<html><head><base href="x-msg://234/"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><br></font><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><o:p> </o:p></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; ">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Mike Vasquez [mailto:mvasquez18@gmail.com]</span><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p></o:p></span></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></div></div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Sports Technology Education at MIT (STE@M)</span><o:p></o:p></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><div style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-top: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">As part of the STE@M program MIT is collaborating with the Sports Technology Institute at Loughborough University in the UK to create an IAP exchange program for sophomores and juniors. The Institute is home to the Sports Technology Research Group, one of the world’s leading research groups of its kind and the largest in the UK. The Group has established an international reputation for its work with global brands including adidas, Callaway Golf, Canterbury of New Zealand, Dunlop, Head, New Balance, Nike, Reebok, Slazenger, Spalding, Speedo and Umbro on the design, simulation, testing and manufacture of sporting goods. Around 50 academics, research associates, technicians and PhD students carry out wide-ranging research including athletic footwear, technical apparel, protective equipment, balls, bats, clubs, rackets and fitness equipment.</span><o:p></o:p></div></div><div><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">The exchange will begin over IAP and students will spend 2 weeks getting acquainted with the facilities and staff at the institute. Opportunities to explore the various testing equipment and research programs will be encouraged with the hopes of students spending a longer period of time at the Institute over the upcoming summer working on a personalized project.</span><span style="font-size: 9pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity please come to an informal information session (details below)</span><span style="font-size: 9pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span><span style="font-size: 9pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Date: Wednesday September 26</span><span style="font-size: 9pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Time: 7:30pm</span><span style="font-size: 9pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Location: Room 4-231</span><span style="font-size: 9pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">RSVP to Mike Vasquez -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:mvasquez@alum.mit.edu" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">mvasquez@alum.mit.edu</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>by Tuesday September 25</span><span style="font-size: 9pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span><span style="font-size: 9pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">More about STE@M</span><span style="font-size: 9pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">STE@M – Sports Technology and Education @ MIT – is dedicated to building an interconnected community of faculty, students, industry partners, and athletes who are passionate about tackling challenges that lie at the intersection of engineering and sports. The program will carry forward the mission of the our previous incarnation (<a href="http://web.mit.edu/aeroastro/labs/si/" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="color: rgb(81, 81, 81); text-decoration: none; ">Sports Innovation @ MIT</span></a>) through linking the expertise of MIT faculty; the unparalleled resources of MIT’s facilities; the passion of MIT students; and the needs, experience and insight of industry partners</span><span style="font-size: 9pt; "><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></span></blockquote></div><br></body></html>