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lk31soak@alum.mit.edu

Learn More 2025-05-14 22:30:00 2025-05-15 00:30:00 UTC Hartford Stage Tour May 14, 2025     If you have ever attended a production at the Hartford Stage Company you know how fortunate Connecticut is to have this theatrical gem. The Hartford Stage Company is one of the most acclaimed regional theaters in the country. It has hosted world premiers of several plays that have gone on to be huge successes on Broadway, including Anastasia, Marvin’s Room, and A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder. Now you will have an opportunity to go behind the scenes and see how it is all done.   On May 14, 2025 at 6:30 p.m., the MIT Club of Hartford and New London will host a behind the scenes tour of the Hartford Stage Company. We will see everything that goes into a production, including set design and construction, lighting, props, costuming, and much more. The tour will be conducted by the Hartford Stage Company staff. We are currently waiting on word to see if Melia Bensussen, Artistic Director of the Hartford Stage Company, will join us. Following the tour the Club will host a reception with light snacks in the theater’s upper lobby. This is one event you surely do not want to miss. The price for this event is $18.00 for Club members and $22.00 for non-members.   May 14, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. at the Hartford Stage Company; 50 Church Street in Hartford. Please click on the link at right to register. For more information contact Leon Kaatz at (860) 247-564 Club of Hartford lk31soak@alum.mit.edu

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It is again time for the MIT Club of Switzerland’s annual general meeting! The board is excited to welcome you to attend the AGM near Zurich on Saturday, May 17, 2025, hosted at the Umwelt Arena Switzerland, an exhibition and competence center for all things sustainability and environment. The event kicks off with a private behind-the-scenes tour of the sustainable design, architecture, and energy use of the Umwelt Arena building. Afterwards we'll enjoy a relaxed lunch together before heading to a meeting room to discuss the MIT Club. There is time before and after the official program to explore the exhibitions on your own. The event is modular - you can sign up for some or all additional activities as you wish!

As the forms of advanced eduction evolve at MIT and around the world, we too need to keep our club up-to-date. This year we will be considering revisions to our Club Statutes regarding the definition of membership. The AGM is your opportunity to participate in the Club’s review of last year and add your voice to our planning for the future. We hope you’ll join us!

 

Date: Saturday, May 17
Location: Umwelt Arena Switzerland, 8957 Spreitenbach (near Zurich, maps)
Opening time: 10:00-17:00

 

Program:

from 10:00 up to 11:00: individual arrival and exploration of the exhibitions
11:00 - 12:00: MIT private tour: "Behind the Scenes at Umwelt Arena" *
12:00 - 14:00: 3-course lunch at Restaurant Klima
14:00 - 16:00: AGM in meeting room "Bircher-Benner" **
16:00 - 17:00: individual exploration and departure

*The tour is limited to 20 participants. Tickets available first-come, first-serve.

**Participation in the AGM is limited to MIT community members. Your guests may continue exploring the exhibitions during this time. Please remember that only alumni who have paid Club dues this or last year (2025 or 2024) may vote at the AGM.

 

Costs:

	Entry Ticket+Tour	Lunch
MIT community members who have paid membership fee	free of additional charge	free of additional charge
MIT community members without active membership and guests	CHF 14.80 per person	CHF 31.55 per person

 

Registration: 

To attend, sign up via the registration button on the website by Saturday, 3 May 2025. Note that cancellations after this date cannot be refunded.

 

Accommodation:

If you are coming from further away...

There are plenty of hotels in Zurich, and the venue also highlighted 2 partner hotels nearby:

Our partner hotel “Hilton Garden Inn” offers you favorable rates via this link: Available Rooms - Hilton Garden Inn Zurich Limmattal
Our partner hotel “harry's home” offers you special prices with the booking code: UWA
https://harrys-home.com/zuerich-limmattal/

 

Attachments:

will be sent by email no fewer than 21 days ahead of the AGM

• Minutes from last year's AGM 2024
• Meeting Agenda
• Proposed revisions to the Club Statutes
• Preliminary slides to be presented at the AGM

