<div dir="ltr"><div style="text-align:center"><img width="484" height="155" src="cid:ii_j0rbffen0_15b0cf321c953dd9"><br></div><div style="text-align:center"><br></div><div style="text-align:center"><br></div><div style="text-align:left"><b style="font-weight:normal"><p id="m_-4591489108091724579gmail-docs-internal-guid-0dc6a1dd-0cf2-5795-c700-ba6555486a01" style="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">Dear MIT Postdocs,</span></p><br><p style="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">Happy Spring Break! While campus may be quiet this week, the PDA will hold its usual sports activities (soccer on Tuesday and volleyball on Friday) and its monthly coffee hour on Thursday. Be sure to check them out!</span></p><br><p style="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">Cheers,</span></p><p style="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">Meghan</span></p><br><p style="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">-----</span></p><p style="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">Dr. Meghan Huber</span></p><p style="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">Corresponding Secretary</span></p><p style="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">Postdoctoral Association of MIT (PDA)</span></p><br><p style="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:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Follow the MIT-PDA on social media!</span></p><div style="margin-left:0pt" dir="ltr"><table style="border:medium;width:468pt;border-collapse:collapse"><colgroup><col width="*"><col width="*"><col width="*"><col width="*"><col width="*"><col width="*"></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height:0pt"><td style="padding:5pt;border:2.25pt solid rgb(255,255,255);vertical-align:middle;background-color:rgb(67,67,67)"><p style="text-align:center;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(255,255,255);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">MIT-PDA</span></p><p style="text-align:center;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><a style="text-decoration:none" href="http://pda.mit.edu/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(255,255,255);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">website</span></a></p></td><td style="padding:5pt;border:2.25pt solid rgb(255,255,255);vertical-align:middle;background-color:rgb(67,67,67)"><p style="text-align:center;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><a style="text-decoration:none" href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/44093460815/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(255,255,255);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Facebook</span></a></p></td><td style="padding:5pt;border:2.25pt solid rgb(255,255,255);vertical-align:middle;background-color:rgb(67,67,67)"><p style="text-align:center;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><a style="text-decoration:none" href="https://twitter.com/MITPDA" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(255,255,255);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Twitter</span></a></p></td><td style="padding:5pt;border:2.25pt solid rgb(255,255,255);vertical-align:middle;background-color:rgb(67,67,67)"><p style="text-align:center;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><a style="text-decoration:none" href="https://www.instagram.com/mitpda/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(255,255,255);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Instagram</span></a></p></td><td style="padding:5pt;border:2.25pt solid rgb(255,255,255);vertical-align:middle;background-color:rgb(67,67,67)"><p style="text-align:center;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><a style="text-decoration:none" href="https://www.linkedin.com/groups/2506720/profile" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(255,255,255);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">LinkedIn</span></a></p></td><td style="padding:5pt;border:2.25pt solid rgb(255,255,255);vertical-align:middle;background-color:rgb(67,67,67)"><p style="text-align:center;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(255,255,255);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Boston-PDA</span></p><p style="text-align:center;line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><a style="text-decoration:none" href="http://bostonpostdocs.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(255,255,255);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">website</span></a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br><div style="margin-left:0pt" dir="ltr"><table style="border:medium;border-collapse:collapse"><colgroup><col width="305"></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height:0pt"><td style="padding:5pt;border:1pt solid rgb(255,255,255);vertical-align:top;background-color:rgb(152,0,0)"><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(255,255,255);font-family:arial;font-size:18pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">NEXT MIT-PDA MEETING</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br><p style="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:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Monday, April 10, 2017</span></p><p style="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:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">12:00pm </span></p><p style="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:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Rm E25-101</span></p><p style="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:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Lunch will be provided!</span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><a style="text-decoration:none" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1-vT1gzgyik3JHFWaRgQwAVeVoiaoQFK7iP2MO4dtKwo/viewform" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(152,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:14pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">REGISTER HERE</span></a></p><br><p style="text-align:justify;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">Please join us for our monthly MIT-PDA meeting! Get involved with any of the various committees (e.g., sports, advocacy, committee, community building) and have your voice heard. This is a great opportunity meet your fellow postdocs on campus! </span></p><br><br><div style="margin-left:0pt" dir="ltr"><table style="border:medium;border-collapse:collapse"><colgroup><col width="360"></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height:0pt"><td style="padding:5pt;border:1pt solid rgb(255,255,255);vertical-align:top;background-color:rgb(152,0,0)"><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(255,255,255);font-family:arial;font-size:18pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">MIT-PDA NEWS AND EVENTS</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br><p style="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">Events</span></p><br><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(152,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Postdoc Soccer</span></p><p style="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">Hosted by the MIT-PDA Sports Committee</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;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">Interested in playing soccer with your fellow postdocs? Join the</span><a style="text-decoration:none" href="https://groups.mit.edu/webmoira/list/soccer-pda" target="_blank"><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"> </span><span style="color:rgb(152,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">soccer mailing list</span></a><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"> and the</span><a style="text-decoration:none" href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1499342643696472/" target="_blank"><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"> </span><span style="color:rgb(152,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">sports facebook group</span></a><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"> to stay up-to-date with playing times! </span><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">For soccer, it is critical that you check the Facebook book group and note your availability on the poll. Events are subject to cancellation if there is insufficient attendance.