TODAY (10/20), you may purchase dinner at the door, 5:30-7:00pm.

Seth Alexander, President, MIT Investment Management Company

How MIT is Dealing with Financially Turbulent Times

Tuesday, October 20, 2009, 5:30-8:30 PM

Join us for a special event that will give us insights into some of the Institute’s thinking on how it is dealing with financial instability. Seth Alexander will share his thoughts on how MIT dealt with the financial turmoil last year and what it is doing to prepare the portfolio for what lies ahead.

Diners will enjoy a starter of Cream of Celery Root Soup with Crispy Pancetta and Parmesan Cracker, followed by a choice of Chef's Omnivore Special (Red Wine Braised Short Ribs with Oyster Mushroom Ragout has sold out) and Seasonal Vegetables OR (vegetarian) Beluga Lentil Stuffed Roasted Bell Pepper with Portobello Mushroom & Tomato Basil Oil. Everyone will conclude the meal with Warm Chocolate Lava Cake with Banana Ice Cream served with Starbucks coffee and Tazo teas. NO substitutions can be accommodated on 10/20. If you have special dietary needs, you must communicate them to us no later than 10/20.

To purchase ticket(s) for individual events, click on date/hyperlink below.

• 10/20/09 How MIT is Dealing with Financially Turbulent Times by Seth Alexander
• 11/19/09 What Happened to the Global Economy by Simon Johnson
• 2/9/10 Redefining Sustainability by Richard M. Locke
• 3/10/10 Topic to Be Announced by Joshua Tenenbaum  (MIT Computational Cognitive Science)
• 4/22/10 Inventing a Better Future at the MIT Media Lab by Frank Moss

All attendees must purchase tickets, No auditing can be accommodated.

TICKETS: Includes dinner and dessert, or only dessert for current studens with student identification.

https://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/register-login.vm?eventID=35764&groupID=146

Paid by 10/14, MIT Club of Boston Members+Guests: $68.50 per person
Paid by 10/14, Non-Members: $80 per person
Paid by 10/14, Corporate Table for 8: $525 per table

Purchase 10/15-19, Member: $85 per person -Make sure that you're a current member who qualifies for this pricing!
Purchase 10/15-19, Non-Member: $95 per person

Only for Current Students (who show photo identification upon arrival at 7:15):
Paid by 10/14, Current Student-Just Dessert: $15 per student
Purchase by 10/19, Current Student-Just Dessert: $20 per student
We regret that we cannot accommodate non-student guests for dessert only.

No online purchases can be made on 10/20/09, so people who wish to attend should purchase their tickets at the door at 5:30-6:15 PM as follows in cash, check, VISA, MasterCard, or American Express:
10/20 Walk-in Member: $95 per person
10/20 Walk-in Non-Member: $105 per person

Current members of Affinity Partners may obtain lowest member pricing by indicating affiliation in Comments and emailing proof of current membership or cc’ing a request for affinity membership verification to lori_tsuruda at alum.mit.edu. MITCOB cannot make any refunds after tickets have been purchased, even at non-member rates if one is a member of MITCOB or current affinity partners, the MIT Enterprise Forum and MIT Club of New Hampshire (no longer MIT Sloan Alumni Club).

Schedule
5:30-6:30pm Cash Bar & Networking
6:15             Dinner Begins*
7:15             Dessert, Coffee & Teas Served
7:30             Lecture Begins
8:30             Lecture Concludes with Q&A
*We cannot make up missed courses for late arrivals since "catch-up" service will disrupt the lecturer and other attendees.

Location for all 2009-2010 BSS dinners: MIT Faculty Club (E52) Directions & Map

Parking
Free parking may be available after 5 PM on weekdays. The following two parking lots are open, unattended, and shared by the Institute. We therefore cannot guarantee availability, but we recommend checking them before proceeding to one of the pay lots.

• E-51 Lot: From Memorial Drive, turn onto Wadsworth Street and take the first left onto Amherst Street. The lot is the first left, at the top of a ramp.

• Hayward Lot: From Memorial Drive, turn onto Wadsworth Street and take the first left onto Amherst Street. Take the first right onto Hayward Street – the lot is located on the left.

The following public parking facilities are within close proximity to the Club. Please call the garage for current rates.

• 4 Cambridge Center, enter from Ames St. or Broadway, 617-225-0830
• 5 Cambridge Center, East Garage (Ames St./Broadway), 617-621-3115
• 7 Cambridge Center, West Garage (Ames St./Galileo Way), 617-621-3115
• 10 Cambridge Center, North Garage (Binney St. off Broadway), 617-621-3115

For assistance using SmarTrans (MIT's online registration system), contact the SmarTrans Help Desk at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 617-452-2500.  (Refunds are not available, so do NOT complete a transaction if you believe the ticket price shown is incorrect.)

To register by phone or for at-door availability on 10/20, contact BSS Administrator Lori Tsuruda ’89 at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it   or 617-308-9795.