Hello all,
The MIT Transportation Showcase will be held on November 17 at the MIT Museum, and the call for posters is now open! The deadline is this Friday, October 28 (see below).
For those of you planning to put together posters for the ESD Poster Session, you can get your posters printed early (in time for the Showcase) if you... [^BETH] FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES FOR ESD POSTERS AND SUBMIT THEM VIA THE POSTER SESSION WIKI, HERE by November 4 for printing...
If your research is transportation or logistics-related, I hope that you'll participate! Last year, there was a great turnout from faculty across the Institute, alumni, and industry (recruiters).
Best,
ReginaBegin forwarded message:
From: Laura Beatriz Vina-Arias <laurav@MIT.EDU>
Date: October 20, 2011 6:12:33 PM EDT
Subject: Call for posters and résumésHi everyone,
The MIT Transportation Club invites you to participate in our flagship event !
MIT Transportation Showcase
November 17, 2011, 6:00pm-9:30pm
MIT Museum, 265 Massachusetts Ave. Cambridge, MACALL FOR POSTER
We are looking for students who are willing to present their research/prototypes at the event's poster session.
DEADLINE: Friday, October 28, 2011.Please submit abstracts and accompanying information via the following page: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=en_US&formkey=dE1uMDFNejFzWkNaV0w5UVJoSWpFdVE6MQ#gid=0
Any questions regarding the posters and abstracts can be addressed to Justin Stilwell jdls@mit.edu.
RESUME POOL
All students interested in any form of transportation are welcome to submit their résumés by emailing them to the following address:transportation.showcase@mit.edu.For more information visit our website at http://web.mit.edu/transportclub/showcase/ or contact transportation.showcase@mit.edu.
Best regards,
Laura B. Viña-Arias
Transportation Showcase Director
(787) 374-4913
MST & MCP Candidate 2013
Information Session: Wednesday, November 16th, 3-4 PM, Room 3-442
Sponsored by the Office of the Dean for Graduate Education (ODGE) & the Dean for Undergraduate Education (DUE)
MIT Global Education & Career Development and Imperial College London are jointly offering an intensive 4 day Global Fellows Program for PhD students in the United Kingdom. Through presentations, interactive work and hands-on activities, PhD students from Imperial (20) and MIT (20) will develop professional skills required to launch and manage a successful research career. Emphasis will be on creating and sustaining successful international research collaborations.
This workshop will take place in the United Kingdom
Dates: March 26-30 (Spring Break)
Location: Near London, United Kingdom
Eligibility: PhD Students:
Cost: Fellowship covers cost of travel, program and some meals.Content: Topics covered will include:
• Building successful working relationships and global collaborations
• Team and project development
• Global intercultural skills and communication
Participants will work in small groups with either an MIT or Imperial facilitator. Faculty members from each university will present on the topic of developing and managing international collaborations as an integral part of a research career.Imperial College London is a science-based institution, consistently rated amongst the world's best universities. For more information about Imperial College: http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/aboutimperial.
Application Due Date: Wednesday, December 28 by 5:00 PM
Contact: Kimberly Benard <globalphd@mit.edu?subject=Global%20Fellows>
http://gecd.mit.edu/go_abroad/global_fellows_program
Thanks,
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Scott R. Murray
Program Assistant, Global Education
Global Education | Career Development (GECD)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Building 12-189, 77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
t: 617.253.0676
f: 617.452.2101 http://www.facebook.com/pages/MIT-Global-Education-GECD/23609336444
Dear Engineering Systems Community:
Join us this Tuesday 10/25 in 32-141 for our next Fall Transportation Seminar with Prof. Nancy Leveson, MIT. Lunch will be served.
