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<div>The Postdoctoral Scholars Advisory Council is sponsoring the 2
events below that we think will be of interest to postdocs.
Please pass the word and plan to join us. The Project Management
workshop promises to be very interesting.</div>
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<div><font color="#0000FF"><b>Postdoc Boot Camp - Tuesday, January 22,
2008, 1pm, 68-181</b></font></div>
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<div>Whether you're new to MIT or have been here awhile, you're sure
to learn something from this panel discussion with staff from the
Office of the Provost, Controller's Office, the Medical
Department, the Housing Office and the Office of Sponsored Programs,
and a member of the Postdoctoral Scholars Advisory Council.<br>
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<div>We'll discuss the differences between an associate and a fellow,
housing options, funding opportunities for postdocs (and beyond) and
the new electronic proposal process, and learn about the Council's
activities on behalf of the postdoc community.<br>
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<div>Please join our panelists: Marilyn Smith, Office of the Provost,
Brenda Minesinger, Dept. of Biology, Fred Crowley, Controller's
Office, Lucy Walsh, Medical Dept., Linda Patton, Off-Campus Housing,
Alicia Hunt, On-Campus Housing, and Colleen Leslie, Office of
Sponsored Programs.</div>
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<div><font color="#0000FF"><b>Project Management 101, Tues Jan. 29,
03-04:30 pm, 35-225</b></font></div>
<div><font color="#000000"><i>Claude Canizares, Peter Dedon, Ed
Scolnick Steve Winig, Maria Zuber</i></font></div>
<div><font color="#000000">A panel of faculty researchers and
administrators discuss what project management means and how it can be
applied in an academic setting either at the laboratory level or
individual level; learn about allocating resources, using and tracking
resources to achieve goals such as publishing a paper, obtaining a
grant or completing experiments in a desired time frame.</font></div>
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