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MIT CLUBTHE REGIONAL ALUMNI NEWSLETTER OF THE MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

NEWSLETTER CONTENTSMAIN EVENT 1

CLUB LEADERSHIP 2PARENTS 4BUSINESS 6

ARTS, FUN, AND SOCIAL 10

At the foundation of human-centric com-puting are five key technologies: naturalinteraction, automation, individualizedinformation access, collaboration, and cus-tomization. In other words, human-centricsystems understand speech; automatehuman tasks; get us the information we want, when we want it;help us work with other people; and adapt to our individualpreferences. By combining these five emerging technologies,we will see a vast increase in professional and personal produc-tivity. Ultimately, human-centric machines will give ordinarypeople the capabilities currently reserved for the most privi-leged, as automated servants off load much of our work. In time,we will use our computers as naturally and easily as we now useour cars; human-centric systems will give us the gas pedal,brakes, and steering wheel of the Information Age.

Michael Dertouzos was born in Athens, Greece and came to theU.S. as a Fulbright Scholar. Following a Ph.D. from MIT in1964, he joined the MIT faculty, where he is now Professor ofComputer Science and Electrical Engineering. In 1968 Dertou-zos founded Computek Inc. He became Chairman of the Board,then sold the company when he was appointed Director of theLCS. Dertouzos is a member of the United States NationalAcademy of Engineering and the Athens Academy of Arts andSciences. He holds an honorary doctorate from the Universityof Athens, and received the B.J. Thompson Award (best paper)of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)and the Terman (best educator) Award of the American Societyfor Engineering Education. Dertouzos is the author/co-author ofseven books. His newest book, The Unfinished Revolution:Human Centered Computers and What They Can Do for Us,arrives to rave reviews from Tim Berners-Lee, Vint Cerf, LesterThurow, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, and Michael Dell.

Date/Time Location

Monday February 12th, 20016:30 pm Reception7:30 pm Dinner & Keynote

Marriott Burlingame1800 Old Bayshore HighwayBurlingame, CA 94010

Join Michael Dertouzos for dinner and a lively discussion of hisnew book, The Unfinished Revolution: Human CenteredComputers and What They Can Do for Us. As a high-techvisionary and Director of the MIT Laboratory for ComputerScience (LCS), Dertouzos has spent his career forecasting tech-nological shifts and making them reality through his lab. TheLCS has spun off such companies as 3Com Corporation, Aka-mai Technologies, Apollo Computer, Cirrus Logic, Interleaf,and RSA Data Security. In recent years, Dertouzos has been astrong advocate for “human-centric computing”- a philosophyoutlined in his book.

Human-centric computing proclaims that computers shouldserve people, so that using information technology is as easyand efficient as driving a car. Unfortunately, today's computersare ever more varied and complex, come overloaded with fea-tures, inadequately address our needs, and demand too much ofour attention. The list of woes is familiar: computers perplex uswith incomprehensible system messages while we wait in frus-tration on the phone for computerized assistance. We upgradeour software, only to watch our computers crash. Word proces-sors come with 500 page manuals. Websites take forever todownload. Handheld assistants demand that we learn entire newsets of commands. Email overloads us.

The Unfinished Revolution in Human Centered ComputingProf. Michael Dertouzos, Visionary, Director of MIT's Lab for Computer Sciences

Organizer (RSVP/More Info)

Anne-Can(408) 323-2255

Cost Cash/Credit Card

$35 Pre-paid Members

$45 Others/At Door

DATE & TIME EVENT PAGE12/17 Sun 11:00am Hike: Brooks Falls Loop, Pacifica 1101/07 Sun 11:00am Ice Skating at Embarcadero Center in San Francisco 1201/13 Sat 4:00pm Dumpling Party in Hillsborough 1001/18 Thu 7:00pm Leadership for 21st Century Conference in San Mateo 601/21 Sun 11:00am Hike: Cataract Falls, Mt. Tamalpais 1101/27 Sat TBA Ano Nuevo: Elephant Seals 1002/03 Sat TBA Ano Nuevo: Elephant Seals 1002/09 to 02/11 Expedition to Magnificent Yosemite Park 1102/12 Mon 6:30pm The Unfinished Revolution in Human Centered Computing 102/17 Sat 1:30pm Family Fun at Arcade Planet in Livermore 1202/18 Sun 11:00am Sunday Hike at Land’s End/Coastal Trail in San Francisco 1102/25 Sun 11:00am Urban Hike at Haight Ashbury in San Francisco 13

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Mission Statement of MIT Club of Northern California

We provide a forum to foster the community of MIT alums in NorthernCalifornia through lifelong learning, business and social networking.

