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The deadline to <span style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: justify; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">self-nominate or nominate any other current MIT postdoc</span>​ into <span style="color: rgb(33, 33, 33); font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13.32px; text-align: justify; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">new
offices and committee chair positions has been <strong>EXTENDED </strong>to allow more nominations. The new deadline date is <span style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><strong>23:59 EDT
on </strong></span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: justify; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><strong>23 August 2021</strong>. To this end, <span style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: justify; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">the
upcoming elections will now be held between </span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px; text-align: justify; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><strong>24 August 2021 and 31 August 2021</strong>
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">using a link that will be announced later</span>.</span></span></span></span></div>
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You can access the nomination form <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1uQqHeUnNqDTqj-cTlXTM5sD8b76GFST4F2guZYKhNcY/edit" target="_blank"><strong style="font-size: 10pt;">HERE</strong></a><strong>.</strong></div>
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Please refer to the MIT PDA By-laws for a description of the positions <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/10F_mgZczjSjVI5khPjhVF9y09bGxLgTI/view" target="_blank"><strong>HERE</strong></a>.<br>
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<span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">If you have questions about this pr</span><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">ocess, please email </span><a href="mailto:contactpda@mit.edu" target="_blank" style="font-size: 13.3333px;">contactpda@mit.edu</a><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">.</span></div>
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