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Event Highlights
Tuesday, May 28--Are you intrigued by supersymmetry, string theory, and other cutting edge physics concepts? National Medal of Science awardee and presidential advisor Sylvester James (Jim) Gates, Jr. '73, Ph.D. '77 returns to speak at a dinner meeting at the China Garden restaurant in Arlington; this time his talk will be on Supersymmetry and the Quincunx Nexus. Registration is closed.
Wednesday, June 12--The new DARPA Director, Arati Prabhakar, will speak at our Annual Meeting, which will be held at the Army Navy Country Club in Arlington. Registration is open through June 3, unless the event fills up sooner.
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Past Events
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Tulips were in peak bloom at the Partners & Patrons Appreciation Evening at the Royal Netherlands Embassy on 4/25/13.
Photo courtesy of Hershel Lipow.

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View Paul Eremeko's 3/12/13 Seminar Series presentation, Adaptive Make: Radical Advances in System Design & Manufacturing (PPT).
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View Catherine Spong's 1/22/13 presentation, Making Healthy Babies: Advances in Newborn Health (PDF).
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We don't have permission to post David Kaiser's slides from his 1/16/13 presentation on the Higgs boson, but he has written a few short, accessible pieces about much of the material covered by his talk that he thought we would enjoy reading:
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View Tom Kurfess' 1/15/12 Seminar Series presentation, What Can Governments Do To Promote Advanced Manufacturing? (PDF).
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View Rodney Brooks' 12/11/12 Seminar Series presentation, A New Class of Industrial Robot (PDF).
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View Harry Hertz's 12/5/12 presentation, The Challenge of Being Outstanding: A Look Back and Ahead after 25 Years of Guiding Organizational Excellence (PDF).
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View MIT Professor Olivier de Weck's 11/13/12 Seminar Series presentation, Production in the Innovation Economy (PIE) (PDF).
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View Dr. Gregory Tassey's 10/10/12 Seminar Series presentation, What is Wrong with U.S. Manufacturing? (PDF).
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NOTE: Online registration may be available for some events. You can also register for any event using the registration coupon on the event page. Please review our cancellation policy before registering. When registering for multiple events, please write a separate check for each event. Also write a separate check for your dues. That way, if you cancel an event by the registration deadline, we can just shred your event check.
Volunteer Opportunities
Educational Council
Would you like to be part of MIT's admissions process? Members of the MIT Educational Council (EC) interview freshman applicants and act as the face of MIT to applicants and their parents. EC's are especially needed in Prince George's, Calvert, St. Mary's, and Montgomery Counties. Contact the EC Vice-Chair in your region.
K-12 Science Fairs
Volunteer today to serve as a high school science fair judge. For more information see our K-12 Science Fairs page.
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