</span></p><p style="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:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Date and Time</span><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"> Tuesday, March 28, 6:00 - 7:30 PM</span></p><p style="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:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Location</span><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"> Zesiger Mac Court</span></p><br><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(152,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Postdoc Coffee Hour</span></p><p style="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">Hosted by the MIT-PDA Human Affairs Committee</span></p><p style="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">Do you have questions about life as a PD at MIT?  Would you like to meet other PDs over a cup of coffee? Would you like to learn more about what the PDA can do for you? If so, please join us for the monthly postdoc coffee hour!</span></p><p style="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:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Date and Time </span><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">Thursday, March 30, 4 - 5:30 PM</span></p><p style="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:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Location</span><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"> One Community Room (8-219)</span></p><br><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(152,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Postdoc Volleyball</span></p><p style="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">Hosted by the MIT-PDA Sports Committee</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;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">Please join the PDA this Friday for volleyball!! Enter through the Vassar street entrance and the attendees at the gate should let you through if you say you are with the PDA and present MIT ID. There are bathrooms in the facility where you can change or come with someone with a membership who can give you access to the locker rooms. Spouses and significant others of postdocs are welcome free of charge. Friends and colleagues may join only if they have an athletics membership (otherwise you may need to pay a 1 time entrance fee that is around $15). Anyone can join for the Muddy afterwards (you just need to be with someone who has MIT ID) providing you are 21 or over. Note the Muddy is cash only if you want to buy drinks. </span><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">Please also add yourself to our</span><a style="text-decoration:none" href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1499342643696472/" target="_blank"><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"> </span><span style="color:rgb(152,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">sports Facebook group</span></a><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">!</span></p><p style="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:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Date and Time </span><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">Friday, March 31, 7:30 - 9:00 PM</span></p><p style="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:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Location </span><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">Rockwell North Court</span></p><br><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(152,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Engineering Career Panel and Speed Networking</span></p><p style="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">Hosted by the MIT-PDA Professional Development Committee and the Boston Postdoctoral Association</span></p><p style="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">Join us for the panel discussion and learn about careers in Chemical and Electrical Engineering from experts. Panelists include: Dane Walther, Senior Vice President, Platform Engineering and Quality Assurance at Akamai, Bob Porras, Vice President at VMAX Engineering, Dell EMC, Michele Ostraat, Downstream Center Lead at Armco Research Center, Raming Haghgooie, Vice President Engineering at Genera Fluidics, and Jason Bylsma, Co-founder &amp; Chief Engineer at MultiSensor Scientific, Inc.</span></p><p style="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:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Date and Time </span><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">Wednesday, April 5, 5:00 - 8:00PM (5:00 - 6:30 PM Panel Discussion, 6:30 - 8:00 PM Speed Networking)</span></p><p style="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:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Location </span><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">Monadnock Room, Broad Institute, Cambridge, MA</span></p><p style="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:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Registration </span><a style="text-decoration:none" href="https://bpdapan-eng.eventbrite.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(152,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">https://bpdapan-eng.<wbr>eventbrite.com/</span></a></p><br><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(152,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">MIT Cooking Competition</span></p><p style="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">Hosted by MIT-PDA Community Building Committee and MIT Spouses and Partners Connect</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;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">The PDA and the MIT Spouses &amp; Partners Connect proudly present:The MIT Cooking Competition. Postdocs, spouses, and partners from all over the world will gather on April 14th in the Dining Hall of the Sydney Pacific Dorms (Bldg. NW86) to participate in this unique competition. Come and see their creations of finger food and enjoy a cooking demonstration by the Cambridge School of Culinary Arts. The winners of the competition will be crowned that night, and you can be in the jury. So come join us for light snacks, drinks, and good company. If 21+, please bring ID.