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<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><font face="Arial" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;">It’s time for HUBweek, “Festival of the Future”. This greater Boston collaboration will run from Tuesday, October 10th - Friday, October 15th
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<div class=""><b class="" style="color: rgb(131, 17, 0); font-family: Arial;"><font size="4" class="">A Postdoc Conversation about IP and Conflict of Interest</font></b></div>
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<p class="MsoTitle"><span class="" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class="">The MIT Postdoctoral Association is pleased to host representatives from the MIT Technology Licensing Office (TLO) and Office of Sponsored
Programs (OSP) to discuss issues involving MIT postdocs. The TLO will discuss procedures for protecting your intellectual property throughout your research time at MIT. The MIT COI Officer will address important questions regarding consulting privileges for
postdocs, startups and adviser-trainee conflicts arising from financial and other outside professional activities which may impact lab dynamics. Lunch will be served. </font></span></p>
<div class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><b class="">Date and Time </b></span></font><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Thursday, October 12, 12:00 – 1:30 PM</span></div>
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<div class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial;"><b class="">Registration </b></span><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Registration required on</span><b class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"> </b><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd3fk4QAspe6IQ563YeCAB-d0L2nzI-urBAATeLxoAMP1yt_A/viewform" class=""><span class=""><span class=""><font color="#0061ff" class="">Google
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<div class=""><b class="" style="font-family: Arial;"><font color="#831100" size="4" class="">Elections for MIT-PDA Corresponding Secretary & Orientation Committee Chair</font></b></div>
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<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class="">We are looking for postdocs to join our team as Corresponding Secretary and Orientation Committee Chair. Interested postdocs should
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<div class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><b class="">Date and Time </b></span></font><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Monday, November 13, 12:00 PM</span></div>
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<div class=""><b class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><i class="">Hosted by MIT-PDA</i> Sports Committee </b></div>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class="">Join us for outdoor volleyball every Thursday throughout the summer! Never played before? Don’t worry! All abilities are welcome. If
you are a beginner, we encourage you to show up early to learn how to play and improve skills. Afterwards, we’ll head to the Muddy for drinks (requires ID) and occasionally pizzas. Anyone can join for the Muddy afterwards (you just need to be with someone
who has MIT ID) provided you are 21 or over. Note the Muddy is cash only if you want to buy drinks. <b class="">Please also add yourself to our</b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1499342643696472/" class=""><b class=""><span class="" style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;"> </span></b></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1499342643696472/" class=""><span class=""><span class=""><font color="#0061ff" class=""><b class="">sports
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<div class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><b class="">Date and Time </b></span></font><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Every Thursday starting 5:15 PM til dusk</span></div>
<div class=""><b class="" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial;">Location </b><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">Sand court between Buildings 62 and 64</span></div>
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PDA </span></u></b><span lang="EN" class="" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1499342643696472/" class=""><b class=""><span class=""><font color="#0061ff" class="">sports Facebook group</font></span></b></a><b class=""><u class=""> for
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<p class="normal"><b class=""><u class=""><span lang="EN" class="" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.466665267944336px;">PDA and Strategic Games Society (SGS) Partnership<o:p class=""></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" class=""><font face="Arial" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Thanks to an MIT-PDA partnership, MIT postdocs may join for free the weekly board games hosted by the MIT Strategic Games Society (MIT-SGS).
Moreover, you can bring non-MIT friends for a small fee of $5 per year. <b class="">SGS meets every Friday at 7PM in MIT Building 50-316 (Walker Memorial Hall, Floor 3, Room 16) for board games and card games. </b>Gaming sessions typically go until around
12-2 AM. For more information about the board game branch of SGS, contact<a href="mailto:sgs-officers@mit.edu" class=""><span class="" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"> </span></a><a href="mailto:sgs-officers@mit.edu" class=""><span class=""><span class=""><font color="#0061ff" class="">the
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<p class="normal"><b class=""><u class=""><span lang="EN" class="" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.466665267944336px;">Postdoc Orientation Sessions</span></u></b></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class="">The PDA offers Postdoc Orientation Sessions open to all postdocs at MIT. Topics covered include:</font></span></p>
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<li class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Data on postdoc population at MIT</span></font></li><li class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-indent: -18pt;">MIT oversight of postdocs</span></li><li class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial; text-indent: -18pt;">Defining postdoc expectations</span></li><li class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial; text-indent: -18pt;">Differences between fellows and associates</span></li><li class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial; text-indent: -18pt;">PDA structure and initiatives</span></li><li class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial; text-indent: -18pt;">How to get involved</span></li></ul>
<div class=""><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;" class="">You may register for a session via Atlas or </span><a href="http://web.mit.edu/training/course.html?course=CDT21061c" class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;"><span class=""><span class=""><font color="#0061ff" class="">here</font></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;" class="">.
