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Prescription For Bankruptcy:
America's Failing Health Care "non-system"

Why do Americans pay more than citizens of any other country for health care and yet have, at best, mediocre health outcomes? Dr. Edward Hoffer will discuss this topic, and suggest both global solutions and practical things you can do to pay less and get better care.

 

Our speaker, Edward Hoffer MD

Edward Hoffer MD is a graduate of MIT and Harvard Medical School and did his residency and fellowship at the Massachusetts General Hospital.

Dr. Hoffer has held faculty academic appointments at Harvard, the University of Massachusetts, and Boston University. He has also held appointments at several Boston hospitals (Peter Bent Brigham, Beth Israel, Boston Hospital for Women), at many Boston metro-west hospitals (in Worcestor, Natick, and Framingham), and at the Lahey Clinic in Burlington. He has either authored or co-authored over 80 publications, including 8 books and dozens of refereed journal articles, many of which deal with the application of computers to various aspects of medicine and with issues within the American healthcare system (insurance, hospitals, pharmaceuticals, etc.).

For 45 years he combined clinical practice of Internal Medicine and Cardiology with research on the applications of computers and AI to medical care, and continues to work half-time at the MGH Lab of Computer Science.

He has written and lectured extensively on the problems of the American healthcare "non-system."

 

Lunch at Alberto's Ristorante

We will be returning to Alberto's Ristorante in Hyannis because of the many rave reviews we received for the food and service in the past.

There will be a cash bar and we will be offering the same entrees as before (gluten-free is available upon request). All meals include a house salad and Tartuffo dessert.

• Chicken Parmagian - Breaded chicken cutlet topped with tomato sauce and melted cheese. Served with penne pasta.
  
  
• Pork Osso Bucco - Pork shank cooked with celery, carrots, and onions in a Barolo wine sauce. Served with mashed potatoes broccoli.
  
  
• Baked Scrod - Fresh baked scrod with seasoned breadcrumbs, white wine, and lemon touch of butter. Served with pasta and vegetables.
  
  
• Farcite Napoletana (vegetarian) - Eggplant rolled & stuffed with ricotta cheese, baked with San Marzano plum tomato sauce & three cheeses. Served with penne pasta.

 

Contact

capecodEvents@alum.mit.edu

Learn More 2025-05-15 15:30:00 2025-05-15 18:30:00 UTC Prescription for Bankruptcy: America's Failing Health Care "non-system" Prescription For Bankruptcy:America's Failing Health Care "non-system" Why do Americans pay more than citizens of any other country for health care and yet have, at best, mediocre health outcomes? Dr. Edward Hoffer will discuss this topic, and suggest both global solutions and practical things you can do to pay less and get better care.   Our speaker, Edward Hoffer MD Edward Hoffer MD is a graduate of MIT and Harvard Medical School and did his residency and fellowship at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Hoffer has held faculty academic appointments at Harvard, the University of Massachusetts, and Boston University. He has also held appointments at several Boston hospitals (Peter Bent Brigham, Beth Israel, Boston Hospital for Women), at many Boston metro-west hospitals (in Worcestor, Natick, and Framingham), and at the Lahey Clinic in Burlington. He has either authored or co-authored over 80 publications, including 8 books and dozens of refereed journal articles, many of which deal with the application of computers to various aspects of medicine and with issues within the American healthcare system (insurance, hospitals, pharmaceuticals, etc.). For 45 years he combined clinical practice of Internal Medicine and Cardiology with research on the applications of computers and AI to medical care, and continues to work half-time at the MGH Lab of Computer Science. He has written and lectured extensively on the problems of the American healthcare "non-system."   Lunch at Alberto's Ristorante We will be returning to Alberto's Ristorante in Hyannis because of the many rave reviews we received for the food and service in the past. There will be a cash bar and we will be offering the same entrees as before (gluten-free is available upon request). All meals include a house salad and Tartuffo dessert. Chicken Parmagian - Breaded chicken cutlet topped with tomato sauce and melted cheese. Served with penne pasta. Pork Osso Bucco - Pork shank cooked with celery, carrots, and onions in a Barolo wine sauce. Served with mashed potatoes broccoli. Baked Scrod - Fresh baked scrod with seasoned breadcrumbs, white wine, and lemon touch of butter. Served with pasta and vegetables. Farcite Napoletana (vegetarian) - Eggplant rolled & stuffed with ricotta cheese, baked with San Marzano plum tomato sauce & three cheeses. Served with penne pasta.   Club of Cape Cod capecodEvents@alum.mit.edu

