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NextLab Event Spring 2010

May 11, 2010 at 8:00AM - May 11, 2010 at 1:00PM

MIT Straton Student Center 3rd floor
Cambridge, MA
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You are invited to see how MIT students have partnered with industry leaders and other students in the developing world to design a next generation m-logistics platform to address the problem of global poverty.

Agenda

 12:00pm Poster session #1 and live demos. Box lunch and soft drinks will be served.  1:00pm m-Logistics in Developing Countries
Jhonatan Rotberg and Edgar Blanco, MIT CTL  1:10pm Industry Collaboration Perspective
Oscar Howell...

CTL Distinguished Speakers Series

Apr 30, 2010 at 8:00AM - Apr 30, 2010 at 9:30AM

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.

CTL Distinguished Speakers Series

Apr 02, 2010 at 8:00AM - Apr 02, 2010 at 9:30AM

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.

MLOG ZLOG Reconnect

Mar 26, 2010 at 5:00AM - Mar 26, 2010 at 11:00AM

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...

Crossroads 2010 - Building Supply Chains that Deliver Sustainability

Mar 25, 2010 at 4:00AM - Mar 25, 2010 at 1:00PM

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...

Supply Chain Exchange (SCE) Annual Partners Meeting

Mar 24, 2010 at 8:00AM - Mar 24, 2010 at 2:00PM

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...

CTL Distinguished Speakers Series - Chris Anderson

Mar 16, 2010 at 1:30PM - Mar 16, 2010 at 2:30PM

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.

CTL Distinguished Speakers Series - John Thomas

Mar 12, 2010 at 7:30AM - Mar 12, 2010 at 8:30AM

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.

Urban Logistics Seminar

Mar 10, 2010 at 7:00PM - Mar 10, 2010 at 7:00PM

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.

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CTL Distinguished Speakers Series - Nicola Shaw

Feb 26, 2010 at 7:30AM - Feb 26, 2010 at 8:30AM

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.