MIT CLUB OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP, 2000-2001

OFFICE NAME PHONE EMAIL ADDRESS

President Evan Matteo '94 (650) 847-7824 evan@alum.mit.edu

VP - Events Julia Greer '97 (408) 653-7831 jrosolov@alum.mit.edu

Sports & Recreation John Keen G'94 (650) 933-3401 john.keen@alum.mit.edu

Cultural Sramana Mitra G'95 (415) 905-5566 sramana@alum.mit.edu

Young Alumni/ae Neeta Verma '96 (408) 441-3118 neeta@alum.mit.edu

Alumnae Events Melissa Kwok '93 (650) 474-3831 mkwok@alum.mit.edu

VP - Entrepreneurship Alex Mou G'93 (650) 596-7143 alex.mou@alum.mit.edu

New Enterprise Crucible Tom Darbonne G'91 (650) 851-5044 tdarbonne@alum.mit.edu

Business Events Ben Matteo '97 (415) 954-5215 bcmatteo@alum.mit.edu

VP - Communications Edward Tau '95 (415) 920-9454 edward_tau@alum.mit.edu

Web Ya-Chieh Lai '95 (510) 243-9515 yach@alum.mit.edu

Electronic Communications Ping Huang '94 (650) 254-0574 pshuang@alum.mit.edu

VP - Finance Michael Sarfatti '76 (415) 885-2293 sarfatti@alum.mit.edu

VP - Career Development Karin Hollerbach '88 (510) 482-3427 karin.hollerbach@alum.mit.edu

VP - Membership Alan Au '97 (650) 621-8505 aau@alum.mit.edu

VP - Sponsorship Cyrus Wadia '96 (650) 655-4062 cyrus@alum.mit.edu

As an MIT alum, you receive many donation requests from ouralma mater. We live 3,000 miles away from Cambridge, so thesecan sometimes seem like distant pleas. There is a way, though,to directly help Northern California students with your MITgifts.

The MIT Club of Northern California maintains 6 scholarshipsfor local MIT undergraduates. These scholarships are funded inthree ways. First, locally-donated funds designated for “schol-arship” are put to work. Second, we maintain a named endow-ment at MIT that produces income for scholarships. Third, wemake up the difference each year from the Club's operating bud-get. By designating your MIT gift to the Club of Northern Cal-ifornia scholarship endowment, you can help permanently fundlocal scholarships.

The most recent MITCNC scholarship recipients are:

Aden Allen, of OaklandKelly Koskelin, of Pleasant HillAndrew Marsh, of BerkeleyChristina Park, of OrindaChia Chun Wan, of San JoseLin Wu, of Berkeley

In June, the Northern California Scholarship fund held$314,000. To increase this base and reduce the annual drawfrom Club funds, our Board contributed an additional $50,000in September. This brings our Scholarship fund to roughly$364,000, the 3rd largest regional endowment, behind the Clubof Chicago at $1,200,000 and the Club of Washington at$378,000. Unfortunately, this is still about $150,000 shy of theamount needed to permanently fund our 6 local scholarships.

If you would like to help fund these scholarships while givingback to MIT, earmark your next contribution for fund#3493300, the MIT Club of Northern California ScholarshipFund. You can phone in a gift to 1-800-MIT-1865 or donateonline at: http://web.mit.edu/campaign/giving/secure.html.

Thank you,

Evan Matteo '94President, MITCNC

A Word From Club President, Evan Matteo '94

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MIT CLUB OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BOARD OF DIRECTORS, 2000-2001Janet Grosser '53, Chairman of the Board

Sabina Ahmed '90 Financial Staff, Air Touch Roger McCarthy '77 CEO, Exponent Failure AnalysisMukesh Ahuja G'87 CEO, Asia Links Media Denman McNear '48Thomas Burns '62 Science Policy Advisor, Chevron John Mikulsky, Jr. '73 Vice President, Endgate TechnologyJohn Chisholm '75 President, Customer Satisfaction Bob Muh '53 Chairman, Sutter SecuritiesPaul Cook '48 Chairman, SRI International Bill Murray '67 Exponent Failure AnalysisJohn Jarve '78 General Partner, Menlo Ventures Walter Price, Jr. '70 Principal, Dresdnetic Global InvestorsHarbo Jensen '74 Manager, Chevron Corporation Michael Sarfatti '76 HIA ConsultingSteven Kirsch '78 Chairman and Founder, Propel Elizabeth Seifel '78 President, Seifel AssociatesRonald Koo '89 Maxim Integrated Products Paul Shepard '53 Land Manager, Cargill SaltBruce Lawler G'92 InOvate Communication Group Joanne Spetz '90 Public Policy Institute of CaliforniaLeland Mah '85 Acuson Corp David Weitz '87 Partner, Wilson SonsiniChristian Matthews '85

A small group of MITCNC members arevolunteering at Menlo-Atherton HighSchool to tutor economically disadvan-taged students from East Palo Alto andEast Menlo Park.

We would like to institute a similar tutor-ing program (as well as mentoring) atSequoia High School in Redwood City,and we need more tutors at Menlo-Atherton. Both schools are close to Hwy101.