Cheers,
Maite Pena-Alcaraz
MIT Transportation ClubTransportation@MIT & Transportation Club joint Fall 2011 Seminar Series
Tuesday, October 25, 12-1pm, Stata (32-141)
"Safety in Transportation Systems"
Prof. Nancy Leveson, MIT
Abstract: Traditional models of causality and techniques for designing safety into transportation systems have limited effectiveness in the complex, software-intensive, socio-technical systems we are building today: the causes of accidents we are increasingly seeing differ from those for which the traditional techniques were developed and are rooted in the unique nature of software, new types of human error arising from the changing roles humans are playing in systems, and increasing complexity. Prof. Leveson will describe a new approach to safety engineering, based on systems theory and a new model of causality, that addresses these new challenges. This new approach has been shown to be applicable to a wide variety of systems and to outperform traditional analysis and design techniques on industrial projects. The results of a current NASA contract will be described where the new techniques and tools are being applied to NextGen.Dr. Nancy Leveson has worked in the field of system safety for 30 years. Currently she is Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and also Professor of Engineering Systems at MIT. She is an elected member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and has received many awards such as the ACM Allen Newell Award for outstanding computer science research and the ACM Sigsoft Outstanding Research Award. She has published over 200 research papers and is author of a book, Safeware: System Safety and Computers, published by Addison-Wesley and recently translated into Japanese and a new book Engineering a Safer World to be published by MIT Press in 2011. Prof. Leveson conducts research on all aspects of system safety including design, operations, management, and social aspects and consults extensively in many industries, including aerospace, defense, transportation, chemical plants, medical devices, nuclear power, hospitals, and oil and gas production. She served on the NASA Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel and the Baker Panel investigating safety culture in the Texas City Oil Refinery explosion and has been involved in many accident investigations including serving as an expert advisor to the Columbia Accident Investigation Board and the Presidential Oil Spill Commission (Deepwater Horizon). Currently she is on advisory committees to the Department of the Interior and the Department of Energy.
Lunch: Basta! Mapping and Storytelling The World's Fastest Growing Occupation
Thursday, October 27, 2011 - 12:00pm - 1:30pm, MIT Media Lab, E15-344
RSVP required: http://civic.mit.edu/event/lunch-basta-mapping-and-storytelling-the-worlds-fastest-growing-occupationArtist/writer Marisa Jahn and journalist Julian Rubinstein will present a "Basta!: Mapping the World's Fastest Growing Occupation," a project launched by People’s Production House and Newsmotion.org in partnership with Sourcemap that covers the global Occupy Wall Street movement.
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Civic Media Session: "Mapping Media Ecosystems"
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 - 5:00pm - 7:00pm, MIT Media Lab, E15-344
Hal Roberts, Erhardt Graeff, Gilad Lotan
This session looks beyond platforms to explore the concept of media ecosystems. How do we understand, map, visualize, and ultimately shape the flow of texts across an increasingly diverse and complex media ecosystem? What are the relationships between professional and citizen, participatory and broadcast media? How do we understand what people are encountering, both in terms of supply (tools like Media Cloud that examine what's published) and demand (tracking/logging efforts that look at individual or group consumption?
==================Data Therapy Webinar: Techniques for Creative Data Presentation
Wednesday, November 9, 2011 - 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Webinar Registration
Is your data getting you down? Clunking up your reports? Stressing you and your colleagues out? If so and you’d like some help, we’d love to help cure your data presentation woes at our “Data Therapy” webinar. MIT researcher Rahul Bhargava will walk you through some of the best practices for making creative presentations of your data.
Andrew Whitacre
Communications Manager
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(617) 324-0490
awhit@mit.edu
cms.mit.edu | civic.mit.edu | gambit.mit.edu
Greetings,
The Boston-Area Diversity Action Plan group (Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Broad Institute and MIT) cordially invites you to a special lecture, discussion and networking dinner at the Broad Institute on Wednesday, November 16, 2011 focused on the intersection of genomics research and health disparities presented by Dr. Alexandra Shields.
Alexandra Shields, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. She is also the Director and Founder of the Center on Genomics, Vulnerable Populations and Health Disparities. Dr. Shields’ research explores the effects of health system change on underserved communities, including studies addressing access and quality of care for poor, minority and chronically ill patients, the diffusion of and access to health information technology-enhanced health care, and the challenges of translating emerging genomics research into clinical practice.
We hope you will join us for this special event on November 16 from 6:00-7:30pm at the Broad Institute. The details are included below and in the attached flyer. Space is limited, so we encourage you to register early.
