Events

4 Events

May 5

2025 South Asian Graduation Celebration

  • In-Person

MIT South Asian Alumni Association (MITSAAA)

Monday, May 5, 5:30pm - 7:30pm (America/New_York)

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Event Details

This event is to celebrate the achievements of our graduates and honor the sacrifices their families made to make attending MIT a possibility. The entire MIT community (students, alumni, staff, faculty, family, friends) is invited to enjoy and be with us on this date to recognize our grads. In addition to celebrating in person, we are planning to live stream this program for our alumni, families and friends.

Register to attend the event in person or virtually by selecting the appropriate option provided in the drop down menu. All in-person tickets include refreshments at the event. If you registered as a virtual attendee, you will receive the livestream link before May 5th. Please note, we are charging a nominal fee to help offset the cost of the celebration. 

For 2025 Graduates: The registration deadline to be included in the program is April 25th. Late additions may be allowed on a case-by-case basis

After you register, you will need to email a professional headshot to mitsaaagrad@mit.edu  for the slideshow during the celebration. Please make the subject line your first and last name.

Contact

mbentin@mit.edu

Learn More 2025-05-05 21:30:00 2025-05-05 23:30:00 UTC 2025 South Asian Graduation Celebration This event is to celebrate the achievements of our graduates and honor the sacrifices their families made to make attending MIT a possibility. The entire MIT community (students, alumni, staff, faculty, family, friends) is invited to enjoy and be with us on this date to recognize our grads. In addition to celebrating in person, we are planning to live stream this program for our alumni, families and friends. Register to attend the event in person or virtually by selecting the appropriate option provided in the drop down menu. All in-person tickets include refreshments at the event. If you registered as a virtual attendee, you will receive the livestream link before May 5th. Please note, we are charging a nominal fee to help offset the cost of the celebration.  For 2025 Graduates: The registration deadline to be included in the program is April 25th. Late additions may be allowed on a case-by-case basis After you register, you will need to email a professional headshot to mitsaaagrad@mit.edu  for the slideshow during the celebration. Please make the subject line your first and last name. MIT South Asian Alumni Association (MITSAAA) mbentin@mit.edu
May 6

Power and Progress: 1000-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity

MIT South Asian Alumni Association (MITSAAA)

Tuesday, May 6, 12:00pm - 1:00pm (America/New_York)

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In this presentation, the 2024 Economics Nobel Prize Winner and MIT Distinguished Professor Simon Johnson will discuss how technology has been the mover of progress and prosperity for the last 1000 years.  And how we must manage, navigate and share technology for mass productivity and prosperity.  Professor Johnson has very interesting insights into the various rules/governance and their impact on the prosperity of the societies. For instance, how the British rule has adversely impacted the prosperity of South Asia.
 
In its review, Guardian says that the work of Nobelists Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson shows us "how technology — ultimately the source of 85 percent of new wealth — can be used for human betterment."  Times (London) says that the work discusses whether technology "will threaten social stability by increasing inequality and undermining democracy."
 
This event is a collaboration with the MIT Sloan Club of New York.
 
 
photo credit: MFPhoto/ Melissa Lyttle

Contact

kalyan@alum.mit.edu

Learn More 2025-05-06 16:00:00 2025-05-06 17:00:00 UTC Power and Progress: 1000-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity In this presentation, the 2024 Economics Nobel Prize Winner and MIT Distinguished Professor Simon Johnson will discuss how technology has been the mover of progress and prosperity for the last 1000 years.  And how we must manage, navigate and share technology for mass productivity and prosperity.  Professor Johnson has very interesting insights into the various rules/governance and their impact on the prosperity of the societies. For instance, how the British rule has adversely impacted the prosperity of South Asia.   In its review, Guardian says that the work of Nobelists Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson shows us "how technology — ultimately the source of 85 percent of new wealth — can be used for human betterment."  Times (London) says that the work discusses whether technology "will threaten social stability by increasing inequality and undermining democracy."   This event is a collaboration with the MIT Sloan Club of New York.     photo credit: MFPhoto/ Melissa Lyttle MIT South Asian Alumni Association (MITSAAA) kalyan@alum.mit.edu
May 17

