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<p style="margin:0in"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Dear Postdocs,</span></font></p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">

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</span></font><p style="margin:0in"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">I am the new
advocacy committee chair of the postdoctoral association and we will be holding
a meeting this<span style="font-weight:bold"> Friday, September 18 from 11-12pm</span>
(zoom: <a href="https://mit.zoom.us/j/96466825719">https://mit.zoom.us/j/96466825719</a>)
to discuss what ideas/issues/concerns are of importance to postdocs at MIT with
the goal of developing a strategy to advocate for those ideas in the coming
year. In the past, these issues have ranged from health care and benefits to
grant-funding and salary. This is a great opportunity for postdocs across MIT
to get together to come up with ideas and solutions to improve our community. I
highly encourage you all to join us for this meeting to share your thoughts!</span></font></p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">

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</span></font><p style="margin:0in"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><b>Additionally, if you
are interested in helping us advocate for these issues,<a href="mailto:cbilod@mit.edu"> send me an email</a> </b>and I will add you to the advocacy committee listserv. You can also find more information about past advocacy efforts on the<a href="https://pda.mit.edu/advocacy/achievements/"> PDAs website</a>.<br></span></font></p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">

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</span></font><p style="margin:0in"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Best,</span></font></p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">

</span></font><p style="margin:0in"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Camille</span></font></p><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">





<br clear="all"></span></font><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Camille Bilodeau, PhD<br><div>Postdoctoral Researcher<br></div><div>Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering</div>Massachusetts Institute of Technology</div></div></div>