<div dir="ltr"><p style="text-align:left;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;margin:0px 0px 6px;display:block;font-family:&quot;SF Optimized&quot;,system-ui,-apple-system,system-ui,&quot;.SFNSText-Regular&quot;,sans-serif;letter-spacing:-0.12px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b style=""><font color="#000000" style="" size="4">UPDATE: The MIT PDA Vendor Fair will be rescheduled due to the inclement weather on Tuesday. A new date will be decided on soon.</font></b></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;text-align:center;margin:0px 0px 6px;display:block;font-family:&quot;SF Optimized&quot;,system-ui,-apple-system,system-ui,&quot;.SFNSText-Regular&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:-0.12px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b><font color="#000000"><i><br></i></font></b></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;text-align:center;margin:0px 0px 6px;display:block;font-family:&quot;SF Optimized&quot;,system-ui,-apple-system,system-ui,&quot;.SFNSText-Regular&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:-0.12px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b style="color:rgb(0,0,255);font-size:xx-large;letter-spacing:-0.12px">7th Annual MIT PDA Vendor Fair</b><br></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;text-align:center;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);margin:0px 0px 6px;display:block;font-family:&quot;SF Optimized&quot;,system-ui,-apple-system,system-ui,&quot;.SFNSText-Regular&quot;,sans-serif;letter-spacing:-0.12px"><b><font size="4" color="#ff0000" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Free food and drink!<span> </span></font><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#9900ff" size="4">Raffle for prizes!</font></span></b></p><p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;margin:0px 0px 6px;display:block;font-family:&quot;SF Optimized&quot;,system-ui,-apple-system,system-ui,&quot;.SFNSText-Regular&quot;,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,33,41);font-size:14px;letter-spacing:-0.12px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;margin:0px 0px 6px;display:block;font-family:&quot;SF Optimized&quot;,system-ui,-apple-system,system-ui,&quot;.SFNSText-Regular&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:-0.12px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="color:rgb(29,33,41);letter-spacing:-0.12px">Come take your lunch break at the Stata Center and talk to representatives from a variety of companies showcasing their latest products and services. Free food and beverages will be provided, and all attendees will be entered into a raffle to win Amazon gift cards!</span><br></p><p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;margin:0px 0px 6px;display:block;font-family:&quot;SF Optimized&quot;,system-ui,-apple-system,system-ui,&quot;.SFNSText-Regular&quot;,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,33,41);font-size:14px;letter-spacing:-0.12px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></p><p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;text-align:center;margin:0px 0px 6px;display:block;font-family:&quot;SF Optimized&quot;,system-ui,-apple-system,system-ui,&quot;.SFNSText-Regular&quot;,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,33,41);font-size:14px;letter-spacing:-0.12px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b>Participating vendors include:</b></p><p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;margin:0px 0px 6px;display:block;font-family:&quot;SF Optimized&quot;,system-ui,-apple-system,system-ui,&quot;.SFNSText-Regular&quot;,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,33,41);font-size:14px;letter-spacing:-0.12px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"></p><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-align:center"><img src="cid:ii_jek9k1ik0" alt="image.png" width="642" height="123" style="letter-spacing: -0.12px; margin-right: 0px;"></div><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;margin:0px 0px 6px;display:block;font-family:&quot;SF Optimized&quot;,system-ui,-apple-system,system-ui,&quot;.SFNSText-Regular&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:-0.12px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;margin:0px 0px 6px;display:block;font-family:&quot;SF Optimized&quot;,system-ui,-apple-system,system-ui,&quot;.SFNSText-Regular&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:-0.12px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;text-align:center;margin:0px 0px 6px;display:block;font-family:&quot;SF Optimized&quot;,system-ui,-apple-system,system-ui,&quot;.SFNSText-Regular&quot;,sans-serif;letter-spacing:-0.12px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font size="4"><b><font color="#000000">First Annual </font><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0);font-family:&quot;SF Optimized&quot;,system-ui,-apple-system,system-ui,&quot;.SFNSText-Regular&quot;,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:-0.12px;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"><u>Scientific PowerPoint Karaoke Competition</u></span></b></font></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;text-align:center;margin:0px 0px 6px;display:block;font-family:&quot;SF Optimized&quot;,system-ui,-apple-system,system-ui,&quot;.SFNSText-Regular&quot;,sans-serif;letter-spacing:-0.12px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font size="4"><b><span style="color:rgb(255,0,0);font-family:&quot;SF Optimized&quot;,system-ui,-apple-system,system-ui,&quot;.SFNSText-Regular&quot;,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:-0.12px;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"><b style="font-family:&quot;SF Optimized&quot;,system-ui,-apple-system,system-ui,&quot;.SFNSText-Regular&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:-0.12px;text-align:center;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;color:rgb(255,0,0)">Sponsored by the de Florez Fund for Humor!</b><br></span></b></font></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;text-align:center;margin:0px 0px 6px;display:block;font-family:&quot;SF Optimized&quot;,system-ui,-apple-system,system-ui,&quot;.SFNSText-Regular&quot;,sans-serif;letter-spacing:-0.12px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b style="letter-spacing:-0.12px;color:rgb(255,0,0)"><img src="cid:ii_jek9r1gd3" alt="image.jpeg" width="203" height="182" style="margin-right: 0px;"><br>​</b></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;text-align:center;margin:0px 0px 6px;display:block;font-family:&quot;SF Optimized&quot;,system-ui,-apple-system,system-ui,&quot;.SFNSText-Regular&quot;,sans-serif;letter-spacing:-0.12px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><span style="color:rgb(29,33,41);font-size:14px;letter-spacing:-0.12px;text-align:start">What is a Powerpoint Karaoke Competition?</span><br></p><p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;margin:0px 0px 6px;display:block;font-family:&quot;SF Optimized&quot;,system-ui,-apple-system,system-ui,&quot;.SFNSText-Regular&quot;,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,33,41);font-size:14px;letter-spacing:-0.12px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">We&#39;ve invited volunteers from the MIT postdoc community to submit Powerpoint presentations of their research that they have previously given at conferences, seminars, group meetings etc. The Powerpoints will be mixed up and each presenter will have to present a totally unfamiliar set of slides about research in another department. <span style="letter-spacing:-0.12px">The result will be a hilarious show as the speakers try to talk about cutting-edge science in a completely different field!</span></p><p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;margin:0px 0px 6px;display:block;font-family:&quot;SF Optimized&quot;,system-ui,-apple-system,system-ui,&quot;.SFNSText-Regular&quot;,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,33,41);font-size:14px;letter-spacing:-0.12px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;margin:0px 0px 6px;display:block;font-family:&quot;SF Optimized&quot;,system-ui,-apple-system,system-ui,&quot;.SFNSText-Regular&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:-0.12px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></p><p style="font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;text-align:center;margin:0px 0px 6px;display:block;font-family:&quot;SF Optimized&quot;,system-ui,-apple-system,system-ui,&quot;.SFNSText-Regular&quot;,sans-serif;color:rgb(29,33,41);font-size:14px;letter-spacing:-0.12px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><i><b>This event is open to postdocs, students, and everyone in the MIT community.</b></i></p><br clear="all"><div><br></div></div>