MIT EECS GSA

Hi everyone!

WORKOUT CLASS!! We will be going to a solidcore class at their North Station location together on Saturday, October 26 at 9am!! Sign up using this form (https://forms.gle/uwGxXD9bz9Xu6WsH6), register for the class on their website, and get reimbursed afterwards! Feel free to bring a +1!

FLOUR HOUR!! Pull up to the Flour on Erie Street Sunday afternoon, October 27 to hang out, do work, and make some new friends. From the hours of 2-4pm, show your MIT ID for your choice of a pastry or drink on us :)! To ensure we have enough funds to keep this weekly for the rest of the semester, we’re setting a limit to one item under $8. Sorry for the inconvenience!

EECS GSA

Welcome, new PhD students! 🎉
We’re so excited to have you on board and we look forward to seeing you all in the upcoming orientation events!

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If you are a current PhD student who are interested in volunteering for help with the orientation, please sign up via the link below (also in our bio):
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf5Y6-EU_AsYOD5R082yuThsT5M1Hy7oabxssv-R3jclaiITw/viewform

Snapshots from EECS GSA socials this Spring! Lottery dinner, Hadestown musical, Red Sox Game, and more!!

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Do you want to know more about them and the EECS GSA? Visit our webpage - https://eecsgsa.mit.edu - and subscribe to our mailing list and calendar below!

EECS GSA Mailing List:
https://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/eecs-gsa-members

EECS GSA Calendar:
https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/2?cid=Y18zZmI4Yzc1ODc3ZmE0MGZjNDZhZDU4MWFkYzA4M2NkMDQ2MGJhYzU0YjIyZTcyOGZmMTQ4ODY2

Lots of fun upcoming events! Don’t forget to come to the weekly Flour hour as well - Pull up to the Flour on Erie Street Sunday 2-4pm to hang out, do work, and make some new friends. Show your MIT ID and get a free pastry, sandwich, or drink!

Dance Class:
https://forms.gle/guTotApZ54KhjmKp9

March Lottery Dinner:
https://forms.gle/vdhxLXKBEsmLM2GPA

Pottery Painting:
https://forms.gle/NbCnAETxQkpeHdPU6

EECS GSA Mailing List:
https://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/eecs-gsa-members

EECS GSA Calendar:
https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/2?cid=Y18zZmI4Yzc1ODc3ZmE0MGZjNDZhZDU4MWFkYzA4M2NkMDQ2MGJhYzU0YjIyZTcyOGZmMTQ4ODY2YWU3MmEyMmZlQGdyb3VwLmNhbGVuZGFyLmdvb2dsZS5jb20

GSA is going to Havana Club this Friday 4/13!
Make sure to rsvp!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeEF3JNoZd69Fiyq1SpWGEZDHNXzH1pnF7R48kPXx24eE6DsA/viewform?usp=sf_link

Happening tomorrow (Friday): Speed friending at 5pm in Stata!

RSVP here to help us make event plans: https://forms.gle/A6yzvk8D18Cw56yq6

What is speed friending?
Speed Friending is a virtual event where individuals are paired off for short periods of time in a round-robin fashion. During these short intervals, each pair will get the opportunity to talk, answer some prompts from the host, make a connection and possibly spark a new friendship. We will have a special twist for our speed friending exercise!

GSA EECS Speed Friending RSVP The event will be in the Kiva room (32-G449) at 5pm on Feb 10.

Time to introduce our treasurer, Akhilan Boopathy! Akhilan is a 2nd year CS student doing machine learning. Congratulations, Akhilan!

Languages spoken: English

Hobbies and interests: Cooking, Drawing, Singing, Anime, Walking

Interesting Fact: Akhilan enjoys going to supermarkets just to try all the food samples!

Introducing Parmida Davarmanesh, another vice president of student life this year! Parmida is a 1st year CS student working on ML+Biology. We're ready for all the fun events! Here's how Parmida describes herself:

Hometown: Shiraz, Iran

Languages spoken: Persian, English

Hobbies and interests: annoying my sister, dancing (salsa, recently ballroom!), trying new/cool things (food, experiences, etc), traveling

Interesting Fact: I was at the filming of So
You Think You Can Dance S16E11! You can hear my screams in the background!

The vice president of publications this year is Rafa! Rafa is a first year EE student working on power electronics. If you are interested in writing blog posts for our website or have ideas for fun events or want to get involved with organizing events, contact Rafa! Hope you enjoy knowing Rafa:

Hometown: Dhaka, Bangladesh

Languages spoken: Bangla, English

Hobbies and Interests: Badminton, photography, roller skating(this one's new!), road biking, hiking, road tripping, traveling- pretty much anything outdoors, watching K-dramas

Interesting Fact: One of Rafa's bucket list items is to road trip all 48 US states, let her know if you're interested! Also Rafa has watched 250+ Korean TV shows!

Introducing Vinith Suriyakumar, our other vice president of visit days and orientation! Vinith is a first year CS student studying machine learning.

Hometown: Ottawa, Canada

Languages spoken: English

Hobbies and Interests: Kickboxing,
cocktail-making, and going to concerts

Interesting Fact: Vinith has a first degree black belt in karate!

Time to introduce Matt Bowers- the vice president of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion this year! Matt is a second year CS student working on programming language and machine learning.

Hometown: Shrewsbury, MA

Languages spoken: English, French

Hobbies and interests: Candle making, guitar, cooking, lockpicking, reading, cocktail making

Interesting Fact: My roommate's 2 year old golden retriever Chance lives with me and he's a very good boy