Agenda
July 25th, Monday
Student Arrival
Arrival of students from Logan International Airport
Housing:
Holiday Inn, Government Center
5 Blossom Street, Boston, MA 02114
Phone: (617) 742–7630
Flight Details:
Group A (MEBCS) Flight: 8:34 pm UA 538 Boston
Group B (CE) Flight: 9:42 pm UA 540 Boston
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July 26th, Tuesday
8:30 am
Meet in lobby at Holiday Inn, distribution of T–pass
8:35 am
Departure from Holiday Inn to MIT
Orientation Day 1
9:00 – 9:40 am
Breakfast (Bush Room 10–105)
9:40 – 9:45 am
Registration
9:45 – 10:10 am
Group Photo Session (Killian Court)
10:10 – 10:15 am
Proceed to 3–370
10:15 – 11:00 am
Athena Training Orientation (3–370)
11:00 – 1:00 pm
Athena Cluster / MIT Museum
1:00 – 2:00 pm
Lunch (Bush Room 10–105)
2:00 – 4:00 pm
MIT Campus Tour
4:00 – 5:00 pm
Ice Cream Social (Bush Room 10–105)
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July 27th, Wednesday
8:45 am
Departure from Holiday Inn to MIT
Orientation Day 2
9:30 – 9:55 am
Breakfast (Bush Room 10–105)
9:55 – 10:00 am
Proceed to 3–370
10:00 – 11:00 am
"Best Practice in Professional Writing" (3–370)
11:00 – 11:15 am
Stretch Break
11:15 – 12:30 pm
"Best Practice in Presenting Information" (3–370)
12:30 – 1:30 pm
Lunch (Bush Room 10–105)
1:30 – 1:40 pm
Transportation to the Duck Tour
1:40 pm
Duck boarding
2:00 – 3:30 pm
Duck Tour
3:30 – 5:30 pm
Museum of Science
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July 28th, Thursday
7:30 am
Departure from Holiday Inn to MIT
- Note: Remind the students to bring the Entrepreneurship binder.
8:00 – 8:40 am
Breakfast (Bush Room 10–105)
8:40 – 8:45 am
Walk to 3–370
Entrepreneurship Session
- Location: 3-370
- Note: Q&A will take place after each speaker's presentation. Please have your questions ready.
8:45 – 8:55 am
Registration
8:55 – 9:00 am
Welcome Remarks
- Mr. John C. Desforge, SMA–MIT Assistant Director
9:00 – 10:00 am
"From Academia to a Startup: The Determina Story"
- Chair: Professor Tomas Lozano-Perez, CS Programme Chair
- Speaker: Dr. Saman Amarasinghe, CTO and Co–Founder, Determina, Inc.
10:00 – 11:00 am
"Light the Entrepreneurial Fire?"
- Chair: Professor Gregory Stephanopoulos, MEBCS Programme Chair
- Speaker: Dr. Michael Gordon, Founder and Chief Executive Office of AngelDeals.com
11:00 – 12:00 pm
"How to Build University–based Start-Ups: A Venture Capital Perspective"
- Chair: Professor Gregory Stephanopoulos, MEBCS Programme Chair
- Speaker: Dr. Amir Nashat, Principal, Polaris Venture Partners
12:00 – 1:00 pm
Lunch (Bush Room 10–105)
1:00 – 2:00 pm
"The Business of New Business"
- Chair: Professor Jung-Hoon Chun, IMST Faculty Fellow
- Speaker: Mr. Jack Derby, Senior Management Coaching, Derby Management
2:00 – 3:00 pm
Administrative Wrap–up
- Lucky draw, distribution of SMA shirt, and T-pass
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July 29th, Friday
Open Day
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August 1st, Monday
Commencement of Programme
Welcome Dinner
- Location: Morss Hall, Walker Memorial (Building 50)
- 5:00 – 6:00 pm Cocktails and Hors d'Oeuvres
- 6:00 – 7:30 pm Dinner
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August 9th, Tuesday
Singapore's National Day
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August 11th, Thursday
Lunch hosted by Dean Magnanti
- Location: 36–428
- Time: 12:00 – 2:00 pm
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August 13, Saturday
Student Departure
- Flight Details
- Group A (MEBCS) Flight: 7:00 am UA 527 Boston
- Group B (CS) Flight: 7:00 am UA 527 Boston
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