Tutoring requires only 90 minutes oneday a week, and it is OK if you cannot

attend every week. We especially needtutors at Sequoia at 7 am or 2:15 pm anyday and at Menlo-Atherton at 12 noonWednesday or Thursday. If these timesare inconvenient but there are othertimes that would fit your schedule,please let us know.

Mentoring times are flexible. The differ-ence between tutoring and mentoring isthat “tutoring” is teaching a small groupof students, typically by helping themwith their homework, whereas “mentor-ing” is being both a personal counselorand tutor for an individual student.

For Menlo-Atherton High School, pleasecontact:

Yanqing Du '99(650) 688-6758ydu@exponent.com

For Sequoia High School, please con-tact:

Bob Stern '73(650) 365-4880patent@mac.com

Tutors & Mentors For Economically Disadvantaged Kids

Janet Grosser '53, Chairman of the MIT Club of Northern California, presents a donation checkto MIT on behalf of MITCNC. The donation in amount of $50,000 supports MIT’s undergradu-ate scholarship for students from Northern California.

In November 2000, MIT presented thefirst of a Nobel Laureate Lecture Seriessponsored by Ford Motor Company.MIT’s Nobel economists Paul Samuel-son, Bob Solow, and Franco Modiglianispoke in Kresge to a full house on “TheUS Economy: The Last 50 Years and theNext 50 Years.” This remarkable eventcan be viewed over the web at:http://mitworld.mit.edu/

This is a sneak preview of a proposedfuture service, MIT-World, which wouldfeature weekly webcasts of events likethis from the MIT campus, if appropriatefunding can be secured. I encourage youto go to this site, view the tape, and usethe form to send MIT feedback. Yourcomments will help MIT continue todevelop this service.

For more on distance learning at MIT,visit the Alumni Association’s openDoorfeature site at <http://web.mit.edu/alum>.

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Greetings to all parents from the MITParents Club of Northern California(MITpcnc). We extend special greetingsto 2004 Parents, who have just joined theMIT community, and to 2001 Parents,who are enjoying your last MIT year (atleast your last year as undergraduate par-ents). 2001 Parents will experience thefirst commencement of the new millen-nium.

MITpcnc was the first parents club inMIT history. Local parents clubs mod-eled on MITpcnc have now formed in atleast five other regions. Founded in1997, MITpcnc was started by parents tohelp bring the MIT experience to North-ern California parents. MITpcnc helps usmake the most of our MIT experienceand helps us support our students in mak-ing the most of their MIT experience. Itis informative, fun, and free (your stu-dent gained your MITpcnc membershipwith their MIT admission). You areinvited to attend all MITCNC events andour two major MITpcnc events: the Par-ents Winter Reception and the StudentsSummer Reception. Events have aver-aged 50 to 100 people, with the largestevent including 150 people.

January 28: Parents Winter Reception

Our annual Parents Winter Reception isSunday, January 28 from 4:00 to 6:00pm. Please join us to hear a panel of dis-tinguished Bay Area alumni/ae tell uswhat they liked best about MIT and whatadvice they would give current studentsand parents. The lively Q&A at thisevent always provides surprisinginsights into what makes MIT and MITstudents different. There will be lightsnacks and refreshments; dress is casual.Students are invited, of course. Theevent is free and is at 230 Park Lane,Atherton. Please RSVP with Carolynand Scott Feamster at (650) 321-4256 orsf@matrixpfw.com.

June: Students Summer Reception

Our annual Students Summer Receptionis Sunday, June 9th from 4:00 to 6:00 pmfollowing the MITCNC Entrepreneur-fest. Please also join us in exploring whatexciting technologies MIT alumni/ae arebringing to market by coming early forour reception. At the reception a panel ofMIT entrepreneurs will share their mostimportant learnings at MIT and their

most important learnings as entrepre-neurs. Additional alumni/ae pursuingcareers ranging from law to venture cap-ital will also participate. There will belight snacks and refreshments; dress iscasual. The event is free. Please RSVPwith Carolyn and Scott Feamster at (650)321-4256 or sf@matrixpfw.com.

We encourage you to join your MIT stu-dent in experiencing MIT communitythrough MITpcnc events and by attend-ing at least one Family Weekend. Caro-lyn and Scott attended their fourthFamily Weekend this year and onceagain were thrilled to experience theleading edge thinking that MIT offers.Family Weekends are always incredibleopportunities to “drink from the MIT firehose”. We thoroughly enjoy meeting ourstudents' friends and professors and shar-ing experiences with other parents.

You might want to explore volunteeropportunities in the MITpcnc, on theParents Committee, or as a Parent Con-nector. We always enjoy working withMIT parents. Additionally parentinvolvement makes a difference. Eventhough we are 3,000 miles away, BayArea parents have made the followingcontributions to MIT.

1. At a parent's suggestion, PresidentChuck Vest now formally includesparents as the fourth dimension ofMIT community along with students,faculty/staff, and alumni/ae.