</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;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:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Date and Time</span><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"> Friday, April 14, 6:00 PM</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;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:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Location </span><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">Dining Hall of the Sydney Pacific Dorms (NW86)</span></p><br><p style="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">PDA and Strategic Games Society (SGS) Partnership</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;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">MIT-PDA is happy to announce a new partnership for the board games nights with the MIT Strategic Games Society (MIT-SGS). It is now free for Postdocs to join the weekly board games nights hosted by the MIT-SGS. Moreover, you can bring your non-MIT friends for a small fee of $5 per year. </span><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">SGS meets every Friday at 7PM in MIT Building 50-316 (Walker Memorial Hall, Floor 3, Room 16) for  board games and card games. </span><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">Gaming sessions typically go until around 12-2 AM. For more information about the board game branch of SGS, contact</span><a style="text-decoration:none"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"> </span><span style="color:rgb(152,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">the officers</span></a><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">.</span></p><br><p style="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">Postdoc Orientation Sessions</span></p><p style="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">The PDA offers Postdoc Orientation Sessions open to all postdocs at MIT. Topics covered include:</span></p><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li 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;list-style-type:disc;background-color:transparent" dir="ltr"><p style="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">Data on postdoc population at MIT</span></p></li></ul><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li 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;list-style-type:disc;background-color:transparent" dir="ltr"><p style="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">MIT oversight of postdocs</span></p></li><li 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;list-style-type:disc;background-color:transparent" dir="ltr"><p style="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">Defining postdoc expectations</span></p></li><li 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;list-style-type:disc;background-color:transparent" dir="ltr"><p style="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">Differences between fellows and associates</span></p></li><li 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;list-style-type:disc;background-color:transparent" dir="ltr"><p style="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">PDA structure and initiatives</span></p></li><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li 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;list-style-type:circle;background-color:transparent" dir="ltr"><p style="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">How to get involved</span></p></li></ul></ul><p style="text-align:justify;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">The sessions will be typically the 1</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:6.6pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:super;background-color:transparent">st</span><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"> and 3</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:6.6pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:super;background-color:transparent">rd</span><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"> Monday of each month at 12pm (45-60min) in E49-5145. Lunch will be provided. The dates for the semester are as follows:</span><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"> April 3</span><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">, April 24, May 22. If you are interested in participating, you can register via Atlas or </span><a style="text-decoration:none" href="http://web.mit.edu/training/course.html?course=CDT21061c" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(152,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">here</span></a><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">.</span></p><br><p style="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">GLIMPSE (PDA PInG Initiative) </span><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">             </span></p><p style="text-align:justify;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">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: </span><a style="text-decoration:none" href="http://glimpse.mit.edu/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(152,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">http://glimpse.mit.edu/</span></a></p><br><div style="margin-left:0pt" dir="ltr"><table style="border:medium;border-collapse:collapse"><colgroup><col width="411"></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height:0pt"><td style="padding:5pt;border:1pt solid rgb(255,255,255);vertical-align:top;background-color:rgb(152,0,0)"><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(255,255,255);font-family:arial;font-size:18pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">OTHER MIT AND LOCAL EVENTS</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br><p style="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">Next Week</span></p><br><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(152,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">How to Work a Career Fair</span></p><p style="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">Hosted by MIT Global Education and Career Development</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;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">Many people are overwhelmed when attempting to navigate a career fair with many employers. This workshop will provide tips and strategies on how be effective during the upcoming Spring Career Fair on April 5</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:6.6pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:super;background-color:transparent">th</span><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">.  You will learn what to do in preparation for the fair, what to do at the fair, and what to do after the fair. The fair is an excellent opportunity to connect with employers -- create a strategy that will help you in this competitive employment environment!  Events are open to MIT undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs, and alumni.</span></p><p style="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:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Date and Time </span><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">Monday, April 3, 1:30 - 3:00 PM</span></p><p style="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:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Location </span><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">E19-202</span></p><p style="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:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Registration</span><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"> Pre-registration requested via </span><a style="text-decoration:none" href="https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(152,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">CareerBridge</span></a><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">.