Name: 
Agnes Hunsicker
Contact Email: 
agnesh@mit.edu
Contact Phone Number: 
617-324-2768
Under the stewardship of Dr. James Mwangi, Equity Bank challenged conventional banking wisdom and redefined their business model to focus on microfinance and low-income consumers. Employing innovative approaches to collateral, credit assessments and branding, the company has gained international recognition as a leading bank in East Africa. Equity Bank is now one of the most profitable companies on the Kenyan Stock Exchange. Please join us on February 28th to hear a remarkable story of economic progress achieved through innovation. 

The Light Shines, and the Thief Can Never Extinguish It

Thu, 02/16/2012 - 11:08am 
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What do you do when your friend's bicycle lights get stolen? Besides wonder when you were supposed to know that bicycle light theft was a problem?
 
You hack up a heavy-duty aluminum headlamp -- "The Defender" -- with a security screw that makes this crime a whole lot more inconvenient. And you name your new company Gotham Bicycle Defense Industries.