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We look forward to welcoming you at our 2025 Annual General Meeting in Frankfurt!

We are offering this year's AGM as a hybrid event; while we are looking forward to networking with you in person, the Saturday program is also open for online participation for those who cannot make it to Frankfurt. 

High-level agenda

Friday, May 23rd

• 14:00 Exclusive tour of the Deutsche Bahn ICE Maintenance Facility at Werk Griesheim (optional) 
• 16:00 Transfer to hotels, arrival of latecomers, and check-in / refresh 
• 18:30 Informal dinner at "Zu den 12 Aposteln" on personal tabs (optional) 

Saturday, May 24th 

• 9:00 General Assembly, MIT Club of Germany (for club members only; please see separate "Tagesordnung" (in German)) at Flemings Selection Frankfurt City 
• 10:00 Registration (for all other attendees) at Flemings Selection Frankfurt City 
• 11:00 Insights 
  • Welcome words 
  • Impulse speech: Prof. Dr. Moritz Helmstädter, Max-Planck-Institute for Advanced Brain Research
• 12:00 Buffet lunch and networking 
• 13:30 MIT alumni workshop 
  • Keynote address(es) 
  • Working sessions: Alumni initiatives in support of MIT and transatlantic relations
• 16:00 Guided tour of Frankfurt
• 17:30 Break / rest 
• 19:00 Drinks reception at Restaurant Margarete 
• 20:00 Club dinner at Restaurant Margarete 
• 22:30 Night clubbing (spontaneous crowd dynamics) 

Sunday, May 25th

• 10:00 Cultural program exhibition / walk
  • Exhibition "Aufbruch und Wandel - das neue Frankfurt und die Gegenwart" at the Deutsches Architekturmuseum (optional) 
  • Alternative: walk along the Main Riverbank with strawberries and Sekt
• 12:00 Light lunch at Oosten Frankfurt on personal tabs (optional) 
• 14:00 End / individual departures

We recommend reserving your hotel rooms at: 

• Flemings Selection Frankfurt City, Eschenheimer Tor 2 60318 Frankfurt 
• The Moxy Frankfurt City Center, Thurn-Und-Taxis-Platz 8, 60313 Frankfurt
• The Residence Inn Frankfurt City, Center Stiftstraße 43, 60313 Frankfurt 

Rooms for the Marriott family Moxy and Residence Inn hotels were available through at least April 23rd via a contingent; contingent rates may still be available. Book your group rate for MIT Club of Germany

If you'd like to stay somewhere else, we recommend you make sure to book as soon as possible as hotels will fill up and become more expensive as the event draws closer. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Frankfurt, we would suggest avoiding the area close to the Hauptbahnhof. 

For the foodies among you, we have coordinated with top local restaurants, for example: 

• Margarete: "In the heart of Frankfurt's Old Town, right near the Römer and surrounded by museums and galleries, lies Margarete – a place characterized by urban flair and warm hospitality. Our philosophy is simple: We want you to have a great time with us! Whether as guests in the bistro or enjoying a five-course menu in the restaurant, while shopping in the Magazin, or when planning your event with us." (Credit: Margarete website) 
• Oosten Realwirtschaft am Main: "‘Fooding am Main’ combines high-quality food with a modern, cultural lifestyle. In the centre of Frankfurt, we are creating a unique environment where innovative cuisine, local ingredients and a relaxed atmosphere come together. It is an invitation to experience and celebrate culinary delights in all their facets." (Credit: Oosten website) 