2. At a parent's request, Provost BobBrown committed himself and thefive School Deans to a Deans Panelon Saturday at MIT Family Weekend1999.

3. Over the last four years Parent Con-nectors have grown to include almost200 parents in 34 states and 12 coun-tries. The Parents Committee hasgrown from 12 to 30.

4. For the first time last year, parentsnow have permanent voting represen-tation on the Alumni/ae Fund Board,

MITpcnc: MIT Parents Club of

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MITpcnc Co-Chairs

Carolyn and Scott Feamster P'01Nick, Electrical Engineering/Computer Science230 Park LaneAtherton, CA 94027-5411sf@matrixpfw.com(650) 321-4256

Wendy and Kent Dewell P'02Beth, Mechanical Engineering12405 Mt. Hamilton RoadSan Jose, CA 95140davidkent@aol.com(408) 259-2857

Ruby and Paul Gulati P'03Nisha, Mathematics2718 Middleborough CircleSan Jose 95132rubygulati@aol.com, paulgulati@aol.com(408) 259-2335

Eileen and Simon Chow P'03Sandra, Brain and Cognitive Science25 Oak Tree PlaceHillsborough, CA 94010echow@comselect.com(650) 348-2680 x 818

the governing board for the Alumni/ae Association.

5. To help parents have more fun in fundraising, two parents conceived andassembled the first operating manualfor the Parents Fund.

6. Responding to parent's suggestions,MIT Family Weekend continues to bethe best parents event of any leadinguniversity. It continues to get better:e.g., the Senior Parents Breakfast,which was new this year, resultedfrom a parent's suggestion.

7. To help build local MIT community,California parents wrote the first localwelcome letter to freshman parents.

8. Since 1997, Parent Association staffhas grown from about half a person toabout two and a half people. Thesededicated people work very hard tomeet our needs.

Please feel free to contact us with anyinformation you would like to share withother parents, with any questions, and/orto become a parents volunteer. Wealways enjoy talking with MIT parents.We look forward to seeing you on cam-pus and at MITpcnc events.

Northern California

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Get the latest updates on Club events:http://www.mitcnc.org

As a response to the growing desireamong club members to hone their man-agement skills, the MIT Club of North-ern California and the SoftwareDevelopment Forum will co-host anexecutive training session: Leadershipfor the 21st Century on January 18th.Barb Troy, President and Co-Founder ofthe Center for Leadership Excellence(CLE) will conduct the evening session,presenting talks on the Looping Model ofLeadership and the 7 Skills Sets of 21stCentury Leaders. In addition, the sessionwill address modern business skills andpractices, including a discussion onwomen's roles in leadership positions.

As the world of business rapidly evolves,successful leaders need to be adept atacclimating to new situations. In this ses-sion, we will examine the skills neces-sary for the business leaders of today toexcel in the business world of tomorrow.CLE developed both the Looping Modeland 7 Skills Sets in response to the rap-idly growing need for leaders withadvanced people and management skills.

The Looping Model of LeadershipThe Looping Model encompasses a new

model of leadership emerging inresponse to the rapid acceleration andtechnology of our times. It is based onthree premises:

1. Acceleration makes leadership farmore complex.

2. We are chasing a moving target.

3. There is no time for mastery.

The Looping Model is based on theplanned use of feedback loops coupledwith an action orientation that allowsyou to keep pace with the ever-movingtarget and change.

Seven Skills Sets of 21st CenturyLeadersLooping progresses through a series of 7skills sets, each building on the prior set.Learn to utilize these skills to succeed inour rapidly changing environment:

1. Inner Skills are the core skill set.

2. Communication Skills connect you tothe world.

3. Management Skills allow you toaccomplish goals through others.

4. Coaching Skills extend your leader-ship horizon.

5. Team Skills move you from indepen-dence to collaborative interdepen-dence.

6. Transformation Skills allow you,your team and your company to effec-tively reinvent themselves withincreasing frequency.

7. Megatrend Skills speak to a way oflooking at the world around you.

Barb Troy, President of CLE, has 23years experience as independent busi-ness owner, professional speaker, trainer,

business consultant, and executivecoach. She has developed and presentedseminars and workshops on organiza-tion, communication, time and resourcemanagement, team building and theoperation of a successful business.

Space is limited and priority will begiven to AMITA members. Fees will beused to offset the cost of the presentationspace. Please register by January 10,2001.

