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<div>Dear Postdocs, please see the forwarded information below
from Lissa Natkin, MIT Skoltech Initiative
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:natkin@mit.edu"><natkin@mit.edu></a>. Postdocs who are participating should
have the approval of their supervisor. <br>
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<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">We have
a few slots left for<b> a limited number of MIT
postdocs to participate in the first edition of the
MIT International Workshop on Innovating</b>. This
workshop is designed by Dr. Luis Perez-Breva (Chemical
Engineering), and is a distinctive educational
opportunity to learn about technological innovation,
as well as a valuable opportunity to interact with a
select group of visiting participants from multiple
countries, including Portugal, Greece and Russia.</div>
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<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font
face="Calibri,sans-serif">The workshop will provide
participants instruction and activities to enable
them to:</font></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font
face="Calibri,sans-serif">• identify and
understand that a business opportunity comes from
solving a problem.</font></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font
face="Calibri,sans-serif">• sharpen their
entrepreneurship and innovation skills through
continuous practice.</font></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font
face="Calibri,sans-serif">• appreciate the value
of a demonstration to help bring future business
conversations to more tangible outcomes.</font></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font
face="Calibri,sans-serif">• demonstrate their
business concept to their chosen target audience
(customer, funder, advisor, or partner).</font></div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font
face="Calibri,sans-serif">• lead their team to
demonstrate the value underlying their concept to
their target audience.</font></div>
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<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font
face="Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Where</b>: MIT Stata Center
(Cambridge, MA)</font></div>
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sans-serif; " face="Calibri,sans-serif"><b>What</b>:</font><font
face="Calibri,sans-serif">First Edition of the MIT
International Workshop on Innovating </font><span
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<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font
face="Calibri,sans-serif"><b>When</b>: June 8 – June 12,
2015.</font></div>
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<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font
face="Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Schedule</b>: Monday –
Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Networking events and other
social activities may take place during evening hours.</font></div>
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<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font
face="Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Eligibility</b>: For
continuing MIT graduate students enrolled in terminal
masters or doctoral programs and postdoctoral
associates/fellows.</font></div>
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<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font
face="Calibri,sans-serif"><b>Sponsors</b>: MIT iTeams/MIT
Portugal Program/MIT Skoltech Initiative</font></div>
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<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><b>Website: </b><span
style="font-size: 14px; "><a href="http://three.mit.edu/">http://three.mit.edu</a>/</span></div>
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<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font
face="Calibri,sans-serif">Note: Students who have already
committed to work for a faculty member during the program
dates (with either RA support or fellowship support) must
have written approval from this faculty member to
participate in the workshop.</font></div>
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face="Calibri,sans-serif"> </font></div>
Interested students and postdocs should <u><b>send the following
as a single PDF file to <a href="mailto:apply_mpp86@mit.edu">apply_86@mit.edu</a></b> <b>IMMEDIATELY</b></u>:
<li>Explain in 200 words (or less, not more) why you are
interested to join the workshop.Brief statement of approval
from the student’s MIT thesis advisor, if relevant (if already
in a thesis program).
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<div style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><font
face="Calibri,sans-serif">Please feel free to contact me
with any questions.</font></div>
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