AMIGAS

The Association of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Graduate Students

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The Association of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Graduate Students—AMIGAS for short—represents the graduate students in the MIE department of the University of Toronto. We are responsible for organizing social and professional development events, orienting new students to the department, and representing MIE graduate students at the GSU (Graduate Students Union).

We have a Facebook group that you should join! If you would like to reach us, feel free to send us an e-mail.

-AMIGAS

Here are the pictures taken by Nina from the event.

  • Attendees for this session: Ali, Dillon, Ehsan, Elham, Javad, Jeff, Mei, Mike, Nima, Pradyumna, Ray, Reza, Shadi, Susan
  • Planning Chinese New Year
    • Monday Jan 23 is actual day for Chinese New Years
    • Party on Friday Jan 20 after 3pm after seminar
    • Food: cookies, chocolate, egg tarts, rice cake, Susan to do snacks with help from Prad and Ray
    • Drinks: green tea bags, maybe coffee – Jeff to manage
    • Coffee break style event
    • Decorations: just a few decorations to buy from Dollarama, Mai to spearhead with help from Dillon and Nima.  Also, make sure that sign is on door at seminar
    • Music: Elham
    • Room booking, sending email, talking to Zu about advertising seminar: Shadi
    • Plates/utensils: Javad, Ali
    • Expecting 200 people max
  • Planning February Square Dancing
    • Elham is in charge
    • Bill to instruct
    • Proposed date February 15th
    • 4:30-6, or 4-5:30, or 6-7:30.  6-7:30 is preferred
    • Cost is $100 for instruction
    • Beverages: Water
    • Snacks for after
    • $45 for room
  • Persian New Years
    • Persian New Years on March 21.
    • Proposed date on March 16
  • Movie night:
    • Watch “A Separation” in the evening
    • Ali to be in charge and decide on date – maybe in March
  • Pub Night in April
    • Dillon to organize on April 26
  • Election in May

Chinese New Year is coming soon, and AMIGAS is holding a New Year party on Friday the 20th. All graduate students, post docs, researchers, faculty, and staff are welcome to join us to celebrate this holiday and enjoy some tea and Chinese snacks.

When: Friday, Jan. 20th

Time: 3:15 pm (right after the Departmental Seminar)

Where: Grad Common Room (MC330)

 
Looking forward to seeing you all.

Happy Chinese New Year!

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In the spirit of Christmas and Holdays, AMIGAS held a party at “The Pour House Irish Pub” on December 16, 2011. AMIGAS served food and drinks, and it was a great night. We wish you all the best in the new year.

AMIGAS Team – 2011

Here are the pictures taken by Ehsan and Shadi from the event.