Date/Time Location

ThursdayJan 18, 20017:00 pm -10:00 pm

San Mateo Marriott1770 South Amphlett BlvdSan Mateo, CA(650) 653-6000

Cost Cash/Check/Credit Card

$30 Pre-paid Active Members

$40 Others/At Door

Organizer and More Info

Libby Seifel '78libby@seifel.com.Matthew Pavesicmatthew@seifel.com(415) 989-1244

Opportunity to Develop Leadership Skills for the 21st Century

JOB POSTINGS EMAIL LIST

Periodically, we will send out jobopportunity postings and job-related information over themitcnc-jobs electronic mailinglist. If you would like to sub-scribe to the mitcnc-jobs mailinglist, send email to <mitcnc-jobs-request@mit.edu> with “sub-scribe mitcnc-jobs” in the bodyof the message (NOT the subjectline). If you want to subscribe aspecific email address, you cansay “subscribe mitcnc-jobsEMAIL_ADDRESS”.

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Got An Idea For A Club Event?The MITCNC Wants Your Ideas

The MIT Club of Northern Californiaruns between 80 and 100 events yeareach. These events span various catego-ries including entrepreneurial, business,social, cultural, and sports/recreation. Ifyou have suggestions or ideas about theClub, please email it to:

webmaster@mitcnc.org

Each issue of Club’s newsletter covers aseason spanning three months. The sub-mission deadline is one month prior tothe start of the issue coverage. TheClub’s quarterly newsletter schedule isas follows:

Quarterly Newsletter Schedule

Issue Coverage Deadline

Fall Sep-Oct-Nov Aug 1

Winter Dec-Jan-Feb Nov 1

Spring Mar-Apr-May Feb 1

Summer Jun-Jul-Aug May 1

Watch your email for an event earlynext year to kick-off the second year ofthe growing companies lecture series.This event will focus on people- findingand retaining the distinctly different tal-ent necessary to move your companyfrom a nascent startup to a nimble andenduring organization that can take onformidable incumbents in the face ofmarkets in constant flux. For moreinformation, please contact Ben Mat-teo, bcmatteo@alum.mit.edu

For those new to the series, the Grow-ing Companies lecture series creates aforum where entrepreneurs and entre-preneurial managers can engage on top-ics salient to bridging the gap fromfleeting startup (~$10 million in reve-nue) to the successful, sustainable, mid-size and large companies of tomorrow($100 million and up). The forum isheavily biased towards content, strivingto provide thought provoking and prac-tical advice to help create better compa-nies. Past speakers have included:

• Paul Rosenblum, VP product mar-keting and management, Blue Mar-tini Software (10/00)

• Dr. JoMei Chang, President &CEO, Vitria (6/00)

• Louis Borders, Founder, WebVan,Borders Books & Music (5/00)

• Adam Grosser, President, Sub-scriber Networks, Excite @ Home(1/00)

• Mark Gainey, President, Founder,Kana Communications (11/99)

Growing Companies Lecture SeriesUpcoming Lecture - The War For Talent

You're probably used to the MITAlumni Association asking you for allsorts of things... but how about youropinion? Here's your chance to tell theAlumni Association what you thinkabout issues ranging from your under-graduate experience at MIT to how youare contacted by the Institute.

We have set up a quick on-line survey tohelp us gather your opinions. This spe-cial survey is geared specificallytowards young alumni. Your involve-ment is very important to the AlumniAssociation and MIT. The results fromthis survey will help us to understandhow we can serve you better.

http://mit.ed4.net/mit_format_1130.cgi

Please take a few minutes, and click onthe link above. The survey will proba-bly take you about 15 minutes to com-plete.

Your responses will be anonymous. Ifyou have any comments or questions,feel free to reply to this note and we'lldo our best to help you.

Young Alumni SurveyYour Membership is theKey to Club’s Success!

Please show your support for

the MIT Club by submitting

the enclosed membership

form of the year 2000-2001!

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SPOTLIGHT MIT 2000: The FutureOn Wednesday, November 15, 2000, MIT Club of NorthernCalifornia was proud to present a dinner banquet with keynotespeaker Dr. Tom Leighton, Founder and Chief Scientist of Aka-mai Technologies Inc. Akamai Technologies (NAS-DAQ:AKAM) enables businesses to prosper in a competitiveWeb-centric marketplace by providing solutions that optimizeWeb site performance, deliver broadcast-caliber streamingmedia, and provide interactive application services. This dinnerbanquet, held at the San Francisco Marriott, “spotlighted” thevision and technology leadership of MIT to over 300 MITalumni and industry leaders in Northern California.

Spotlight MIT 2000 is made possible by the following generoussponsorships:

Battery VenturesMenlo VenturesMohr Davidow VenturesPromex IndustriesTheSquare.comTrinity VenturesWilson Sonsini Goodrich Rosati

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NOTE: This event sold out last year, soRSVP early. Each walk is limited to 20people. Your RSVP must include pay-ment. If the event fills up, priority will begiven to paid club members.

At the Ano Nuevo State Reserve, ele-phant seals, sea lions, and other marinemammals come ashore to rest, mate, andgive birth in the sand dunes or on thebeaches and offshore islands. It is aunique and unforgettable natural specta-cle that hundreds of thousands of peoplecome to see each year. You’ll see thehuge bull males who battled for their ter-ritories in their rookeries, adult femalesin densely populated “harems”; and ofcourse, pups. You’ll hear a wide variety

of vocalizations on the beach walk led bya trained docent who will be able toanswer your questions elephant seal andother wildlife. In addition, the eventorganizer has volunteered for severalyears with the animal rehabilitation pro-gram at the Marine Mammal Center inthe Marin Headlands, which works withelephant seals as well as other marinemammals.

