Society of Women Engineers, Boston Section and the Latino STEM Alliance, Boston Chapter – February Meeting
The Human Side of Technology:
Combining Engineering and Management to Lead Effectively
Sponsored by MIT System Design & Management Program (SDM)
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A panel of SDM alumni, students, and faculty will discuss the ongoing evolution of technology-based organizations and the implications for managing these entities. The panel will focus on the skills necessary for leading these businesses, such as negotiating, cross-cultural communication and teamwork and give examples from their own experience. A brief overview of the SDM program will precede this discussion. In addition, SDM students, staff, and alumni will be in attendance to answer any questions about the SDM program.
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Date: Feb 23, 2010 |
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| Cost: $5 Student$10 Unemployed/Retired SWE member $15 SWE member $25 Non-member |
About Our Panelists:
Dr. Debbie Nightingale, Professor of the Practice of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Engineering Systems, Co-Director, Lean Advancement Initiative
Monica Giffin, SDM '06 –Zumwalt Architecture Team, Raytheon (moderator)
Major Kristina Richardson, SDM '08 -- U.S. Army and West Point
Paul Gomez, SDM, '06 --ThinkBox Solutions
Mario Montoya, SDM class entering in 2009 -- Current student
Tom Pelland, SDM '98 -- VP 787-C, Hamilton-Sundstrom
Geoff Langos, SDM '02 -- VP IT, Vonage
Brian Ippolito, SDM '98 -- President and CEO, Orbis Technologies, Inc.
Steve Friedenthal, SDM '04 -- Manager, Factory Information Systems, A123 Systems
About our Sponsor – MIT System Design & Management Program
Created in 1996 in response to industry's need to develop the next generation of leaders, SDM is at the forefront of graduate education at MIT. Not an MBA, SDM combines cutting-edge courses from the MIT Sloan School of Management and MIT's School of Engineering, enriching the experience with innovative distance learning, flexible matriculation options and an interdisciplinary perspective. SDM prepares graduates to think outside the box, lead across organizational boundaries and inspire others to collaborate and innovate in both technical and nontechnical arenas.
SDM students are among the best and brightest of their generation, carefully selected for the ability to think holistically and to succeed in SDM's unique, demanding, interdisciplinary curriculum. Upon graduation, many SDM alumni capitalize on their state-of-the-art skills in systems thinking and innovation to take on leadership roles in a wide range of organizations. All SDMs participate in a vibrant lifelong learning community where students, alumni, faculty and industry partners share knowledge, work to improve the SDM program and support each other in creating new strategies for success.
Learn more about SDM at http://sdm.mit.edu
Directions:
From the Mass Pike:
From I-90 East or West: take the Cambridge/Allston Exit and stay in the right lane after paying the toll. Follow the "Cambridge" signs past the Doubletree Guest Suite Hotel on your right. Stay straight past the hotel over the Charles River. Take a right onto Memorial Drive. Follow Memorial Drive for 2 miles until you see a sign for "Kendall Square" on your left at a traffic light. Take a left at this light onto Wadsworth Street. The Faculty Club is located on the 6th floor of Building E52 at 50 Memorial Drive, which is at the corner of Wadsworth and Memorial.
From Logan Airport:
Follow signs to Boston through the Sumner Tunnel bearing right as you emerge from the tunnel onto I-93 North. Follow a short distance to Exit 26, "Storrow Drive/Cambridge."
Bear right off the exit to "Storrow Drive". From Storrow, take the first exit on the left, "Government Center/Kendall Square." At the end of the exit ramp, turn right and proceed across the Longfellow Bridge. At the end of the bridge, take the first right, "Memorial Drive West."
Take another right onto Memorial Drive and proceed straight (avoid veering right, which would bring you back to Government Center). At the second light, turn right onto Wadsworth Street. The Faculty Club is located on the sixth floor of 50 Memorial Drive, at the corner of Wadsworth and Memorial.
From I-93 North or South:
Follow to Exit 26, "Storrow Drive/Cambridge." Follow directions from the second paragraph under 'From Logan Airport.'
Where to Park:
Public transportation is recommended during business hours due to a shortage of metered spots and the cost of public parking. We are conveniently located near the "Kendall/MIT" stop on the MBTA's Red Line. Take Main Street to Wadsworth Street and follow it to its end at Memorial Drive; take a left onto Memorial Drive and our building is the first on the left. The Club is on the 6th floor at 50 Memorial Drive (Building E52).
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
