The Washington Internship Trip is scheduled for January 23 and 24. You should plan to arrive by Tuesday evening, January 22 and to schedule any additional meetings and follow-up interviews for Friday January 25. US citizens are likely to have interviews scheduled at OMB on Friday morning, unless they have indicated that they will not be available for an internship there this summer.
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2007 Washington DC Trip - Organizations
Center for Democracy and Technology
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Department of Energy
US Environmental Protection Agency
ICF Consulting
US National Aeronautics and Space Administration
US Office of Manaement and Budget
US Office of Science and Technology Policy
Resources for the Future (& Environment Careers)
the World Bank
Alumni Reception
2006 Washington DC Trip - Organizations
US Congress - Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology
ICF Consulting
US Office of Management and Budget
Office of Science and Technology Policy
Resources for the Future - Luncheon Meeting
World Bank - Luncheon Meeting
Alumni Reception
Our intention is to meet with TPP alumni at these organizations or with alumni from MIT graduate departments or similar programs where a discussion of their career decisions, career track, and the nature of their work is particularly relevant to current TPP students.  We strive for a balance of organization ‘types’ and sectors, research areas, employers of US citizens and foreign nationals.
The goal is to have a sampling of the range of organizations involved in activities at the intersection of technology and policy and a feeling for the work done be interns and full-time employees in these areas

This Graduate Fellowship Program of the National Academies—consisting of the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and National Research Council—is designed to engage graduate science, engineering, medical, veterinary, business, public policy, and law students in the analytical process that informs the creation of national policy-making with a science/technology element. As a result, students develop basic skills essential to working in the world of science policy.

We are pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for the 2008 sessions. The program will comprise three 10-week sessions:

• Winter: January 7 through March 14
• Summer: June 2-August 8
• Fall: September 8 through November 14

Graduate students and postdoctoral scholars and those who have completed graduate studies or postdoctoral research within the last 5 years are eligible to apply. Candidates should submit an application and request that a mentor/adviser fill out a reference form. Both forms are available on the Web at <http://national-academies.org/policyfellows>.

The deadline for receipt of application material is November 1 for the winter program, March 1 for the summer program, and June 1 for the fall program. Candidates may apply to all three programs concurrently.

Additional details about the program and a link to join the mailing list are available on the Web site. Questions should be directed to: policyfellows@nas.edu.

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Internship Presentations, Fall 2007, Wednesdays 12 – 2, TPP Lounge, E40-380
                                                                                     
September 5                                                                   
John Nonnamaker        Resume-Writing & Job Search        MIT Careers Office
September 12                                                                 
Bird, Sarah                  Water Purification & Development   Saafwater
Paredes, Miguel           Telecomms & Development            Telecomms
September 19                                                                 
Blackburn, Craig          Energy Production                         Exxon Mobil
Zhang, Qi                    Oil & Gas Industry Study               JP Morgan

September 26                                                                 
                                  Leadership Presentation - George Whitesides

October 3                                                                       
Rush, Monica              Museum of Science, DC Relations  Museum of Science
Fredholm, Susan         IT Industry Energy Initiatives           Lobbying
Leybovich, Misha         Post-War British Industrial Policy    CMI, Cambridge U
 

October 10                                                                     
Nadeau, Marie-Claude  Consulting                                    McKinsey
Cardin, Michel             Real Estate Management               Far East Org.
Lagarde, Loic               Food Marketing and Health             Far East Org.