Orientation begins at noon (45-60 min) in the Atlas Service Center (E17) and lunch is provided. Dates for the semester are as follows (all Wednesdays): </span><b class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;">October 11</b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;" class="">,
October 25, November 8, November 29, December 20.</span></div>
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<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class="">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 <u class=""><a href="mailto:glimpse.podcast@gmail.com" class=""><font color="#0061ff" class="">glimpse.podcast@gmail.com</font></a></u>. For more information, please visit us at: <a href="http://glimpse.mit.edu/" class=""><span class=""><span class=""><font color="#0061ff" class="">http://glimpse.mit.edu/</font></span></span></a><a href="http://glimpse.mit.edu/" class=""><span class="" style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;"><o:p class=""></o:p></span></a></font></span></p>
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<div class="" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><b class=""><i class="">Hosted by Boston-PDA Social Committee</i></b></span></div>
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<div class="" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font class="">Do you have a killer Halloween costume that you have been waiting all year to put on? Come celebrate Halloween 2017 with Postdocs from around Boston! Enjoy free
appetizers and a cash bar at Central Wharf Co. in the financial district. Costumes are encourage, we will be having a Halloween costume contest! Tickets are free (but limited) so register ASAP! </font></span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bpda-halloween-bash-2017-tickets-38567779266" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font class="">Registration</font></a><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font class=""><strong class=""> opens
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<div class="" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font class=""><b class="">Location </b>Central Wharf Company (160 Milk St, Boston, MA 02110)</font></span></div>
<div class="" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><span class=""><font class=""><b class="">Registration </b></font></span><font face="Arial" class="">Registration opens at noon on <i class="">Tuesday, October</i> 10 on </font><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/raising-children-who-care-about-others-and-their-communities-registration-36759578890" class="">Eventbrite</a><b class=""> </b></span></div>
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<div class=""><font color="#831100" face="Arial" size="4" class=""><b class="">Community Briefing on Immigration Laws & Policies</b></font></div>
<div class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><b class=""><i class="">Co-sponsered by the Post-Election Working Group and the Offices of the Chancellor and General Counsel</i></b></span></font></div>
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attorney Dan Berger about today’s immigration landscape. Representatives from the International Scholars Office will also be there, as well as other MIT staff who support international students and scholars. If you would like to, you can submit general immigration
questions ahead of time to <a href="mailto:postelectionfeedback@mit.edu" class=""><span class="" style="color: rgb(5, 99, 193);">postelectionfeedback@mit.edu</span></a>.</font></div>
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<div class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><b class="">Date and Time </b>Tuesday, October 10, 5:00 </span></font><i class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="font-style: normal;">–</span></i><font face="Arial" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"> 6:30
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<div class="" style="font-weight: bold;"><font color="#7c2a00" face="Arial" size="4" class="">Academic Job Search</font></div>
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<div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><span class="">Wondering how to mount a successful job search in this highly competitive academic job market? This workshop presented will discuss important elements of preparing a strong
application package which includes a CV, Cover Letter, Research Statement, Teaching Statement, and Diversity Statement. This program is targeted towards all PhD students and Postdocs who may prepare for the faculty search now and in the future. In addition,
actual academic hiring committee interview questions from 20 US and international universities will be provided.</span></span></div>
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<div class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><b class="">Date and Time </b>Wednesday, October 11, 1:00 </span></font><i class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="font-style: normal;">–</span></i><font face="Arial" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"> 2:30
PM</span></font></div>
<div class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><b class="">Location </b>E19-202</span></font></div>
<div class=""><font class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><b class="">Registration </b></span></font><span class="" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial;">Regi</span><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Arial;">stration
re</span><span class="" style="font-family: Arial;">quired on</span><b class="" style="font-family: Arial;"> </b><a href="https://candidate.gradleaders.com/MITGECD/Candidates/Login.aspx?pid=3622" class=""><font face="Arial" class="">Careerbridge</font></a></span></div>
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<div class=""><b class="" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class=""><font size="4" color="#7c2a00" class="">Choosing Quality Child Care</font></span></b></div>
<div class=""><b class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><i class="">Hosted by MIT Work-Life Center</i></b></div>
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<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class="">This introductory discussion is specially designed for expectant parents and those new to parenting or child care. This session addresses
your different infant and toddler child care options, what child care costs, how to find and evaluate your child care choices, planning your parental leave, and the transition to parenting. Infants are welcome if alternative child care is unavailable.<o:p class=""></o:p></font></span></p>
<div class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><b class="">Date, Time & Registration<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;">
</span></b></span></font><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-style: normal;">Wednesday, October 11, 12 – 1:30 PM, </span><span class="" style="font-style: normal;"><font class="" color="#831100"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/choosing-quality-child-care-registration-36761794517?lang=en-us&locale=en_US&last_touch=1501866940&view=domo" class="">Register</a></font></span></i></span></div>
<div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><i class=""><b class="" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span></b></i></span><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-style: normal;">Wednesday,
November 8, 12 – 1:30 PM, </span><span class="" style="font-style: normal;"><font class="" color="#831100"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/choosing-quality-child-care-registration-36761795520?lang=en-us&locale=en_US&last_touch=1501866955&view=domo" class="">Register</a></font></span></i></span></div>
<div class=""><b class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span></b><b class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><i class=""><span class="" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Wednesday,
