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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: docs-Roboto, serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(32, 33, 36); background-color: white;">Dear MIT postdocs, </span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: docs-Roboto, serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(200, 38, 19); background-color: white;">Sorry about the link sent out earlier that was not in the proper mode. A new Google Form link is provided
below. If you have filled out any response in the old form, it's not been recorded, so please fill out again in the new form. Thank you for your contribution!</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left; margin: 0px; background-color: white;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: docs-Roboto, serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(32, 33, 36); background-color: white;">You are invited to an event hosted
by the MIT PDA, "Dialogues of Postdoc Life". This event is to foster a direct communication channel between MIT postdocs and MIT administrators. The premise of this dialogue is to shed more light on the various aspects of the postdoc work and life, sharing
perspectives from both sides. </span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: docs-Roboto, serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(32, 33, 36); background-color: white;"><b>The ultimate goal is to enhance the postdoc life experience while postdocs pursue
their next career goals at MIT</b></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: docs-Roboto, serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(32, 33, 36); background-color: white;">. </span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: docs-Roboto, serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(32, 33, 36);">MIT PDA is an independent organization with a mission to advocate for postdoc rights and benefits as a connection between the postdocs
and the administrators. The executive board of the PDA meets the Vice President of Research(VPR) twice a year. At the first meeting in October 2023, the PDA advocated for issues such as
<u>housing affordability and MIT housing accessibility, salary increase relative to the inflation, more staff support for postdoc career development, and the financial assurance for the continuity of the Buddy Program.</u></span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: docs-Roboto, serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(32, 33, 36);">There are, for sure, more issues that haven't been broached and we would like to invite you to raise them here and provide your
perspectives. Questions are collected anonymously and some of them will be selected for discussions during this dialogue. Issues that are commonly shared among postdocs will be brought up during the VPR meetings. More importantly, please join the in-person
dialogues with MIT administrators and the PDA. </span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: docs-Roboto, serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(32, 33, 36);"><b>The RSVP link is
<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfuLKytwKosdZJiBmHPlNMnzhy4pNZU-rGb6u84YM40el-Vdw/viewform?usp=sf_link" id="LPNoLPOWALinkPreview" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfuLKytwKosdZJiBmHPlNMnzhy4pNZU-rGb6u84YM40el-Vdw/viewform?usp=sf_link" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">
here</a>. </b></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: docs-Roboto, serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(32, 33, 36);"> </span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: docs-Roboto, serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(32, 33, 36);"><b>Invited panelists</b></span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: docs-Roboto, serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(32, 33, 36);">Ann Skoczenski – Director of Postdoctoral Services<br>
Colleen Leslie – Assistant Provost for Research Administration</span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: docs-Roboto, serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(32, 33, 36);">Lloyd Munjanja – Senior Community Engagement Officer in the VPR</span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: docs-Roboto, serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(32, 33, 36);"><b>Moderators:</b></span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: docs-Roboto, serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(32, 33, 36);">Shen Wang -- President, MIT PDA</span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: docs-Roboto, serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(32, 33, 36);">Ayo Arowosola -- Vice President, MIT PDA</span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: docs-Roboto, serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(32, 33, 36);"><b>Time:</b></span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: docs-Roboto, serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(32, 33, 36);">11/14/2023, Tuesday, 12:00pm-1:30pm</span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: docs-Roboto, serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(32, 33, 36);">Stata Building, 32-155 (pizza/beverage provided)</span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: docs-Roboto, serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(32, 33, 36);">Best regards,</span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: docs-Roboto, serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(32, 33, 36);">Shen & Ayo</span></p>
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