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    <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span
        style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New
        Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Dear MIT Postdocs,<br>
      </span></p>
    <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span
        style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New
        Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Happy New Year! There are many
        professional development opportunities at MIT in January and
        beyond, and numerous resources.<br>
      </span></p>
    <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span
        style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New
        Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">(1) <b>MIT's Independent
          Activity Period (IAP)</b> is underway, Jan. 4 - Jan 29, 2016.<br>
        Many classes and activities meet for one hour and are free.  See
        details at </span><span
        style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New
        Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"><b
          style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><a
            class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://web.mit.edu/iap/"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://web.mit.edu/iap/">http://web.mit.edu/iap/</a></a><br>
        </b><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">You could check
          the listing by category, sponsor (such as academic department,
          Technology Licensing Office, etc.), or date.  There are
          multiple topics, including </span></span><span
        style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New
        Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"><span
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            style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New
            Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"><span
              style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">engineering, skill
              development (presentations, teaching, communication,
              leadership, research), start-ups, and more. <br>
              <br>
            </span></span><b>MIT Library sessions</b> (on topics such as
          patents, data mining and management, literature searches, and
          scholarly reputation management) listings may be found here: 
        </span></span><a href="http://student.mit.edu/iap/ns189.html">http://student.mit.edu/iap/ns189.html</a><b><span
          lang="EN-US"></span></b></p>
    <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><small><b>For MIT's Office of Global
          Education and Career Service</b>s' January sessions, see <a
          class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
          href="http://gecd.mit.edu/mit-events?month=2016-01"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://gecd.mit.edu/mit-events?month=2016-01">http://gecd.mit.edu/mit-events?month=2016-01</a></a>
        <br>
        and <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
          href="http://gecd.mit.edu/career/postdoc">http://gecd.mit.edu/career/postdoc</a><br>
        The sessions are cross-listed in the IAP catalog. Some of those
        sessions will be presented by Bob Dolan, MIT Career Advisor for
        Postdoctoral Scholars, and are summarized on the attached
        document. <br>
      </small></p>
    <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><small><small><big><b>MIT Can Talk</b> <b>[Oral



              Communication Skills] </b></big>- </small>Tony Eng (<a
          class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:tleng@mit.edu"><a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:tleng@mit.edu">&lt;tleng@mit.edu&gt;</a></a>)
        would like postdocs to know about the <b>MIT Can Talk</b> IAP
        program. See details at  </small><small><a
          class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://mitcantalk.mit.edu"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://mitcantalk.mit.edu">http://mitcantalk.mit.edu</a></a>.<small>
        </small>Many of the great thinkers of the past excelled in both
        Engineering/Science and Exposition/Rhetoric/Oration. MIT
        engineers and scientists of today, the creative men and women
        who will be the leaders of tomorrow, can be excellent speakers
        as well. "MIT Can Talk" was organized to promote campus-wide
        awareness of good oral communication skills. This series of
        independent workshop sessions on public speaking/oral
        communication is open to anyone; the sessions are practical,
        hands-on, and address aspects of public speaking. (An additional
        event is a competition open to MIT students only.)</small></p>
    <p class="MsoNoSpacing">(2) <span lang="EN-US">The MIT<b> </b><b><a
href="https://fasmail.harvard.edu/OWA/redir.aspx?C=xpExdYiBvEW7ZnMYolcx-xSNPFN2_tIIXeSvccGyxzE_mmjbg0F48AaUrBtATSrD5bEQXahJMcw.&amp;URL=https%3a%2f%2fecf.fairsey.com%2f"
            target="_blank" title="https://ecf.fairsey.com/ Ctrl+Click
            to follow link">European Career Fair</a></b> 2016 will be
        held Feb. 6 - 8. See the website and attached flyer for
        details. </span></p>
    <p class="MsoNoSpacing"> <span
        style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New
        Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
    <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span
        style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New
        Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">(3) <b>MIT's Writing and
          Communication Center</b> - postdocs may schedule one-on-one
        appointments. See <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
          href="http://cmsw.mit.edu/writing-and-communication-center/">http://cmsw.mit.edu/writing-and-communication-center/</a><br>
      </span></p>
    <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span
        style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New
        Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">(4) <b>MIT Spouses&amp;Partners
          Connect</b> hosts the Career Connect Consultation and other
        events for spouses and partners: See <a
