IAIFI Social Events

Upcoming Social Events

  • Q&A Lunch with Jesse Thaler and Mike Williams

    • Friday, March 21, 2025, 12:30pm– 1:30pm

    • This is an opportunity to have an informal, catered lunch with IAIFI’s Director and Deputy Director, and ask any-and-all questions about IAIFI! Sandwiches and refreshments will be provided. Please RSVP if you plan to attend.
    • Event location details available to IAIFI members only. Email iaifi@mit.edu with questions.
  • Post-Discussion Social
    • Friday, March 21, 2025, 3:00pm– 4:00pm
    • Organized by the Community Building Committee
    • After the Thematic Discussion Session, refreshments will be provided at the IAIFI Penthouse for informal networking and further discussion.
    • Event location details available to IAIFI members only. Email iaifi@mit.edu with questions.
  • Weekly Coffee Hour
    • Tuesday, March 25, 2025, 2:00pm– 3:00pm
    • Organized by the Community Building Committee
    • Coffee and snacks provided. All are welcome, including guests.
    • Event location details available to IAIFI members only. Email iaifi@mit.edu with questions.
  • Coffee Hour with Prospective MIT Physics Grad Students
    • Thursday, April 3, 2025, 3:00pm– 4:00pm
    • Organized by the Community Building Committee
    • This will be an informal coffee hour for current IAIFI members to meet with prospective MIT Physics graduate students, who are visiting during the open house. Coffee and snacks provided. All are welcome!
    • Event location details available to IAIFI members only. Email iaifi@mit.edu with questions.
  • IAIFI Co-working Session
    • Friday, April 4, 2025, 2:00pm– 5:00pm
    • Organized by the Community Building Committee
    • This is an opportunity for IAIFI members to meet up for an informal co-working session. The Penthouse space will be set up for collaboration and conversation. Feel free to stop by for a short time, or stay for the whole session. Refreshments and snacks will be provided!
    • Event location details available to IAIFI members only. Email iaifi@mit.edu with questions.
  • IAIFI Pizza and Game Night
    • Friday, April 4, 2025, 5:00pm– 7:00pm
    • Organized by the Community Building Committee
    • There will be pizza, salad, and snacks provided. This event is family friendly, so feel free to bring significant others and kids (Note: you are responsible for any guests you bring). Feel free to bring any games you’d like to contribute!
    • Event location details available to IAIFI members only. Email iaifi@mit.edu with questions.
  • Post-Colloquium Social
    • Friday, April 11, 2025, 3:00pm– 4:00pm
    • Organized by the Community Building Committee
    • After today’s colloquium, refreshments will be provided at the IAIFI Penthouse for informal networking and further discussion.
    • Event location details available to IAIFI members only. Email iaifi@mit.edu with questions.
  • Post-Discussion Social
    • Friday, April 18, 2025, 3:00pm– 4:00pm
    • Organized by the Community Building Committee
    • After today’s Thematic Discussion Session, refreshments will be provided at the IAIFI Penthouse for informal networking and further discussion.
    • Event location details available to IAIFI members only. Email iaifi@mit.edu with questions.
  • Post-Colloquium Social
    • Friday, April 25, 2025, 3:00pm– 4:00pm
    • Organized by the Community Building Committee
    • After today’s colloquium, refreshments will be provided at the IAIFI Penthouse for informal networking and further discussion.
    • Event location details available to IAIFI members only. Email iaifi@mit.edu with questions.

