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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Dear Student Group Leaders,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Please read the following announcement carefully:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">IAP Midway: 2/5/21, 11AM-1PM ET (registration required, new Zoom logistics)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">This year, the ASA in consultation with the UA has decided to hold an IAP Midway to promote recruitment and allow more students to find ways to get involved on campus.
The IAP Midway will be virtual and held on <b>Friday, February 5th from 11 AM to 1 PM Eastern Time</b>, and will be using the same platform <midway.mit.edu> as the fall Midway -- we are currently in the process of updating the flavor text on the website and
the appropriate dates/times. <b>This time around, we are hoping to make use of a few Zoom calls organized by the group categories that the ASA will make, with breakout rooms for individual groups that students can move between freely.</b> However, if the logistics
don’t work out, we may have to ask groups to make their own Zoom links - we will update groups that are participating at least one week before the event if that is the case, and you will be able to link your own Zoom room by editing your group’s page as before.
(If this ends up being the case, groups may choose to use another virtual chat platform, though we encourage the use of Zoom because of its ability to use MIT certificates and prevent external spam, as well as accessibility concerns with other platforms.)
The website itself will remain up for incoming students who cannot attend the event synchronously to explore groups afterwards. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">IMPORTANT: You must fill out the Engage sign-up form if you wish to participate. We will only be adding groups to the Zoom rooms who register by the deadline.
This event is mainly for groups who are actively recruiting, but you can still participate even if you are currently closed to new members. </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The form to register is here: <</span><a href="https://engage.mit.edu/submitter/form/start/456798"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">https://engage.mit.edu/submitter/form/start/456798</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">>.
There are options on the form to indicate if your group does not have a page on the website, or you do have a page but would like to change your primary contact email or be re-sent your access link to edit your page. You must fill out this form by
<b>Friday, January 29th at 11:59 PM ET</b>, to provide sufficient time to upload new groups to the website and give time for groups to populate their pages. After your submission has been processed, the primary contact email you listed will receive a link that
will allow you to edit your group’s page and upload any information, media, performance videos, or Zoom links. Start thinking now about what materials you would like to put together to share and how you will conduct these Zoom calls!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">If you have any issues with the form or your group is not an ASA group and you believe you should still attend, please email us at <</span><a href="mailto:asa-exec@mit.edu"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">asa-exec@mit.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We hope you are all doing well and staying safe; as always, please feel free to email <</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">asa-exec@mit.edu</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">>
with any requests, questions, or other inquiries.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Sincerely,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The ASA Executive Board</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><</span><a href="https://owa.exchange.mit.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=yJZiAshjpbls53XEeUTtaeG7QyQZOrRww1ynwDsXIq7mEiCV5MHWCA..&URL=http%3a%2f%2fweb.mit.edu%2fasa%2fabout%2fboard-members.html"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">http://web.mit.edu/asa/about/board-members.html</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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