The walk is approximately three miles inabout two and a half hours, a modestpace. Dress appropriately --- be preparedfor possible wind, rain, and sun (i.e., lay-ered clothing, hooded gear; umbrellasare not allowed). Also be prepared forwalking through sand and for muddytrails (i.e., sturdy shoes). The docent-ledwalk will not be canceled for mere rain,only for truly inclement weather; parkpolicy says there are no refunds for badweather cancellation, unfortunately.Cameras and binoculars are encouraged.Bring your own water, as there is nowater on the walk; however, eating,chewing gum, and smoking is prohibitedon the walk. No pets are allowed. Chil-dren are welcome; note that parents areexpected to monitor and control theirchildren’s behavior near wildlife fortheir own safety.

Additional information is available at thestate reserve’s web site: http://www.anonuevo.org.

You should plan to arrive about 15 min-utes beforehand, to have time to visitfacilities before the walk. Because walksare on a tight schedule, the docent willnot wait for late arrivals.

Directions: Ano Nuevo State Reserve islocated on State Highway 1 betweenSanta Cruz and Half Moon Bay, about1.5 hours south of San Francisco.Reserve signs are located on the highwayin both directions. (Some people miss thebrown signs. Be alert about 27 milessouth of Half Moon Bay and 20 milesnorth of Santa Cruz.)

If you’re interested in car pooling, pleasemake a note in your RSVP. I’ll try to putpeople interested in car pooling in con-tact with each other.

Date/Time Location

SaturdaysJan 27, 2001Feb 3, 2001Late MorningTime: TBA

Ano Nuevo State ReserveNew Years Creek RoadPescadero, CA 94060Meet at the ticket office

Cost Payable in Cash at Site

$6 Prepaid Members

$10 All Others

Organizer (RSVP and More Info)

Ping Huang '94pshuang@alum.mit.edu(650) 566-50022210 Rock Street #16Mountain View, CA 94043

Elephant Seals at Ano Nuevo: A Walk on the Wild Side

Have you ever bitten into the “PerfectPotsticker”? You know, it’s got that per-fect combination of chewiness and bite.The filling has a hint of sesame, and a lit-tle crunch of cabbage.

Do you want to learn how to make them?(and have a fun time doing it?) If so,please join us for a dumpling party!

We’ll be filling tons of dumplings (akaPotstickers or Peking Ravioli dependingon where you live), cooking ‘em up, andeating them with a tasty chinese meal.

Menu: Cold BBQ Meats Dumplings(you make ‘em!) - Meat & Veggie SoupVegetable dishes Desserts Beverages, ofcourse.

The event has a limitation of 15 peoplemax, so please RSVP early.

Date/Time Location

SaturdayJan 13, 20014:00 pm

35 Lydia CourtHillsborough, CA

Cost Check/Credit Card

$15 Pre-Paid Members

$20 All Others

Organizer (RSVP and More Info)

Paul Friedmanpaulf@alum.mit.eduClaudia Chandracchandra@stanfordalumni.org

Make Your Own Dumpling Party

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Sunday HikesDate/Time Location

SundayDec 17, 200011:00 am

Brooks Falls LoopPacifica3.5 miles, 500'

Nice short hike to a 175' waterfall. Comehike, then get back to your holiday shop-ping...

Date/Time Location

SundayJan 21, 200111:00 am

Cataract FallsMt. Tamalpais7.5 miles, 1400'

Almost two miles of nearly-continuous cas-cading waterfalls!

Date/Time Location

SundayFeb 18, 200111:00 am

Land's End/Coastal TrailSan Francisco4-6 miles

Not exactly deserted a wilderness, but I'dput the SF coastline up against any NationalPark you'd care to name!Mix of coastal trails, hills and some seg-ments on city streets

Organizer (RSVP and More Info)

Jim Reich '89jreich@alum.mit.edu(650) 969-4558

NOTE: This is the rainy season -- Thehikes are a bit shorter and closer in, becauseodds of rain and cancellation are extremelyhigh. Remember, rain cancels, and pleasedo check the website on the morning of thehike for a weather update if there's anydoubt!

