David Johnston From: MIT Club of South Texas <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2020 5:00 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Resend - MITCoSTx Newsletter for September 28 2020 View in browser An issue with the MIT email service resulted in many of you not receiving yesterday's newsletter. We are resending it and apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. Newsletter for September 28, 2020 Only a Few Days Left for the Glass Pumpkin Auction! Two glass pumpkins, created by MIT Glass Lab director Peter Houk and technical instructor Olivia Cheo especially for MITCoSTx, are up for auction. Send bids to [email protected]. Put "orange pumpkin bid" or "blue pumpkin bid" in the subject line. For more details and to check current bids, click here. Because of the newsletter delivery issue, the auction is extended to Friday, October 2, at midnight. 1 Here are the latest virtual events developed by MITCoSTx and by other MIT Clubs and Partners. MITCoSTx Virtual Events [Central Time] October 1 @ 5:00 pm - The Texas Medical Center and COVID-19 Hear about how the Texas Medical Center is addressing this challenge of COVID-19 from Dr. Edward Septimus, on the steering committee for the Center for Antimicrobial Resistance and Microbial Genomics at the McGovern Medical School and on the faculty of the Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School. Note that the time is corrected from previous announcements. October 4 @ 2:00 pm - Equity and Inclusion Discussion: "Thank You For Voting” We turn to a non-partisan view of voting in America, the history of voting rights for persons of color and ways to educate and motivate voters. Our focus will be "Thank You for Voting: The Maddening, Enlightening, Inspiring Truth About Voting in America,” recently published by Texas native Erin Geiger Smith who will join our discussion. October 6 @ 6.30 pm - Daniel Yergin: The New Map of Global Energy & Climate Join the Harvard Business School Club of Houston and Daniel Yergin, renowned authority on energy, international politics and economics, and a Pulitzer Prize winner, to discuss his new book, "The New Map of Global Energy and Climate." A “wonderful book” on “the transformation of the global map of power and wealth that has happened in the 21st century. …Read this to find out what is really happening….wisdom remains as rare a commodity as it ever was.” London Sunday Times October 16 @ 12:00 pm - Let's Do Lunch! Tired of eating lunch by yourself in your virtual office? Miss going out with friends for lunch on Friday? Join other members of the MIT Club of South Texas for this month's 45 minute lunch break. Upcoming MIT Affiliate Virtual Events [Central Time] September 30 2 • 6:00 pm - Club of Boston - Charles Stewart III: Will the 2020 Election Be Safe? October 2 • 9:00 pm - Club of Northern California - Book Club: Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond October 5 • 9:00 am - MIT Energy Initiative - Decarbonizing the Power Industry • 5:00 pm - MIT EAPS - Hello Worlds - Beyond the Edge of Our Solar System, a virtual adventure into exoplanets October 6 • 7:00 pm - Club of Northern California - Fall 2020 Startup Connector - No Ordinary Job Fair October 8 • 7:00 pm - Club of San Diego - Learning Beautiful Webinar - Computation for Kids October 15 • 8:00 pm - Club of San Diego - Fun Facts about Presidents with Richard Lederer October 26 • 9:00 am - MIT Energy Initiative - Low Carbon Fuels November 13 • 9:00 am - MIT Energy Initiative - Decarbonizing the Building Sector December 7 • 9:00 am - MIT Energy Initiative - Decarbonizing the Industrial Sector Look for emails from the MIT Alumni Association for other free online events. Also check out MITAA's listing of Club events. Volunteer Opportunities • Lebanon Disaster Relief - Sponsored by the MIT Arab Alumni Association, the Harvard Arab Alumni Association and the Harvard Society of Arab Students. • Create your own MITCoSTx program - Host a virtual meeting with a local flavor. 3 • Offer an MIT virtual internship - Opportunities available at no financial cost to non-profit and government agencies. • Mentor an MIT student - Connect with a student unable to attend on campus. Platform created by Grace Hsu '21. Resources • MITCoSTx Job Board - Job openings and positions wanted • MIT and MITCoSTx Response to COVID-19 • Lands End MITCoSTx Logo Store - Clothing and accessories Still time to show your MITCoSTx spirit and mask up! These embroidered washable face masks are made from 4-ply ring spun cotton fabric reinforced with hemmed edges. They are 5 3/8" x 7". One size fits most. Cotton straps are soft with natural give to adjust. As with most fabric masks, they are non-medical and have not been FDA cleared or approved. $14 for one, $25 for two (includes postage). $5.00 per mask will be donated to the MIT COVID fund. Place your online order here. MIT Alumni Association 600 Memorial Drive Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 If you wish to be removed from the mailing list, Unsubscribe 4.