W20-306 (Twenty Chimneys), Stratton Student Center
Richard Thornton
CTO, MagneMotion Inc.
"Efficient and affordable maglev opportunities in the United States"
This lecture is free and open to the MIT community. Complimentary lunch is provided at noon; talk begins at 12:15.
For more information, visit ctl.mit.edu/distinguished-speakers.
W20-306 (Twenty Chimneys), Stratton Student Center
Peter Appel
Administrator, U.S. DOT's Research and Innovative Technology Administration
"Laying The Groundwork for the Future Transportation System: The Role of Research, Technology, and Professional Development"
This lecture is free and open to the MIT community. Complimentary lunch is provided at noon; talk begins at 12:15.
For more information, visit ctl.mit.edu/distinguished-speakers.
MIT Faculty Club
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This year's ReConnect features a talk by MLOG Alum Lalit Panda, Chief Information Officer for D&M Holdings (owner of brands such as Denon, Marantz, and Boston Acoustics). He will talk about the journey from MIT graduation to the C-Suite. MLOG Director Jarrod Goentzel will provide a "State of the Program" with new developments; and MIT CTL Director Chris Caplice will provide a "State of the Center". You will also hear about the latest developments at MIT CTL's international partners: the Zaragoza Logistics Center (ZLC) in Spain and the Center for Latin...
Tang Center, MIT
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Cost: $495. (Open registration for everyone. SCE partners attend for free.)
Companies are under increasing pressure from customers, regulators, and investors to improve their environmental performance in line with increasingly stringent sustainability goals. But bringing the somewhat nebulous concept of sustainability down to ground level is a major challenge. How can companies deliver on their green corporate goals by cost-effectively turning these aspirations into measurable environmental gains?
For the past six years the MIT CTL Crossroads Conference has made the...
MIT Faculty Club
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Wednesday March 24, 2010
Supply Chain Exchange (SCE) Annual Partner Meeting for CTL SCE Partners Only
12:00 pm – 5:00 pm, SCE Annual Partner Meeting
6:00 pm – 8:30 pm, SCE Partner Dinner
On Wednesday, March 24, CTL will convene members from the 45+ Partner companies that are members of the CTL Supply Chain Exchange. This is the first of what is hoped to be an annual event. The goals of the meeting are to provide CTL Partners with an update on the latest research and development activities at the Center, allow CTL to solicit input from its Partners on future plans for CTL, and enable...
MIT Room E14-633 (Media Lab Extension Building, 6th Floor)
Chris Anderson
Editor-in-Chief, Wired Magazine
"The New Industrial Revolution: Why Atoms are the New Bits"
Refreshments will be served and the talk will be videotaped.
Room W20-306 of the Stratton Student Center
John Thomas (biography | poster)
Head of L.E.K. Consulting's Air Transportation Practice
"Five reasons why the airline industry could be profitable"
The lectures are free and open to the MIT community. Complimentary lunch is provided. A light lunch will be provided. Lunch at 12 Noon; talks begin at 12:30
For more information, contact Sam Hickey or Caroline Ducas.
LOGyCA, Bogotá (COL)
This event is held as part of the alliance LOGyCA - CLI with the Ministry of Economic Development District (Secretaría de Desarrollo Económico del Distrito). Will be attended by international experts that will present best practices and latest developments in urban logistics.
Room W20-306 of the Stratton Student Center
Nicola Shaw (biography | poster | presentation)
Director, FirstGroup PLC
"Privately provided public transport: an operator's perspective from North America and the UK"
The lectures are free and open to the MIT community. Complimentary lunch is provided. A light lunch will be provided. Lunch at 12 Noon; talks begin at 12:30
For more information, contact Sam Hickey or Caroline Ducas.
MIT Faculty Club
50 Memorial Drive Bldg. E52 — 6th Floor
Cambridge, MA 02139
On Thursday, January 14, 2010, the MIT campus will again host the MIT SCALE Network Poster Session and Networking Night.
The MIT SCALE Network Poster Session features research projects currently being conducted by professional master’s students in collaboration with company partners. There will be over 75 students from the MIT SCALE Network spanning all three centers: MIT CTL (MLOG), Zaragoza Logistics Center (ZLOG) and Center for Latin American Logistics Innovation (GC-LOG).
This will be immediately followed by a Networking Event where companies will host students at their table...