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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%"><b>Dear MIT Postdocs, </b>please see below for information about some upcoming professional development and networking events. See details and register at the links provided.<b>
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<b>See also: Employer Presentations </b><a href="https://cblink.mit.edu/"><b><span style="color:#0563C1">https://cblink.mit.edu/</span></b></a><b>
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<b>and MIT Innovation Initiative listings: </b><a href="https://innovation.mit.edu/news-updates/events/"><b><span style="color:#0563C1">https://innovation.mit.edu/news-updates/events/</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%"><b>Feb 22: </b>
<a href="https://calendar.mit.edu/event/academic_interviewing_and_offers_pan" target="_blank"><b><span lang="EN" style="color:#0563C1">Academic Interviewing and Offers Panel</span></b></a><b><span lang="EN">; 2-3.30 pm in
</span></b><a href="https://calendar.mit.edu/event/academic_interviewing_and_offers_pan" target="_blank"><b><span lang="EN" style="color:#0563C1">26-100</span></b></a><b>. Register on <a href="https://candidate.gradleaders.com/MITGECD/Candidates/Login.aspx?pid=3624&workshopID=64159"><span style="color:#0563C1">Careerbridge</span></a>.
</b>See <a href="http://postdocs.mit.edu/news/academic-interviewing-and-offers-panel-0">
<span style="color:#0563C1">here</span></a> for description and list of panelists.<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#2E2E2E;background:white">
</span>Sponsored by MIT Global Education & Career Development (GECD), Graduate Student Council, and Office of the Vice President for Research.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%"><b>Feb 22: Starting your startup: Essential early legal considerations; 4-5:30pm; See
</b><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/starting-up-your-startup-essential-early-legal-considerations-tickets-43137576653"><b><span style="color:#0563C1">details and register</span></b></a><b><u><span style="color:#0563C1"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%"><b>Feb 22: MIT Postdoctoral Association’s Music & Munchies; 6:00-8:30 pm in 46-6287 (Picower Institute Reading Terrace). See details:
</b><a href="https://pda.mit.edu/"><span style="color:#0563C1">https://pda.mit.edu/</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%"><b>Feb 23: Boston Postdoctoral Association Pub Night; 7-10 pm in the Park Restaurant and Bar, 59 John F. Kennedy St, Cambridge, MA. See
</b><b><a href="http://bostonpostdocs.org/events-calendar/2018/2/23/bpda-pubnight-park-st-bar-harvard-square"><span style="color:#0563C1">details</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%"><b>Feb 24: MIT European Career Fair; 9am-4 pm in Johnson Athletic Center. See details:
</b><a href="https://euro-career.mit.edu/#!/"><span style="color:#0563C1">https://euro-career.mit.edu/#!/</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%"><b>Feb 26: </b>
<a href="https://pda.mit.edu/power/"><b><span style="color:#0563C1">Career Paths: Dr. Charmaine Demanuele, Data Scientist</span></b></a><b>; 3-4pm & Social hour 4-5pm, in
</b><a href="http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=6"><b><span style="color:#0563C1">6-104</span></b></a><b>. Registration</b>: <a href="https://goo.gl/forms/FTYoMDpN2VZkv2n82" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563C1">https://goo.gl/forms/FTYoMDpN2VZkv2n82</span></a>.
Sponsor: Postdoctoral Organization for Women Engaged in Research. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%"><b>Feb 28: </b>
<a href="https://calendar.mit.edu/event/does_your_resume_communicate_the_right_message_3178" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#0563C1">Does Your Resume Communicate the Right Message?</span></b></a><b>; 2-3:30 pm in
</b><a href="https://calendar.mit.edu/event/does_your_resume_communicate_the_right_message_3178" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#0563C1">E19-202</span></b></a><b>. Register on <a href="https://candidate.gradleaders.com/MITGECD/Candidates/Login.aspx?pid=3624&workshopID=64160"><span style="color:#0563C1">Careerbridge</span></a>.
</b>Sponsor: GECD.<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%"><b>Feb 28: Stakeholder Analysis and Engagement; 5:30-7:30pm in 32-124. See
</b><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/getting-good-stuff-done-collaboratively-stakeholder-analysis-engagement-tickets-42921146304"><b><span style="color:#0563C1">details and register</span></b></a><b>.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%"><b>March 2: Product Development/Prototyping; 11:30am-1:00pm. See
</b><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gsd-clinic-prototyping-product-development-tickets-41887466540"><b><span style="color:#0563C1">details and register</span></b></a><b>.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%"><b>March 5: What is your impact? Sustainability Impact Assessment for Startups; 5:30-8:30pm. See
</b><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/what-is-your-impact-sustainability-impact-assessment-for-startups-tickets-42803129312"><b><span style="color:#0563C1">details and register</span></b></a><b>.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%"><b>March 6: </b>
<a href="https://calendar.mit.edu/event/branding_yourself_effective_communication_skills_3412" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#0563C1">Branding Yourself: Effective Communication Skills</span></b></a><b>; 1:30-3pm in </b><a href="https://calendar.mit.edu/event/branding_yourself_effective_communication_skills_3412" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#0563C1">E19-202</span></b></a><b>.
