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<div>The text below, and the attached poster, describe a special
session being offered to postdocs, by the MIT
Ombudspersons. <font face="Lucida Grande" size="+1"
color="#000000"> http://web.mit.edu/ombud/</font></div>
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<div>Registration is limited to (30). Please RSVP to me, and
provide discussion items at your earliest convenience.</div>
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<div>Thanks,</div>
<div>Janet</div>
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<div><font color="#0000FF"><b>WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND?</b></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000FF"><b>A conversation with MIT
Ombuds</b></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000FF"><b>Toni Robinson and Mary Rowe<br>
<br>
Thursday, February 24th, 2005<br>
3-5 PM, The Chipman Room, 8-314</b></font></div>
<div><font color="#0000FF"><b>Refreshments will be
served</b></font><br>
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<div><font color="#000000">Join together with other postdoctoral
scholars to<u> Build Life and Career Skills</u>, by discussing
important issues experienced by postdocs at MIT. It would be
helpful if each participant could provide 1-2 examples of life or
professional crises or important issues that you or someone you know
has experienced while a postdoc at MIT. Some broad examples of topic
areas includes, but is not limited to:</font></div>
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<b>Research Ethics<br>
Conflicts of Interest<br>
Conflicts of Commitment<br>
Personal Work Requests<br>
Tirades<br>
Fraud, Abuse, and Waste<br>
Work/Family Issues<br>
Relationships with Prinicipal Investigators<br>
Relationships with Junior Researchers<br>
References<br>
Religious Responsibilities<br>
Intellectual Property Issues<br>
Managing Outside Interests<br>
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</b>RSVP to Janet Fischer, jfischer@mit.edu</font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">To submit issues anonymously, mail them to
Janet in MIT 11-268</font>.</div>
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<div><font face="Century Gothic" size="-1"
color="#000000">jfischer@mit.edu *~*
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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