MIT CLUB OF SOUTH TEXAS
November-December 2000
Revision 2 / November 30, 2000
(RSVP telephone number for Holiday Party
Updated: (713) 436-3538)
(Weblinks to Astronaut Event RSVP Coupon Added)
November Happy Hour (Nov 11)
Unique
Suburb Presentation (Nov 14) -
Click here for a coupon
A
Physicist In Space (Nov 18) - Click here for a coupon
Greek
Archaeology (Nov 19)
Club
Holiday Party (Dec 7)
SAVE
THE DATE: MIT Institute Speaker for 2001 (Jan 16, 2001)
Leadership
In Education Teacher
MIT
Alumni Network Services
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You A Member Yet?
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2000 and 2001 !)
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If you need to contact us about a specific
event, please see the contact information for that event.
November
Happy Hour
The Bamboo Bar, Kemah,
Texas
”Beaver Moon” Saturday, November 11,
2000
4
PM - ???
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Here For A Map
According to the Farmer’s Almanac, the
first full moon in November is known as the “Beaver Moon.”
We couldn’t resist this, so we decided to have a Happy Hour at the
Bamboo Bar (at The Aquarium Restaurant) 402 Second St., Kemah. (281) 334-9010.
Yes, this is the place with the giant fish tank and the 3 hour wait for a table.
But we're going to avoid the wait and meet at the sizable bar on the ground
floor, right on the Kemah Boardwalk. There
are lots of fun activities on the Boardwalk, but some of us will be content to
sit inside and watch the boats go by. The
League City exit off of Interstate-45 may be under construction, so we recommend
taking NASA Road 1 (head East) to Rte. 146, turning right (head South), to go
over the Kemah Bridge. You'll see The Aquarium from there, follow the signs to
the "Kemah Waterfront." Check
the website for a map. Feel free to
contact us for an update.
-
Raul Valdez
H
(713) 869-6336, W (281) 552-1060
- Dave Roberson
H
(281) 286-9655, W (281) 483-1826
The
Unique Suburb
Tuesday, November 14, 2000
Social Hour 5:30pm
Presentation 6:30pm
Dinner 7:30pm
RSVP by Nov 9th
Click here for a coupon
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Here For A Map
Will Rogers once designated four American
cities as being “unique.” While
each of the four have lost much of their distinction, others have more recently
come to the fore. How does an
American city achieve uniqueness, how are special places created, in the face
of, as one writer has called it, the McDonaldization
of Society?
On Tuesday, November 14, 2000, R. Greg Turner ‘74 of the Houston architectural
firm of Turner-Bair will take a look at the evolution of unique American cities.
This talk will examine the forces that have shaped them, and propose some
ideas for worthy measures that can enhance the uniqueness of parts
of a city such as Houston. In the
course of this discussion, issues that affect all areas of Houston, such as
sprawl, transportation, and urban aesthetics, will be addressed.
Greg is a MIT alum, and a recipient of
several MIT alumni awards. He is
also a recognized architect with a practice in Houston. He
has been studying the suburbs, and how they interact with the center city and
will share what he has learned with us.
This presentation will occur at: 6:30 PM on Tuesday, November 14, 2000, at
the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 2222 West Loop South.
There will be a social hour (cash bar) before the meeting at 5:30, with
dinner to follow at about 7:30 PM. RSVP
using the coupon by Thursday, November 9, 2000.
Questions? Please contact Al Cisar
via email
-
Alan Cisar
A
Physicist in Space:
Repairing the Hubble Space Telescope
Saturday, November 18, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
RSVP by Nov 15th
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The highly-publicized 1999 Space Shuttle
mission STS-103 involved the capture, service, and release of the Hubble Space
Telescope. This required three
8-hour spacewalks, two of which were performed by astronaut John
Grunsfeld (MIT SB '80, University of Chicago SM '84 PhD '88), who was on his
3rd mission in space.
Come hear John present his experience to a special event jointly sponsored by
the MIT Club of South Texas and the University of Chicago Club of Houston!
It will be held at the University of Houston-Clear Lake, Bayou Building,
Room 2512.
The cost is $9 per person. School-age
children are also welcome. Please
return the registration form by November 15th.
(Based on high attendance at past astronaut events, it is advisable to
RSVP early.)
From Houston, allow 45 minutes from the 610 Loop/Interstate 45 (Gulf Freeway)
interchange. Exit I-45 at Exit 26,
Bay Area Boulevard East. Continue
east on Bay Area Blvd for 3.2 miles. Turn right at UH Entrance #1 (University
Drive.) Proceed down University
Drive and turn left into parking lot "R", which is across the drive
from the Bayou Building. As you
enter look for signs to room 2512. (You take the elevator to 2nd floor, then
walk immediately to the left after exiting the elevator.)
A map and any updated details can be found
at: alumweb.mit.edu/clubs/s-texas/AstroMap.htm
You can learn more about the mission and crew at http://www.spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/archives/sts-103.
(There are also other interesting NASA and Hubble links there.)
Coincidentally, nearby Space Center Houston is currently hosting the
Smithsonian Institution's nationwide traveling exhibit, "Hubble Space
Telescope: New Views of the Universe".
More details are at www.spacecenter.org
If you have any questions, please
contact Stacey Nakamura,
(281) 486-4782 (evenings).