Contact

switzerlandhelp@alum.mit.edu

Learn More 2025-05-17 08:00:00 2025-05-17 15:00:00 UTC Annual General Meeting 2025 It is again time for the MIT Club of Switzerland’s annual general meeting! The board is excited to welcome you to attend the AGM near Zurich on Saturday, May 17, 2025, hosted at the Umwelt Arena Switzerland, an exhibition and competence center for all things sustainability and environment. The event kicks off with a private behind-the-scenes tour of the sustainable design, architecture, and energy use of the Umwelt Arena building. Afterwards we'll enjoy a relaxed lunch together before heading to a meeting room to discuss the MIT Club. There is time before and after the official program to explore the exhibitions on your own. The event is modular - you can sign up for some or all additional activities as you wish! As the forms of advanced eduction evolve at MIT and around the world, we too need to keep our club up-to-date. This year we will be considering revisions to our Club Statutes regarding the definition of membership. The AGM is your opportunity to participate in the Club’s review of last year and add your voice to our planning for the future. We hope you’ll join us!   Date: Saturday, May 17Location: Umwelt Arena Switzerland, 8957 Spreitenbach (near Zurich, maps)Opening time: 10:00-17:00   Program: from 10:00 up to 11:00: individual arrival and exploration of the exhibitions11:00 - 12:00: MIT private tour: "Behind the Scenes at Umwelt Arena" *12:00 - 14:00: 3-course lunch at Restaurant Klima14:00 - 16:00: AGM in meeting room "Bircher-Benner" **16:00 - 17:00: individual exploration and departure *The tour is limited to 20 participants. Tickets available first-come, first-serve. **Participation in the AGM is limited to MIT community members. Your guests may continue exploring the exhibitions during this time. Please remember that only alumni who have paid Club dues this or last year (2025 or 2024) may vote at the AGM.   Costs:   Entry Ticket+Tour Lunch MIT community members who have paid membership fee free of additional charge free of additional charge MIT community members without active membership and guests CHF 14.80 per person CHF 31.55 per person   Registration:  To attend, sign up via the registration button on the website by Saturday, 3 May 2025. Note that cancellations after this date cannot be refunded.   Accommodation: If you are coming from further away... There are plenty of hotels in Zurich, and the venue also highlighted 2 partner hotels nearby: Our partner hotel “Hilton Garden Inn” offers you favorable rates via this link: Available Rooms - Hilton Garden Inn Zurich LimmattalOur partner hotel “harry's home” offers you special prices with the booking code: UWAhttps://harrys-home.com/zuerich-limmattal/   Attachments: will be sent by email no fewer than 21 days ahead of the AGM Minutes from last year's AGM 2024 Meeting Agenda Proposed revisions to the Club Statutes Preliminary slides to be presented at the AGM Club of Switzerland switzerlandhelp@alum.mit.edu

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Come geek out with local MIT alumni at a different brewery each month. MIT alumna, Nadia Eichfeld Lundy '99, has solicited the advice of her husband, John, a certified beer judge and homebrewer of 30+ years, to select a respected and well-tested establishment in the Austin area. ICover your own tab. Look for the Tim the Beaver cardboard cutout to find us.

Paid members of MITCASA get their first drink free!

This month, we will be meeting at Lazarus Brewing Co. Their urban taproom resides at the heart of their brewery, providing an insider's view of the brewing process from grain to glass. They have a wide range of beer on tap, as well as wines and cider. Food is available from Austin Chronicles 2023 Best Food Truck, Spicy Boys Chicken which does have vegetarian options.

Be sure to RSVP so we know what size table to grab.

Contact

eichfeld@alum.mit.edu

Learn More 2025-05-17 20:00:00 2025-05-17 22:00:00 UTC Engineers and Beers May - Zilker Brewing Co. Come geek out with local MIT alumni at a different brewery each month. MIT alumna, Nadia Eichfeld Lundy '99, has solicited the advice of her husband, John, a certified beer judge and homebrewer of 30+ years, to select a respected and well-tested establishment in the Austin area. ICover your own tab. Look for the Tim the Beaver cardboard cutout to find us. Paid members of MITCASA get their first drink free! This month, we will be meeting at Lazarus Brewing Co. Their urban taproom resides at the heart of their brewery, providing an insider's view of the brewing process from grain to glass. They have a wide range of beer on tap, as well as wines and cider. Food is available from Austin Chronicles 2023 Best Food Truck, Spicy Boys Chicken which does have vegetarian options. Be sure to RSVP so we know what size table to grab. Club of Austin and San Antonio eichfeld@alum.mit.edu

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MITCASA has a book club in San Antonio. We focus on popular STEM non-fiction or hard-science science fiction (not hard to read, but science-oriented) that will fit into our busy lives (no textbooks, Ph.D. theses, or thousand-page novels). We can choose other subjects, too. Each month, we’ll choose books for the following month by consensus.

