Air Safety: Nothing but Blue Skies?

Do you want to experience the best of MIT? Do you want to meet the nation’s leading expert on aviation safety? Do you want to expand your professional network? Join MIT Club of DFW and MIT Enterprise Forum for an evening with Professor Arnie Barnett, recipient of several honors including the President’s Award from INFORMS, the President’s Citation from Flight Safety Foundation and eleven Teacher of the Year awards from MIT Sloan.

Forum Date

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Speaker

Arnold Barnett – Mr. Barnett’s research specialty is applied mathematical modeling with a focus on problems of health and safety. His early work on homicide was presented to President Gerald Ford at the White House, and his analysis of U.S. casualties in Vietnam was the subject of a column by William F. Buckley. He has received the President’s Award and the Expository Writing Award from INFORMS in 1996 and in 2001, and is a Fellow of INFORMS. Barnett has been called “the nation’s leading expert” on aviation safety, and in 2002 received the President’s Citation from the Flight Safety Foundation for “truly outstanding contributions on behalf of safety.” He has written op-ed pieces for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, and USA Today. He has been honored with MIT Sloan Teacher of the Year Award for 2008, the eleventh time, for outstanding teaching.

Location

The Carlisle Suite – University of Texas at Arlington (map)
300 W 1st St, Arlington, TX 76010

Time

6:30am to 9pm
6.30-7.30pm Dinner & Networking
7.30-9.00pm Presentation & QA session

Fee

$15 for MIT DFW Club member; $20 for non-member/MIT Enterprise Forum/guest

RSVP Required by Saturday April 18, 2009 (Early registration is encouraged as seating is limited)

To register for this event, click here or email Aamer Charania or Babar Bhatti