Registration Day, Monday, Feb 5.  TPP Registration, 10:00 ˆ 3:00, TPP Lounge, E41-380.

• Sydney will meet with students in the Lounge to sign Registration Forms between 10:00 and 3:00 on Reg Day.
• All forms should have been sent to our office by Friday noon, UNLESS there is a registration hold‚.  Common reasons are listed below.Registration eligibility status is listed on Websis.
• You may verify with Shane on Friday that your form is here.
• Dual degree students with home departments other than TPP/ESD and TPP students also registered for an ESD/TMP PhD.  You will find their forms at the other department and should follow registration procedures there.
• Students whose advisors wish to meet with them to sign their reg forms may pick them up from me first.
• We will need the pink sheet or a photocopy of your reg form for your TPP file.

Degree Completion Meeting, Monday, Feb 5, 3:30-5:30, E51-315

• This information meeting will cover the necessary steps and time-line for degree completion, including thesis and program approvals, thesis submission, and dual degree petitions.
• REQUIRED for all students planning to complete a TPP degree in Spring or Summer semester. 2007.  Graduating students who cannot attend must send an e-mail to Frank and Sydney explaining their absence and plan for acquiring the information covered at this meeting.
• Recommended for all other TPP students.
• Pizza will be served at 3:30 before the meeting begins at 4:00

Cross-Registration:

• Please check the Harvard website for academic deadlines.
• You may want to introduce yourself by e-mail to the Harvard instructor before arriving with the form.
• Sydney will have Harvard Cross-Reg forms available on Registration Day.  If you need a signature before then, please fetch a cross-reg form from the Student Service Center this week and arrange to see Frank Field.

Reasons for Registration Holds include:

• Student haven’t pre-registered (there will be a late fee).
• Students have outstanding MIT bills tuition or housing.
• International students whose paperwork is no longer current.  You may check on websis.

Sydney is Out of the Office this Week:

Sydney will be traveling with students to Washington DC for the Annual Winter trip.  She will return on Registration Day, so please see Frank Field if there is anything urgent before then.

Welcome back!  We look forward to seeing everyone next week.
Sydney

For Graduate Students: Careers Fields After MIT
Hannah Bernstein, Deborah Rosencrans
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up - Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)

This series of talks by MIT alumni will demonstrate a range of satisfying professional roles in which Masters and PhDs may use their training. Intended for current graduate students, but anyone interested is welcome to attend. Career fields featured will include (see dates below – ALL events in this series are 3:00-4:30pm in 10-250):
Contact: Hannah Bernstein, 12-170, x3-4733, hannahb@mit.edu
Sponsor: Careers Office For Graduate Students: Career Fields After MIT (FINANCE)
Hannah Bernstein, Deborah Rosencrans - Tue Jan 9, 03:00-04:30pm, 10-250

For Graduate Students: Career Fields After MIT (CONSULTING)
Hannah Bernstein, Deborah Rosencrans - Fri Jan 12, 03:00-04:30pm, 10-250

For Graduate Students: Career Fields After MIT (PATENT LAW, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER)
Hannah Bernstein, Deborah Rosencrans - Tue Jan 16, 03:00-04:30pm, 10-250

For Graduate Students: Career Fields After MIT (POLICY ANALYSIS)
Hannah Bernstein, Deborah Rosencrans - Tue Jan 23, 03:00-04:30pm, 10-250

For Graduate Students: Career Fields After MIT (BIOPHARMA/MEDICAL DEVICES)
Hannah Bernstein, Deborah Rosencrans - Thu Jan 25, 03:00-04:30pm, 10-250 

INTRODUCTION TO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PUBLIC POLICY - An IAP Seminar (”Public Policy Bootcamp”)

SYLLABUS - IAP 2007

Instructor: William B. Bonvillian, Director, MIT Washington Office

Class Dates and Hours: Mon.- Thurs. Jan. 22-25, 2007, 9:30am-12:00noon; Wed. evening Jan. 24 from 6-8pm for informal dinner gathering and discussion session.