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(Complementary Valet and Street Parking Available)
For directions - please see their website   www.sovinowines.com

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 Reception includes 2 glasses of wine and heavy hors d'oeuvres – additional glasses of wine may be purchased a la carte.  $10 of each ticket will be donated to the MIT Public Service Center (PSC).

Cost:
$35 per person (2008 dues paid members and their guests)
$35 per person (MIT parents and their guests)
$40 per person (non dues paid members and their guests)

 RSVP via SmarTrans^SM by 11pm CDT October 20, 2008

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Please join us for an evening with Sally Susnowitz, Director of the MIT Public Service Center, as we celebrate the 20^th anniversary of the PSC!  Learn about the past, present and future of the PSC.  As part of MIT's Division of Student Life and Department of Student Life Programs, the main goal of the PSC is to enrich the educational and life experiences of students through leadership and service opportunities.  The PSC provides volunteer opportunities locally in the Boston area as well as domestic and foreign fellowship opportunities.  Learn more about the PSC at their website and how you can get involved with the PSC. 

We are pleased to have So Vino Bistro and Wine Bar as our venue for this event:  they are relatively new to the Houston scene and have received excellent reviews.  We have reserved the entire bar section for our event.  Reception includes 2 glasses of wine and heavy hors d'oeuvres – additional glasses of wine may be purchased a la carte.  $10 of each ticket will be donated to the MIT Public Service Center (PSC).

The Club of South Texas would like to thank Houston area MIT Parents Medha Karve and Ellen Turner who conceived the idea for a local PSC 20^th anniversary celebration.  Medha and Ellen serve on the MIT PSC Leadership Council (think “board of advisors”) and Medha’s husband, Shashank Karve ’81, has been a long time supporter of the PSC (an example of a unique win win situation:  his company lists community outreach as an executive “key performance indicator” and helping MIT students with PSC projects in South America was a natural “fit”.)
 

Rice University, Houston TX
Shell Auditorium, McNair Hall
(building 44 on the campus map)

Admission is free and open to the public

Seating opens at 7 p.m., and the lecture begins at 8 p.m. Paid visitor parking is available in the Central Campus Garage and in the nearby North Lot. Free parking is available on the west side of campus in the Greenbriar Lot.  For an online campus map, visit www.rice.edu/maps/maps.html

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“Einstein’s New Millennium Legacy”
Rice University President’s Lecture Series of Diverse Scholars

Dr. Sylvester James Gates Jr. ‘77
John S. Toll Professor of Physics
Director, Center for String and Particle Theory
University of Maryland

Sylvester James Gates Jr. received Bachelor of Science degrees in Mathematics and Physics and his Ph.D. in Physics at MIT. His doctoral studies in elementary particle physics and quantum field theory evolved into research on supersymmetry. Gates has since authored or co-authored more than 120 research papers published in scientific journals, co-authored a book, “Superspace, or One Thousand and One Lessons in Supersymmetry,” and contributed numerous articles to other publications. His research in mathematical and theoretical physics of supersymmetric particles, fields and strings, covers topics such as the physics of quarks, leptons, gravity, super and heterotic strings and unified field theories of the type first envisioned by Albert Einstein.  Distinguished among scientists working at the cutting edge of physics, Gates also has helped introduce scientific concepts to the public through the PBS television programs “Breakthrough: The Changing Face of Science in America,” “A Science Odyssey,” “The Elegant Universe” and “Einstein’s Big Idea” and in “Superstring Theory: The DNA of Reality,” a popular DVD lecture collection.

Thursday, October 16, 2008
6 - 9pm
Cash Bar

Zimm's  Martini & Wine Bar

4321 Montrose Blvd

Houston, TX 77006

1 block south of Richmond
713-521-2002

For photos and directions - please see this link
 

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Here is the schedule for the weekend:
October 24th and 25th at Trinity University in San Antonio, TX

Friday 3pm vs. Hardin Simmons Univ.
Friday 7:30pm vs. Texas Lutheran Univ.
Saturday 11am vs. Trinity Univ.
Saturday 3:30pm vs. Ohio Northern Univ.


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MIT Women’s Volleyball Team Playing in San Antonio on Oct 24 and 25, 2008

 The  MIT Women’s Volleyball team will be playing in San Antonio Texas on October 24 and 25, 2008.

 The women's volleyball team finished the 2007 season with five tournament championships and a 36-3 record.  They also finished the season with a NEWMAC Conference regular season championship, a New England regional ranking of #2, and advanced to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Division III National Championship Tournament. 

  Trinity University is currently ranked #6 and Ohio Northern is #10 in Division III, so the tournament will be a challenging out of region contest for the team and they will need support from the MIT Texas community.

 October 8, 2008
4:10 to 5:00 PM

Rm. 112 O&M Bldg.
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas

Reception to follow, 5-6 PM
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Phone: (979) 845-1251

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Fowler Distinguished Lecture Series
Dr. Woodie Flowers
Pappalardo Professor Emeritus, MIT

While this is not a formal MIT Club of South Texas event, we thought we would share this with you, especially those of you living in the College Station area!  Alums from the Houston area interested in carpooling to this lecture should contact Ramón San Pedro at rsp@alum.mit.edu

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A small group of MIT alums is meeting periodically to enjoy a round of golf together.  We currently have a group of eight on our list of participants and normally have a foursome for our "come-if-you-can" outings. 

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