<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: -webkit-monospace; font-size: 10px; "><img alt="" height="95" width="504" src="cid:part1.06050600.05010402@yale.edu"></span></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="-webkit-monospace" size="2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="-webkit-monospace" size="2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; "><div align="center"><font color="#000099"><big><b>Join us Wednesday at 5:30 in Saybrook Fellows' Lounge!!!</b></big></font><br></div><font face="Times New Roman"><br><a name="Top"></a>This week's newsletter:</font></span></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>ViSA</b></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">1) Welcome Back, and A Quick Hello</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">2) Next Week's Meeting</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">3) Firecracker</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">4) T-shirt Designs</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>Yale</b></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">1) AACC Open House</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;">Opportunities</span></b></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">1) CSEAS Grants</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman'">2) D. E. Shaw Internships</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="-webkit-monospace" size="2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><br></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Welcome Back, All!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">We here at ViSA hope you all had wonderful, relaxing breaks, and are ready to begin a new semester. Our new board plans to hit the ground running, and ensure that 2009 is another great year for ViSA as a whole. Look forward to more information on our exciting plans, and join us in the Saybrook Fellows' Lounge on Wednesdays at 5:30.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;">I also must extend a personal hello: my name is Nick Rosenbaum, JE '11, and I'll be serving as your Secretary for the 2009 year. I'm excited to have the opportunity to keep you updated on ViSA-related events and other opportunities that may arise. Excuse the bare-bones state of this week's digest, improvements are quickly forthcoming. Also, please don't hesitate to e-mail me with any questions or comments, or to be added/removed from this list.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="18" width="499" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:1A0992E8-D63E-4780-B68F-642D8415D2DD@its.yale.edu"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Next Week's Meeting (January 21st)</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Due to an occupied Fellows' Lounge, next week's meeting will be held in the regular part of the Saybrook Dining Hall. The current plan is to hold the meeting at the back, near the Fellows' Lounge.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="18" width="499" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:1DA356C1-33D2-44CD-A0D3-2DE66E5FFF21@its.yale.edu"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Firecracker</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Firecracker, the Lunar New Year party, is coming up quickly! Details have yet to be fully ironed out, but it will occur on either the 24th or the 31st of this month. Come to this week's meeting to take part in planning and preparations!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="18" width="499" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:1A355CA5-BA7E-4B54-9FCB-BD8D98C91016@its.yale.edu"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>T-shirt Designs</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Following the grand tradition of What The Pho, and What the Heo, we're looking to get a new batch of ViSA t-shirts made for the New Year! Submit your t-shirt designs before the end of the month.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="18" width="499" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:7AA3BD5A-EF1B-4A69-A283-B24D39D79CA1@its.yale.edu"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>AACC Open House</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Wednesday, January 14th (that's tomorrow) at 7 PM, the AACC is having an open house. Stop in for food, and other good times.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="18" width="499" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:E2E0C6D1-BC31-4087-BB74-7022EEF750B0@its.yale.edu"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Council on Southeast Asian Studies Research Grants</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><font face="Arial" color="#00162d" size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 22, 45); font-family: Arial; ">Southeast Asia Studies Student Grants 2009<br><br>The Council on Southeast Asia Studies provides limited annual support for the research-related purposes of Yale University graduate and undergraduate students with a research/study commitment to the region of Southeast Asia.<br><br><span><font face="Arial" color="#00162d"><span style="font-family: Arial; ">Deadline for submission of 2009 Summer applications</span></font></span></span></font><font face="Arial" color="#003366"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 102); font-family: Arial; "> </span></font><span><font face="Arial" color="#00162d"><span style="font-family: Arial; ">(including all supporting materials and recommendation letters) will be<b><span style="font-weight: bold; ">Friday, February 27, 2009</span></b>. Applications for academic 09/10 semester projects should also be submitted at this time.<br><br></span></font></span><b><font face="Arial" color="#003366"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 51, 102); font-family: Arial; ">>For additional information, application forms and instructions, go to <a href="http://www.yale.edu/seas/studentgrants.htm" target="_blank">http://www.yale.edu/seas/studentgrants.htm</a> <br><br></span></font></b><span><i><font face="Arial" color="black" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-style: italic; font-family: Arial; ">PLEASE NOTE: This spring, all application materials must be submitted electronically through the Yale Student Grants and Fellowships Database via File Upload - See </span></font></i></span><i><font face="Arial" color="black" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; color: black; font-style: italic; font-family: Arial; "><font color="black"><span style="color: black; "><a href="http://studentgrants.yale.edu/assistance/online_applications.asp" target="_blank">>http://studentgrants.yale.edu</a></span></font></span></font></i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><i><br></i></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="18" width="499" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:2DF1C83E-2B74-45CF-9A95-B0D77F6F349D@its.yale.edu"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>D. E. Shaw Internship Opportunity (Interviews on January 26th)</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; ">Opportunities with the D. E. Shaw group<br><br>We would like to invite all interested Yale students to apply forpositions with our firm. Headquartered in New York City, the D. E. Shaw group is a global investment and technology development firm thathas earned an international reputation for financial innovation,technological leadership, and an extraordinarily distinguished staff.<br><br>We currently have a wide range of openings in our US offices, as wellas a significant number of availabilities in our investment managementbusinesses internationally. Current locations seeking entry-levelcandidates include London, Delhi, Mumbai, and Hong Kong. These rolesoffer significant interaction with various investment teams around the world as new research products are designed and delivered.<br><br>For more information on current openings (including locations and application deadlines), please log on to eRecruiting (<a href="http://yale.erecruiting.com/er/security/login.jsp" target="_blank">http://yale.erecruiting.com/er/security/login.jsp</a>). For all positions, you may also apply anytime by sending a resume and cover letter to <a href="mailto:jobs@deshaw.com">jobs@deshaw.com</a>.<br><br>While we certainly welcome applicants with backgrounds in mathematics,computer science, or economics, we are equally interested in exceptional engineering, liberal arts, and humanities majors. Current employees include a U.S. Women's Chess Champion, a Jeopardy! winner, a World Scrabble Champion, and winners of more than 20 International Math Olympiad medals. Our employees include a number of professional athletes and accomplished artists, and approximately 20% are published authors in genres ranging from academic papers to memoirs and mystery novels. Our work environment is challenging but surprisingly flexible-from the clothes you wear to the time you get to the office, it's pretty much up to you. And we compensate our extraordinary people extraordinarily well.<br><br>Sincerely,<br><br>Strategic Growth<br>The D. E. Shaw group<br><a href="http://www.deshaw.com/" target="_blank">www.deshaw.com</a></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px;"><i><img height="18" width="499" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:B2D03AC7-3863-4F9E-8529-6D4142775AC1@its.yale.edu"></i></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 9px;"><br></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 9px;">Questions? Comments? Miscellaneous adulation? Contact <a href="mailto:nicholas.rosenbaum@yale.edu">nicholas.rosenbaum@yale.edu</a></span></font></div><div style="text-align: center;"><font class="Apple-style-span" size="1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 9px;">Tired of ViSA? Have Friends? Contact <a href="mailto:nicholas.rosenbaum@yale.edu">nicholas.rosenbaum@yale.edu</a> to be added or removed from this list.</span></font></div><div><div apple-content-edited="true"> </div><br></div></body></html>