</span></p><br><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(152,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Does Your Resume Communicate the Right Message?</span></p><p style="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">Hosted by MIT Global Education and Career Development</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;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">This workshop presented by Bob Dolan will discuss the many ways of creating a resume that effectively targets the Hiring Manager. Can your resume survive a 15 second scan and still get into the YES pile? You will need to bring your resume to the Spring Career Fair so you will want a document that is effective.  Discussions will surround the strategies of effective messaging and how to be &quot;on-point&quot; with your written communication. Your resume is not an autobiography, but rather a list of relevant accomplishments that links your skills to the needs of the company. You’ll use these techniques in your lifelong career strategies. Actual MIT PhD/Postdoc resumes will be provided as handouts.  All GECD events are open to MIT undergraduates, graduate students, postdocs, and alumni.</span></p><p style="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:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Date and Time </span><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">Tuesday, April 4, 1:30 - 3:00 PM</span></p><p style="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:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Location </span><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">3-333</span></p><p style="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:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Registration</span><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"> Pre-registration requested via </span><a style="text-decoration:none" href="https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(152,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">CareerBridge</span></a><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">.</span></p><br><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(152,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Making It All Add Up – Part II: The Big Financial Decisions</span></p><p style="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">Hosted by MIT Work-Life Center</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;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">Do you feel like your finances control the decisions you make, instead of the other way around? Do you ever wonder how you’ll manage to pay your loans, your rent, and your bills, and live your life on your salary? Steve Dimitriou and Larry Glazer will continue their conversation from this fall’s Making It All Add Up-Part I seminar and will address important financial decisions and essential factors to consider when making them. This session will focus on life’s big investments, including the decision to go back to graduate school, buy a home, or start a family. Come learn about the small decisions that can add up to make a big impact. It is never too early to start being prepared. </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Presenters – </span><a style="text-decoration:none" href="http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/seminars/bios#Steven" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(152,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Steven Dimitriou</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">, B.A., AIF, PRP; Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Mayflower Advisors and </span><a style="text-decoration:none" href="http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/seminars/bios#Larry" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(152,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Lawrence Glazer</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">, AAMS; Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Mayflower Advisors.</span></p><p style="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:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Date and Time</span><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"> Tuesday, April 4, 5:00 - 7:00 PM. Dinner will be available beginning at 5:00 p.m. and the seminar presentation will run from 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.</span></p><p style="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:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Location </span><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">46-3189 </span></p><p style="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:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Registration </span><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">Register</span><a style="text-decoration:none" href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/making-it-all-add-up-part-ii-the-big-financial-decisions-registration-31289628120" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(152,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"> here</span></a><span style="color:rgb(152,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">.</span></p><br><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(152,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Knitting 101</span></p><p style="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">Hosted by MIT Spouses and Partners Connect</span></p><p style="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">If you are interested in learning to knit, this is your course! We&#39;ll learn the basics of knitting such as cast-on, cast-off, knit or purl. We&#39;ll also learn how to choose the yarn and needles for a project, and how to read a simple pattern. At the end of the course, you will not just have learned the basics of knitting, but you will have made your own cowl.</span></p><p style="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:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Dates and Time </span><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">Tuesday, April 4 to Tuesday, April 25 (4 sessions), 6:00 - 7:30 PM</span></p><p style="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:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Location </span><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">5-232</span></p><p style="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:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Registration </span><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">MIT students $55, other students and MIT affiliates $65, general public $80. MIT Spouses prices adjusted to their spouse status. For more information or to reserve a spot follow the link:</span><a style="text-decoration:none" href="https://goo.gl/forms/GVCn5kv6bsBmLulj2" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"> </span><span style="color:rgb(152,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">https://goo.gl/forms/<wbr>GVCn5kv6bsBmLulj2</span></a><span style="color:rgb(152,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"> </span><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">or contact Adelaida (</span><a style="text-decoration:none"><span style="color:rgb(152,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">adelaidanogales@gmail.com</span></a><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">).