Frankfurt is a vibrant city with plenty to do for everyone. If you have time in Frankfurt beyond the AGM, perhaps one or more of the following may be of interest to you:  

• The Senckenberg Natural History Museum has been highly recommended by one of our alums for both adults and children 
• If the Senckenberg isn't quite your style, you have 38 more museums to choose from -- all part of the Museumsufer Frankfurt (although not all are directly on the riverbank) representing nationally and internationally important museums and art galleries  
• Römerberg, the heart of the medieval "Altstadt" is always worth a visit, even though the beautiful half-timber buildings you view today are mostly reconstructed
• Palmengarten, the Frankfurt Botanical Garden, is likely to be an exceptional draw with the typically-mild temperatures of late May  

Please purchase your AGM tickets as soon as possible, but no later than Sunday, May 18th.

If you plan to attend any or all of the optional events, please make sure to add the items to your reservation as well: 

• Friday, 14:00: Tour of the Deutsche Bahn ICE Maintenance Facility
• Friday, 18:30: Informal dinner at "Zu den 12 Aposteln" on personal tabs (optional) 
• Sunday, 10:00: Exhibition "Aufbruch und Wandel - das neue Frankfurt und die Gegenwart" at the Deutsches Architekturmuseum 
• Sunday, 10:00 alternative: Walk along the Main Riverbank with strawberries and Sekt
• Sunday, 12:00: Light lunch at Oosten Frankfurt on personal tabs 

Please see the attached PDF for more details on the event.

