Please RSVP by Wednesday, November 17th, at noon.  For Flyer, click HERE

There will be a 20 passenger shuttle heading back to the MIT Campus at 8:30 pm. If you are interested it taking the bus, please contact pd@shpeboston.org.

Each tour can only accommodate 20 people - and you can only register for (1) tour as they will run at the same time.  If you register for a tour, you'll be automatically registered for the evening events. 

SHPE BOSTON

cordially invites you to

Tours at MIT Lincoln Lab and a Professional Development Event:

Choices, Choices, Choices!

Decisions, Decisions, Decisions!

by Dr. Robert T-I. Shin, Head of the Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance and Tactical Systems Division

@ MIT LINCOLN LABORATORY

244 Wood St

Lexington, MA

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18th, 2010

Buffet style dinner will be served

**US Citizenship required for both Flight Facility and for RF Systems Test Facility tours.  Bring a state issued ID if you are a citizen.**  This requirement is NOT applicable to the event starting at 6:00pm.

Lincoln Lab Tours

3:00 - 3:40pm - Arrival and Check-in

3:40 - 5:00pm - Lincoln Lab Tours

5:00 - 5:50pm - Networking and Checkin

Each tour can only accommodate 20 people - and you can only register for (1) tour as they will run at the same time.  If you register for a tour, you'll be automatically registered for the evening events.  

Tour #1: Flight Facility

The mission of the Flight Facility is to provide airborne platforms in support of specific research and development programs at Lincoln Laboratory. The Test Flight Facility provides a method of validation with actual field collected data. Facility research aircraft are flown, maintained, and managed by a professional staff of pilots, certified maintenance technicians, and administrative personnel. The facility currently operates seven aircraft.

Tour #2: RF Systems Test Facility - For description, click Antenna Test Range

Professional Development Event

5:30pm - Arrival and Check-In

5:50pm - Dinner

6:00pm - Introduction: Letizaida Rodriguez, SHPE Boston President

6:10pm - Overview of MIT Lincoln Laboratory: Bill Kindred, HR Manager
6:30pm - Keynote presentation: "Choices, Choices, Choices, Decisions, Decisions, Decisions," by Robert T-I. Shin, Head of the Intelligence Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Systems and Technology Division at MIT Lincoln Laboratory

7:30pm - SHPE Boston Presentation: Letizaida Rodriguez, SHPE Boston President

8:00pm - Wrap-up and farewell

8:30pm - Shuttle to MIT Campus (20 Passenger)

Choices, Choices, Choices (Decisions, Decisions, Decisions)

As you plan a career after graduating from a university of college, you are faced with many choices and decisions, not just now but for many and your most productive years. While there generally is not a right or wrong decision, it is helpful to think about and make these decisions in a more systematic way. This seminar looks at perspectives on how one might think about making a choice and making an impact, especially as an architect of future advanced systems. Also, my lessons learned along the way, in architectural thinking and in management, are presented in the hope that you might find them useful as you advance in your careers. Finally, a short overview of MIT Lincoln Laboratory, a federally funded research and development center, is presented as a case study on how one can leverage such an organization to make an impact.

We look forward to seeing you at this great event!

Dr. Robert T-I. Shin is Head of the Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) and Tactical Systems Division at MIT Lincoln Laboratory.  This division's primary responsibilities are surface surveillance and undersea warfare ISR systems, counterinsurgency and counterterrorism, and air vehicle survivability.  This division develops advanced techniques and prototypes in RF, EO, IR and acoustic systems, sensor algorithms, adaptive array processing, embedded hardware and software computing and integrated sensing and decision support.

Prior to this position, he was Head of the Homeland Protection and Tactical Systems Division, overseeing the Air Vehicle Survivability Evaluation Program (Air Force Red Team); Rapid Capability Technical Assessment Program (Air Force Blue Team); Counterinsurgency and Counterterrorism programs, Homeland Security and Homeland Air Defense programs, Chem/Bio Defense programs, and FAA Air Traffic Control Technology programs.

Dr. Shin joined the Laboratory in 1984 and his early research focused on application of electromagnetics to various air defense problems. He is widely recognized across the Department of Defense as a national expert in RCS measurement and prediction techniques and has provided independent assessments of major U.S. Air Force programs. Subsequently, as a member of the Systems and Analysis Group, he directed numerous studies on topics of critical importance to national security, including susceptibilities of all major USAF advanced programs, GPS jamming, unconventional air defense techniques, and foreign air defense analysis. More recently, he served as an Intergovernmental Personnel Act appointee to the newly formed Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office (SAF/RCO). He currently serves on the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board.

Dr. Shin was also a Research Affiliate member of the MIT Research Laboratory of Electronics from 1984 to 2000. He has supervised over 20 graduate theses, published over 150 refereed journal articles and conference papers, and coauthored Theory of Microwave Remote Sensing (Wiley, 1985).

Dr. Shin holds BS, MS, and PhD degrees in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

For additional information please contact us at contact@shpeboston.com