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FPOP | |||
# | #Didn't like about FPOP last year | ||
# | #*Long Lectures | ||
# | #*Scavenger Hunt in Boston | ||
# | #*Red Sox game not worth it -- raining | ||
# | #Liked about FPOP last year | ||
# | #*Free Food | ||
#**Counselors | #*Museum of Science | ||
# | #*Boston Scavenger Hunt | ||
# | #*MIT Campus Scavenger Hunt -- important to orient people to the campus | ||
# | #*Counselors! | ||
# | #Possible Lecturers -- 5 or 6 Lecturers (around 1 a day) | ||
# | #*Manalis -- talk about careers again | ||
# | #*Hamad-Schifferli | ||
# | #*Lauffenberger | ||
# | #*Grozinsky | ||
# | #*Ed Boyden | ||
# | #*Mucus/Cartilage Lady | ||
# | #*Cancer-Stem Cell Lady | ||
# | #*Cap lectures at an hour (2 max) | ||
# | #Lectures and Lab Tours Separately -- don't overburden anyone | ||
# | #*Lab tours more hands on this year -- need to get safety certified | ||
# | #*Herr -- in Media Lab, BioMed research -- good at giving tours/do it all the time | ||
# | #Lab Activities | ||
# | #*Hands-on lab spread over 2 days would be sufficient -- with Nathalie? | ||
# | #*A not wet-work based lab | ||
# | #Industry Tours | ||
# | #*plants?? Greenhouse tour -- Novartis has one?? something different | ||
# | #*Gingko -- small scale success story | ||
# | #*Amgen | ||
# | #*visited mass-spec place last year (long bus ride and pretty boring) | ||
# | #Nice to compare lab versus industry | ||
#*Must fill in head of the department about how the FPOP went | #Five hours of academically focused events instead of eight hours | ||
#Budget | |||
#*Around three thousand dollars last year -- will be similar this year | |||
#*Large amount of students declared BE after FPOP -- good use of money! | |||
#Must fill in head of the department about how the FPOP went | |||
#Don't know if we'll be getting an increase in the number of students allowed to participate -- last year's amount (16) was a good number | |||
#Still want to do breakfast? | |||
#*relatively cheep compared to other meals | |||
#*was nice last year | |||
#*conclusion: do again | |||
#Made students arrive really early last year -- make them arrive at 9:00am instead of 8:00am | |||
#Fun things we could do | |||
#*bonding events after academic portion | |||
#*Sports event | |||
#*Go out to dinner (good to have a big dinner on the last day -- maybe a BBQ if weather permits, reserve Kresge pits) | |||
#*play soccer/frisbee/volleyball (beach volleyball court/sand at EC) | |||
#*Luau | |||
Inter-Grade Mixer/Networking Event | |||
#Not April 29, May 6 instead from 4:00-5:00 | |||
#20.109 lab is that day from 12:00-5:00 -- can we extend the event past 5:00? | |||
#FPOP Counselors have to go! | |||
#Should be a nice event! | |||
#Professors will be there and students from other grades | |||
#Ask professors to make announcements in their classes | |||
#Publicize Well -- tell your friends | |||
#In State -- 4th floor common area | |||
#Maybe we can get servers | |||
#Informal atmosphere |
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BE UG Board Meeting
4-21-11
BE Loungs
7:30pm
FPOP
- Didn't like about FPOP last year
- Long Lectures
- Scavenger Hunt in Boston
- Red Sox game not worth it -- raining
- Liked about FPOP last year
- Free Food
- Museum of Science
- Boston Scavenger Hunt
- MIT Campus Scavenger Hunt -- important to orient people to the campus
- Counselors!
- Possible Lecturers -- 5 or 6 Lecturers (around 1 a day)
- Manalis -- talk about careers again
- Hamad-Schifferli
- Lauffenberger
- Grozinsky
- Ed Boyden
- Mucus/Cartilage Lady
- Cancer-Stem Cell Lady
- Cap lectures at an hour (2 max)
- Lectures and Lab Tours Separately -- don't overburden anyone
- Lab tours more hands on this year -- need to get safety certified
- Herr -- in Media Lab, BioMed research -- good at giving tours/do it all the time
- Lab Activities
- Hands-on lab spread over 2 days would be sufficient -- with Nathalie?
- A not wet-work based lab
- Industry Tours
- plants?? Greenhouse tour -- Novartis has one?? something different
- Gingko -- small scale success story
- Amgen
- visited mass-spec place last year (long bus ride and pretty boring)
- Nice to compare lab versus industry
- Five hours of academically focused events instead of eight hours
- Budget
- Around three thousand dollars last year -- will be similar this year
- Large amount of students declared BE after FPOP -- good use of money!
- Must fill in head of the department about how the FPOP went
- Don't know if we'll be getting an increase in the number of students allowed to participate -- last year's amount (16) was a good number
- Still want to do breakfast?
- relatively cheep compared to other meals
- was nice last year
- conclusion: do again
- Made students arrive really early last year -- make them arrive at 9:00am instead of 8:00am
- Fun things we could do
- bonding events after academic portion
- Sports event
- Go out to dinner (good to have a big dinner on the last day -- maybe a BBQ if weather permits, reserve Kresge pits)
- play soccer/frisbee/volleyball (beach volleyball court/sand at EC)
- Luau
Inter-Grade Mixer/Networking Event
- Not April 29, May 6 instead from 4:00-5:00
- 20.109 lab is that day from 12:00-5:00 -- can we extend the event past 5:00?
- FPOP Counselors have to go!
- Should be a nice event!
- Professors will be there and students from other grades
- Ask professors to make announcements in their classes
- Publicize Well -- tell your friends
- In State -- 4th floor common area
- Maybe we can get servers
- Informal atmosphere