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<b>MIT EDITORS' CLUB<br>
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*Meeting Notes from January 17, 2014*</b>
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<div><b>*Cool Freebie*</b></div>
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<div>As Regular Readers of these minutes know well, I enjoy sharing with this group the range of freebies or discounts available to us as MIT employees. At this meeting, Ken Gagne, the webmaster at MIT Medical, shared a great one that was news to me: MIT has
a "sleep and relaxation line" that you can call to get a three-minute guided meditation. Call 3-CALM. </div>
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<div><b>*Diversity Summit*</b></div>
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<div>REMEMBER to register for the 2014 Diversity Summit next week, January 27-29. Joan Marshall, communications manager for Human Resources, pointed out that you can sign up for whatever workshops you'd like, as fits your schedule. For more information, go
to: <a href="http://diversity.mit.edu/summit">http://diversity.mit.edu/summit</a> or give Joan a call at 253-6647.</div>
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<div><b>*Remember IAP*</b></div>
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<div>Also remember to check out any remaining talks/tours available through IAP (MIT's annual Independent Activities Period this month). Editors at this meeting shared some of the talks and tours they attended, which included a tour of the Nuclear Reactor Lab,
a panel discussion on science writing, and a lecture at the Media Lab about things invented before their time. Kiirja Paananen, web producer for the Office of Sponsored Programs, attended the latter, and shared with us a few great examples: the electric car
(it was apparently invented 100 years ago) and LEDs (invented over 100 years ago). </div>
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<div><b>*Useful Article*</b></div>
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<div>I told the group about a useful article I came across recently titled "12 Outdated Web Features That Need to Disappear in 2014." I also posted this on Yammer, but for those who don't use that service, go to:</div>
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<div><a href="http://mashable.com/2014/01/14/outdated-web-features/">http://mashable.com/2014/01/14/outdated-web-features/</a></div>
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<div><b>*Thank You*</b></div>
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<div>Many thanks to Debbie Levey for hosting this meeting in the conference room for the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.</div>
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<div><b>*Next Meetings*</b></div>
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<div>The Spring 2014 meetings of MIT Editors' Club will be held at the following locations. All meetings are from 12-1. Feel free to bring a lunch.<br>
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Thursday, February 13<br>
E19-319 (MIT Energy Initiative)<br>
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Tuesday, March 11<br>
38-466 (Electrical Engineering and Computer Science)<br>
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Wednesday, April 9<br>
E38-254 (Communication Production Services)<br>
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Tuesday, May 13<br>
NW17-218 (Plasma Science and Fusion Center)<br>
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Thursday, June 19<br>
W98-302 (Resource Development)<br>
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Keep Warm, Everyone!</div>
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<div>Elizabeth<br>
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Elizabeth A. Thomson<br>
Associate Director of Communications<br>
MIT Resource Development<br>
Office of Communications<br>
600 Memorial Dr., W98-300<br>
617-258-5563, 857-756-9457<br>
<<a href="mailto:thomson@mit.edu">thomson@mit.edu</a>>, <a href="http://giving.mit.edu">
giving.mit.edu</a><br>
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