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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Dear MIT postdocs,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Curious about </span>Academia versus Consulting Group jobs? Come to our PDA Human Affairs Social Hour today, May 8, 4-5 pm, room 26-214. A special guest is joining us: Prof Nina Zipser, who was once a MIT faculty member,
following which she joined the Boston Consulting Group, and then she became Harvard’s first Director of the Office of Institutional Research. She is now the Dean for Faculty Affairs and Planning at Harvard University. More details
<a href="https://pda.mit.edu/events/mit-pda-human-affairs-social-hour/">here</a>.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>What you can expect:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Informal roundtable conversation
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Attendees randomly ask questions
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US">Hot Entrée, salad, and appetizers from Sebastian Café
<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Please come and enjoy this social hour. Open to all MIT community. Welcome!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Upcoming social events for you:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">May 9, 3-4 pm: </span><a href="https://pda.mit.edu/events/lgbtq-postdocs-and-allies-qtphds-social-hour/">LGBTQ+ Postdocs and Allies: qtPhDs Social Hour</a><span lang="EN-US">; Room 36-462.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">May 13, 4-5 pm: <a href="https://pda.mit.edu/events/iso-pda-afternoon-breaks-4/">
ISO & PDA Afternoon Breaks</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">May 17 12-1pm: Scientific Powerpoint Karaoke; Room 32-124; For registration, email to
<a href="mailto:mcs@mit.edu">mcs@mit.edu</a><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">May 17, 1-4 pm: <a href="https://pda.mit.edu/events/8th-annual-mit-pda-vendor-fair-2019/">
Annual PDA Vendor Fair 2019</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">May 24, 5:30 pm: <a href="https://pda.mit.edu/events/postdoc-board-game-night-5/">
Board game night</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Wei Sun Leong<span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#C00000">Human Affairs Committee Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#C00000">MIT Postdoctoral Association (PDA)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt">“</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">The mission of PDA Human Affairs Committee is to serve and support all MIT postdocs in terms of health, wellness, diversity and inclusion.”</span></i><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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