          class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
          href="http://spouses.mit.edu/mit-events"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://spouses.mit.edu/mit-events">http://spouses.mit.edu/mit-events</a></a><br>
      </span></p>
    <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span
        style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New
        Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">(5) <b>The MIT Work Life Center</b>
        has an abundance of resources for postdocs and families. Their
        overview is attached. (Website: <a
          class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
          href="http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/welcome"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/welcome">http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/welcome</a></a>)<br>
      </span></p>
    <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span
        style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New
        Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">(6)<b> Dr. Joanne Kamens</b>, who
        presented on Enriching your Mentoring Relationships on December
        7, offers a <b>resource guide on multiple topics related to
          mentoring:</b></span><br>
      <span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New
        Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://info.addgene.org/download-addgenes-peer-mentor-groups-for-scientists-resource-guide">http://info.addgene.org/download-addgenes-peer-mentor-groups-for-scientists-resource-guide</a><br>
      </span></p>
    <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span
        style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New
        Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">(7) See the <b>Career
          Development</b> tab on the Office of the VPR's Information for
        MIT Postdoctoral Scholars website <a
          class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
          href="https://postdocs.mit.edu/career-development"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://postdocs.mit.edu/career-development">https://postdocs.mit.edu/career-development</a></a><br>
      </span></p>
    <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span
        style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New
        Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"><b>BEYOND MIT</b><br>
      </span></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><small><small><big><b>Effectively Communicating
              Research, </b></big><b><big>March 21-22, 2016:</big> </b></small>Course

        open to MIT postdocs, tuition free. Sponsored by Harvard
        Catalyst<b>. </b><b><o:p></o:p></b><b> <font color="#ff0000">Applications
            due January 8</font>. <o:p></o:p></b>A two-day course
        designed to provide fellows and junior faculty with the skills
        necessary to express their science clearly to diverse audiences;
        to prepare abstracts, manuscripts, and posters; and to speak
        effectively. <o:p></o:p><br>
        <a href="http://catalyst.harvard.edu/services/ecr/">http://catalyst.harvard.edu/services/ecr/</a><br>
        Notice was sent by Meghan Tenca, Education Program Coordinator,
        Harvard Catalyst | The Harvard Clinical &amp; Translational
        Science Center (<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
          href="mailto:ECR@catalyst.harvard.edu">&lt;ECR@catalyst.harvard.edu&gt;</a>)<br>
        **<br>
      </small></p>
    <p class="MsoNormal"><small><b>New Directions in Cancer Care for
          Nonspecialists - Immunotherapy and Resistance to Therapy</b><b><br>
        </b><b>Thursday, January 14, 2016</b>, 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM at
        Boston University. Free registration.</small><br>
      <a href="http://www.bu.edu/cftcc/events/2016-ndcc" class="">http://www.bu.edu/cftcc/events/2016-ndcc</a>/<br>
      <small>Notice was sent by <small><span
            style="font-family:'Helvetica';" class="">Catherine M.
            Klapperich (&lt;<a href="mailto:catherin@bu.edu" class="">catherin@bu.edu&gt;)</a></span></small><br>
        **</small><br>
    </p>
    <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span
        style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New
        Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">MIT's Office of Global Education
        and Career Development is passing the word along regarding
        opportunities at the <b>Oak Ridge National Laboratory</b> in
        Tennessee <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
          href="http://www.orau.org/ornl/">http://www.orau.org/ornl/</a><br>
        **<br>
      </span></p>
    <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span
        style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New
        Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"><b>iBiology is accepting
          applications through<font color="#ff0000"> January 11</font>
          for the 2016 Young Scientist Seminars (YSS) Competition</b>,
        and offers other resources throughout the year. See details at <a
          class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
          href="http://www.ibiology.org/young-scientist.html"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.ibiology.org/young-scientist.html">http://www.ibiology.org/young-scientist.html</a></a><br>
        ** <br>
      </span></p>
    <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span
        style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New
        Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Regards,<br>
      </span></p>
    <p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span
        style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New
        Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Dana<br>
      </span></p>
    <pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">-- 
Dana Bresee Keeth
Director of Postdoctoral Services
Office of the Vice President for Research
MIT, 10-237
tel. 617-715-4671
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://postdocs.mit.edu/">https://postdocs.mit.edu/</a></pre>
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