December 13, 12 – 1:30 PM, </span><span class="" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><font class="" color="#831100"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/choosing-quality-child-care-registration-36761796523?lang=en-us&locale=en_US&last_touch=1501866975&view=domo" class="">Register</a></font></span></i></b></div>
<div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><i class=""><b class="" style="font-style: normal;">Location </b><span class="" style="font-style: normal;">NE49-5000</span></i></span></div>
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<div class=""><b class="" style="font-family: Arial;"><i class=""><b class="" style="font-style: normal;"><font color="#831100" size="4" class="">Negotiating a Job Offer</font></b></i></b></div>
<div class=""><b class="" style="font-family: Arial;"><i class=""><b class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Hosted by MIT Global Education & Career Development</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-style: normal; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre;">
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<div class=""><span class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class="">This workshop will examine the many variables that exist during the evaluation and negotiation process of Job Offers. How do you know if this job is right for
you? Salary vs. Total Compensation will be looked at. Strategies on the negotiation process will be discussed along with should you negotiate and “What Can” and “What Can Not” be negotiated. These strategies are used throughout your career. </font></span></span></div>
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<div class=""><span class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class=""><b class="">Date and Time </b>Thursday, October 12, 2:00 </font><i class="" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="" style="font-style: normal;">–</span></i><font face="Arial" class=""> 3:30
PM</font></span></span></div>
<div class=""><span class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class=""><b class="">Location</b> E19-202</font></span></span></div>
<div class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><b class="">Registration </b></span><span class="" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial;">Regi</span><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Arial;">stration re</span><span class="" style="font-family: Arial;">quired
on</span><b class="" style="font-family: Arial;"> </b><a href="https://candidate.gradleaders.com/MITGECD/Candidates/Login.aspx?pid=3622" class=""><font face="Arial" class="">Careerbridge</font></a></span></div>
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<div class=""><font size="4" face="Arial" color="#831100" class=""><b class="">I</b><b class="">nside Graduate Admissions: Merit, Diversity, and Faculty Gatekeeping</b></font></div>
<div class=""><b class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><i class="">Hosted by </i></b><b class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><i class="">MIT Office of Graduate Education Diversity Initiatives</i></b></div>
<p class="MsoTitle"><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; color: windowtext; font-size: 14px;">This book lecture by Prof Posselt on her most recent book, </span><i class="" style="font-family: Arial; color: windowtext; font-size: 14px;">Inside Graduate
Admissions: Merit, Diversity, and Faculty Gatekeeping</i><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; color: windowtext; font-size: 14px;">, tailors a powerhouse talk to each audience, sharing firsthand observations of admission committees and interviews with
faculty from 10 top-ranked doctoral programs in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. She provides a window into the decision makers' point of view, highlighting how disciplinary norms shape the definition of merit, how professor's good intentions
around diversity often don't translate into results, and she provides concrete strategies to improve the admissions review process and promote transparency and accountability.</span></p>
<div class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><b class="">Date, Time & Registration<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;">
</span></b></span></font><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, October 12, 3:00 – 4:30 PM</span></div>
<div class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial;"><span lang="EN" class=""><i class=""><b class="" style="font-style: normal;">Location </b><span class="" style="font-style: normal;">W20-306</span></i></span></span></div>
<div class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial;"><span lang="EN" class=""><i class=""><b class="" style="font-style: normal;">Registration </b></i></span></span><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;">Registration
required on Registration required on</span><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"> </span><span class=""><font class="" color="#831100"><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><span class=""><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/inside-graduate-admissions-merit-diversity-and-faculty-gatekeeping-with-prof-julie-posselt-tickets-38204986142" class="">Eventbrite</a></span></span><i class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="font-style: normal;"> </span></i></font></span></div>
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<b class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><font color="#831100" size="4" class="">Introduction to R</font><br class="">
<i class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Hosted by MIT Libraries</i></font></b>
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Get an introduction to R, the open-source system for statistical computation and graphics. With hands-on exercises, learn how to import and manage datasets, create R objects, install and load R packages, conduct basic statistical analyses, and create common
graphical displays. This workshop is appropriate for those with little or no prior experience with R. Computers are available in the classroom or you can bring a laptop. Outlets are limited, so charge your computer ahead of time. If you are using you own laptop,
install R (<a href="https://www.r-project.org/" target="_blank" class="" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(51, 139, 197);">https://www.r-project.org/</a>) and RStudio (<a href="https://www.rstudio.com/products/rstudio/download/" target="_blank" class="" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(51, 139, 197);">https://www.rstudio.com/products/rstudio/download/</a>).</p>
<div class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><b class="">Date, Time & Registration <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;">
</span></b><font class=""><span lang="EN" class="">Tuesday, October 17, 1:00 </span></font></span></font><i class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="font-style: normal;">–</span></i><font face="Arial" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font class=""><span lang="EN" class="">3:30
PM, </span></font><font color="#831100" class=""><a href="http://libcal.mit.edu/event/3601774" class="">Register</a></font></span></font></div>
<div class=""><font face="Arial" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"></span>Monday, October 23, 1:00 </font><i class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="font-style: normal;">–</span></i><font face="Arial" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"> 3:30
PM, <a href="http://libcal.mit.edu/event/3601776" class="">Register</a></font></div>
<div class=""><i class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><b class="" style="font-style: normal;">Location </b></i><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;">14N-132 (DIRC)</span></div>
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<p class="normal"><b class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><font color="#831100" size="4" class="">Introduction to Satellite Remote Sensing</font><br class="">
