<div dir="ltr"><p id="m_-4146012430627684842gmail-docs-internal-guid-80cc9b24-0b49-df1a-5f01-a7d3f605bc65" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><i>On behalf of the MIT-PDA Election Committee...</i></span></p><p id="m_-4146012430627684842gmail-docs-internal-guid-80cc9b24-0b49-df1a-5f01-a7d3f605bc65" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><br></span></p><p id="m_-4146012430627684842gmail-docs-internal-guid-80cc9b24-0b49-df1a-5f01-a7d3f605bc65" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:14.66px">Dear Postdocs, </span></font></p><p id="m_-4146012430627684842gmail-docs-internal-guid-80cc9b24-0b49-df1a-5f01-a7d3f605bc65" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal"><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:14.66px"><br></span></font></p><p id="m_-4146012430627684842gmail-docs-internal-guid-80cc9b24-0b49-df1a-5f01-a7d3f605bc65" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><b>The general elections for the MIT Postdoctoral Association (MIT-PDA) officers positions will take place on Monday 9/18/17 at 1:30pm in the Koch Institute room 76-156.</b></span></p><p id="m_-4146012430627684842gmail-docs-internal-guid-80cc9b24-0b49-df1a-5f01-a7d3f605bc65" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><br></span></p><p id="m_-4146012430627684842gmail-docs-internal-guid-80cc9b24-0b49-df1a-5f01-a7d3f605bc65" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><b>Interested in running? </b></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:14.66px">Continue reading the sections below detailing the (1) eligibility requirements, (2) roles and responsibilities of each officer position, and (3) election procedures.</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:14.66px"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">To run, s</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent">ubmit a candidate nomination form<span> </span><b><a style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScSPp-szk55iaYygcrHoR3APEPnKzC8rQMlV3DE7E02toaTRw/viewform" target="_blank">here</a> </b>by Wednesday 9/13/17 and send your statement (see eligibility requirements below) in an email by Wednesday 9/13/17 to<span> </span><a style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-weight:bold" href="mailto:pda-elections@mit.edu" target="_blank">pda-elections@mit.edu</a>. </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Note: there will be a MANDATORY training workshop for newly elected officers on 9/21/17 from 12-5pm. </span></p><p id="m_-4146012430627684842gmail-docs-internal-guid-80cc9b24-0b49-df1a-5f01-a7d3f605bc65" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><br></span></p><p id="m_-4146012430627684842gmail-docs-internal-guid-80cc9b24-0b49-df1a-5f01-a7d3f605bc65" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><b style="font-size:14.66px">Not interested in running?<span> </span></b><span style="font-size:14.66px">We still encourage you to attend and vote! </span><span style="font-size:14.66px">All MIT postdocs are members of the MIT PDA and therefore can nominate candidates for office and vote at general elections. </span><span style="font-size:14.66px">Continue reading the sections below detailing the roles and responsibilities of each officer position and the election procedures.</span><br></span></p><p id="m_-4146012430627684842gmail-docs-internal-guid-80cc9b24-0b49-df1a-5f01-a7d3f605bc65" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><br></span></p><p id="m_-4146012430627684842gmail-docs-internal-guid-80cc9b24-0b49-df1a-5f01-a7d3f605bc65" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><span style="font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">If you are interested in being part of the Election Committee and helping out on the day of the elections, please email </span><a style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small" href="mailto:pda-elections@mit.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><b>pda-elections@mit.edu</b></span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">.</span><br></span></p><p id="m_-4146012430627684842gmail-docs-internal-guid-80cc9b24-0b49-df1a-5f01-a7d3f605bc65" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><span style="font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><br></span></span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><span style="font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">If you have any questions regarding the election, especially regarding candidate eligibility, please email</span></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"> </span><a style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" href="mailto:pda-elections@mit.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><b>pda-elections@mit.edu</b></span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">.</span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><br></span></p><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><br></p></span><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><u><font size="4">Candidate Eligibility Requirements</font></u></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><br></span></p><ul style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal"><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;background-color:transparent" dir="ltr"><p style="text-align:justify;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Candidates must be physically present at the General Elections.</span></p></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;background-color:transparent" dir="ltr"><p style="text-align:justify;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Candidates must have an appointment at MIT of Postdoctoral Associate or Postdoctoral Fellow.</span></p></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;background-color:transparent" dir="ltr"><p style="text-align:justify;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Candidates will be required to send a statement (&lt;400 words) describing their qualifications and interest in the position. Candidate statements will be compiled and shared via email to MIT postdocs in advance of the elections. Statements must be submitted to<span> </span><b><a style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" href="mailto:pda-elections@mit.edu" target="_blank">pda-elections@mit.edu</a></b><span> </span>by 9/8/17.</span></p></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;list-style-type:disc;background-color:transparent" dir="ltr"><p style="text-align:justify;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Candidates<span> </span></span><span style="font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">running for President</span><span style="font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><span> </span>must have previously served as an MIT PDA Officer for a minimum of 60 days or attended a minimum of one third of all PDA monthly Meetings within a 12 month period immediately preceding the election.