<div dir="ltr"><p id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-faaab5e9-f4fb-045b-f876-0bf648764642" style="text-align:left;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><i>On behalf of the PDA Community Building Committee...</i></span></p><p style="text-align:left;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial;font-variant:normal;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><i><br></i></span></p><b style="font-weight:normal"><p style="text-align:center;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:14pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><br></span></p><p style="text-align:center;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:14pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><font size="6">Battle of the Bands -- Call for Applications</font></span></p><p style="text-align:center;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><font size="4">Hosted by MIT-PDA and MIT-GSC</font></span></p><p style="text-align:center;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><br></span></p><p style="text-align:center;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Applications for the prestigious MIT Battle of Bands is now open. You are a band? You have at least 50% members that are at MIT? You know how to get a crowd going? All styles are welcome, as long as they are not pre-recorded and can be performed live. The Battle of Bands takes place on March 10th in Morss Hall. Professional judges will elect and announce the winners, which can win great prices. Musicians, apply!</span></p><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><br></span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><font size="4">Apply online </font></span><a style="text-decoration:none" href="http://gsc.mit.edu/bands/"><span style="color:rgb(152,0,0);font-family:arial;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><font size="4">here</font></span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><font size="4"> by February 19!</font></span><br></div></b></div>