<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><h1><span><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Immigration Strategies for MIT Postdocs and PhD Students Exploring Entrepreneurship</span></span><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></h1><h2>Hosted by the <span><a href="http://vms.mit.edu/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#c0504d">MIT Venture Mentoring Service</span></a> </span><span><u></u><u></u></span></h2><h2>Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM (EDT) <br>MIT Classroom, 54-100<span style="font-weight:normal"> </span>(<a href="http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=54" target="_blank">http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=54</a>) <u></u><u></u></h2><h2><i>Registration required<u></u><u></u></i></h2><h2><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/immigration-strategies-for-mit-postdocs-and-phd-students-exploring-entrepreneurship-registration-16432816998" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="136" height="41" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D06D46.7A5D2F50"></span></a><u></u><u></u></h2><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Innovation and entrepreneurship is in the air everywhere at MIT. International MIT PhD students and postdoctoral researchers are increasingly exploring entrepreneurial options and venture creation for when they leave the Institute. However, if you are here on a visa and you have expectations of starting a technology-based company when you leave MIT, the reality is that it won’t be easy. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">This workshop is intended to help International MIT postdoctoral scholars and PhD students understand the limited options available to them for working and remaining in the US <b><u>after leaving MIT</u></b>. This session will help you understand the key issues involved from an immigration standpoint and the importance of developing appropriate strategies well in advance that may lead to desired outcomes.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">The Program:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Opening remarks</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> – <i>Roman Lubynsky, MIT VMS</i><u></u><u></u></span></li></ul><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">An entrepreneur’s perspective</span></b><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> – </span><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">R<span style="color:#222222">ana El-Kaliouby, Co-founder of Affectiva, former MIT postdoc</span></span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Rana will share her experiences with her visa issues –the problems, the challenges, frustrations, and solutions- as she transitioned from MIT to her startup. Rana is CSO and Co-founder of Affectiva. At MIT, she spearheaded the applications of emotion-sensing and facial coding. Rana was recognized by Entrepreneur Magazine as one of the “7 Most Powerful Women To Watch In 2014”, inducted into the “Women in Engineering” Hall of Fame, and is a recipient of Technology Review’s “Top 35 Innovators Under 35” award. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p><u></u><span><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></span><u></u><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Issues and strategies from immigration lawyers</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> – </span><span><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.</span></i><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></span></p><p style="margin-left:1.5in"><u></u><span style="font-family:Wingdings"><span>§<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Susan Cohen <a href="http://www.mintz.com/professionals/detail/name/susan-j-cohen" target="_blank">http://www.mintz.com/professionals/detail/name/susan-j-cohen</a> </span></i><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin-left:1.5in"><u></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Wingdings"><span>§<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Bill Coffman <a href="http://www.mintz.com/professionals/detail/name/william-l-coffman" target="_blank">http://www.mintz.com/professionals/detail/name/william-l-coffman</a></span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Followed by Questions and Answers</span></b><u></u><span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td width="22" height="29"></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><img width="926" height="115" src="cid:image003.png@01D06DF9.24BFAC90" alt="Important: Postdocs and PhD students need to carefully consider a number of factors, especially related to activities during their MIT appointments and studies. These include the requirements of their current visas and whether sponsored funding or fellowship terms impose restrictions. Careful evaluation and planning is critical to ensure that individuals remain in compliance with MIT Policies and Procedures including all conflict of interest provisions.
Postdocs and PhD students should consult with their supervisors, appropriate departmental representatives and when applicable either the International Scholars Office or International Students Office, respectively.
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