Calendar
Conferences & Workshops (February 15 through February 20)
Friday, February 15
- All Day Students Financial Services Tax Workshop
- 9:00 AM Geriatrics Section Education Conference Series
- 10:00 AM IS&T SCV Tutorial - Graphics Programming Using OpenSceneGraph
- 1:00 PM Express Workshop: Preparing for an Interview
- 1:30 PM Express Workshop: Inside an Interview
- 2:00 PM IS&T SCV Tutorial - Scientific Visualization Using MATLAB
- LL.M. Careers Panel
- 4:00 PM Music in and of America
Saturday, February 16
Monday, February 18
Tuesday, February 19
- 10:00 AM IS&T SCV Tutorial - Introduction to R
- 12:00 PM Time Management Workshop
- 1:00 PM Effective Resumes and Cover Letters: What To Know Before You Apply
- 2:00 PM IS&T SCV Tutorial - Introduction to R
- 5:00 PM Express Workshop: Preparing for an Interview
- 5:30 PM Express Workshop: Inside an Interview
Wednesday, February 20
- 10:00 AM IS&T SCV Tutorial - Graphics in R
- 1:00 PM Express Workshop: Resumes
- WilmerHale Legal Office Hours
- 1:30 PM Express Workshop: Cover Letters
- 2:00 PM IS&T SCV Tutorial - Introduction to SAS
- 3:00 PM IS&T SCV Tutorial - Introduction to SPSS
- Test Prep Workshop
- 3:30 PM Boston Startup Tech Talent Fair
- 4:00 PM Interviewing for Success Workshop
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