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March 13, 2009

MIT Alum Authors' Night Coffee House





      

Our alums are an exciting group with fascinating interests going far beyond their studies — join us for our MIT Alum Authors’ Coffee House presentations. Their books range from dire medical warnings, to commercializing technological innovation, to the art of neon and architectural environment, to the relationship of the middle class to real estate ownership, to programming and nondestructive testing. Some of these books are startlingly close to major issues of the day!

For anyone even remotely contemplating publishing, we are fortunate to have Vilma Barr who is a Text Developer, in addition to being an author. She will open the evening with a tutorial on what publishers are looking for in books today, what topics would interest them, how to develop and prepare a manuscript, and what resources are available to a prospective author. An author in her own right, she has published in several areas relating to the human interface with architecture.

So, come meet Vilma, Mike Chonoles, Len Davidson, Jeff Hornstein, Joel Kauffman, Emmanuel Papadakis, Joe Touhill and Wink Weinberg over dessert and coffee. Each will speak to the assembled group about his/her books, and we will have time during a break and after the presentations to meet each author individually.




Date: Friday, March 13, 2009

Time: 6:45 PM - Dessert, Coffee & tea
         7:00 - Authors Program

Location: The Cynwyd Club
         332 Trevor Lane, Bala-Cynwyd, PA 19004
         Phone: 610-667-4524
         Directions described below
         MapQuest Directions & Map

Cost: $15 for Dues-paying Club Members & their Guests
          $15 for Author's Guests
          $25 for Non-members

Reservations: via MIT Infinite Connection (by Wednesday, March 11):
https://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/register-login.vm?eventID=30481&groupID=158

Club Membership -- Join or Renew on-line:
https://alum.mit.edu/smarTrans/dues-login.vm?groupID=158

For Questions: John Wilkens 610-444-3242
         e-mail: j.a.wilkens@alum.mit.edu

Directions:
The Cynwyd Club is near the intersection of Rt. 23 and Rt. 1 in Bala Cynwyd, PA. At this intersection head north on Rt. 23, Conshohocken State Road. Go three long blocks, about 0.4 mile. Continue straight/slight right onto Llandrillo Road (do NOT go left following Rt. 23). Go one block on Llandrillo Road and at the “Y” make a partial left onto Trevor Lane. The Clubhouse and parking are immediately on the left side of the road.

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