Contact

wolfgang.ungerer@mit-club.de

Learn More 2025-05-23 12:00:00 2025-05-25 12:00:00 UTC MIT Club of Germany AGM 2025 in Frankfurt We look forward to welcoming you at our 2025 Annual General Meeting in Frankfurt! We are offering this year's AGM as a hybrid event; while we are looking forward to networking with you in person, the Saturday program is also open for online participation for those who cannot make it to Frankfurt.  High-level agenda Friday, May 23rd 14:00 Exclusive tour of the Deutsche Bahn ICE Maintenance Facility at Werk Griesheim (optional)  16:00 Transfer to hotels, arrival of latecomers, and check-in / refresh  18:30 Informal dinner at "Zu den 12 Aposteln" on personal tabs (optional)  Saturday, May 24th  9:00 General Assembly, MIT Club of Germany (for club members only; please see separate "Tagesordnung" (in German)) at Flemings Selection Frankfurt City  10:00 Registration (for all other attendees) at Flemings Selection Frankfurt City  11:00 Insights  Welcome words  Impulse speech: Prof. Dr. Moritz Helmstädter, Max-Planck-Institute for Advanced Brain Research 12:00 Buffet lunch and networking  13:30 MIT alumni workshop  Keynote address(es)  Working sessions: Alumni initiatives in support of MIT and transatlantic relations 16:00 Guided tour of Frankfurt 17:30 Break / rest  19:00 Drinks reception at Restaurant Margarete  20:00 Club dinner at Restaurant Margarete  22:30 Night clubbing (spontaneous crowd dynamics)  Sunday, May 25th 10:00 Cultural program exhibition / walk Exhibition "Aufbruch und Wandel - das neue Frankfurt und die Gegenwart" at the Deutsches Architekturmuseum (optional)  Alternative: walk along the Main Riverbank with strawberries and Sekt 12:00 Light lunch at Oosten Frankfurt on personal tabs (optional)  14:00 End / individual departures We recommend reserving your hotel rooms at:  Flemings Selection Frankfurt City, Eschenheimer Tor 2 60318 Frankfurt  The Moxy Frankfurt City Center, Thurn-Und-Taxis-Platz 8, 60313 Frankfurt The Residence Inn Frankfurt City, Center Stiftstraße 43, 60313 Frankfurt  Rooms for the Marriott family Moxy and Residence Inn hotels were available through at least April 23rd via a contingent; contingent rates may still be available. Book your group rate for MIT Club of Germany If you'd like to stay somewhere else, we recommend you make sure to book as soon as possible as hotels will fill up and become more expensive as the event draws closer. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Frankfurt, we would suggest avoiding the area close to the Hauptbahnhof.  For the foodies among you, we have coordinated with top local restaurants, for example:  Margarete: "In the heart of Frankfurt's Old Town, right near the Römer and surrounded by museums and galleries, lies Margarete – a place characterized by urban flair and warm hospitality. Our philosophy is simple: We want you to have a great time with us! Whether as guests in the bistro or enjoying a five-course menu in the restaurant, while shopping in the Magazin, or when planning your event with us." (Credit: Margarete website)  Oosten Realwirtschaft am Main: "‘Fooding am Main’ combines high-quality food with a modern, cultural lifestyle. In the centre of Frankfurt, we are creating a unique environment where innovative cuisine, local ingredients and a relaxed atmosphere come together. It is an invitation to experience and celebrate culinary delights in all their facets." (Credit: Oosten website)  Frankfurt is a vibrant city with plenty to do for everyone. If you have time in Frankfurt beyond the AGM, perhaps one or more of the following may be of interest to you:   The Senckenberg Natural History Museum has been highly recommended by one of our alums for both adults and children  If the Senckenberg isn't quite your style, you have 38 more museums to choose from -- all part of the Museumsufer Frankfurt (although not all are directly on the riverbank) representing nationally and internationally important museums and art galleries   Römerberg, the heart of the medieval "Altstadt" is always worth a visit, even though the beautiful half-timber buildings you view today are mostly reconstructed Palmengarten, the Frankfurt Botanical Garden, is likely to be an exceptional draw with the typically-mild temperatures of late May   Please purchase your AGM tickets as soon as possible, but no later than Sunday, May 18th. If you plan to attend any or all of the optional events, please make sure to add the items to your reservation as well:  Friday, 14:00: Tour of the Deutsche Bahn ICE Maintenance Facility Friday, 18:30: Informal dinner at "Zu den 12 Aposteln" on personal tabs (optional)  Sunday, 10:00: Exhibition "Aufbruch und Wandel - das neue Frankfurt und die Gegenwart" at the Deutsches Architekturmuseum  Sunday, 10:00 alternative: Walk along the Main Riverbank with strawberries and Sekt Sunday, 12:00: Light lunch at Oosten Frankfurt on personal tabs  Please see the attached PDF for more details on the event. Club of Germany wolfgang.ungerer@mit-club.de

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The Wampanoag Language Reclamation Project

Wampanoag was the language spoken by the indiginous people living in this region when the Pilgrims arrived in 1620.

After a couple hundred years of colonial laws, wars, and diseases, hundreds of Wampanoag tribes were reduced to four small fragmented communities, and the last people for whom Wampanoag was their first language passed away in the mid 1850's. It took only a few more generations for all traces of spoken Wampanoag to completely fade away, with the decendants speaking only English after that.

Our speaker, Jessie (Little Doe) Baird

In the early 1990's our speaker, Jessie (Little Doe) Baird, had dreams in which people were speaking in an unfamiliar language, and soon after that she thought that the language might be Wampanoag, the language spoken by her ancestors.

This inspired her to start researching everything she could find out about the original Wampanoag language, and in 1993 she founded the Wampanoag Language Reclamation Project with the long-term goal of revitalizing the language, which had not be spoken for seven generations, for the people now living within the remaining Wampanoag tribes.

Because something like that had never been done before, there were many who thought that it was not even possible. But Jessie was undeterred. In her quest, she gained admission to MIT where she learned how to apply modern linguistic techniques coupled with historical records in order to understand original Wampanoag grammar and to create a dictionary of 10,000 Wampanoag words. (And she did all this while commuting between her home on Cape Cod and Cambridge while also raising four children).

For this seminal work, Jessie was granted a Masters in Linguistic Science from MIT in 2000.