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The Boston-Area Diversity Action Plan group invites you to
Ethical Dimensions of Genomic Research Practice: implications for health disparities
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
6:00pm – 7:30pm
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Monadnock Room – NE30-2040 (2nd floor)
7 Cambridge Center, Kendall Square
6:00 - 6:30 Networking Dinner and Welcoming Remarks
6:30 - 7:30 Lecture and Discussion
Alexandra Shields – Ethical Dimensions of Genomic Research Practice: implications for health disparities
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Director/Founder, Harvard/MGH Center on Genomics, Vulnerable Populations and Health Disparities (see flyer for more info)
Contact
Please register by Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at http://www.broadinstitute.org/registration/
Space is limited so please register early. Email diversity@broadinstitute.org if you have questions.
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Eboney Smith, Ed.M.
Program Director of Diversity Initiatives
Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Room 7022
7 Cambridge Center
Cambridge, MA 02142
Call for Proposals: 2011-2012 PEGS Graduate Fellows
Efforts around the world are taking place to sustainably attend to human needs in areas such as food, water, shelter, transportation, and security, as well as the energy to support all of these. Significant opportunities to promote environmental quality and sustainable development may lie in the synergies that span these issue arenas and capitalize on the combined strengths of the public, private and nonprofit sectors.
The Program on Environmental Governance and Sustainability (PEGS) at the Center for International Studies invites applications for the 2011-2012 Graduate Fellows program that address this year’s theme: synergies to promote environmental quality and sustainable development.
The award period runs from December 2011-December 2012. Students selected as fellows are required to participate in regular seminars during the academic year, conduct research during the award period, and present results of their work to the MIT community. Fellows are eligible to receive travel grants of up to $2,500 to offset the costs of international research.
The faculty director for this year’s fellows is Dr. Jason Jay of the MIT Sloan School of Management.
Eligibility
To be eligible, you must be a registered, full time student in a graduate program at MIT in the fall 2011, spring 2012, and fall 2012 and anticipate a graduation date of January 2013 or later.
Applications
To apply, submit: (1) information in the body of your email indicating your expected graduation date, name of your research supervisor, and statement attesting to your full time status at MIT during the award period; (2) current CV; and (3) proposal of up to two pages in length describing the international research you would like to conduct during the fellowship period, how your research fits with this year’s theme, its significance to your field of specialization, and how being a PEGS Graduate Fellow will support your educational and career goals.
Application materials must be submitted to PEGS@mit.edu no later than 5pm on 4 November 2011. Please indicate “PEGS Graduate Fellow Application” in the subject line. Decisions will be announced by 18 November.
Nominations Due November 4: $100k LMA Award for Global Innovation
Know an early stage technical breakthrough that could benefit millions in the developing world? Nominate the inventor(s) for the Lemelson-MIT Program's 2012 Award for Global Innovation. Nomination guidelines and eligibility requirements available at: http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-award.html
Questions? Call or email Lars Hasselblad Torres on 202-549-2322 and lhtorres@mit.edu
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Lemelson-MIT Award for Global Innovation Massachusetts Institute of Technology http://web.mit.edu/invent
Twitter | lhtorres
What: Howard Hughes Medical Institute —International Student Research Fellowship in the biomedical and related sciences
HHMI will award three-year fellowships to international predoctoral students studying in the United States who are ineligible for fellowships and training grants through U.S. federal agencies to support years three, four, and five of a Ph.D. program. Eligible fields include those in the biomedical or related sciences such as biology, chemistry, physics, math, computer science, interdisciplinary research at the interface of the physical and biological sciences, among others. Please note that research at the interface of biology and the social sciences – such as outcomes research – is ineligible. Please check with HHMI directly for questions on field eligibility.
Each fellow will receive an annual stipend of $30,000, plus an educational allowance of $3,000.
MIT is able to nominate 10 students for this fellowship.
More information is available at: http://www.hhmi.org/grants/individuals/intl_fellows.html.
Eligibility: International graduate students in the biomedical or related sciences who;
- have demonstrated exceptional talent for research,
- are in the second (or third) year of graduate study,
- have entered a laboratory in which they will conduct their dissertation research
- are not U.S. citizens, non-citizen nationals, or permanent residents of the U.S.
Preliminary Applications:
- CV
- Letter of recommendation from thesis advisor
- Transcript including cumulative GPA (WebSIS report is acceptable)
- A one-page research summary
Preliminary applications must be submitted in hard copy (not electronically) to the ODGE RM 3-138, by 5pm on Friday, October 21, 2011 for review by an internal MIT faculty committee.