</span></p><br><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(152,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Lace Knitting</span></p><p style="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">Hosted by MIT Spouses and Partners Connect</span></p><p style="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">Do you know that you can also knit your own garments for spring and summer time? With the Lace knitting technique you can knit from wonderful summer sweaters to charming shawls for your summer nights. With this course you will learn this technique (reading lace knitting patterns, best cast-ons and bind-offs for lace, lace stitches, and blocking techniques) by making a gorgeous lace shawl. Level: Advanced beginner (you need to know how to cast on, knit, purl, and bind off). </span></p><p style="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:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Dates and Time </span><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">Tuesday, April 4 to Tuesday, April 25 (4 sessions), 7:30 - 9:00 PM</span></p><p style="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:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Location </span><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">5-232</span></p><p style="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:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Registration </span><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">MIT students $55, other students and MIT affiliates $65, general public $80. MIT Spouses prices adjusted to their spouse status. For more information or to reserve a spot follow the link:</span><a style="text-decoration:none" href="https://goo.gl/forms/GVCn5kv6bsBmLulj2" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"> </span><span style="color:rgb(152,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">https://goo.gl/forms/<wbr>GVCn5kv6bsBmLulj2</span></a><span style="color:rgb(152,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"> </span><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">or contact Adelaida (</span><a style="text-decoration:none"><span style="color:rgb(152,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">adelaidanogales@gmail.com</span></a><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">).</span></p><br><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(152,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">MIT Spring Career Fair</span></p><p style="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">Hosted by MIT Global Education and Career Development</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;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">Whether you&#39;re looking for an internship or job, or just want to network and explore opportunities, come meet with recruiters from 75 companies and diverse industries. These companies are looking for MIT students (grad and undergrad!) and postdocs, and we select them to ensure a range of opportunities. MIT alumni are also welcome. MIT ID cards will be required to enter on the day of the fair. This event is not open to the public, including MIT staff or spouses. Once you register for the fair, your resume will automatically be added to the MIT Spring Career Fair Resume Book -- even if you can’t attend the fair in person. The Resume Book will be available to employers attending the fair, plus it is also available to many employers who could not get space at the fair. We always have strong demand for this book! </span></p><p style="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:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Date and Time </span><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">Wednesday, April 5, 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM</span></p><p style="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:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Location </span><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">Johnson Athletic Center</span></p><p style="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:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Registration</span><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"> Register </span><a style="text-decoration:none" href="https://springcareerfair.mit.edu/#!/candidate" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(152,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">here</span></a><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">.</span></p><br><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(152,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Solve MIT Challenge Design Workshop</span></p><p style="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">Hosted by Solve MIT</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><a style="text-decoration:none" href="http://solve.mit.edu/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(152,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Solve</span></a><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"> challenge design workshops are a unique opportunity for like-minded organizations to co-host sessions with 30-80 industry experts, entrepreneurs, and those passionate about social impact innovation to inform Solve’s future challenges. Challenge design workshop attendees work together in subgroups of 8-10 to workshop specific questions around Solve’s four pillars: education, health, climate and sustainability, and economic prosperity. These sessions aim to fulfill the following objectives: (1) Inform upcoming challenges to be launched on Solve’s open innovation platform, (2) Convene cross-sector leaders around Solve’s mission and give them the opportunity to be a part of the Solve community, and (3) Establish a global network of strategists that will continue to unite around Solve’s challenges and open innovation methodology. Challenge design workshops are 90 minutes-2 hours long and led by experienced facilitators who provide the groups with a series of prompts around Solve’s pillars using human-centered design methodology. Table facilitators guide each subgroup through 4 phases: framing (15-30 minutes) brainstorming (30 minutes), refining (30-45 minutes), and reporting back (15 minutes). </span></p><p style="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:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Date and Time</span><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"> Wednesday, April 5, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM</span></p><p style="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:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Location </span><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">Student Center (Building W20) Room 400</span></p><p style="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:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Registration </span><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">Register </span><a style="text-decoration:none" href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/solve-mit-challenge-design-workshop-march-20-or-april-5-tickets-31939078644" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(152,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">here</span></a><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">. </span></p><br><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(152,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">2017 German American Conference</span></p><p style="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">Hosted by the 2017 German American Conference Organizing Committee</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;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">The 9th German American Conference at Harvard brings together leaders from business, politics, academia and media. Taking place on April 7-9, 2017, it will inspire leadership, foster dialogue and promote innovation. Participants will engage in discussions on the most pressing transatlantic challenges of our time. With more than 700 participants and 30 speakers, it is the largest student-led conference of its kind in the United States. Please find more information on </span><a style="text-decoration:none" href="http://germanamericanconference.