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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">From: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Rebecca Mae Black <<a href="mailto:rblack@mit.edu">rblack@mit.edu</a>></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Subject: MIT's Science Policy Initiative (SPI) 2022 Congressional Visit Days Application Open</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Date: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">February 1, 2022 at 12:20:00 PM EST</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">*** Application Deadline: February 9th at 5:00 pm,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica"><a href="https://forms.gle/BHVRSjfo33HNazCi8"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">apply
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Do you care about science policy and are interested in meeting with your congressional representatives?</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Apply for MIT Science Policy Initiative’s Congressional Visit Days (CVD) 2022! This year’s advocacy event is scheduled for<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>April
4th and 5th</b>. </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">COVID-19 has impacted all facets of our lives. In addition to the impact on our personal and collective health, it has also been a large disruption to our academic careers and
the state of science. Federal funding is critical to basic science research and plays a major part in our response to the pandemic for both research and career continuity.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Through a seminar series in collaboration with the MIT Washington Office, you will learn how to schedule and lead constituent meetings with your Senators and Representatives
and communicate to our nation's lawmakers how critical scientific research is to our lives and education, as well as how COVID-19 has affected the lives of scientists and the status of research. No prior experience with policy or advocacy is required. SPI
will support meal reimbursement during the preparation sessions.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>All training sessions will be virtual.</b> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Your constituent meetings will take place on April 5th, with travel to DC and trainings on April 4th, and are currently planned to be<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>in-person
in Washington, D.C.</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>We are prepared to shift entirely virtual closer to the event depending on the status of COVID-19 cases. All participants must comply with MIT’s vaccination and booster requirements. </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Apply now - space is limited! The event is open to all MIT undergraduate*, graduate students, and postdocs. The application deadline is<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>February
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">*Due to funding sources there are limited spots for undergraduates.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Contact Becca Black (<a href="mailto:rblack@mit.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">rblack@mit.edu</span></a>) or Tess Carter (<a href="mailto:tscarter@mit.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">tscarter@mit.edu</span></a>)
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