Dinner@Six is an institute-wide program that brings students, faculty and administrators togther for an informal dinner once a month. Since 2003, when the program started, over 700 students and 150 faculty and administrators have participated.

Dinners are held, usually on the second Tuesday of the month, throughout the academic year. Students are invited to sign up; although there is at times a short waiting list, we have been able to accommodate every student who has wanted to come. Faculty and administrators receive invitations; let us know if you haven't been invited and would like to come. At a typical meal, there are about 20 students and 5 faculty and administrators. There is no agenda or set topic. The meal begins at 6:00pm and ends at 7:00pm, although sometimes lively conversations carry on longer.

The dinner is kosher, and a vegetarian option is available if requested in advance.

Dinner@Six was founded by Irwin Pless, Professor of Physics, Emeritus, and is currently run by Prof. Pless and Daniel Jackson, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. The program is hosted by MIT Hillel, which lends its dining room, and the expertise of our organizer Eliad Shmuel. It is funded by generous contributions from Chancellor Philip Clay; from the Dean of Undergraduate Education, Daniel Hastings; from the Dean for Graduate Education, Steve Lerman; from the Dean for Student Life, Chris Colombo; and from the Chaplain to the Institute, Robert Randolph.

For more information, contact Daniel Jackson (dnj at mit dot edu).