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(152,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">http://<wbr>germanamericanconference.org/</span></a><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">. Among this year&#39;s speakers are Joe Kaeser (CEO, Siemens), Alexander Graf Lambsdorff (Vice President, European Parliament), Gina McCarthy (13th Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency), Dr. Karl-Thomas Neumann (CEO, Opel/President Europe, GM), Nicholas Burns (former U.S. Ambassador to NATO) and many more. We invite anyone who is interested in furthering transatlantic relations to attend the conference. </span></p><p style="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:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Date and Time </span><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">Friday, April 7 to Sunday, April 9</span></p><p style="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:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Location</span><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"> Boston Convention Center</span></p><p style="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:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Registration </span><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">Tickets (Post-Docs are eligible for tickets of the category ‘faculty’) are on sale and can be found here:</span><a style="text-decoration:none" href="http://germanamericanconference.org/tickets/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(152,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"> http://<wbr>germanamericanconference.org/<wbr>tickets/</span></a></p><br><p style="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">Upcoming Deadlines</span></p><br><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(152,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Ask Me About 2017</span></p><p style="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">Hosted by MIT Priscilla King Gray Public Service Center</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;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">Are you passionate about sharing your knowledge with broad audiences? We&#39;re looking for enthusiastic MIT community members to engage the public with MIT&#39;s fascinating research, student activities, and people! </span><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">Sign up for a 1.5-2 hour shift on April 18th to share your MIT experience</span><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">. Bring a prop/poster/demo/image about your research, studies, or hobbies at MIT and join your peers in answering questions about your selected topic. Participants will come to a brief training prior to April 18th to prepare for engaging with the public in this fun and creative partnership. Ask Me About is part of the Cambridge Science Festival and the Priscilla King Gray Public Service Center sponsored MIT Together in Service: City Days. </span><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">Please fill out this </span><a style="text-decoration:none" href="https://goo.gl/forms/8yOyEgDXe3TWfl2m2" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(152,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">form</span></a><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"> if you&#39;d like to sign up as a group or an individual volunteer -- deadline is April 4th!</span><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">  Limited funds are available for props/equipment and hands-on demos. If you have any additional questions please feel free to email Sarah Bouchard at </span><a style="text-decoration:none"><span style="color:rgb(152,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">sarahbou@mit.edu</span></a><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">.</span></p><br><p style="text-align:justify;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(152,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Falling Walls Lab Boston</span></p><p style="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">Hosted by Falling Walls Lab Boston</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;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">Do you have an idea? Come to Harvard April 9th 2017 to pitch it in front of our panel of leading business leaders and academics for a chance to change the world and win a trip to Berlin to make it happen. Join the German American Conference for the first annual Falling Walls Lab Boston hosted at Harvard. The Falling Walls Lab is a platform for academics, entrepreneurs and professionals from all disciplines to present their research, work, business model, innovative project or idea. Each participant has 3 minutes to present their idea on our stage and the winner will be invited to Berlin in November to pitch their idea at the Falling Walls Lab finale in Berlin and is awarded a ticket for the international Falling Walls Conference on November 9, 2017. </span></p><p style="text-align:justify;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:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Applications can be submitted through the website </span><a style="text-decoration:none" href="http://www.falling-walls.com/lab" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(152,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">www.falling-walls.com/lab</span></a><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">.</span><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"> All are welcome to participate and to watch on the 9th. </span></p><br><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(152,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">New England Future Faculty Workshop at Northeastern University</span></p><p style="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">Hosted by the NE-FWW Planning Committee</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;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">We would like to invite them to participate in the New England Future Faculty Workshop for Women in STEM Fields (NE-FFW) on the Northeastern University campus in Boston, Massachusetts on August 10, 2017.  The NE-FFW is designed specifically for women in STEM fields who are late-stage PhD students and postdoctoral scholars and interested in an academic career. The NE-FFW is focused on the academic job search.  The format of the one-day workshop includes faculty-led interactive discussions and peer-to-peer interactions.  Workshop topics include:  Finding Your Institutional Fit, Standing Out in the Interview, Reviewing CVs, Developing a Research Statement, Negotiating the Job Offer, and more.  