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From:	& M. Horowitz \\
To:	& E. Campbell \\
Subject:& MITRE Trip Report \\
Date:	& 3 May 1990
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{\bf Purpose}

This memo describes my observations and experiences during my trip to
MITRE Corporation on Tuesday, 1 May 1990.  The purpose of the tour was
to expose the members of 21.732 (Introduction to Technical
Communications) to an actual technical environment.

{\bf Summary}

MITRE invited a group of MIT students to their Bedford offices to
expose them to a technical corporation.  The two main purposes from
MITRE's point of view were to educate us with a technical briefing and
to try to encourage us to apply for jobs at MITRE.

{\bf Discussion}

The three hours spent at MITRE began with a presentation by a member
of the Human Resources department, where two videotapes were shown.
The first was a general overview of MITRE's operations at all of their
sites.  The second described in more detail the kinds of projects
in which MITRE is involved, including specific examples and interviews
of employees.

After this introduction to MITRE, the group was taken to the dining
area for dinner.  At the end of dinner, we were given a briefing on
the computer engineering department at MITRE.  The briefing started
with a general overview of the department, then continued into
considerable detail on one project, a parallel system for processing
input data from an array of radar antennae.  I found this discussion
interesting, but to appreciate it fully, it probably required and
electrical engineering/computer science background which the entire
audience didn't have.

{\bf Recommendations}

I found the trip extremely worthwhile.  As a student, I have few
opportunities to see companies which operate in the real world.
Seeing how they are run and what they do is always interesting.  I
would suggest that all future classes be given the opportunity to
visit MITRE.
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