The thirteenth meeting will be on Monday, May 19, 2025, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. We’ll meet at Rome’s Pizza at 5999 De Zavala Road, San Antonio, TX 78249. Rome’s Pizza has counter service featuring salad’s, pasta, sandwiches, desserts, and ... wait for it … pizza.

This month’s book is The Wood Age: How One Material Shaped the Whole of Human History by biology professor Roland Ennos. It is available from Amazon in paperback and hardcover form. It is also available from the San Antonio Public Library under a different title, The Age of Wood, in book, eBook, and audiobook form.

From the Amazon description:

Roland Ennos’ The Wood Age is a love-letter to the world’s most vital and yet most threatened material. It is the story of how wood has shaped our human experience from the earliest foragers to the modern four poster bed.

‘A stunning book on the incalculable debt humanity owes wood…’ John Carey, The Sunday Times

In a journey to appreciate how much wood matters – and has done since prehistory – Roland Ennos takes the reader chronologically through four key phases: the impact of wooded habits on the lives of primates; human emergence and the discoveries of fire and woodwork; wood’s role in an environment both pre- and post-industrialisation; and lastly, the possible future of wood in an
increasingly technologized world.

In an original and essential investigation, The Wood Age challenges the traditional model of
historical development – stone, bronze, iron – and instead guide readers through a revealing and
innovative wooded history of the world.

Contact

steven.j.alexander@alum.mit.edu

Learn More 2025-05-19 23:00:00 2025-05-20 01:00:00 UTC MITCASA Book Club - May (San Antonio) MITCASA has a book club in San Antonio. We focus on popular STEM non-fiction or hard-science science fiction (not hard to read, but science-oriented) that will fit into our busy lives (no textbooks, Ph.D. theses, or thousand-page novels). We can choose other subjects, too. Each month, we’ll choose books for the following month by consensus. The thirteenth meeting will be on Monday, May 19, 2025, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. We’ll meet at Rome’s Pizza at 5999 De Zavala Road, San Antonio, TX 78249. Rome’s Pizza has counter service featuring salad’s, pasta, sandwiches, desserts, and ... wait for it … pizza. This month’s book is The Wood Age: How One Material Shaped the Whole of Human History by biology professor Roland Ennos. It is available from Amazon in paperback and hardcover form. It is also available from the San Antonio Public Library under a different title, The Age of Wood, in book, eBook, and audiobook form. From the Amazon description: Roland Ennos’ The Wood Age is a love-letter to the world’s most vital and yet most threatened material. It is the story of how wood has shaped our human experience from the earliest foragers to the modern four poster bed. ‘A stunning book on the incalculable debt humanity owes wood…’ John Carey, The Sunday Times In a journey to appreciate how much wood matters – and has done since prehistory – Roland Ennos takes the reader chronologically through four key phases: the impact of wooded habits on the lives of primates; human emergence and the discoveries of fire and woodwork; wood’s role in an environment both pre- and post-industrialisation; and lastly, the possible future of wood in anincreasingly technologized world. In an original and essential investigation, The Wood Age challenges the traditional model ofhistorical development – stone, bronze, iron – and instead guide readers through a revealing andinnovative wooded history of the world. Club of Austin and San Antonio steven.j.alexander@alum.mit.edu

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The Harvard Club of Austin invites the MIT Club of Austin and San Antonio to Taco Tuesday!

This month's event will be held at East Side King.

Registration not required. RSVP for a reminder email.

Contact

dwangdt@alum.mit.edu

Learn More 2025-05-28 00:00:00 2025-05-28 01:00:00 UTC Taco Tuesday - May 27 The Harvard Club of Austin invites the MIT Club of Austin and San Antonio to Taco Tuesday! This month's event will be held at East Side King. Registration not required. RSVP for a reminder email. Club of Austin and San Antonio dwangdt@alum.mit.edu

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The Harvard Club of Austin invites the MIT Club of Austin and San Antonio to Taco Tuesday!

This month's event will be held at Tacodeli.

Registration not required. RSVP for a reminder email.

