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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Hello postdocs,</span><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Welcome to the new academic year! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">New to MIT and looking to make new friends? Or have you been here a while and are looking for a way to unwind after work with like-minded people? Look no further than the Postdoc Association<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="outlook-search-highlight">Board</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="outlook-search-highlight">Games</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Night!</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Our monthly event brings together postdocs from across MIT to relax and have some fun together. We gather after work to eat free food and play some games – everything from Jenga to Risk (you decide how intense an evening
you’d like). We have a selection of games, but feel free to bring your own games from home to play!</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Join us for an evening of fun and<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="outlook-search-highlight">games</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>by RSVPing using the link below (so we know how
much pizza to order!) <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Details of our next event:<br>
When : 22<sup>nd</sup> September, 6-8pm<br>
Where : 68-181<br>
What :<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="outlook-search-highlight">Board</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="outlook-search-highlight">games</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>+ pizza<br>
RSVP: </span><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#4472C4"><a href="https://forms.gle/JUgsNifssoQtyKCm9">https://forms.gle/JUgsNifssoQtyKCm9</a></span></u><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">P.S. We’re in need of more hands to help set up these events! If you’d be interested in lending a hand, please get in touch by emailing me at
<a href="mailto:megp@mit.edu">megp@mit.edu</a> (or in reply to this email) and I will add you to our community building volunteers’ slack channel
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Apple Color Emoji";color:black">😊</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Best Wishes,<br>
Megan <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">MIT PDA Community Building Chair
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">(+ our helpful volunteers!)</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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