October 17                                                                     
Wilds, Jennifer             Space                                          NASA Johnson
Szajnfarber, Zoe           Space                                          Euro Space Agency
Grindle, Abe                Space                                          NASA Goddard

October 24                                                                     
Liu, Shan                    Hydro-Informatic System                HP Labs
Allen, Anna N              Sustainability                                YES
Donohoo, Pearl            Wind Turbine Blade Testing            NREL

October 31                                                                     
Campos, Norma           Air Transportation                          DOT/ FAA
Cosmas, Alex              Air Transportation                          US DOT, Volpe
Donnelly, Kathy           Urban Transportation                      SANDAG

November 7                                                                    
                                  NO CLASS currently scheduled.  This may change

November 14                                                                  
Ohama, Dai                 Construction Industry                     Kajiman Corp
Love, Robert                Office of Management & Budget      OMB
Ringo, Decker              Energy & Government Policy          MIT DC Office
November 21                                                                  
                                  NO CLASS currently scheduled.  This may change

November 28                                                                  
                                  WRAP-UP CLASS, WINTER DC TRIP PLANS

December 5                                                                      
                                  NO CLASS currently scheduled.  This may change

Thursday, November 30 - Deadline for Far East Internship Applications, 5:00 pm.
Initial applications for summer internships at the Far East Organization are due.  Students should send Sydney an updated resume and a draft of a proposed cover letter for a paid internship at FEO in Singapore during summer 2007.  Further details and requirements will be sent to successful applicants.

Friday, December 8 - Deadline for IAP Washington Internship Trip Applications, due by 5:00 pm
This year’s trip will be from Tuesday evening, January 30 - Friday, February 2.  Designed for first-year TPP students - travel to DC to learn about careers in Technology and Policy.  Presentations and meetings, mostly with TPP and/or other MIT alumni currently working in technology and policy at a variety of agencies, think tanks, NGOs and private organizations.  Alumni/Student reception.  Students interested in attending should send Sydney their updated resume and a paragraph describing their internship/ job goals.  Further details will be sent to interested students.

Wednesday, November 29 - Career Talk, 4:15 - 5:00, TPP Lounge. ‘Technology and Policy Careers’
Dr. Bill Jeffrey, Director of NIST.  MIT Alumnus.
Careers in government and opportunities for TPP graduates in Washington, D.C.

Wednesday, November 29 - Internship Seminar, 12:15 - 2:00.  TPP Lounge. ‘Energy and Environment’
Mudit Narain - Youth Encounter on Sustainability, Switzerland
Qi Zhang - SatCon Technology Corporation, Boston, Energy Technology
Christopher Evans - Pembina Institute, Canada, Environment & Energy

Wednesday, December 6 - Internship Seminar, 12:15 - 2:00.  TPP Lounge.  ‘Transportation’
Jennifer Gustetic - Department of Homeland Security, Washington DC, Transportation Security
Matthew Dorfman - Transport for London, London
Susumu Goto - Policy Research Institute for Transport, Japan

The text of the following email is being forwarded to you all:

Dear Colleague,

The NSF East Asia Pacific Summer Institutes (EAPSI) Program provides U.S. graduate students in science and engineering 1) first-hand research experience in Australia, China, Japan, Korea, New Zealand or Taiwan; 2) an introduction to the science and science policy infrastructure of the respective location; and 3) orientation to the society, culture and language. The primary goals of EAPSI are to introduce students to East Asia and Pacific science and engineering in the context of a research laboratory, and to initiate personal relationships that will better enable them to collaborate with foreign counterparts in the future. The institutes last approximately eight weeks from June to August. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) co-sponsor the Summer Institute in Japan.

The flyer for 2007 is attached and your help is requested by getting this information to as many graduate students and faculty as possible. I have additional posters and letter-sized flyers that I could send you. Please let me know how many and to whom I may send these promotional materials.

EAPSI changes for 2007

• New Zealand is added as an East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes (EAPSI) location.
• The Award amount has been amended to reflect the increase in the stipend amount to $4,000.
• Proposal preparation instructions have been clarified.
• Potential host institutions are expanded to include Beijing, Shanghai, Kunming and Xian.

Please refer people to www.nsf.gov/eapsi

Best regards,

Tony Teolis
Program Specialist
Office of International Science and Engineering
National Science Foundation
Tel: 703-292-7343
ateolis@nsf.gov
www.nsf.gov/eapsi
www.nsf.gov/oise

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