The final 10 nominations will be sent by the ODGE to HHMI by 2:00 p.m. on December 1, 2011. HHMI will then contact the nominees directly with instructions for submitting a full online application. It is the individual nominee’s responsibility to submit a complete application, including letters of recommendation, to HHMI by the February 9, 2012, deadline. MIT and applicants will be notified of the outcome in June 2012, and the fellowships begin on September 1, 2012.
It may be useful for current applicants to review feedback from HHMI on last year’s applications: http://www.hhmi.org/grants/pdf/feedback%20on%20application.pdf
Please feel free to contact Jessica Landry in the ODGE with any questions (jlandry@mit.edu. 617-253-1958).
Thank you,Jessica Landry
Assistant to the Dean for Graduate Education and
Coordinator of Graduate Education Initiatives
Office of the Dean for Graduate Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Office: Room 3-138
Email: jlandry@mit.edu
Phone: 617-253-1958 http://web.mit.edu/odge/
Please spread the word to your students about the following events
Students can sign up for events via CareerBridge (www.myinterfase.com/mit/student) under the Workshops, Career Fairs and Events tab
Negotiating Job Offers, Thursday, October 20, 2011, 4-5pm, 1-190
The Negotiating Job Offers workshop will examine the many variables that exist during the evaluation and negotiation process of Job Offers. Knowing how, when and why you should negotiate will be reviewed. Salary vs. Total Compensation will be looked at. Strategies on the negotiation process will be discussed along with should you negotiate and "What Can" and "What Can Not" be negotiated. These strategies are used throughout your career.
The Power of Networking, Thursday, October 20, 2011, 3-4pm, 2-105
There is the right way and wrong way to network. This workshop introduces you to resources you’ll need to research companies and discuss strategies on how to effectively network using MIT and outside resources. Building relationships with fellow students, alumni and professionals is the most effective way to uncover employment opportunities. We will examine effective tactics for networking and the MIT ICAN Alumni Directory.
Group Mock Interviews – October 25, 2-3pm.
See CareerBridge for details and to register. Limited to 18 participants.
In this group mock interview session, students will have a unique chance to practice and sharpen their interview skills. We will briefly review interviewing wisdom, discuss the art of giving and receiving feedback, then all participants will have a chance to answer questions and get feedback on their responses. Students who participate should first attend one of our in-person interviewing workshops or listen to our online workshop, Effective Interviewing, at http://gecd.mit.edu/workshop/interviewing/index.htm.
Finding a Good Postdoc, Tuesday, October 25, 3-4:30pm, room 54-100
Are you considering a career in academia? Perhaps you want to diversify your research skills before launching into an industry career. This panel presentation will discuss various aspects of finding, selecting, and having a good postdoc experience. Panelists will address typical questions which doctoral students ask about postdoc opportunities. Panelists will include current MIT postdocs and faculty members.
Confessions of a government scientist: The Importance of Innovation to National Economic Security, Thursday, October 27, 3:30-4:30pm, 2-105
Dr. Josh Pomeroy, Physicist, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will be presenting and answering questions via webinar
Spintronics? Quantum information? Photovoltaics? Electric Cars? Implantable biosensors? Which, if not all, of these meta-futuristic technologies will maintain our national economic security? Our nascent “innovation economy” is dependent on discovery (research) and then implementation (development) of new technologies and the maintenance of a level playing field along the way. At NIST, 3000+ scientists participate in all of these phases, performing basic research, identifying and investing in high impact areas like Health IT and SmartGrid and establishing and maintaining standards that maintain a level playing field for consumers and manufacturers. Dr. Pomeroy will discuss the significance of an innovation economy, the importance of technical fields to its success and the fundamental role of (and opportunities in) government toward realizing national economic security through innovation.
The PhD Movie! film screening with Jorge Cham of PhD Comics!
Thursday, November 3, 6:30-8:30pm, 26-100
"Piled Higher and Deeper" The Movie is a live-action adaptation of the popular comic strip by Jorge Cham (featured in The Tech, and online at www.phdcomics.com). The movie was filmed on location at and was produced in partnership with the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).
The film introduces audiences to the unique and funny culture of Academia and follows four graduate students (Cecilia, Mike, Tajel and the ?Nameless Grad Student?) as they struggle to find balance between research, teaching and their personal lives with humor and heart.