To learn more about the New England Future Faculty Workshop for Women in STEM Fields, go to:</span><a style="text-decoration:none" href="http://www.northeastern.edu/advance/recruitment/future-faculty-workshop/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"> </span><span style="color:rgb(152,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">http://www.northeastern.edu/<wbr>advance/recruitment/future-<wbr>faculty-workshop/</span></a><span style="color:rgb(152,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">.</span><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"> </span><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">To participate in the NE-FFW, </span><a style="text-decoration:none" href="http://www.northeastern.edu/advance/recruitment/future-faculty-workshop/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(152,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Apply by May 26</span><span style="color:rgb(152,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:6.6pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:super;background-color:transparent">th</span><span style="color:rgb(152,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"> online here.</span></a></p><br><div style="margin-left:0pt" dir="ltr"><table style="border:medium;width:468pt;border-collapse:collapse"><colgroup><col width="*"></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height:0pt"><td style="padding:5pt;border:1pt solid rgb(255,255,255);vertical-align:middle;background-color:rgb(67,67,67)"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(255,255,255);font-family:arial;font-size:14pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">CHECK OUT THESE SITES FOR ADDITIONAL EVENTS </span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><a style="text-decoration:none" href="http://postdocs.mit.edu/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(255,255,255);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">postdocs.mit.edu</span></a><span style="color:rgb(255,255,255);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"> (Office VPR)</span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><a style="text-decoration:none" href="https://gecd.mit.edu/mit-events" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(255,255,255);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">MIT GECD Events</span></a></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><a style="text-decoration:none" href="http://spouses.mit.edu/mit-events" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(255,255,255);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">MIT Spouses&amp;Partners Events</span></a></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><a style="text-decoration:none" href="http://events.mit.edu/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(255,255,255);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">MIT Events</span></a></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><a style="text-decoration:none" href="http://bostonpostdocs.org/events-calendar/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(255,255,255);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Boston PDA Events</span></a></p><p style="line-height:1.38;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ant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"> </span></p><p style="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">Offers social and career-related groups and events for your spouse/partner/family. For more information and event listings, visit </span><a style="text-decoration:none" href="http://spouses.mit.edu/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(152,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">http://spouses.mit.edu/</span></a><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">. </span></p><br><p style="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">MIT Employee Resource Groups</span></p><p style="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">Join an Employee Resource Group (ERG) at MIT!</span></p><p style="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">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. Current ERGs include: </span></p><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li 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;list-style-type:disc;background-color:transparent" dir="ltr"><p style="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">African, Black, American, Caribbean @MIT (ABAC@MIT) ERG</span></p></li><li 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;list-style-type:disc;background-color:transparent" dir="ltr"><p style="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">Asian Pacific American ERG</span></p></li><li 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;list-style-type:disc;background-color:transparent" dir="ltr"><p style="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">Latino ERG,</span></p></li><li 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;list-style-type:disc;background-color:transparent" dir="ltr"><p style="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">Lesbian, Gay, ,Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) ERG</span></p></li><li 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;list-style-type:disc;background-color:transparent" dir="ltr"><p style="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">Millennials ERG</span></p></li><li 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;list-style-type:disc;background-color:transparent" dir="ltr"><p style="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">Women in IT ERG</span></p></li></ul><p style="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">Check out the link for more information and upcoming events: </span><a style="text-decoration:none" href="http://hrweb.mit.edu/diversity/ergs/current" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(152,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">http://hrweb.mit.edu/<wbr>diversity/ergs/current</span></a></p><br><div style="margin-left:0pt" dir="ltr"><table style="border:medium;border-collapse:collapse"><colgroup><col width="264"></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height:0pt"><td style="padding:5pt;border:1pt solid rgb(255,255,255);vertical-align:top;background-color:rgb(152,0,0)"><p style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(255,255,255);font-family:arial;font-size:18pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">OTHER RESOURCES</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><br><p style="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">Free Membership for the National Postdoctoral Association</span></p><p style="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">The National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) is a member-driven organization that provides a unique, national voice for postdoctoral scholars. Since 2003, we have taken on the ambitious agenda to enhance the quality of the postdoctoral experience in the United States. We have assumed a leadership role in addressing the many issues confronting the postdoctoral community that are national in scope and requiring action beyond the local level. Get your free affiliate membership with the National Postdoctoral Association here: </span><a style="text-decoration:none" href="http://www.nationalpostdoc.org/?page=individual_members" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(152,0,0);font-family:arial;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">http://www.nationalpostdoc.<wbr>org/?page=individual_members</span></a></p><br></b>​</div></div>