Class of 1954
Enjoying our 50th Reunion in 2004
REGISTRATION FOR TECH REUNIONS IS NOW CLOSED.
If you have not registered for Tech Reunions, limited tickets are
available at on-site registration. When you arrive on campus, check in
at McCormick Hall's registration
area to receive your name badges, program book, Pops tickets, and final
schedule.
McCormick Hall Registration Hours:
Thursday, June 4: 1:00 - 7:00 p.m.*
Friday, June 5: 7:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 6: 7:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 7: registration closes, please go directly to your events
*Note: A special 50th reunion registration suite in McCormick will open at noon.
Accommodations
Special hotel rates have been arranged for your class. For reservations, please call the Cambridge Marriott at 800-228-9290 or 617-494-6600 to reserve a room at the discounted rate of $289 per night. MIT Alumni from this class need to identify themselves as "MIT Class of 1954 Alumni" to get the discounted rate. Please also note that a Saturday stay is required to receive the discounted rate.
Class Schedule
| Wednesday, June 3, 2009 |
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| MIT 1954 vs. 2009 Dinner Program The 55th reunion begins early, on Wednesday, June 3, in the expanded MIT Museum. Cocktails in the new Epstein Gallery of Innovation are followed by an elegant supper and a program comparing MIT in 1954 to the present day. |
MIT Museum, N52 | 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. |
| Thursday, June 4, 2009 |
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| On-Campus Registration | McCormick Hall, W4 |
1:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. |
| Department Receptions | Various |
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
| Laboratory Tours I Class President Paul Gray has arranged for exclusive tours of the Age Lab, Energy Lab, and Medical Robotics Lab. Please see your registration form for scheduling. |
Various |
1:05 p.m. - 2:05 p.m. |
| Laboratory Tours II | Various | 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
| Pre-Pops Buffet Supper Rendezvous with your classmates before Tech Night at the Pops at the Cambridge Marriott for a convivial buffet supper! |
Boston Marriott Cambridge |
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. |
| Tech Night at the Pops | Symphony Hall, Boston | 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. |
| Friday, June 5, 2009 |
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| On-Campus Registration | McCormick Hall, W4 |
7:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. |
| Tech Reunions Breakfast | McCormick Hall, W4 | 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. |
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Morning Tours and Activities |
Various | 9:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
| Afternoon Tours and Activities |
Various | 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. |
| Department Receptions | Various | 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| 1954 Distinguished Faculty Lecture Series Friday afternoon at the Stata Center your class will hear from three of MIT's most distinguished and well-known faculty: John Deutch '61, former director of the CIA; Nobel Prize winner Philip Sharp; and global warming scientist Richard Lindzen. |
Stata Center, 32-155 |
2:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. |
| Living Group Open Houses | Various | 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Buffet Supper and Business Meeting
Friday night's supper in the Grier Room will include, among other things, a selection of songs sung by honorary classmate Ellen Harris. |
Grier Room, 34-401 | 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. |
| Saturday, June 6, 2009 |
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| On-Campus Registration | McCormick Hall, W4 |
7:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. |
| Tech Reunions Breakfast |
McCormick Hall, W4 | 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. |
| Alumni Memorial Service |
Chapel, W15 |
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. |
| Technology Day Program | Kresge Auditorium, W16 |
9:00 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. |
| Technology Day Luncheon | Johnson Athletic Center, W34 |
1:05 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. |
| Gala Formal Dinner Dance The Silver Beavers return to the Dreyfoos Building on Saturday night for a recreation of the 50th reunion's most dazzling evening! |
Stata Center, Dreyfoos Building, R and D Commons, 4th Floor | 7:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. |
| Sunday, June 7, 2009 |
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| Farewell Breakfast The 55th reunion winds down Sunday morning with a class breakfast at the Cambridge Marriott. |
Boston Marriott Cambridge | 9:00 a.m. - 11:00a.m. |