- Mark Suchon
- Stacey Nakamura
Houston
“Friends of Archaeology”
Sunday, November 19
One
of the nicer surprises in life is discovering something wonderful right under
your nose. The Houston “Friends
of Archaeology” has been in existence for 10 years and sponsors
archaeology-related educational trips and lectures.
Occasionally, they also sponsor free lectures open to the general public.
These will not be “formal” South Texas Club events per se, but we
plan to highlight these public events for your information.
One of the upcoming events is “The 10th Annual Lecture of
Greek Archaeology”, Sunday, November 19, 2000, 7:00pm, Jones Auditorium, 3900
Yoakum Blvd, University of St. Thomas. For
further information, please contact me at (713) 932-9363 or via email
- Stephen Murdoch
Club
of South Texas Holiday Party
Thursday, December 7th, 2000
5:30
– 7:00pm
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Here For A Map
The Club’s annual Holiday Party will be held at the Dalet Vietnamese Bistro
Restaurant, 3241 Southwest Freeway, (713) 669-9375. The Club has reserved the upstairs function room and as
usual, will be giving away MIT-themed door prizes (how about them MIT shoe laces
from the 1996 party?) The
restaurant is on the south feeder road of the Southwest Freeway and is located
between Edloe and Buffalo Speedway. Check
the Club’s website for a map. Although
RSVPing is not mandatory, to help us with logistics please call me to let me
know if you are planning to attend: (281)
480-3467, (713) 436-3538
or email
- Herman Vargas
Save
The Date: Institute Speaker for
2001
Tuesday, January 16, 2001
The MIT Club of South Texas is pleased to
announce our Institute Speaker for 2001: Prof.
Alex Slocum, Mechanical Engineering Department.
Prof. Slocum has been teaching design to students at MIT since 1985 and
is currently the instructor in-charge for the world-famous “Introduction to
Design” course 2.007 (formerly 2.70). Further
details will be announced in late December.
-
Ramón San Pedro
Leadership
in Education Teacher
Joanne Elston, this year’s recipient of the
MIT Leadership in Education Award shares her experiences at the MIT Science and
Engineering Program for Teachers:
“I would like to thank
everyone in your club for the wonderful experience at the MIT Science and
Engineering Program for Teachers in June. It
was exciting being a member of a group of educators from across the United
States and South America. Ideas for
teaching science and math concepts were exchanged among the group along with
information concerning the long range programs for increasing math and science
knowledge in different states such as New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut,
Colorado, Washington, Maine and Rhode Island.
The lectures presented were very educational and interesting.
They provided me with information that I will incorporate into lectures
and discussions with my students this coming school year.
The week at MIT provided me with more concrete evidence for the need to
increase the level of technical literacy and interest in science and engineering
in my students. It was indeed a
privilege and an honor to be selected as the recipient of the MIT Leadership in
Education Award for the year 2000.”
- Ed Rinehart
MIT
Alumni Network Services
The MIT Club of South Texas urges our local alumni to visit the MIT Alumni
Association website at http://web.mit.edu/alum
and discover all it has to offer.
First, if you have not yet registered for Alumni Network Services, click on
"Alumni Registration" and get your own Email Forwarding For Life
address. Once you have registered
for Email Forwarding for Life, you can take advantage of the Online Alumni
Directory, and search for old friends and new contacts alike. In
addition, registration for Alumni Network Services will enable you to use ecommerce
components that will enhance our club's website over the next few months: alumni
will be able to enroll and pay for Club membership and Club events, all through
a secure online website sponsored by the Association.
The
Association website also includes a brand-new online magazine called openDoor.
The issue for the month of October focuses on Entrepreneurship.
So, take a moment today to check out http://web.mit.edu/alum
and register for Alumni Network Services or update your current Email forwarding
and address record online. If you have any problems with registration,
please contact the Alumni Association at ansinfo@mit.edu
- Stacey Nakamura
Are
You A Member Yet?
So far this has been a great
year for the MIT Club of South Texas. MIT
On The Road was a big hit, with over 90 people in attendance.
We've had a cooking class, and great seats for the Aeros.
More importantly, we've had over 90 people join the club.
It's a good start, but we still have a long way to go if we are going to
make our goal of two hundred members.
Why should you join?
There are the selfish reasons
for joining:
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You can save on every event
with the lower member's price.
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You will have the
opportunity to attend members-only events.
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You will receive, or if you
are a renewing member, continue to receive priority
announcements and reminders for club events.
(Last year's members who haven't renewed will no longer receive
priority announcements after mid-March.)
Then there are the unselfish
reasons (which are really selfish ones, too, if you consider the benefits to
your community):
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Every year the club sends
one or two local science teachers to MIT for a one-week course to update
their science teaching skills. (You
can give a little extra help here by adding a few dollars for LEAP, our
Leadership in Education Program.)
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Every year the club awards
a prize in the regional science fair.
Fill in and send in the membership
form today!
- Alan Cisar
Got
Email?
We often send email
announcements as an alternative to newsletters sent via US Mail and we use email
addresses provided by MIT. However,
MIT has email addresses for less than half of South Texas alumni, so we suspect
there are many addresses yet to be collected.
You can easily provide MIT with your email address (and any other contact
information) at the MIT Address
Update Website
We also use the email address
you provide on your membership form for Preferred
Service Announcements. Only Dues-paid
members receive these announcements (by either email, fax, or US Mail.)
To
ensure that you get the maximum benefit from the Club, be sure to register your
email address with MIT and also include it on your membership
coupon.
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