BE Board:Diversity events/Meeting 9/20/05

Time: 12:30pm Date: 09/20/2005 Place: 56-614

Agenda

 * 1) Welcome to all BE newcomers!
 * 2) Budget: allocation of funds to three initiatives (items 3 - 5) in 2005-2006.
 * 3) Lunch celebrations of foreign cultures:
 * 4) *What countries will be featured in 2005-2006?
 * 5) *In addition to the lunch gathering, through what activities do we wish to pursue this endeavor and praise of a country?
 * 6) Focused diversity-related forum discussions:
 * 7) *What topic do we suggest to address for the first edition in December 2005?
 * 8) *Themes of following discussions are likely to emerge from this first event.
 * 9) Interlab luncheons:
 * 10) *How can we instigate lively interactions during this pizza hour? (introduction of each attending scientist, game/playful activity...)
 * 11) *October 4, 2005: Grodzinsky/Hamad-Schifferli/White labs.
 * 12) Diversity seminar:
 * 13) *December 14, 2005: Christopher M. Jones, MIT's Assistant Dean for Graduate Students
 * 14) SACNAS conference: BE participation
 * 15) Other issues, suggestions, questions!