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SUNDAY, MARCH
8th
Students arrive in Boston, check in at the John Jeffries House after
2 p.m.
Meet at 6:00 in the Jeffries House lobby with hosts, current PAOC Students,
to go to dinner together.
Reservation confirmation numbers for rooms will come
from Carol Sprague (carols@mit.edu)
in email messages before the Open House begins.
MONDAY, MARCH
9th
Students have coffee at John Jeffries House.
Morning
| 8:45 - 9:30 |
Coffee, juices and pastries served,
54-915 |
| 9:30 |
Welcome to
the joint Open House of the MIT/WHOI Joint Program and the
Program in Atmosphere, Ocean and Climate (PAOC)
Paola
Rizzoli |
| 9:30 - 9:55 |
What is
the MIT/WHOI Joint Program in Oceanography and Applied Ocean
Science and Engineering – Paola Rizzoli |
|
9:55 - 10:20 |
What is PAOC
– Kerry Emanuel |
| 10:20 - 10:45 |
Introduction
of students and faculty – Logistics
Ronni
Schwartz |
| 10:45 - 10:50 |
Introduction
to morning presentations –
Paola
Rizzoli |
| 10:50 - 11:30 |
Transdisciplinary opportunities in Biological Oceanography at
MIT
Penny
Chisholm and Ed DeLong |
| 11:30 - 11:40 |
Break |
|
11:40 - 12:20 |
The Joint
Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change
Ronald
Prinn and Jake Jacoby |
| 12:20 - 12:30 |
Break |
| 12:30 - 1:00 |
Environmental
Research and the Earth Systems Initiative at MIT
Dara
Entekhabi |
| 1:00 - 2:00 |
Lunch is
provided in lunch boxes and students break out into Department
groups: PAOC Lunch 54-1827 |
| 2:00 -
3:00 |
Tour
of GFD Lab with John Marshall
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| 3:00 - 3:15 |
Break |
| 3:15 - 5:30 |
Meetings with
PAOC Faculty (Arranged appointments in offices) |
| 5:30 - 7:30 |
Joint
Program-PAOC supper for prospective students, current students,
faculty |
| 7:30 |
Visit clubs
with current PAOC students. |
TUESDAY, MARCH 10th
| 8:45 - 9:30 |
Coffee, juices and pastries, 54-915 |
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9:30 - 10:00
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Research presentation with Paul O'Gorman |
| 10:00 - 10:30 |
Research presentation with John Marshall |
|
10:30 - 10:45 |
Break 54-915 |
| 10:45 - 11:15 |
Research presentation with Ed Boyle |
| 11:15- 11:45 |
Research presentation with Ron Prinn |
| 12:00 - 2:00 |
Lunch with Grad Students 54-915 and Tour of MIT |
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2:00 - 3:00
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Student Poster Presentation |
| 3:00 - 5:30 |
Meet with PAOC
Faculty (arranged appointments
in offices) |
|
5:30 - 6:00 |
Meet up with Faculty to head over to the Blue
Room for Dinner |
| 6:15 - 8:00 |
Dinner at Blue Room (Faculty and new students) |
| 8:00 -
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Optional outing with Graduate Students |
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11th
Students depart form
John Jeffries House and head for home. WHAT TO DO on your own around
campus, Cambridge, and Boston? Start with this web page:
http://web.mit.edu/visit/do.html
VISITOR
ACCOMMODATIONS
For Sunday, Monday and Tuesday nights, we have reserved a
block of rooms at
John
Jeffries House, a
local New England Bed and Breakfast in the historic Boston
neighborhood, Beacon Hill, just across the bridge from MIT. All rooms will be prepaid by the
Department.
Contact
Carol Sprague (carols@mit.edu,
617-253-3381) to be assigned a space in a suite. The week before
the Open House, she will send visitors their room confirmation
numbers.
VISITOR TRAVEL
All Prospective
Students should make their own travel reservations. For
reimbursement, save all receipts for travel and food; after the Open
house ends, give them to Carol Sprague. |
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