<i class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Hosted by MIT Libraries</i></font></b></p>
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<span class="" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;">Come learn about satellite remote sensing, and an overview of the many ways to process satellite imagery. There will be demos in ENVI and ArcGIS software,
both of which are available in the GIS Lab. Note: Additional presentation times will be added based on demand.</span></p>
<div class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><b class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Date, Time & Registration </b><font class=""><span lang="EN" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, October 17, 12:00 </span></span></font></font><i class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="font-style: normal;">–</span></i><font face="Arial" class=""><font class=""><span lang="EN" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"> 1:00
PM, </span></span></font></font><a href="http://libcal.mit.edu/event/3580971" class=""><font face="Arial" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Register</font></a></div>
<div class=""><i class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><b class="" style="font-style: normal;">Location </b><span class="" style="font-style: normal;">7-238</span></i></div>
<div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><b class="">Note </b>If you register for a full session, you will be added to a waiting list</span></div>
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<p class="normal"><b class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><font color="#831100" size="4" class="">The Art of Behavioral Interviewing</font><br class="">
<i class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Hosted by MIT Global Education & Career Development</i></font></b></p>
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<p class="" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); padding: 0px;">
<span class="" style="orphans: auto; widows: auto; font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class="">While your technical skills will get you the interview, it is your behavioral attributes that will get you the job. In this workshop we will discuss preparation
and strategies for a successful interview. In addition, sample behavioral interview questions will be provided along with tips on how to answer those tough questions. </font></span></p>
<div class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><b class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Date and Time </b><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Wednesday</span><font class=""><span lang="EN" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;">, October 18, 1:00 </span></span></font></font><i class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="font-style: normal;">–</span></i><font face="Arial" class=""><font class=""><span lang="EN" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"> 2:30
PM</span></span></font></font></div>
<div class=""><i class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><b class="" style="font-style: normal;">Location </b><span class="" style="font-style: normal;">E19-202</span></i></div>
<div class=""><i class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><font face="Arial" class=""><b class="">Registration </b><span lang="EN" class="">Registration required
on </span></font></span><a href="https://candidate.gradleaders.com/MITGECD/Candidates/Login.aspx?pid=3622" class="">CareerBridge</a></span></i></div>
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<p class="normal"><b class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><font color="#831100" size="4" class="">Manage your PDFs and Citations: Zotero and Mendeley</font><br class="">
<i class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Hosted by MIT Libraries</i></font></b></p>
<p class="normal"><span class="" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial;">Using citation management software to create and maintain a collection of references or PDFs is common and important in today’s academic world. These tools will help you to save citations
from your favorite databases and websites, store related PDFs or attachments, and quickly build a bibliography for your papers and publications. We’ll review Zotero and Mendeley and show how to use them together to help your manage your PDF's and citations.</span></p>
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PM, </span></span></font></font><a href="http://libcal.mit.edu/event/3601806" class=""><font face="Arial" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Register</font></a></div>
<div class=""><i class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><b class="" style="font-style: normal;">Location </b><span class="" style="font-style: normal;">14N-132 (DIRC)</span></i></div>
<div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><b class="">Note </b>If you register for a full session, you will be added to a waiting list</span></div>
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<p class="normal"><b class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><font color="#831100" size="4" class="">Informational Interviewing 101</font><br class="">
<i class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Hosted by MIT Global Education & Career Development</i></font></b></p>
<p class="normal"><span class="" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class="">Informational interviewing is an effective, low-pressure form of networking, and a valuable tool for both career exploration and job
search. Come learn the basics of informational interviewing, including who to speak with, how to set one up, potential questions to ask, and tips on how to make the most of informational interviews.</font></span></p>
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<div class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><b class="">Date and Time </b>Thursday</span><font class=""><span lang="EN" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;">, October 19, 2:30 </span></span></font></font><i class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="font-style: normal;">–</span></i><font face="Arial" class=""><font class=""><span lang="EN" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"> 3:30
PM</span></span></font></font><font face="Arial" class=""><b class="" style="font-size: 14px;"> </b></font></div>
<div class=""><i class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><b class="" style="font-style: normal;">Location </b><span class="" style="font-style: normal;">E19-202</span></i></div>
<div class=""><i class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><font face="Arial" class=""><b class="">Registration </b><span lang="EN" class="">Registration required
on </span></font></span><a href="https://candidate.gradleaders.com/MITGECD/Candidates/Login.aspx?pid=3622" class="">CareerBridge</a></span></i></div>
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<p class="normal"><b class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><font color="#831100" size="4" class="">Open science workshop and lunch</font><br class="">
<i class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Hosted by MIT Libraries</i></font></b></p>
<p class=""><font face="Arial" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Are you curious what open science is, or how it can be beneficial for science - or your career? How can you work more openly, and what resources at MIT exist to help you be an open scientist?</font></p>
<p class=""><font face="Arial" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Join Dr. Kevin Moerman (MIT Media Lab) and Phoebe Ayers (MIT Libraries) for an exploration of these topics and more. We'll cover: </font></p>
