<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background:white;color:black"><font face="sans-serif"><i>On behalf of the Boston Postdoctoral Association...</i></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background:white;color:black"><font face="sans-serif"><br></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background:white;color:black"><font face="sans-serif">The Boston Postdoctoral Association (BPDA) is excited to invite you to a 2-day Symposium on Careers and Collaboration in Science (B-SoCCS) on June 16th-17th at the Broad Institute. We have career tracks specifically tailored to postdocs aiming for academic or industry positions. Our program includes practical skills development workshops, a poster session, 2 renowned keynote speakers (Phil Sharp, Nobel laureate and Jay Bradner, NIBR President), a reception, and extensive networking opportunities.</font></span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><div id="m_-526513989725038695m_7140394819561569441divRpF767497"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><u></u><font face="sans-serif"> </font><u></u></span></p></div><div id="m_-526513989725038695m_7140394819561569441divRpF767497"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><font face="sans-serif">We are actively recruiting both general registrants as well as poster and oral presenters and volunteers.  All presenters and volunteers will have the opportunity to attend this excellent training opportunity at no cost, Presenters will have an opportunity to win a travel award or a presenter prize including an iPad or gift card.  Graduate students are encouraged to volunteer to have an opportunity to attend. To submit your abstract, please visit: </font><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.bsoccs2017.org/" target="_blank"><font face="sans-serif">https://www.bsoccs2017.org</font></a><font face="sans-serif">.</font></span></span></p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><font face="sans-serif"> </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><span class="m_-526513989725038695m_7140394819561569441textrun"><font face="sans-serif">We look forward to seeing you at our symposium!</font></span><span class="m_-526513989725038695m_7140394819561569441eop"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><font face="sans-serif"><br></font></span></p><span style="color:black"><span style="color:black"><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="m_-526513989725038695m_7140394819561569441normaltextrun"><span style="color:black"><font face="sans-serif">Thank you,</font></span></span><span class="m_-526513989725038695m_7140394819561569441eop"><span style="color:black"><font face="sans-serif"> </font></span></span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_-526513989725038695m_7140394819561569441paragraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline;word-wrap:break-word"><span class="m_-526513989725038695m_7140394819561569441normaltextrun"><span style="color:black"><font face="sans-serif">B-SoCCS organizing committee</font></span></span><span class="m_-526513989725038695m_7140394819561569441eop"><span style="color:black"><font face="sans-serif"> </font></span></span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_-526513989725038695m_7140394819561569441paragraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline;word-wrap:break-word"><span class="m_-526513989725038695m_7140394819561569441normaltextrun"><span lang="EN-CA" style="color:black"><font face="sans-serif">FB Group: </font><a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/BSOCCS2017/%20" target="_blank"><font face="sans-serif">www.facebook.com/groups/BSOCCS2017/ </font></a></span></span><span class="m_-526513989725038695m_7140394819561569441eop"><span style="color:black"><font face="sans-serif"> </font></span></span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_-526513989725038695m_7140394819561569441paragraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline;word-wrap:break-word"><span class="m_-526513989725038695m_7140394819561569441normaltextrun"><span lang="EN-CA" style="color:black"><font face="sans-serif">Twitter:</font><a href="http://www.twitter.com/BPDA_SOCCS%20" target="_blank"><font face="sans-serif"> @BPDA_SOCCS</font></a></span></span><span class="m_-526513989725038695m_7140394819561569441eop"><span style="color:black"><a href="http://www.twitter.com/BPDA_SOCCS%20" target="_blank"><font face="sans-serif"> </font></a></span></span><span style="color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_-526513989725038695m_7140394819561569441paragraph" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline;word-wrap:break-word"><span class="m_-526513989725038695m_7140394819561569441eop"><span style="color:black"><font face="sans-serif"> </font></span></span></p><span class="m_-526513989725038695m_7140394819561569441eop"><span style="color:black"><p class="m_-526513989725038695m_7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