<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 9pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Dear MIT Postdoctoral Scholar:<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">The Associate Provost and Vice President for Research and the Deans of the Schools of Science and Engineering invite you to participate in:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; text-align: center; "><b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">MIT Postdoctoral Ventures: A Symposium of Careers in Entrepreneurship<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; text-align: center; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Wednesday, January 18<sup>th</sup> from 3-7:00 pm at the MIT Faculty Club<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; text-align: center; "><b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></b></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">If you are considering working in a startup, have a novel idea you would like to develop via a for-profit or non-profit company, or want to learn more about entrepreneurship as an academic, then this seminar is for you. Panel speakers will consist of serial academic entrepreneurs, startup CEOs, founders, science/engineering chiefs, and many others who made the jump from academia to industry.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Confirmed guests include MIT Institute Professors <b>Robert Langer</b> and <b>Phil Sharp</b>, iRobot co-founder <b>Helen Greiner</b>, and Ironwood Pharmaceuticals CEO & co-founder <b>Peter Hecht</b>. The following topics will be discussed:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">1) Successful careers in startups<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; text-indent: 13.5pt; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span> </span>- Debunking startup myths<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; text-indent: 13.5pt; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span> </span>- From MIT to life in a small company<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; text-indent: 13.5pt; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span> </span><span> </span>- A look in the mirror: What does it take to thrive in a startup?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">2) Founding companies as an academic entrepreneur<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">3) How to find a promising startup and land a job<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">This seminar will be presented by <b>Polaris Ventures</b>, in collaboration with the MIT Postdoctoral Association.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Preregistration is required. Only a limited number of spots are available. Please </span><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/T239YPW" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">RSVP here</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> </span><span class="MsoPageNumber"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">to secure a spot. Details will follow for confirmed registrants.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; "><span class="MsoPageNumber"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; "><span class="MsoPageNumber"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Sincerely yours,<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Professor Marc Kastner, Dean of Science<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Professor Ian Waitz, Dean of Engineering<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; "><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Professor Claude Canizares, Associate Provost & Vice President for Research</span></div><div>
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