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<li class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;">What open science practices are and why working openly can help you -- and help reproducibility in science</span></li><li class=""><font face="Arial" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Open access publishing and open access resources at MIT</font></li><li class=""><font face="Arial" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Techniques and resources for sharing data, software and hardware designs openly</font></li><li class=""><font face="Arial" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">How to make your work citable to get the credit you deserve</font></li></ul>
<p class="normal"><font face="Arial" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">All are welcome. Lunch will be served; registration required.</font></p>
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PM, </span></span></font></font><a href="http://libcal.mit.edu/event/3598952" class=""><font face="Arial" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Register</font></a></div>
<div class=""><i class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><b class="" style="font-style: normal;">Location </b><span class="" style="font-style: normal;">14N-132 (DIRC)</span></i></div>
<div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><b class="">Note </b>If you register for a full session, you will be added to a waiting list</span></div>
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<div class=""><font color="#831100" face="Arial" size="4" class=""><b class="">Patent Searching Fundamentals</b></font></div>
<div class=""><b class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><i class="">Hosted by MIT Libraries</i></b></div>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Learn </span><span class="" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">about
and s</span><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">earch for from all over the world. This hands-on session will help demystify the patent literature and show key resources
for finding patents.</span></span></p>
<div class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><b class="">Date, Time & Registration </b></span></font><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;">Thursday, November 2, 4 –</span><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="font-family: Arial;"> 5
PM, </span><a href="http://libcal.mit.edu/event/3602531" class="">Register</a></span></div>
<div class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial;"><span lang="EN" class=""><i class=""><b class="" style="font-style: normal;">Location </b><span class="" style="font-style: normal;">14N-132 (DIRC)</span></i></span></span><i class="" style="color: rgb(131, 17, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="font-style: normal;"> </span></i></div>
<div class=""><i class="" style="color: rgb(131, 17, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="font-style: normal;"><b class="" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Note </b><span class="" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">If you register for a full
session, you will be added to a waiting list</span></span></i></div>
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<div class=""><font color="#831100" face="Arial" size="4" class=""><b class="">GIS Level 2</b></font></div>
<div class=""><b class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><i class="">Hosted by MIT Libraries</i></b></div>
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<div class="" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span class="" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Expand your experience with desktop GIS software and learn how to create and edit GIS files, re-project data, and
use tools like Clip, Buffer, and Spatial Join. We will use both QGIS and ArcGIS. Previous experience with GIS software is required, such as taking the Intro GIS workshop. </span></div>
<div class="" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><b class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; orphans: auto; widows: auto;">Note </b><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; orphans: auto; widows: auto;">If you register for a full session,
you will be added to a waiting list</span></div>
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<div class=""><font class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><b class="">Date, Time & Registration </b></span></font><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;">Friday, November 3, 10 AM –</span><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class=""> 12:30 PM, </font></span><i class=""><span class="" style="font-style: normal; font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://libcal.mit.edu/event/3601817" class=""><font face="Arial" class="">Register</font></a></span></i></div>
<div class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial;"><span lang="EN" class=""><i class=""><b class="" style="font-style: normal;">Location </b><span class="" style="font-style: normal;">14N-132 (DIRC)</span></i></span></span><i class="" style="color: rgb(131, 17, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="font-style: normal;"> </span></i></div>
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<div class=""><font color="#831100" face="Arial" size="4" class=""><b class="">Data Management for Postdocs and Research Scientists</b></font></div>
<div class=""><b class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><i class="">Hosted by MIT Libraries</i></b></div>
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<div class="" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class=""><span class="" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Are you creating or managing research data? This hands-on workshop will provide an
overview of data management topics, including file organization and naming, data security and backups, tools for collaborating with others in the lab, and data publishing, storage and sharing. We'll also cover journal publisher requirements and writing the
data management plans that are required by most funders, as well as data management issues related to closing out projects and moving between institutions. Geared towards those in postdoc or research scientist roles, but all are welcome.</span><span class="" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></font></span></div>
<div class="" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span class="" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br class="">
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<div class=""><font class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><b class="">Date, Time & Registration </b>Monday</span></font><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;">, November 6, 3 PM </span><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class="">– 4:00
PM, <a href="http://libcal.mit.edu/event/3604632" class="">Register</a></font></span></div>
<div class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial;"><span lang="EN" class=""><i class=""><b class="" style="font-style: normal;">Location </b><span class="" style="font-style: normal;">14N-132 (DIRC)</span></i></span></span><i class="" style="color: rgb(131, 17, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="font-style: normal;"> </span></i></div>
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<div class=""><font color="#831100" face="Arial" size="4" class=""><b class="">Fixing Our Broken Sleep</b></font></div>
<div class=""><b class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><i class="">Hosted by MIT Work-Life Center</i></b></div>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><font face="Arial" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="color: windowtext;">In this interactive seminar, attendees will learn techniques for overcoming common sleep problems; examine
sleep from a scientific, historic, and traditional perspective; and learn the connections between sleep and health. This presentation has helped many people begin to get better sleep almost immediately. Some sleep concerns that will be addressed include:</span></font></p>