</span></p></li></ul><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal"><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><a style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" href="https://pda.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/CONSTITUTION-OF-THE-MIT-POSTDOCTORAL-ASSOCIATION-Ratified-April-10-2017.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Link to MIT PDA Constitution</span></a></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><a style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" href="https://pda.mit.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/BYLAWS-OF-THE-MIT-POSTDOCTORAL-ASSOCIATION-Ratified-April-10-2017.pdf" target="_blank">Link to MIT PDA Bylaws</a></span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><br></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"></span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Note: there will be a MANDATORY training workshop for newly elected officers on 9/21/17 from 12-5pm. </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">If you have any questions regarding candidate eligibility, please email<span> </span></span><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><a style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" href="mailto:pda-elections@mit.edu" target="_blank">pda-elections@mit.edu</a><font color="#000000">.</font></span></b></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><font color="#000000"><br></font></span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><br></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"></span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"></span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><u><font size="4">MIT PDA Officer Position Details</font></u></span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"></span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><br></span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><b><u><i>Executive Board Members</i></u></b></span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent"><b><br></b></span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent"><b>President</b></span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">The President of the PDA is responsible for representing the Postdocs of MIT at both an institution and national level. The President is in charge of chairing PDA meetings and general supervision of PDA affairs including managing the Committees.  The President must ensure that the association is working to fulfill the mission of providing support to the postdocs at MIT.</span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent"><br></span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent"><b>Vice President</b></span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">The Vice President assists and works closely with the President of the PDA. The VP is in charge of chairing meetings and assuming other responsibilities of the President when the president is absent (which is not uncommon given the short appointments and busy schedules of Postdocs). The VP can also assist with the management of Committees, interactions with Institute representatives, and the carrying out of PDA aims.</span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent"><br></span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent"><b>Treasurer</b></span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">The Treasurer&#39;s primary duty is to maintain accurate accounting of the PDA&#39;s various committees and funds in order to help establish a budget for each committee and to keep the PDA financially viable.</span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent"><br></span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent"><b>Corresponding Secretary</b></span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">The Corresponding Secretary is in charge of the PDA’s correspondence, which involves answering and forwarding all emails and keeping the postdoc community informed about events through the weekly newsletter.</span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent"><br></span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent"><b>Recording Secretary</b></span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">The Recording Secretary is a member of the PDA board of directors who actively participate in PDA decision making. Primary responsibilities of the recording secretary include keeping the detailed minutes of PDA meetings and maintaining all the PDA records in a timely and orderly fashion.</span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><br></span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"></span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"></span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><b><u><i>Standing Committee Chairs</i></u></b></span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent"><br></span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent"><b>Advocacy Committee Chair</b></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">The advocacy committee advocates for the rights and benefits of all postdocs at MIT. The chair listens and respond to postdocs on advocacy issues that are important to them. The chair communicates with the key MIT administration nodes of MIT including, the office of the vice president for research (VPR), central HR, departmental HR, MIT work-life center, International scholars office (ISCHo), Benefits office, Payroll office, and relevant Faculty.</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent"><br></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent"><b>Professional Development Committee Chair</b></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">The role of the Professional Development Committee is to help all postdocs in shaping their careers by organizing career-building workshops, research symposiums, industry ventures, etc.</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent"><br></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent"><b>Community Building Committee Chair</b></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">The objective of the Community Building Committee is to ensure active participation and involvement of all the postdocs with rest of the MIT community and beyond. We organize several events throughout the calendar year to facilitate an environment where postdocs can come out of their regular work schedules and get to know their fellow postdocs.</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent"><br></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent"><b>IT/Information Flow Committee Chair</b></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">The IT Committee sets up efficient communication and publicity systems (i.e. Email Listserv, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook groups, etc.), maintains and up-to-date internet site of resources and information, and establish consistency and continuity in the mission, organization, and conduct of the PDA.