Those of you who are fans of the comic are in for a rare treat - Jorge Cham will be with us for the screening! There will be a live Q&A following the movie with Jorge Cham; he will be joined by cast member - and MIT alum - Evans Boney (Mike Slackenerny), and Producer - and MIT alum - Meg Rosenburg!
Savvy, delightful and humorous, we are excited to welcome Jorge Cham back to MIT. Keep an eye on the MIT Event Calendar listing of this event for further updates.
Sponsored by: GECD, Graduate Student Council
Film website: http://www.phdcomics.com/movie/index.php
For more info contact Marilyn Wilson, mcwilson@mit.edu
Internship Search Strategies, Tuesday, November 8, 4-5pm, 3-133
There are lots of great resources at MIT - and beyond - to help you find internship opportunities. We will talk about how and where to look, creating a search plan, discussing the written materials you will need, and why internships are so important anyway.
Business Etiquette- Manners, Meals and Mastering business interactions, Tuesday, November 15, 2-3pm, 5-217
Are you unsure as to what to do during interviews and networking dinners? People tend to equate a lack of etiquette with a lack of care and self-control necessary to be good at what you do. Etiquette is about presenting yourself with the kind of polish that shows you can be taken seriously. Come learn tips on how to have an etiquette advantage to help you land a job. Register on CareerBridge (click on Workshops Career Fairs and Events).
Amanda C. Peters
Career Development Specialist, Career Services
MIT Global Education & Career Development (GECD)
617-253-4733
acpeters@mit.edu * www.linkedin.com/in/acpeters
Sustainability@MIT http://ehs.mit.edu/site/sustainability
The FDA offers a two-year Fellowship Program, which provides an opportunity for health professionals and scientists to receive training and experience at the FDA. Fellows will train at FDA's White Oak campus in Silver Spring, Maryland or at other FDA facilities. Salaries are competitive, and travel funds are available to attend scientific meetings.http://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/WorkingatFDA/FellowshipInternshipGraduateFacultyPrograms/CommissionersFellowshipProgram/default.htm
Don’t forget that proposals are due THIS FRIDAY 10/21 at NOON for PSC Fellowships and Internships! Remember you can create a project from scratch or you can apply for an opportunity listed on our website. If you have any questions, please contact Alison (hynd@mit.edu) or Jennifer (spiersjp@mit.edu), and we’ll be glad to be of assistance!
Our opportunities: http://web.mit.edu/mitpsc/opportunities/
Application instructions: http://web.mit.edu/mitpsc/whatwedo/internshipsandfellowships/fellows-apply.html
The DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL & MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS ENGINEERING at the University of South Florida invites applications for a tenure-earning Assistant Professor position starting in August 2012.
Research and educational interests should intersect with college-wide research thrusts in engineering, healthcare/biomedical systems engineering, advanced manufacturing (with emphasis in medical devices or bioengineering), and energy production /distribution. The focus will be on candidates with research interests and expertise in statistical data mining and analysis, reliability, and/or stochastic modeling and optimization of complex systems. Applicants must either already have a doctoral degree or be in a position to clearly demonstrate that she/he will earn the doctorate degree before the beginning of fall 2012.
The University of South Florida System is one of the nation’s top 73 public research very high universities and one of 41 community-engaged public research very high universities as classified by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, and placed among the nation’s top 15 "up and coming universities" in the 2011 U.S. News & World Report annual college rankings. In 2009-2010 USF received more $390m in contracts and awards. The university offers more than 200 degree programs at the undergraduate, graduate, specialist and doctoral levels, including the MD degree. The Industrial & Management Systems Engineering Department is one of six departments in the College of Engineering. The Tampa Bay area, which has over 3 million residents, offers a wide variety of opportunities in Industrial & Management Systems Engineering ranging from high-technology electronics manufacturing to large scale service organizations and government agencies. USF has a $1.8 billion annual budget, an annual economic impact of $3.2 billion, and serves more than 47,000 students on campuses in Tampa, St. Petersburg, Sarasota-Manatee and Lakeland. USF is a member of the Big East Athletic Conference.