<ul class="MailOutline">
<li class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial; text-indent: -18pt;">Trouble falling asleep</span></li><li class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial; text-indent: -18pt;">Difficulty staying asleep</span></li><li class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial; text-indent: -18pt;">Excessive thinking</span></li><li class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial; text-indent: -18pt;">Waking too early</span></li><li class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial; text-indent: -18pt;">Daytime sleepiness</span></li><li class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial; text-indent: -18pt;">Sunday night insomnia</span></li><li class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial; text-indent: -18pt;">Chronic insomnia</span></li></ul>
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<div class=""><font face="Arial" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><b class="">Date, Time & Registration </b></span></font><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;">Tuesday, November 7, 12 – 1:30 PM</span></div>
<div class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial;"><span lang="EN" class=""><i class=""><b class="" style="font-style: normal;">Location </b><span class="" style="font-style: normal;">76-156</span></i></span></span></div>
<div class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial;"><span lang="EN" class=""><i class=""><b class="" style="font-style: normal;">Registration </b></i></span></span><font class="" color="#831100"><i class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Registration
required on </span><span class="" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fixing-our-broken-sleep-registration-36747397455" class="">Eventbrite</a> </span> </span></i></font></div>
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<div class=""><font color="#831100" face="Arial" size="4" class=""><b class="">Engineering Career Fair Collaborative</b></font></div>
<div class=""><b class="" style="font-family: Arial;"><b class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><i class="">Hosted by the career offices of Harvard University, Boston University College of Engineeering, Olin College, Tufts University, and MIT. </i></b></b></div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class="">Meet representatives from small engineering firms across the area seeking engineering students for full-time and internship
opportunities in innovative fields including robotics, energy, medical devices, and civil/environmental design. All levels of engineering students from the five sponsoring institutions are invited to attend.</font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class="">Note: This event is open to MIT postdocs and graduate students, but is geared to undergraduates. You may wish to look at the
company list and check their websites for information on openings.</font></span></p>
<span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class=""><b class="">Date and Time</b> Wednesday, November 15, 3:30 – 6:00 PM <br class="">
<b class="">Location</b> Sheraton Commander Hotel (16 Garden Street, Cambridge MA)</font></span>
<div class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class=""><b class="">Registration </b><span lang="EN" class="">Registration required on </span></font></span><a href="https://candidate.gradleaders.com/MITGECD/Candidates/Login.aspx?pid=3622" class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;">CareerBridge</a></div>
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<div class=""><font color="#831100" face="Arial" size="4" class=""><b class="">Eating for High Energy</b></font></div>
<div class=""><b class="" style="font-family: Arial;"><b class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><i class="">Hosted by MIT Work-Life Center</i></b></b></div>
<p class="MsoTitle"><span class="" style="color: windowtext; font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial; text-align: justify;">In this seminar, you will learn how your mitochondria affect your energy levels, what to eat to maintain high energy levels, and what to
have on hand for a quick, healthy snack. You will also learn other tips to keep you at your best all day!</span></p>
<span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class=""><span class=""><b class="">Date and Time</b> Wednesday, November 15, 5:30 – 7:00 PM (Dinner available from 5:00 pm)<br class="">
</span><b class="">Location</b> 46-3189</font></span>
<div class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class=""><b class="">Registration </b><span lang="EN" class="">Registration required on<font color="#0061ff" class=""><b class=""> </b><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/eating-for-high-energy-registration-36747050417" class=""><span class=""><span class="">Eventbrite</span></span></a></font></span></font></span>
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<font face="Arial" class=""><i class=""><b class=""><font size="4" color="#831100" class="">Raising Children Who Care About Others and Their Communities</font><br class="">
<span class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Hosted by MIT Work-Life Center</span></b></i></font><br class="">
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="color: windowtext; font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class="">This presentation will share research about children’s social, emotional, and ethical development and will describe the skills that contribute
to success in relationships, in school, and in life. Strategies will be shared for building empathy and perspective taking, and for helping children to be more compassionate in their everyday interactions.<o:p class=""></o:p></font></span></p>
<font face="Arial" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><span class=""><b class="">Date and Time</b> Thursday, November 16, 12:00 – 1:30 PM<br class="">
</span><b class="">Location</b> NE49-5145<span class=""><br class="">
</span></font><font face="Arial" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><b class="">Registration </b>Registration required on </font><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/raising-children-who-care-about-others-and-their-communities-registration-36759578890" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Eventbrite</a><br class="">
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<font face="Arial" class=""><b class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px; font-style: italic;"><br class="">
</span><font size="4" color="#831100" class="">Student Loan Repayment Strategies</font><br class="">
<i class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Hosted by MIT Work-Life Center</i></b></font><br class="">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="border: none;"><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="color: windowtext; font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class="">Student loan debt has an overwhelming impact on the lives of graduates and parents alike. This workshop will examine
ways in which graduates and parents can manage education debt and guide borrowers’ successful transition from college to repayment. Attendees will learn:</font></span></p>
<ul class="MailOutline">
<li class=""><span class="" style="color: windowtext; font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial; text-indent: -18pt;">How to identify repayment responsibilities for each loan</span></li><li class=""><span class="" style="color: windowtext; font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial; text-indent: -18pt;">Methods for reducing monthly payments</span></li><li class=""><span class="" style="color: windowtext; font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial; text-indent: -18pt;">Strategies for identifying cash flow that can be used to prepay education debt</span></li><li class=""><span class="" style="color: windowtext; font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial; text-indent: -18pt;">Ways to avoid becoming delinquent and defaulting on education debt, even during times of personal economic hardship</span></li><li class=""><span class="" style="color: windowtext; font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial; text-indent: -18pt;">The best resources for managing and maintaining a repayment strategy</span></li></ul>
