The Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship will provide fellowship support for aspiring entrepreneurs to spend two years at MIT acquiring the knowledge and skills required for successful business development and civic leadership in developing nations around the world. Graduate students enrolled in programs across the campus will be eligible for Legatum Fellowships.

For more information visit: http://www.lcde.org

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

TPP alum Christiaan Adams sent us the following:

So, I wanted to let you all know that Dan Reicher, the director of [Google’s] RE < C initiative will be visiting MIT tomorrow (Tuesday) to meet with a number of faculty members, as well as with the MIT Energy Club. If you or your students are interested in learning more about the initiative and about opportunities at Google, do attend this event!: MIT Energy Salon and Reception: Growing the Energy Industry in New England — Serving the World - Dec 4, 2007; 6:30PM-9:30PM; MIT Faculty Club (RSVP required)