The Department has 13 faculty members and offers B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Industrial Engineering, an M.S. degree in Engineering Management, and is very active in distance learning. There are approximately 80 undergraduate, 100 masters and 30 doctoral students. The Department has strong collaborations with all departments in the College of Engineering, the Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Public Health, Business and Arts & Sciences. The Department also has strong ties with various centers and institutes such as the Center for Urban Transportation Research, the H. Lee Moffit Cancer Center and Research Institute, The Florida Mental Health Institute, and with organizations outside USF, such as, the Florida Medical Manufacturers Consortium and the Food and Drug Administration Further information about the Department can be found at imse.eng.usf.edu.
Successful candidates will be expected to establish a strong externally funded interdisciplinary research program and show commitment to undergraduate and graduate education. Candidates are expected to have excellent communication skills, be able to work effectively in teams, integrate research, education and service activities, and must be committed to diversity among students, faculty and staff. The Department strongly encourages applications from women and underrepresented minorities. Candidates require an earned doctorate in Industrial Engineering or related field.
Review of applications will begin immediately. Full consideration will be given to applications received by November 21, 2011. The review will continue until the position is filled. Applicants who need disability accommodations to participate in the selection process should notify Brett Annette, EOL Coordinator at (813) 974-7736 or TDD (813) 974-2218 at least seven working days in advance of need.
Applicants must electronically submit the application packet to the following website: https://employment.usf.edu/. The packet must contain a cover letter, complete vitae with list of publications, names and detailed contact information for four references, a 1-page statement of the applicant’s teaching interests and vision, and a 1-page statement of the applicant’s research vision. The cover letter should be addressed to Dr. Tapas K. Das, Faculty Search Committee Chair, Industrial & Management Systems Engineering, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Ave, ENB 118, Tampa, Florida, 33620. Women and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply. To request disability accommodations in the application and interview process, please notify Brett Annette, EOL Coordinator at (813) 974-7736. Review of applicants will begin immediately and applications will be accepted until the position is filled. USF is an equal opportunity/equal access/affirmative action institution.
Dear ESS,
In the spirit of interdisciplinary collaboration, I'd like to invite you to Meadhall for appetizers and hors d'oeuvres at 8:30pm this Thursday, October 20th for a mixer with the ESD PhD Students and the MIT Transportation Club. The goal of this mixer is to encourage cross pollination between people using similar methods to study different systems from transportation to energy, etc.
There are a few among us that already work closely or are related Transportation at MIT, but I think others will find that these two communities deal with many of the same problems, designing and operating intelligent systems, working with stake holders, and understanding how policy affects implementation.
Important Details:
Where: Meadhall - Upstairs
When: 8:30pm on Thursday, October 20th
What: Appetizers and H'orderves will be provided by the MIT Transportation Club and ESS. As usual, drinks must be purchased by everyone separately.Hope to see you there!
Jameson
Dear students, faculty and friends:
Please join us next Friday, October 21st for our second CTL Distinguished Speaker Series event of the semester. Professors Hilde Meersman and Eddy Van de Voorde from the University of Antwerp will be discussing a new perspective on structuring port competition.
Event details are below:
CTL Distinguished Speaker Series Featuring Professors Hilde Meersman and Eddy Van de VoordeTopic: A new approach to structuring port competition
Date: Friday, October 21st, 2011
Location: W20-306, Twenty Chimneys
Stratton Student Center
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Complimentary lunch served at 12:00
Lecture begins at 12:15 pmMore information on the Speaker Series can be found at the CTL website: http://ctl.mit.edu/distinguished-speakers
We look forward to seeing you there!
Janet & Veronica
Abstract
Port competition gets increased attention in the transport economics literature and policy. This is due not only to the large volumes of goods involved in port throughput – a direct measure of a port’s competitive strength – but also to derived effects in terms of employment and investment. In the past scientists and policy makers tended to regard ports as rather homogeneous entities. In practice, it is increasingly apparent that ports are far from homogeneous environments.
Competition not only unfolds between ports, but primarily between individual production companies and service providers located in those ports or making use of them, and increasingly also between entire supply chains. The success of a port will not only depend upon its own cost and pricing strategies, but also upon the success of the chain to which it belongs.
This lecture deals with a new way of structuring port competition, including a detailed screening of competition-affecting variables. Additionally the potential consequences for the future research agenda will be treated.
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Veronica HannanMassachusetts Institute of Technology
MCP/MST Dual Degree Candidate | 2013
e. vhannan@mit.edu | p. 504.912.6591