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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Dear MIT Postdocs,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Summer is for outdoors activities! So join us on Thursday for another round of Sports & Pizza with Volleyball, Soccer, and of course Pizza. Or try MIT Sailing ;)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Wish you all a great week!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Kathrin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">P.S. And please participate in the National Postdoc Survey! Your 15 minutes of invested time can help us to advocate for better salaries and benefits for all of us!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Dr.-Ing. Kathrin Graetz<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Corresponding Secretary<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Postdoctoral Association of MIT (PDA)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Boston PDA: <a href="http://bostonpostdocs.org/">
http://bostonpostdocs.org/</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1969262336632168/%5C" target="_blank">
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">https://www.facebook.com/groups/1969262336632168/\</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt">Next PDA meeting: June 13, 12pm @E25-202 (tomorrow)
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span lang="EN-US">Upcoming PDA Events<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span lang="EN-US">Outdoor Volleyball, Soccer and Pizza @ Muddy’s on Thursday, 5:30pm <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<i>(Tuesday, 12pm) <b>New</b><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt">Sports & Pizza Thursday - Outdoor<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt">Human Affairs Committee: MyLife Services<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt">What are your thoughts and opinions on your postdoc experience so far? An unprecedented nationwide postdoc survey is currently underway to collect data on postdoc issues across the country. The
results will be analyzed and compiled into a journal article by University of Chicago researchers later this year. They have asked for MIT postdocs to participate in the survey. Here is a link to the survey:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://redcap.uchicago.edu/surveys/?s=W87XWMKHWE" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">https://redcap.uchicago.edu/surveys/?s=W87XWMKHWE</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt">This survey will take no longer than 15-20 minutes of your time and results will be completely anonymous.
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Best of all: Enter into a drawing for $200 travel awards to a scientific meeting of your choice! Additionally, one participant from MIT will randomly be selected for a $50 Amazon gift card.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt">Postdoc Orientation Sessions:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The PDA offers Postdoc Orientation Sessions open to all postdocs at MIT. Topics covered include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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MIT oversight of postdocs<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4">
Defining postdoc expectations<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4">
Differences between fellows and associates<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4">
PDA structure and initiatives<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The sessions will be typically the 1<sup>st</sup> and 3<sup>rd</sup> Monday of each month at 12pm (45-60min) in E19-306. Lunch will be provided.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The dates for the next six months are as follows:
<b>June 20</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">If you are interested in participating, you can register via Atlas or using
<a href="http://web.mit.edu/training/course.html?course=CDT21061c">this link</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt">From the PDA PInG Initiatives:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Dr. Asha Patel is a postdoctoral fellow in the labs of Robert Langer and Daniel Anderson. Here, we discuss how to engineer materials for guiding stem cell growth and designing polymers for delivering therapeutics. Also,
bioengineering research needs more pharmacists!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">This is the second of a three episode series focusing on research at MIT’s Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research.For more information please visit:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Talar_Tokatlian">https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Talar_Tokatlian</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">If you would like to be interviewed by GLIMPSE podcast or would like to help with the podcast (music, logo, artwork), please contact us at <a href="mailto:glimpse.podcast@gmail.com" target="_blank">glimpse.podcast@gmail.com</a>.
For more information, please visit us at: <a href="http://glimpse.mit.edu/" target="_blank">http://glimpse.mit.edu/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Writing & Communication Center (MIT)</span></b><span lang="EN-US">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://cmsw.mit.edu/writing-and-communication-center/" target="_blank" title="Writing & Communication Center">Schedule one-on-one consulting sessions with professional writers</a>. The Center provides free professional
advice from communication experts about all types of writing and speaking/oral presentations. Specialized help is available to non-native English speakers. It closes for part of the summer and reopens in the fall; see the note below. (Eligible: MIT undergraduate
students, graduate students, postdocs, faculty, lecturers and staff members.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Note from the Center: MIT's Writing and Communication Center's (WCC) scheduler for July is now open. [Once you have registered for an account ] Go to our scheduler, move it forward to July 6, and you can sign up for appointments.
