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MIT CLUB OF SOUTH TEXAS Club of South Texas Seminar “MIT At Home - 2: Energy” Panel Discussion: Homeland Security and BioDefense April Dining Club – Guatemalan Cuisine MIT Alum Flying To The International Space Station 2003 – 2004 BOARD OF DIRECTORS If you need to contact us about a specific event, please see the contact information for that event.
Club
of South Texas Seminar “MIT At Home - 2:
Energy” Cocktails-Social Hour 5:30pm University of Houston-Hilton In our second seminar presentation we will explore the energy industry. It put Houston on the map and it is still the biggest overall employer in the region. This program will consist of local MIT alumni speakers covering the full span of the industry from discovery and development to financing to delivery of the product. Richard Byrnes will discuss trends in the global oil & gas industry and the strategy and organizational challenges facing industry players. Kate Baker will sketch the oil and gas supply-demand picture and the link between GDP and energy consumption, before touching on the changing face of the oil and gas business, and some of the challenges facing attempts to bridge to sustainable development. David Johnston will go into the earth to tell us about time-lapse seismic images of oil reservoirs that are used to monitor fluid movements in the Earth's subsurface. These data can show where there is remaining oil in our existing fields, maximizing recovery with minimal environmental impact. Phil Grossweiler will bring the energy home by discussing the recent growth in the worldwide LNG industry trends and then concentrate on latest and projected activities regarding LNG imports into the U.S. Talk would cover both technology and political issues. Join us for this exciting program on Thursday, April 29, 2004 at the University of Houston Hilton. The program starts with a social hour from 5:30 to 6:30 (cash bar). The presentations will start at 6:30, with dinner and discussions to follow. RSVP electronically via SmartTransTM before 11pm CDT, April 23rd OR To RSVP: Please return this coupon and a check before April 24th. E-mail your questions to Al Cisar Save The Date: May 24 The symposium will discuss the impact of homeland security and biodefense on new economic and technical development opportunities affecting the South Texas area, which includes College Station, the Greater Houston and Galveston Areas. The symposium will be an evening panel discussion to be held in the early evening of May 24th, 2004. Potential topics to be discussed include: - What are the development opportunities? - Who are the key stakeholders? - What are some specific and immediate projects that have immense impact on management of local security issues? Event details will be announced in the May 2004 Club Newsletter. Corporate sponsorships for this event are available – interested parties should contact Eric Chan , (281) 437-1873
April Dining Club –
Guatemalan Cuisine
Join us on April 17th for an evening of Guatemalan cuisine. We have arranged a dinner package for $20 per person: appetizers, entrees, and nono-alcoholic beverage, tax and tip included. Please RSVP by April 15th: Raul Valdez OR (Also, at some dinners in the recent past, we were charged for no-shows, so if you cannot make it, please call me!) - Raul Valdez
MIT Alum Flying
To The International Space Station NASA and its International Partners have assigned new crews to fly to the International Space Station this year. As Expedition 9, NASA astronaut Edward Michael "Mike" Fincke ‘89 and Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka will be the next crew to live aboard the complex. NASA astronaut Leroy Chiao and Russian cosmonaut Salizhan S. Sharipov will serve as Expedition 10. Fincke and Padalka are set for launch April 18 on a six-month mission. Padalka will serve as Expedition 9 commander and Soyuz commander, and Fincke will be the NASA Space Station science officer and flight engineer. They have been training together as a Space Station crew since March 2002. (from NASA Press Release H04-056, dated 02/6/04). April
Happy Hour Come join us for a happy hour at Little Woodrow’s in Rice Village. It’s Wednesday, and that means it’s Big *** Beer Night (23-ounce mugs of domestics are just $1.75 and imports and micros, $3.75). They have a large seating area on the patio – come enjoy the Spring weather ! Yezmin Acle Alberto Cividanes May Happy
Hour
http://www.cafe-express.com/www/html/tm/tm_home.htm Our next happy hour is “north” of the village at Taco Milagro (think patio with palm trees). Taco Milagro features a “Tequila Bar” offering customized margaritas and over 50 premium tequilas. There is also a “Salsa Bar” featuring a variety of salsa condiments made fresh daily (we checked and dancing on the Salsa Bar is not permitted !) Yezmin Acle Alberto Cividanes It’s time once again, time for the annual MIT Club of South Texas membership drive. The MIT Club of South Texas invites you to join or renew your membership for 2004. Membership in the club runs coincident with the calendar year, which means that those members who paid their dues before October 1, 2003 need to renew now for 2004. Membership is open to all MIT alumni and alumnae, as well as current undergraduate and graduate students and their parents. Your dues in the local club are used to pay for mailing announcements and the newsletter, sponsor events for local high school students accepted at the Institute, award prizes at local science fairs, and improve local science and math education through our Leadership in Education Program (LEAP). Although we do benefit from some administrative assistance from the Institute, the MIT Club of South Texas does not receive funding from MIT or from the Alumni/ae Association. Click here for a Membership Coupon Last year was one of our best membership years ever for our local club, and we’d like to make next year another winner. Join today to get the maximum benefit from your membership! - Ramón San Pedro 2003 – 2004 BOARD OF DIRECTORS ! The MIT Club of South Texas is pleased to announce the 2003-2004 Board of Directors: President -
Raul Valdez
Interested in becoming involved
with the MIT Club? Email
Raul Valdez
or call H: (713) 869-6336
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