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<font face="Arial" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><b class="">Date and Time</b> Tuesday, November 28, 12:00 – 1:30 PM<br class="">
<b class="">Location</b> 76-156<br class="">
<b class="">Registration</b> Registration required on </font><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/student-loan-repayment-strategies-registration-36734432677" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class="">Eventbrite</font></a><font face="Arial" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><br class="">
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<font face="Arial" class=""><b class=""><font size="4" color="#831100" class="">Raising Bilingual Children</font><br class="">
<i class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Hosted by MIT Work-Life Center</i></b></font><span class=""><br class="">
</span>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" class="" style="color: windowtext; font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class="">How might being bilingual benefit your child? What is the best way to go about raising a bilingual child? Whether
you are anticipating or already raising a multilingual child, this workshop will help guide you through that process. The discussion will include a review of the research on the effects of bilingual experiences on children’s language development, as well as
the social factors that can help children acquire and maintain fluency in more than one language.<o:p class=""></o:p></font></span></p>
<font face="Arial" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><span class=""><b class="">Date and Time</b> Tuesday, December 5, 12:00 – 1:30 PM<br class="">
</span><b class="">Location</b> 76-156<span class=""><br class="">
</span><b class="">Registration </b><span lang="EN" class="">Registra</span></font><span lang="EN" class="" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial;">tion required on <span class=""><span class="" style="color: maroon;"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/raising-bilingual-children-registration-36734319338" class="">Eventbrite</a><b class=""> </b></span></span></span><span class=""><br class="">
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<font face="Arial" class=""><font size="4" color="#831100" class=""><b class="">Postdoc Yoga</b></font><br class="">
<b class="" style="font-style: italic; font-size: 14px;">Hosted by Hadassah Segal</b></font><span class=""><br class="">
</span>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" class=""><font face="Arial" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">The next session of Postdoc Yoga begins October 11, 2017. This is an open level, gentle yoga class for postdocs and spouses/partners
of postdocs. It meets Wednesdays, 7:30pm - 8:30pm. Here are the dates for the next session/ 10 classes: Oct. 11 (56-154, all other classes are in Marlar), Oct. 18, Oct. 25, Nov. 1, Nov. 8, Nov. 15, No class Nov. 22 before Thanksgiving, Nov. 29, Dec.6, Dec.
13, Dec. 20. The Marlar Lounge is located in Room 37-252 on Vassar Street. The rate for the 10 class session is $90/ per person (no makeups or single classes). If you are interested in joining, please email me at <a href="mailto:hadassahsegal@hotmail.com" class=""><span class=""><span class=""><font color="#0061ff" class="">hadassahsegal@hotmail.com</font></span></span></a> to
reserve your spot!</font></span></p>
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<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><font size="4" color="#831100" class="" style="font-family: Arial; text-align: start;"><b class="">Gradcommx Live - Professional communication skills</b></font><br class="" style="font-family: Arial; text-align: start;">
<b class="" style="font-family: Arial; text-align: start; font-style: italic; font-size: 14px;">Hosted by MIT Office of Graduate Education</b></p>
<div class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Now open to MIT postdocs!</span></div>
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<font face="Arial" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><span class="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Part of being good at what you do is being able to </span><i class="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">explain</i><span class="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> what
it is that you do. In this free six day experimental intensive for MIT graduate students & Postdocs, you will learn and workshop six skills useful to ensure your research connects with a range of audiences:</span></font></p>
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<li class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Choosing appropriate language to avoid overwhelming your audience</span></li><li class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial; line-height: 22.4px; orphans: 2; widows: 2; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Using narrative to </span><span class="" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial; line-height: 22.4px; orphans: 2; widows: 2; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">explain</span><span class="" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial; line-height: 22.4px; orphans: 2; widows: 2; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> why
your research is important</span></li><li class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Synthesizing prior work to convey where yours fits in by highlighting differences</span></li><li class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Controlling focus in order to minimize cognitive load when presenting data</span></li><li class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Building in time for an audience to process when explaining how something works </span></li><li class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Distilling your message when time and attention spans are short</span></li></ul>
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<font face="Arial" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">The source material for this intensive will be a comic book series written expressly for Gradcommx. <strong class="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Attendance at all 6 sessions is expected</strong>. If
you miss the first session, your spot will be given to someone on the waitlist. <strong class="" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Participants who meet all requirements will receive a letter of completion at the end of the course. </strong></font></p>
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<div class=""><font face="Arial" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><b class="">Date and Time</b> October 10, 11, 12, 17, 18 & 19, 9:00 – 11:00 AM<br class="">
<b class="">Location</b> MIT Campus (TBA to </font><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class="">participants)<br class="">
<b class="">Registration </b><span lang="EN" class="">Registra</span><span lang="EN" class="">tion required</span><b class=""><span class="" style="color: maroon;"> </span></b><a href="http://gradx.mit.edu" class="">online</a></font></span></div>
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<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class="">In Collaboration with the Office of the Vice President for Research, the GECD provides career guidance and strategies for both industry
and academic tracks. You can discuss your career plans or concerns and receive support on developing your Resume, CV, Research and Teaching Statements, Cover Letters, and LinkedIn profile. 45 minute individual sessions are available and tailored to your needs.