</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent"><br></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent"><b>Alumni Committee Chair</b></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">The Alumni Committee contributes to the effort to streamline MIT Alumni Association&#39;s Infinite Connection (IC) sign up, and then to promote it widely to postdocs. Its purpose is to build the whole area of postdoc alumni, create communications and events in these areas, and maximize the IC resource for postdocs.</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent"><br></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent"><b>Fundraising Committee Chair</b></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">The Fundraising Committee works with businesses and organizations to generate additional funds to support PDA activities. A key revenue-generating event is a vendor fair held in the early spring.</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent"><br></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent"><b>Human Affairs Committee Chair</b></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">The Human Affairs Committee promotes inclusion, respect, and fair treatment of all postdocs within the MIT community. This is achieved by  planning events, such as the monthly coffee hour. The HA Chair participates in and promotes health and wellness programs, advertises these resources to postdocs, and works with the administration to improve current programs. The HA chair also represents the postdoctoral community as a member of the MIT Committee on Race and Diversity.</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent"><br></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent"><b>Orientation Committee Chair</b></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">The Orientation Committee is in charge of coordinating the PDA Orientation for new Postdocs. Additional duties include collecting survey results to better understand the concerns of incoming postdocs and providing feedback to the PDA and HR about any such concerns.</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent"><br></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent"><b>The Postdoc Initiative Grants (PInG) Committee Chair</b></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">The Postdoc Initiatives Grant (PInG) Committee oversees the solicitation and selection of awards to seed the funding of new initiatives to benefit the postdoc community. The PInG Committee Chair is also responsible for being the point person for all ongoing and new PInG initiatives.  Previous initiatives include: Postdoc Organization for Women Engaged in Research (POWER), Postdoc Yoga, Glimpse: the postdoc podcast, Postdoc Zumba, and Postdoc Running Group.</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent"><br></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent"><b>Sports Committee Chair</b></span></p><p style="text-align:justify;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">The Sports Committee of the PDA is building a vibrant, welcoming community for MIT postdocs through sports and social events. We organize pick-up games (volleyball, soccer, basketball…) open to anyone, regardless of their skill level, followed by socials that usually involve free food. Over last year, the Sports Committee organized weekly Sports &amp; Pizza Thursdays.</span></p><p style="text-align:justify;color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"></span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">If you want more information about the roles and responsibilities of the different officer positions, please attend the PDA General Meeting on 9/11/17 in E25-401. Officers will be presenting a final report of their activities during 2016-2017.</span></p><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal"><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">More information is also available at the<span> </span></span><a style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" href="https://pda.mit.edu/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">PDA Website</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">.</span></b></p><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal"><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal"><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><font size="4"><u>Election Procedures</u></font></span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;line-height:1.38;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal" dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><font size="4"><u><br></u></font></span></p><ul style="color:rgb(34,34,34);text-transform:none;text-indent:0px;letter-spacing:normal;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal"><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;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="font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Attendees will be required to bring their MIT ID to ensure their status as MIT Postdocs.</span></p></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;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="font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Candidates will give a 2-3 minute speech about their interest and qualifications for the position.</span></p></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;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="font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Candidates may be requested to answer questions.</span></p></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;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="font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Candidates must secure a majority of votes to be elected.</span></p></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;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="font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">Election procedures will be enforced by and are at the discretion of the Election Committee and the Election Committee Chair.</span></p></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;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="font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent">More specific details regarding election procedures will be announced soon.</span></p></li></ul><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><br></span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;font-size:11pt;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><b><u><font size="4">To run, s</font></u></b></span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;background-color:transparent"><b><u><font size="4">ubmit a candidate nomination form </font></u></b><a style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScSPp-szk55iaYygcrHoR3APEPnKzC8rQMlV3DE7E02toaTRw/viewform" target="_blank"><b><font size="4">here</font></b></a><b><u><font size="4"> by Wednesday 9/13/17!</font></u></b></span></span></p></div>