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        Calibri">The PDA and MIT Sloan are&nbsp;delighted to invite you to <b>exchange
knowledge
          with the </b><span style="color:#1C2D4F">class of the Sloan
          Fellows </span><b>at
          IDEA Week</b>.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        style="font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:
        Calibri">IDEA (Innovation-Driven Entrepreneurial Advantage) is a
        class for MBAs
        which introduces them to the Cambridge/MA Innovation-Driven
        Entrepreneurial
        ecosystem and how it functions. The scientific community is
        clearly an
        essential part of this </span><span
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major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">ecosystem
and
        we would like to bring MBAs and Scientists together in two
        networking
        events. This will give you the opportunity to make a personal
        connection with
        highly placed executives from firms like Boeing</span><span
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mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:
        Calibri">Saudi Aramco</span><span
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        mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">Restoration
        Robotics</span><span
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and
        Johnson</span><span
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style="font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">Dell</span><span
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mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:
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        mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">LG
        Electronics</span><span
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major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times
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style="font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">Biogen
        Idec</span><span
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style="font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">Mitsubishi</span><span
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style="font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">IBM</span><span
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mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times
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mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:
        Calibri">Samsung</span><span
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        style="font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;
        mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:Calibri">NTT,
        Docomo, etc
        (These are the executives from large companies that are taking a
        year off to
        complete an intensive 12 month residential MBA program)</span><span
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is
        the proposed exchange:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        style="font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:
        Calibri">1 - Host a MBA student for a lab tour next <b>Wednesday
          26th of June
          anytime between 1:45&nbsp; and 2:45 pm. </b>We will leave it up to
        you how you
        want to structure your tour and how long you want it to be. Talk
        about your
        research, technology, your dog, anything really&#8230;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        style="font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:
        Calibri">2 - In exchange you will be invited to a Sloan
        networking event the
        same day.&nbsp;More details on the reception TBA.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        style="font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:
        Calibri">If you are interested, please RSVP by&nbsp;<a
href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1hmlQKj5wzrmczDQ67Q7tHMF_lEYZLPFqTCaxd_iwukk/viewform"><span
            style="color:#164EE5">filling out this form</span></a>&nbsp;<b>Tuesday
          25th
          12pm.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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        style="font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:
        Calibri">Space is limited to 30. First come, first served.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        style="font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:
        Calibri">The MBA students will choose a postdoc based on their
        interest.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        Calibri">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        style="font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:
        Calibri">MIT Postdoctoral Association<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        style="font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:
        Calibri">Yuly Fuentes-Medel -&nbsp;Postdoctoral Associate MIT Sloan
        School of
        Management<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        style="font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:
        Calibri">Daniel Colin Fehder -&nbsp;MIT Sloan School of Management<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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