Register on <a href="https://candidate.gradleaders.com/MITGECD/Candidates/Login.aspx?pid=3624&workshopID=64161"><span style="color:#0563C1">Careerbridge</span></a>.
</b>Sponsor: GECD.<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%"><b>March 7: </b>
<a href="https://calendar.mit.edu/event/careers_in_law_for_stem_reimagining_law_panel" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#0563C1">Careers in Law for STEM: Reimagining Law Panel</span></b></a><b>; 5:30-6:30pm in
</b><a href="https://calendar.mit.edu/event/does_your_resume_communicate_the_right_message_3178" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#0563C1">E19-202</span></b></a><b>. Register on <a href="https://candidate.gradleaders.com/MITGECD/Candidates/Login.aspx?pid=3624&workshopID=64166"><span style="color:#0563C1">Careerbridge</span></a>.
</b>Sponsor: GECD.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%"><b>March 8: </b>
<a href="https://calendar.mit.edu/event/effective_presentation_skills_7410" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#0563C1">Effective Presentation Skills</span></b></a><b>; 2-3:30 pm in </b><a href="https://calendar.mit.edu/event/effective_presentation_skills_7410" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#0563C1">E19-202</span></b></a><b>.
Register on </b><a href="https://candidate.gradleaders.com/MITGECD/Candidates/Login.aspx?pid=3624&workshopID=64167"><b><span style="color:#0563C1">Careerbridge</span></b></a><b>.
</b>Sponsor: GECD.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%"><b>March 13:</b>
<b>MIT Postdoctoral Association’s PowerPoint Karaoke; </b>11:00am– 12:00 pm in the Stata Center, 32-124;
<b>and Vendor Fair; 12-3pm</b>; Stata Center “Student Street” (hallway on street level).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%"><b>March 14: <i>
Science</i> Career Fair; 11am-5pm at Harvard University; </b>sponsored by <i>Science</i> Careers and Harvard.
<b>See details and register: </b><a href="http://www.sciencemag.org/careers/jobfair"><span style="color:#0563C1">http://www.sciencemag.org/careers/jobfair</span></a><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%"><b>March 14: </b>
<a href="https://calendar.mit.edu/event/negotiating_a_job_offer_7937" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#0563C1">Negotiating a Job Offer</span></b></a><b>; 2-3:30 pm in </b><a href="https://calendar.mit.edu/event/negotiating_a_job_offer_7937" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#0563C1">E19-202</span></b></a><b>.
Register on </b><a href="https://candidate.gradleaders.com/MITGECD/Candidates/Login.aspx?pid=3624&workshopID=64168"><b><span style="color:#0563C1">Careerbridge</span></b></a><b>.</b> Sponsor: GECD.<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%"><b>March 15: </b>
<a href="https://calendar.mit.edu/event/networking_8348" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#0563C1">Networking</span></b></a><b>; 2-3:30 pm. Register on
</b><a href="https://candidate.gradleaders.com/MITGECD/Candidates/Login.aspx?pid=3624&workshopID=64172"><b><span style="color:#0563C1">Careerbridge</span></b></a><b>.
</b>Sponsor: GECD.<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%"><b>April 5: </b>
<a href="http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/seminars/Young-Professionals"><b><span style="color:#0563C1">Think Big: Identify Goals and Set Priorities</span></b></a><b>; 12:00pm - 1:00pm in </b><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/45+Carleton+St,+Cambridge,+MA+02142/@42.361623,-71.0888137,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89e370a8b41e2877:0x35ca496afccafe46!8m2!3d42.361623!4d-71.086625"><b><span style="color:#0563C1">E25-202</span></b></a><b>.
</b>Sponsored by MIT Work-Life Center in collaboration with the Office of the Vice President for Research and other partners.
<b>See details and register</b>:<b> </b><a href="http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/seminars/Young-Professionals"><span style="color:#0563C1">http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/seminars/Young-Professionals</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%"><b>April 11: </b>
<a href="http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/seminars/Young-Professionals"><b><span style="color:#0563C1">Managing Your Finances to Create the Life You Want</span></b></a><b>; 5-7:00pm in </b><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Department+of+Brain+and+Cognitive+Sciences/@42.3623628,-71.0937977,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89e370abfc455175:0x68c7a78eb25b2e4f!8m2!3d42.3623628!4d-71.091609"><b><span style="color:#0563C1">46-3189</span></b></a><b>.
</b>Register for the session; you may also register for one-on-one consultations about finances. Sponsored by MIT Work-Life Center in collaboration with the Office of the Vice President for Research and other partners. See details and register:<b>
</b><a href="http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/seminars/Young-Professionals"><span style="color:#0563C1">http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/seminars/Young-Professionals</span></a><b>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%"><b>For more sessions offered through Human Resources and the Work-Life Center, see
</b><a href="http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/seminars"><b><span style="color:#0563C1">http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/seminars</span></b></a><b>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dana Bresee Keeth<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Director of Postdoctoral Services<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Office of the Vice President for Research<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">MIT, 10-237 (mail: 10-219)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">tel. 617-715-4671<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://postdocs.mit.edu/"><span style="color:#0563C1">http://postdocs.mit.edu/</span></a>
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