Full information and driving directions canbe found on the hiking web site:http://members.telocity.com/~jreich/mithikes.htm

After several wonderful visits toYosemite Park is at least as beautiful inthe winter as it is in the summer, and itoffers a variety of outdoor activities.Walk or cycle around trails in the valley.Hike trails on the north side of the valley,in sunlight that makes you so warm thatyou'll think it was summer. Try downhillor cross-country skiing at Badger Pass.Join other MIT alums as we spend aweekend in Yosemite Park to appreciateits beauty in winter and enjoy a relaxingweekend together. We have arrangedgroup accommodation at the YosemiteBug hostel in Midpines, California. Mid-pines is on Highway 140, ~20 miles westof the Arch Rock Entrance Station toYosemite Park. The following accom-modation options are available:

Group rooms in cabins. Between 4 to 12people per room, in bunk beds. Co-edand separate-sex rooms are both avail-able. Fee is $15/night per person, plus10% tax. Private rooms, with 2 peopleper private room. Private rooms haveshared bath facilities, though. Fee is $50/

night (or $25/night per person for twopeople), plus 10% tax. Deluxe privaterooms with private baths are $75/night.Beds have good quality fresh linens, withreal mattresses and pillows. Guests canbring sleeping bags or sleeping sheets ifthey prefer. The hostel has a glassed-indeck and a large dining hall in whichdelicious meals are available. Typicalprices are $6.50 for a vegetarian dinner,$7.50 for a meat dinner, and $5 forbreakfast; selections and prices are a lacarte. Bag lunches are available for take-out at the beginning of each day.

Bike rentals and snowboard rentals areavailable at the hostel.

We will form carpools and drive up onFriday evening. We will spend Saturdayand Sunday at the park, and then driveback to the Bay Area on Sunday evening.Expect ~4 hours transit time each way.

Road construction on Highway 140 nearthe Arch Rock Entrance Station hasfinally been completed. There are nolonger the road restrictions that were pre-viously in place.

For information about the Bug Hostel,see: http://www.yosemitebug.com/ Forinformation about Yosemite Park, see:http://www.nps.gov/yose/

Advance registration is required for thisevent. Indicate your choice of accommo-dation and send payment (for two nights,including tax). Please indicate if you arewilling and able to serve as a carpooldriver, or if you would prefer to be a pas-senger.

Date/Time Location

FridayFeb 9, 2001SundayFeb11, 2001

Yosemite National ParkYosemite Bug Hostel6979 Highway 140Midpines, CA 95345

Organizer (RSVP and More Info)

Alec Atkinaatkin@alum.mit.edu

Expedition to Magnificent Yosemite Park

Your Membership Counts!

Please show your supportfor the MIT Club by sub-mitting the enclosedmembership form of thenew year 2000-2001.

12 WINTER 2000

Bring the kids (7 years and up, please,unless you plan to carry younger chil-dren) or come yourself to Arcade Planetin Livermore for an afternoon of non-violent fun and games. Arcade Planetdesigns and builds outstanding arcadeaction and video games.

Take a tour of their new facilities to learnhow original games go from concept tofinal production. You’ll meet the peoplewho create the ideas, produce the artwork, write the software, and manufac-ture the electromechanical and videogames. After the tour you’ll have an hourto try out any or all of the games (free!).

Arcade Planet was originally founded in1988 as Lazer-Tron Corp. They currentlyhave a product line of over 30 uniqueskill-based games for children andadults, as well as a new line of video andinternet games. They’re considered thehigh-tech leaders in their field; youmight have seen some of their new videogames recently at kiosks in selectedMacDonald’s.

This event will be limited to the first 50people who RSVP via the MITCNCwebsite at www.mitcnc.org.

Date/Time Location

SaturdayFeb 17, 20011:30-4:00 pm

201 Lindbergh AvenueLivermore (near the airport)

Cost Check/Credit Card

$5 Per Adult

$10 Per Family

Organizer (RSVP and More Info)

Janet Grosser '53janetg@alum.mit.edu

Family Fun at Arcade Planet

It's every excuse to have a good time.Attracting thousands of people eachyear, Embarcadero Center is a dynamicvenue for events and hosts a free Sum-mer Jazz Series, Tuesday Farmers' Mar-kets, festivals, dance performances, anannual Holiday ice rink and buildinglighting ceremony and much more.

Join us for a fun winter morning of iceskating at the Kristi Yamaguchi HolidayIce Rink at Embarcadero Center, SanFrancisco's only outdoor ice rink.

Date/Time Location

SundayJan 7, 200111:00 am

Embarcadero CenterSan Francisco, CA

Cost Check/Credit Card

$6 Adult

$3 Children

$3 Ice Skates Rental

Organizer (RSVP and More Info)

Monika Gorkani G’93monika@virage.com

Ice Skating at Embarcadero

GLENGARRY GLEN ROSSby David Mamet (1982)

Hailed by The New York Times as “fero-cious comedy and drama” and “one ofMamet’s best plays,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning Glengarry Glen Ross exposesan all-male, dog-eat-dog world, where afew small-time, cutthroat real estatesalesmen scramble for their fair share ofthe American dream. In a viciously com-petitive environment where one guy getsthe steak knives and the other guy gets aknife in the back, the language is scald-ing and survival is all. This darklyhumorous look at men who scheme,threaten, tempt, brag, beg, and lie in aDarwinian struggle for power is vintageMamet-scabrous, outrageous, hilarious,and disturbing. A masterpiece by theauthor of some of the most exciting playsin American theater, Glengarry revels inthe seedy side of human nature thatdrives our economy and dominates ourworld.