Past Social Events

  • Spring 2025 IAIFI Social
    • Friday, March 14, 2025, 4:30pm– 6:30pm
    • Organized by the Community Building Committee
    • IAIFI will have its semesterly social on the evening of Friday, March 14, 2025! Food and beverages will be provided. This will be a great opportunity to network with the IAIFI community.
    • Event location details available to IAIFI members only. Email iaifi@mit.edu with questions.
  • IAIFI Pizza and Game Night
    • Friday, March 7, 2025, 5:00pm– 7:00pm
    • Organized by the Community Building Committee
    • There will be pizza, salad, and snacks provided. This event is family friendly, so feel free to bring significant others and kids (Note: you are responsible for any guests you bring). Feel free to bring any games you’d like to contribute!
    • Event location details available to IAIFI members only. Email iaifi@mit.edu with questions.
  • IAIFI Co-working Session
    • Friday, March 7, 2025, 2:00pm– 5:00pm
    • Organized by the Community Building Committee
    • This is an opportunity for IAIFI members to meet up for an informal co-working session. The Penthouse space will be set up for collaboration and conversation. Feel free to stop by for a short time, or stay for the whole session. Refreshments and snacks will be provided!
    • Event location details available to IAIFI members only. Email iaifi@mit.edu with questions.
  • Post-Colloquium Social
    • Friday, February 28, 2025, 3:00pm– 4:00pm
    • Organized by the Community Building Committee
    • After Daniel Whiteson’s colloquium, refreshments will be provided at the IAIFI Penthouse for informal networking and further discussion.
    • Event location details available to IAIFI members only. Email iaifi@mit.edu with questions.
  • IAIFI Grad Student & Postdoc Meetup with Colloquium Speaker
    • Friday, February 28, 2025, 10:00am–11:00am
    • Organized by the Speaker Selection Committee Committee
    • IAIFI graduate students and postdocs are invited to attend an informal, catered networking meetup with IAIFI’s colloquium speaker Daniel Whiteson (Professor of Physics and Astronomy, UC Irvine). Bagels, pastries, and other refreshments will be provided.
    • Event location details available to IAIFI members only. Email iaifi@mit.edu with questions.
  • Post-Discussion Social
    • Friday, February 21, 2025, 3:00pm– 4:00pm
    • Organized by the Community Building Committee
    • After the Thematic Discussion Session, refreshments will be provided at the IAIFI Penthouse for informal networking and further discussion.
    • Event location details available to IAIFI members only. Email iaifi@mit.edu with questions.
  • Post-Colloquium Social
    • Friday, February 14, 2025, 3:00pm– 4:00pm
    • Organized by the Community Building Committee
    • After Sam Bright-Thonney’s colloquium, refreshments will be provided at the IAIFI Penthouse for informal networking and further discussion.
    • Event location details available to IAIFI members only. Email iaifi@mit.edu with questions.
  • IAIFI Grad Student and Posdoc Networking Hour with Colloquium Speakers
    • Friday, February 14, 2025, 11:30am–12:30pm
    • Organized by the Speaker Selection Committee
    • IAIFI graduate students are invited to come to this informal meetup with IAIFI’s colloquium speaker Sam Bright-Thonney (IAIFI Fellow), as well as Peter Stone (Professor, University of Texas at Austin), the MIT Physics Department’s colloquium speaker for this week. Sandwiches and refreshments will be provided!
    • Event location details available to IAIFI members only. Email iaifi@mit.edu with questions.
  • IAIFI Pizza and Game Night
    • Friday, February 7, 2025, 5:00pm– 7:00pm
    • Organized by the Community Building Committee
    • There will be pizza, salad, and snacks provided. This event is family friendly, so feel free to bring significant others and kids (Note: you are responsible for any guests you bring). Feel free to bring any games you’d like to contribute!
    • Event location details available to IAIFI members only. Email iaifi@mit.edu with questions.
  • IAIFI Deep Working Session
    • Friday, February 7, 2025, 2:00pm– 5:00pm
    • Organized by the IAIFI Community Building Committee
    • This is an opportunity for IAIFI members to meet up for an informal, focused working session. The Penthouse space will be set up for collaboration and conversation, while the Conference Room will be reserved for quiet work. Feel free to stop by for a short time, or stay for the whole session. Refreshments and snacks will be provided!
    • Event location details available to IAIFI members only. Email iaifi@mit.edu with questions.
  • IAIFI Holiday Game and Crafts Night
    • Friday, December 6, 2024, 5:00pm– 7:00pm
    • Organized by the Community Building Committee
    • There will be pizza, salad, and snacks provided, as well as holiday-themed crafts. This event is family friendly, so feel free to bring significant others and kids (Note: you are responsible for any guests you bring). Feel free to bring any games you’d like to contribute!
    • Event location details available to IAIFI members only. Email iaifi@mit.edu with questions.
  • IAIFI Fall 2024 Social
    • Friday, November 15, 2024, 5:00pm– 7:00pm
    • Organized by the Community Building Committee
    • Details to come
    • Event location details available to IAIFI members only. Email iaifi@mit.edu with questions.
  • IAIFI Pizza and Game Night
    • Friday, November 1, 2024, 5:00pm– 7:00pm
    • Organized by the Community Building Committee
    • There will be pizza, salad, and snacks provided. This event is family friendly, so feel free to bring significant others and kids (Note: you are responsible for any guests you bring). Feel free to bring any games you’d like to contribute!
    • Event location details available to IAIFI members only. Email iaifi@mit.edu with questions.

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