Not one to rest on her laurels, Jessie then founded the Wampanoag Language School. Over the years -- and after much fund raising, curriculum development, and training of additional linguists and teachers -- there are now hundreds of members of today's Wampanoag tribes who can speak Wampanoag, from beginners to people who are fully fluent.

In recognition of all these brilliant achievements ...

• In 2010, Jessie was honored with a MacArthor Fellowship (a.k.a MacArthor Genius Award).
• In 2017, Jessie received and Honorary Doctorate in Social Sciences from Yale University.
• In 2020, Jessie was named one of USA Today's "Woman of the Century."
• Jessie and her work on Wampanoag language reconstruction are the subject of a PBS documentary: We Still Live Here: Âs Nutayuneân, directed by Anne Makepeace.

Jessie also serves as the vice-chairwoman of the Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribal Council. 

 

Our Annual Education Event

Prior to our presentation, Carol Bogin, our club's VP for Education Programs, will briefly report about all the education activities and awards for this year, highlighting the many ways we support the MIT Club of Cape Cod's primary missions to promote STEM education on the Cape and the Islands, including:

• The Lynn Bruneau Scholarship, which is awarded to all Cape Cod high school seniors matriculating into MIT.
   
• $600 mini grants, primarily awarded to Cape Cod secondary schools, for STEM-related projects.
   
• STEM Book Awards for the top STEM juniors at 17 Cape Cod schools, consisting of a commendation letter, a certificate suitable for framing, the book "Nightwork" (an illustrated collection of memorable MIT Hacks) and a $100 Amazon gift card with which the awardee can use to purchase a number of STEM-related books from Amazon.
   
• Full sponsorship for all Cape Cod teacher accepted into MIT's SEPT (Science and Engineering Program for Teachers) summer program.

 

Lunch at Alberto's Ristorante

We will be returning to Alberto's Ristorante in Hyannis because of the many rave reviews we received for the food and service in the past.

There will be a cash bar and we will be offering the same entrees as before (gluten-free is available upon request). All meals include a house salad and Tartuffo dessert.

• Chicken Parmagian - Breaded chicken cutlet topped with tomato sauce and melted cheese. Served with penne pasta.
  
  
• Pork Osso Bucco - Pork shank cooked with celery, carrots, and onions in a Barolo wine sauce. Served with mashed potatoes broccoli.
  
  
• Baked Scrod - Fresh baked scrod with seasoned breadcrumbs, white wine, and lemon touch of butter. Served with pasta and vegetables.
  
  
• Farcite Napoletana (vegetarian) - Eggplant rolled & stuffed with ricotta cheese, baked with San Marzano plum tomato sauce & three cheeses. Served with penne pasta.

 