MIT Night at the Columbus Symphony

  • In-Person

Club of Central Ohio

Saturday, May 17, 5:45pm - 10:00pm (America/New_York)

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Event Details

Join fellow MIT alumni and friends for dinner and an evening Columbus Symphony concert on Saturday, May 17. As part of its annual Russian composer festival, the Symphony will perform both the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto and the Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 (“Pathetique”). Maestro Rossen Milanov will conduct, and Aubree Oliverson is the soloist. Discounted tickets with loge seating are just $80 through us for this event.

We will meet for dinner prior to the performance at 5:45 at the Spaghetti Warehouse, 150 S. High St, a short three minute walk from the Ohio Theatre. A Symphony member or senior staff person will brief us about the program, soloist, and composer. Dinner is not included in the price. We will order from the menu, and it is a Dutch treat. (You can join us for dinner if you already have purchased tickets separately; register for the “Dinner only” option or email Dave so we can give the restaurant the correct count.) Paid parking is available at the nearby Statehouse Underground Parking Garage and the Columbus Commons Underground Parking Garage.

 

Contact

davedobos@alum.mit.edu

Learn More 2025-05-17 21:45:00 2025-05-18 02:00:00 UTC MIT Night at the Columbus Symphony Join fellow MIT alumni and friends for dinner and an evening Columbus Symphony concert on Saturday, May 17. As part of its annual Russian composer festival, the Symphony will perform both the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto and the Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 (“Pathetique”). Maestro Rossen Milanov will conduct, and Aubree Oliverson is the soloist. Discounted tickets with loge seating are just $80 through us for this event. We will meet for dinner prior to the performance at 5:45 at the Spaghetti Warehouse, 150 S. High St, a short three minute walk from the Ohio Theatre. A Symphony member or senior staff person will brief us about the program, soloist, and composer. Dinner is not included in the price. We will order from the menu, and it is a Dutch treat. (You can join us for dinner if you already have purchased tickets separately; register for the “Dinner only” option or email Dave so we can give the restaurant the correct count.) Paid parking is available at the nearby Statehouse Underground Parking Garage and the Columbus Commons Underground Parking Garage.   Club of Central Ohio davedobos@alum.mit.edu
May 22

MIT Club of NH Annual Meeting with Dinner and Presentation by Dr. Pawan Sinha SM '92, PhD '95

  • In-Person

Club of New Hampshire

Thursday, May 22, 5:28pm - 8:43pm (America/New_York)

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Event Details

The MIT Club of NH cordially invites you and your guests to the MIT Club of NH Annual Meeting. This will include dinner and a presentation by Dr. Pawan Sinha SM '92, PhD '95. You will  have a chance to catch up with some of your NH club members with 30 minutes of social time prior to the meeting.
Agenda:
5:30 – 6:00; Cash bar & Socializing
6:00 – 6:15; Annual Meeting. Elect Board of Directors
6:15 – 7:00; Dinner & dessert
7:00 – 8:00; Speaker with Q&A at end

Learn More 2025-05-22 21:28:00 2025-05-23 00:43:00 UTC MIT Club of NH Annual Meeting with Dinner and Presentation by Dr. Pawan Sinha SM '92, PhD '95 •The MIT Club of NH cordially invites you and your guests to the MIT Club of NH Annual Meeting. This will include dinner and a presentation by Dr. Pawan Sinha SM '92, PhD '95. You will  have a chance to catch up with some of your NH club members with 30 minutes of social time prior to the meeting. •Agenda: 5:30 – 6:00; Cash bar & Socializing 6:00 – 6:15; Annual Meeting. Elect Board of Directors 6:15 – 7:00; Dinner & dessert 7:00 – 8:00; Speaker with Q&A at end Club of New Hampshire