<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; " class=""><div class=""><div class=""><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 12pt; " class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; " class="">Dear Postdocs,</span><span style="color: black; " class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></font></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 12pt; " class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; " class="">The PDA and MIT Sloan are delighted to invite you to exchange knowledge with the<b class=""> </b>current class of executive MBA candidates at MIT’s Sloan School of Management</span><span style="color: rgb(28, 45, 79); " class="">. </span><span style="color: black; " class="">This will be the fourth time that we have held this event and the past three have been successful for both postdocs and MBAs. Below, is a short description.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></font></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; " class=""><font face="Arial" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; " class="">As part of their curriculum, the executive MBAs will be learning about the MIT and Cambridge/MA Innovation and Entrepreneurial ecosystem and how it functions. The scientific community is clearly an essential part of this </span><span style="color: black; " class="">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 </span></font><span style="font-family: Arial; " class="Apple-style-span">who fly to Cambridge once every 4-6 weeks to complete an intensive 14 month MBA program. They are working </span><span style="font-family: Arial; " class="Apple-style-span">in diverse fields such as:</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; " class=""><font face="Arial" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; " class="">- Pharmaceutical and biotech industry (from Pfizer, Sanofi, Shire, Biogen Idec, etc)</span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; " class=""><font face="Arial" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; " class="">- Semiconductors (Lam Research)</span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; " class=""><font face="Arial" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; " class="">- Energy and power (Shell, Occidental Petrolum, NeuCor, Apex Controls, etc)</span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; " class=""><font face="Arial" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; " class="">- Software and technology (Google, Microsoft, Cisco, Iron Mountain, etc) </span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; " class=""><font face="Arial" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; " class="">- And many others</span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; " class=""><font face="Arial" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; " class=""><br class=""></span></font></div><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 12pt; " class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; " class="">Here is the proposed exchange:</span><span style="color: black; " class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></font></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 12pt; " class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; " class="">1 - Host a MBA student for a lab tour next <b class="">Friday, the 28th of February starting at 6:00pm. </b>We will leave it up to you how you want to structure your tour and how long you want it to be. If selected, <b class="">please inform your advisor of the visit</b> and talk about what you may or may not discuss. Other than that, feel free to t</span>alk about your research, technology, your dog, anything really… </font></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 12pt; " class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; " class="">2 - In exchange you will be invited to a Sloan networking event immediately following your tour. More details on the reception TBA.</span><span style="color: black; " class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></font></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 12pt; " class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; " class="">If you are interested, please RSVP by <a href="https://survey.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_eR2iAHXFXbxRKOp" target="_blank" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; " class=""><span style="color: rgb(22, 78, 229); " class="">filling out this form</span></a> <b class="">by Tuesday, 25th by 11:59pm (EST).</b></span><span style="color: black; " class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></font></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 12pt; " class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; " class="">Space is limited to 30. First come, first served. If you have any further questions, feel free to contact either Nan Li (<a href="mailto:nli9@mit.edu" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; " class="">nli9@mit.edu</a>) for a Postdoc perspective or Dan Fehder (<a href="mailto:dfehder@mit.edu" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; " class="">dfehder@mit.edu</a>) for answers to more business school oriented questions.</span><span style="color: black; " class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></font></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 12pt; " class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; " class=""><font face="Arial" class="Apple-style-span">Best,</font></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 12pt; " class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" class="Apple-style-span">MIT Postdoctoral Association</font></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 12pt; " class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; " class="Apple-style-span">Daniel Colin Fehder - MIT Sloan School of Management</span></p></div></div></body></html>