You can also conduct a mock interview to help strengthen your interview skills including the delivery of your presentation. Schedule appointments online using the CareerBridge system <a href="https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student" class=""><span class=""><span class=""><font color="#0061ff" class="">https://www.myinterfase.com/mit/student</font></span></span></a> or
by phone at <b class="">617-715-5329</b>. Appointments are held in E25-143G.<o:p class=""></o:p></font></span></p>
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<p class="normal"><b class=""><u class=""><span lang="EN" class="" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.466665267944336px;">MyLife Services</span></u><span lang="EN" class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class=""><a href="http://o6os.mj.am/link/o6os/xlkt8jnnqpg8/1/-kBne3WjUT8Ww6LEA98gxw/aHR0cDovL2hyd2ViLm1pdC5lZHUvd29ya2xpZmUvbWl0bXlsaWZlc2VydmljZXM" class=""><span class=""><span class=""><font color="#0061ff" class="">MyLife
Services</font></span></span></a><b class=""><span class="" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);"> </span></b><span class="" style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">is a <b class="">free,</b> <b class="">confidential, 24/7</b> <b class="">counseling, consultation, and work-life
referral service </b>provided by KGA, Inc., a trusted external provider of employee assistance programs. </span><b class="">Postdoc Associates and Fellows are eligible for services provided by KGA, Inc. through the MIT Work-Life Center and MyLife Services. </b><span class="" style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">You
can now access a network of experts who can help with the challenges of life and work, such as:<o:p class=""></o:p></span></font></span></p>
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to 24/7 confidential counseling services. We encourage you to learn more about </font></span></b><b class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><span lang="EN" class="" style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);">the</span><span lang="EN" class="" style="color: rgb(152, 0, 0);"> </span></b><span lang="EN" class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/mitmylifeservices" class=""><b class=""><span class=""><font color="#0061ff" class="">program</font></span></b></a><b class=""><span class="" style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17);"> (including
frequently asked questions), and to call MyLife Services directly </span></b></span><b class=""><span lang="EN" class="" style="color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class="">at 1-844- 405-LIFE (1-844- 405-5433).</font></span></b></p>
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<p class="normal"><b class=""><u class=""><span lang="EN" class="" style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.466665267944336px;">FREE Mindfulness and Meditation Classes from MIT Medical<o:p class=""></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoTitle"><font face="Arial" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><i class=""><b class=""><a name="_uz8r7cw0gmbm" class=""></a></b></i><span lang="EN" class=""><i class=""><b class="">Find Some Om Under the Dome</b></i><o:p class=""></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class="">MIT Libraries is offering drop-in meditation and relaxation sessions. Please join us for silent meditation in the Barker reading room.
Sit for a minute, or 30. Beginners welcome - no experience necessary. Every Monday at noon in the Barker Dome of Barker Engineering Library (10-500). Please arrive promptly. <span class=""><span class=""><a href="https://medical.mit.edu/community/wellness/classes/mindfulness-meditation" class="" style="color: rgb(0, 97, 255);">Registration
is required</a><b class="">.</b></span></span></font></span></p>
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<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" class=""><font face="Arial" class="" style="font-size: 14px;">Community Wellness at MIT Medical offers drop-in meditation and relaxation sessions. Sit back and relax - no experience necessary. Please
arrive promptly. A short talk and guided meditation begins at 12:10 pm. This class is held every 2nd Wednesday of the month, 12:10 pm-12:40 pm. Led by Seth Monk<span class=""><span class="">.</span><span class="" style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(152, 0, 0);"> </span></span><span class=""><span class=""><font class=""><a href="https://medical.mit.edu/community/wellness/classes/mindfulness-meditation" class="" style="color: rgb(0, 97, 255);">Registration
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<p class="normal"><span lang="EN" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class="">The Center provides free professional advice about all types of writing and speaking/oral presentations, including specialized help for non-native English speakers.
See their website for more details: <a href="http://cmsw.mit.edu/writing-and-communication-center/" class=""><span class=""><span class=""><font color="#0061ff" class="">http://cmsw.mit.edu/writing-and-communication-center/</font></span></span></a><b class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></b></font></span></p>
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<p class="normal"><span lang="EN" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class="">Offers social and career-related groups and events for your spouse/partner/family. For more information and event listings, visit <a href="http://spouses.mit.edu/" class=""><span class=""><span class=""><font color="#0061ff" class="">http://spouses.mit.edu/</font></span></span></a>.</font></span><b class=""><u class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></u></b></span></p>
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<p class="normal"><span lang="EN" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class="">Join an Employee Resource Group (ERG) at MIT!<o:p class=""></o:p></font></span></p>
<p class="normal"><span lang="EN" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class="">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:</font></span></p>
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<p class="normal" style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN" class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class="">As a reminder, all postdoctoral fellows and postdoctoral associates on MIT’s Cambridge </font></span><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;">campus
are eligible for free, unrestricted subway and local bus access. MIT provides this benefit </span><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;">through a special MBTA* chip embedded in the MIT ID card. (*Massachusetts Bay </span><span class="" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px;">Transportation
Authority). Check the back of your ID card. If “Charlie INSIDE!” is written on it, </span><span class="" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial;">you are all set. Questions? Visit the Atlas Service Center (E17-106).</span></p>
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<p class="normal"><span lang="EN" class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14px;"><font face="Arial" class="">MIT is a Sustaining Member of the NPA, which means you can become an affiliate member for free. This will help you network with other postdocs across
the country and gain access to members only resources that can help further your career. To join, click on this Affiliate Memberships direct <a href="https://npamembers.site-ym.com/general/register_member_type.asp?regkey=B87D7B9B-5C95-48F6-9ECA-A5014531B05D" class="">link
for MIT</a> <span class="">and follow the registration process, using your MIT email address. Once you click “submit,” the NPA will review your request and confirm your membership by email about a week later. </span></font></span></span></p>
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