Contact

dwangdt@alum.mit.edu

Learn More 2025-06-25 00:00:00 2025-06-25 01:00:00 UTC Taco Tuesday - June 24 The Harvard Club of Austin invites the MIT Club of Austin and San Antonio to Taco Tuesday! This month's event will be held at Tacodeli. Registration not required. RSVP for a reminder email. Club of Austin and San Antonio dwangdt@alum.mit.edu

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The Harvard Club of Austin invites the MIT Club of Austin and San Antonio to Taco Tuesday!

This month's event will be held at Veracruz All Natural (at Radio).

Registration not required. RSVP for a reminder email.

Contact

dwangdt@alum.mit.edu

Learn More 2025-07-30 00:00:00 2025-07-30 01:00:00 UTC Taco Tuesday - July 29 The Harvard Club of Austin invites the MIT Club of Austin and San Antonio to Taco Tuesday! This month's event will be held at Veracruz All Natural (at Radio). Registration not required. RSVP for a reminder email. Club of Austin and San Antonio dwangdt@alum.mit.edu

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The Harvard Club of Austin invites the MIT Club of Austin and San Antonio to Taco Tuesday!

This month's event will be held at Cosmic Coffee + Beer Garden.

Registration not required. RSVP for a reminder email.

Contact

dwangdt@alum.mit.edu

Learn More 2025-08-27 00:00:00 2025-08-27 01:00:00 UTC Taco Tuesday - August 26 The Harvard Club of Austin invites the MIT Club of Austin and San Antonio to Taco Tuesday! This month's event will be held at Cosmic Coffee + Beer Garden. Registration not required. RSVP for a reminder email. Club of Austin and San Antonio dwangdt@alum.mit.edu

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The Harvard Club of Austin invites the MIT Club of Austin and San Antonio to Taco Tuesday!

This month's event will be held at Meanwhile Brewing. Please note that this instance of Taco Tuesday will be combined with the Harvard Welcome to Your City event.

Registration not required. RSVP for a reminder email.

Contact

dwangdt@alum.mit.edu

Learn More 2025-10-01 00:00:00 2025-10-01 01:00:00 UTC Taco Tuesday - September 30 The Harvard Club of Austin invites the MIT Club of Austin and San Antonio to Taco Tuesday! This month's event will be held at Meanwhile Brewing. Please note that this instance of Taco Tuesday will be combined with the Harvard Welcome to Your City event. Registration not required. RSVP for a reminder email. Club of Austin and San Antonio dwangdt@alum.mit.edu

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The Harvard Club of Austin invites the MIT Club of Austin and San Antonio to Taco Tuesday!

This month's event will be held at Salsa Limón.

Registration not required. RSVP for a reminder email.

Contact

dwangdt@alum.mit.edu

Learn More 2025-10-29 00:00:00 2025-10-29 01:00:00 UTC Taco Tuesday - October 28 The Harvard Club of Austin invites the MIT Club of Austin and San Antonio to Taco Tuesday! This month's event will be held at Salsa Limón. Registration not required. RSVP for a reminder email. Club of Austin and San Antonio dwangdt@alum.mit.edu

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The Harvard Club of Austin invites the MIT Club of Austin and San Antonio to Taco Tuesday!

This month's event will be held at Taco Pegaso @ Fareground.

Registration not required. RSVP for a reminder email.

Contact

dwangdt@alum.mit.edu

Learn More 2025-11-19 01:00:00 2025-11-19 02:00:00 UTC Taco Tuesday - November 18 The Harvard Club of Austin invites the MIT Club of Austin and San Antonio to Taco Tuesday! This month's event will be held at Taco Pegaso @ Fareground. Registration not required. RSVP for a reminder email. Club of Austin and San Antonio dwangdt@alum.mit.edu

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The Harvard Club of Austin invites the MIT Club of Austin and San Antonio to Taco Tuesday!

This month's event will be held at OneTaco Taqueria @ Research Blvd.

Registration not required. RSVP for a reminder email.

Contact

dwangdt@alum.mit.edu

Learn More 2025-12-17 01:00:00 2025-12-17 02:00:00 UTC Taco Tuesday - December 16 The Harvard Club of Austin invites the MIT Club of Austin and San Antonio to Taco Tuesday! This month's event will be held at OneTaco Taqueria @ Research Blvd. Registration not required. RSVP for a reminder email. Club of Austin and San Antonio dwangdt@alum.mit.edu