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<div><font color="#0000FF">POSTDOC LUNCH TABLE!!</font></div>
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<div>A chance to meet other postdocs, socialize informally, and
network.</div>
<div>Drinks and dessert will be provided! Free!!</div>
<div>so TAKE a BREAK from the LAB!!</div>
<div><font color="#0000FF">Just come to the BioCafe (1st floor of
Building 68, near the food trucks)</font></div>
<div><font color="#0000FF">at any time between 12:00 and 1:30, and
look for the table with the</font></div>
<div><font color="#0000FF">BLUE signs.</font> We're all strangers
unless we meet!<br>
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<div>Organized by the Postdoc Advisory Council</div>
<div>TODAY's COORDINATOR:<b><x-tab> </x-tab>Dr.
Hauke Kolster, Lab for Nuclear Science</b></div>
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<div><font color="#FF0000">Below are links to information we think you
might find useful:</font></div>
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(i) Making the Right Moves: A Practical Guide to Scientific Management
for Postdocs and New Faculty<br>
(ii) Seven Steps tp a successful Postdoctoral Experience<br>
(iii) The National Postdoctoral Association<br>
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<div>Making the Right Moves: A Practical Guide to Scientific
Management for Postdocs and New Faculty Based on presentations and
discussions from a course developed by HHMI and the Burroughs Wellcome
Fund, this book is a collection of practical advice, experiences, and
opinions from seasoned biomedical investigators and other
professionals. Also contains an overview of the course and lessons
learned.<br>
http://www.hhmi.org/labmanagement</div>
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<div>From a recent seminar at the Scripps Research Institute -- Seven
Steps to a Successful Postdoctoral Experience:</div>
<div>http://www.scripps.edu/services/postdocs/Seven_Steps.pdf<br>
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The National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) is the only national<br>
organization representing the interests of postdoctoral scholars.<br>
Established by and for postdocs, the NPA seeks to create
effective,<br>
systemic change by working collaboratively with all parties involved
in<br>
the postdoctoral experience. Membership in the NPA is available
to<br>
postdocs, faculty and other individuals and institutions that
support<br>
the NPA's mission of providing a national voice for postdocs and<br>
advocating for improvements in the postdoctoral experience.<br>
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The many benefits of NPA membership include:<br>
--National representation on postdoctoral issues;<br>
--Access to NPA members-only resources, career information and
technical<br>
support;<br>
--Discounts (up to 50%) on NPA meetings and publications;<br>
--Opportunities to address issues proactively and collaboratively;<br>
--Connections to the postdoctoral community nationwide;<br>
--Having a voice in the NPA decision-making process.<br>
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Membership starts at just $35 for postdocs and graduate students.
To<br>
join the NPA online, please visit:<br>
<http://www.nationalpostdoc.org/membership_information/><br>
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Pass the word!<br>
<br>
Alyson Reed<br>
Executive Director<br>
National Postdoctoral Association<br>
202-326-6427<br>
FAX: 202-371-9849<br>
http://www.nationalpostdoc.org</div>
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<div>If you know of links that might be of interest to other postdocs
at MIT, please let us know.<br>
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Best regards,</div>
<div>Janet Fischer and Marilyn Smith</div>
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<div><font face="Century Gothic" size="-1"
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Ph: 617-253-0386 *~*
Fax: 617-252-1003</font></div>
<div><font face="Century Gothic" size="-1" color="#000000">M.I.T.
Office of the Provost<br>
Room 11-268, 77 Massachusetts Avenue</font></div>
<div><font face="Century Gothic" size="-1" color="#000000">Cambridge,
MA 02139</font></div>
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