Date/Time Location

SaturdayJan, 2001

Geary Theater (ACT)415 Geary StreetSan Francisco, CA 94102(415) 749-2228

Cost Check/Credit Card

TBA Adult

Organizer (RSVP and More Info)

Karin Hollerbach '88karin.hollerbach@alum.mit.edu

MIT CLUB OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA 13

To 1960s pop aficionados, the historicalvalue of the Upper Haight, or 'Hashbury'is high. The Grateful Dead lived at 710Ashbury Street; Janis Joplin at 122 LyonStreet, and Jefferson Airplane at 2400Fulton Street. The address of the 'RedHouse' referred to in the Jimi Hendrix

song is now the Ashbury Tobacco Centerat 1524 Haight Street. Less appealinglandmarks include Charlie Manson'smid-1960s house at 636 Cole Street.Wandering the length of Haight Streetfrom Stanyan Street (the entrance toGolden Gate Park) to around CentralAvenue will give you a true feel for thearea.

To stay in the thick of things you can't dobetter than the Red Victorian at 1665Haight Street. The rooms are decoratedin hippie style and everyone has break-fast together in the morning. Work themeal off rollerblading in the park -blades can be rented from Skates onHaight at 1818 Haight. The Booksmith at1644 Haight (863 8688) is an excellentbookshop that also sells international

newspapers and magazines and organ-ises readings. In the evening, you cancatch an independent movie at the RedVic cinema at 1727 Haight, which haschurch pew seating (with cushions) andserves homemade snacks and popcorn inbig wooden bowls. Up the street, ChaCha Cha (1801 Haight) is the place to gofor Caribbean food and atmosphere; thetapas are cheap, the place is alwayspacked and the sangria is excellent -guaranteed to break the ice on even thechilliest first date.

In line with its gentrification, the neigh-borhood sports a swathe of celebrities,including Danny Glover and BobbyMcFerrin, both of whom live nearby.Take Rachel Heller's Flower Power tourfor the lowdown.

Date/Time Location

SundayFeb 25, 200111:00 am

Meet at Cha Cha Cha1801 Haight StreetSan Francisco, CA(415) 386-5758

Cost Check/Credit Card

Free! All

Organizer (RSVP and More Info)

Monika Gorkani G’93monika@virage.com

Urban Hike: San Francisco’s Upper Haight

The presidents of MIT and Caltech haveannounced a collaborative project todevelop an easy-to-use, reliable, afford-able and secure United States votingmachine that will prevent a recurrence ofthe problems that threatened the 2000presidential election.

The announcement was made in a jointvideo news conferences at MIT andCaltech on Thursday.

“It is embarrassing to America whentechnology fails and puts democracy tosuch a test as it did this month,” saidCaltech President David Baltimore, whoopened the hour-long live teleconferencein Pasadena, California.

“Academic institutions have a responsi-bility to help repair the voting process sothat we don't see anything like this again.This project is intended to protect thesystem from the problems we've seen inthe last election,” Dr. Baltimore said.

MIT President Charles M. Vest, speak-ing from Cambridge, echoed Dr. Balti-

more's concern for the security andcredibility of the voting process.

“We must find a solution. Each of usmust be confident that his or her vote hasbeen reliably recorded and counted. Acountry that has put a man on the moonand an ATM machine on every cornerhas no excuse,” said Dr. Vest.

“America needs a uniform balloting pro-cedure. This has become painfully obvi-ous in the current national election, butthe issue is deeper and broader than oneseries of events,” said Vest and Balti-more in a Dec. 12 letter to PresidentVartan Gregorian of Carnegie Corpora-tion of New York.

Gregorian said, “I want to congratulatethe two presidents of our nation's mostdistinguished universities for their lead-ership in this welcome and timely initia-tive on behalf of our election system.Voting is the fundamental safeguard ofour democracy and we have the techno-logical power to ensure that every per-son's vote does count. MIT and Caltechhave assembled a team of America's top

technology and political science scholarsto deal with an issue no voter wantsignored. This research is certain toensure that America's voting process isstrengthened.” Gregorian said he willrecommend the Carnegie Corporationboard fund the $250,000 initial phase ofthe research.

The grant will be used by a team of twoprofessors from each university who areexperts in technology, design and politi-cal science. The four members of theteam are Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology Professors Stephen Ansola-behere of political science and NicholasNegroponte, chairman of the MIT MediaLab; and Caltech Professors ThomasPalfrey of political science and econom-ics and Jehoshua Bruck of computationand neural systems and electrical engi-neering.

MIT, Caltech Join Forces to Develop Reliable, Uniform US Voting Machine

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