The WCC is only open for the month of July. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt">This Week:<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Brown Bag: Can Computers be Feminist? Procedural Politics an Computational Creativity with Gillian Smith</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> (organized by MIT Libraries) <b><i>New</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Computers are increasingly taking on the role of a creator—making content for games, participating on twitter, generating paintings and sculptures. These computationally creative systems embody formal models of both the
product they are creating and the process they follow. Like that of their human counterparts, the work of algorithmic artists is open to criticism and interpretation, but such analysis requires a framework for discussing the politics embedded in procedural
systems. In this talk, I will examine the politics that are (typically implicitly) represented in computational models for creativity, and discuss the possibility for incorporating feminist perspectives into their underlying algorithmic design.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.northeastern.edu/camd/artdesign/people/gillian-smith/" target="_blank">Gillian Smith</a> is an Assistant Professor in Art+Design and Computer Science at Northeastern University, where she performs
research and teaches in the game design program. Her research interests are in computational creativity, computational craft, and gender in games and technology. She publishes in venues such as ACM CHI, Foundations of Digital Games, and Digital Creativity.
Her games have been shown at festivals including Alt.Ctrl.GDC, the Indie Arcade at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and ACM CHI. She received her PhD in Computer Science in 2012 from UC Santa Cruz’s Center for Games and Playable Media. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US">Information Science Brown Bag talks, hosted by the Program on Information Science, consists of regular discussions and brainstorming sessions on all aspects of information science and uses of information science and
technology to assess and solve institutional, social and research problems. These are informal talks. Discussions are often inspired by real-world problems being faced by the lead discussant. Lunch is provided. Please bring your own beverage. </span></i><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Date and Time:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> Tuesday, June 14<sup>th</sup>, 12:00pm-1:00pm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Location:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> E25-401<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Free affiliate membership with the National Postdoctoral Association:
<a href="http://www.nationalpostdoc.org/?page=individual_members">http://www.nationalpostdoc.org/?page=individual_members</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt">*NOTE: </span>
</b><span lang="EN-US">MIT is a Collegiate Rep of AWIS, so the MIT community can attend Mass AWIS (<a href="http://mass-awis.org/">http://mass-awis.org/</a>) events at the member price.
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First, apply for your free membership through the national AWIS website <a href="http://www.awis.org/">
http://www.awis.org/</a> as a Collegiate Rep and select the Massachusetts Chapter. Do this prior to registering for any events.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Other helpful sites:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="postdocs.mit.edu">postdocs.mit.edu</a> (Office VPR)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://gecd.mit.edu/mit-events">MIT GECD Events</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://events.mit.edu/">MIT Events</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Join an Employee Resource Group (ERG) at MIT!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span lang="EN-US">ERGs are employee-led groups formed around common interests, issues and/or a common bond or background. ERGs host activities such as lectures, socials, dinners, etc. Both Postdoctoral Fellows
and Associates are invited to join.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Current ERGs include: <br>
African, Black, American, Caribbean @MIT (ABAC@MIT) ERG<br>
Asian Pacific American ERG<br>
Latino ERG,<br>
Lesbian, Gay, ,Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) ERG<br>
Millennials ERG<br>
Women in IT ERG<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span lang="EN-US">Check out the link for more information and upcoming events:
<a href="http://hrweb.mit.edu/diversity/ergs/current">http://hrweb.mit.edu/diversity/ergs/current</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt">MIT+K12 Videos<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.k12videos.mit.edu/">MIT+K12 Videos</a> is an educational outreach media program. We produce original web series like <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzMhsCgGKd1hoofiKuifwy6qRXZs7NG6a">Science
Out Loud</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzMhsCgGKd1j87LQK6UHs_YGiurvnvwXG">#askMIT</a> to spark curiosity about STEM among middle-high schoolers by showcasing the research and people of MIT. We are always looking for post-docs (of
all disciplines) to be filmed for #askMIT (a video pen-pal/Q&A series), show visiting middle schoolers around labs, or serve as script content reviewers.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Please contact Elizabeth Choe (echoe) for more information or if you’re interested in getting involved.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Are you interested in sailing? The MIT sailing program offers you both dinghy sailing on the Charles, as well as bluewater sailing on X-Dimension, a 43-foot ocean racer-cruiser. X-Dimension offers trips to everyone in
the MIT community (meaning you), including day trips around Boston harbor and longer trips to Provincetown, Martha’s Vineyard, and summer cruises in Maine. No experience necessary, just an interest and the ability to swim. For more information visit <a href="http://sailing.mit.edu/bluewater/">http://sailing.mit.edu/bluewater/</a> and
sign up for the mailing list at <a href="http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/bluewater">http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/bluewater</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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