Contact

capecodEvents@alum.mit.edu

Learn More 2025-06-11 21:00:00 2025-06-12 00:30:00 UTC The Wampanoag Language Reclamation Project The Wampanoag Language Reclamation Project Wampanoag was the language spoken by the indiginous people living in this region when the Pilgrims arrived in 1620. After a couple hundred years of colonial laws, wars, and diseases, hundreds of Wampanoag tribes were reduced to four small fragmented communities, and the last people for whom Wampanoag was their first language passed away in the mid 1850's. It took only a few more generations for all traces of spoken Wampanoag to completely fade away, with the decendants speaking only English after that. Our speaker, Jessie (Little Doe) Baird In the early 1990's our speaker, Jessie (Little Doe) Baird, had dreams in which people were speaking in an unfamiliar language, and soon after that she thought that the language might be Wampanoag, the language spoken by her ancestors. This inspired her to start researching everything she could find out about the original Wampanoag language, and in 1993 she founded the Wampanoag Language Reclamation Project with the long-term goal of revitalizing the language, which had not be spoken for seven generations, for the people now living within the remaining Wampanoag tribes. Because something like that had never been done before, there were many who thought that it was not even possible. But Jessie was undeterred. In her quest, she gained admission to MIT where she learned how to apply modern linguistic techniques coupled with historical records in order to understand original Wampanoag grammar and to create a dictionary of 10,000 Wampanoag words. (And she did all this while commuting between her home on Cape Cod and Cambridge while also raising four children). For this seminal work, Jessie was granted a Masters in Linguistic Science from MIT in 2000. Not one to rest on her laurels, Jessie then founded the Wampanoag Language School. Over the years -- and after much fund raising, curriculum development, and training of additional linguists and teachers -- there are now hundreds of members of today's Wampanoag tribes who can speak Wampanoag, from beginners to people who are fully fluent. In recognition of all these brilliant achievements ... In 2010, Jessie was honored with a MacArthor Fellowship (a.k.a MacArthor Genius Award). In 2017, Jessie received and Honorary Doctorate in Social Sciences from Yale University. In 2020, Jessie was named one of USA Today's "Woman of the Century." Jessie and her work on Wampanoag language reconstruction are the subject of a PBS documentary: We Still Live Here: Âs Nutayuneân, directed by Anne Makepeace. Jessie also serves as the vice-chairwoman of the Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribal Council.    Our Annual Education Event Prior to our presentation, Carol Bogin, our club's VP for Education Programs, will briefly report about all the education activities and awards for this year, highlighting the many ways we support the MIT Club of Cape Cod's primary missions to promote STEM education on the Cape and the Islands, including: The Lynn Bruneau Scholarship, which is awarded to all Cape Cod high school seniors matriculating into MIT.  $600 mini grants, primarily awarded to Cape Cod secondary schools, for STEM-related projects.  STEM Book Awards for the top STEM juniors at 17 Cape Cod schools, consisting of a commendation letter, a certificate suitable for framing, the book "Nightwork" (an illustrated collection of memorable MIT Hacks) and a $100 Amazon gift card with which the awardee can use to purchase a number of STEM-related books from Amazon.  Full sponsorship for all Cape Cod teacher accepted into MIT's SEPT (Science and Engineering Program for Teachers) summer program.   Lunch at Alberto's Ristorante We will be returning to Alberto's Ristorante in Hyannis because of the many rave reviews we received for the food and service in the past. There will be a cash bar and we will be offering the same entrees as before (gluten-free is available upon request). All meals include a house salad and Tartuffo dessert. Chicken Parmagian - Breaded chicken cutlet topped with tomato sauce and melted cheese. Served with penne pasta. Pork Osso Bucco - Pork shank cooked with celery, carrots, and onions in a Barolo wine sauce. Served with mashed potatoes broccoli. Baked Scrod - Fresh baked scrod with seasoned breadcrumbs, white wine, and lemon touch of butter. Served with pasta and vegetables. Farcite Napoletana (vegetarian) - Eggplant rolled & stuffed with ricotta cheese, baked with San Marzano plum tomato sauce & three cheeses. Served with penne pasta.   Club of Cape Cod capecodEvents@alum.mit.edu

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We will be meeting in October 2025 in Prague during the Signal Festival: https://www.signalfestival.com/en/

For those of you who haven't experienced Signal yet -- it's a digital and creative culture festival. Combining contemporary visual art, urban space, and modern technology, Signal is the most-attended cultural event in the Czech Republic. 

More information on the event, including agenda and hotel contingent, to come soon. Please stay tuned! 

If you're interested in receiving email updates as registration opens, please select the pre-registration ticket so that we can keep you informed. 

Contact

events@mit-club.de

Learn More 2025-10-16 14:00:00 2025-10-19 13:00:00 UTC MIT Club of Germany at the Prague Signal Festival 2025 We will be meeting in October 2025 in Prague during the Signal Festival: https://www.signalfestival.com/en/ For those of you who haven't experienced Signal yet -- it's a digital and creative culture festival. Combining contemporary visual art, urban space, and modern technology, Signal is the most-attended cultural event in the Czech Republic.  More information on the event, including agenda and hotel contingent, to come soon. Please stay tuned!  If you're interested in receiving email updates as registration opens, please select the pre-registration ticket so that we can keep you informed.  Club of Germany events@mit-club.de