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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Hi all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Less than one week left</span></u></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"> to sign up for the Fall session of the buddy scheme!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Want to get out of your small circles, meet postdocs from other departments, and make new friends? The<b>
<u>PDA Buddy Program</u></b> is a great way to do just that! Designed to help postdocs build academically and mentally supportive communities, the buddy scheme will group postdocs with like-minded individuals to meet for coffee/tea and get to know one another.
Whether you’ve just joined MIT or been here for years, the buddy scheme is a great way to meet new people and make friends.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">For this chapter of the program, you can opt to either meet in a larger social gathering or small-group meetups:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The large group gathering will be a coffee meeting on campus (date TBD, coffee and pastries provided), where you can meet your buddy group, as well as mingle with other postdocs
at the event.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">In a small group meetup, you will meet your buddy group on your own time for coffee/tea and receive a reimbursement for your expenses!<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Tell us about yourself and we will match you with 2-3 postdocs with similar academic and personal interests. <b>Registration closes on Thursday 9<sup>th</sup> October</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Register at:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://forms.gle/nb472BeXULgTLBeN9">https://forms.gle/nb472BeXULgTLBeN9</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Best Wishes,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Megan Priestley<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">MIT PDA Community Building Committee Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">From:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:black">mit-postdocs <mit-postdocs-bounces@mit.edu> on behalf of Megan Priestley <megp@mit.edu><br>
<b>Date: </b>Wednesday, 24 September 2025 at 03:47<br>
<b>To: </b>mit-postdocs <mit-postdocs@mit.edu><br>
<b>Subject: </b>PDA Buddy Scheme: Fall 2025 registration is OPEN!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Dear Postdocs,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Want to get out of your small circles, meet postdocs from other departments, and make new friends? The<b>
<u>PDA Buddy Program</u></b> is a great way to do just that! Designed to help postdocs build academically and mentally supportive communities, the buddy scheme will group postdocs with like-minded individuals to meet for coffee/tea and get to know one another.
Whether you’ve just joined MIT or been here for years, the buddy scheme is a great way to meet new people and make friends.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">One hour of support from someone who is in the same shoes can be more valuable than 100 pages of documents and lists of resources.</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Apple Color Emoji"">😊</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">For this chapter of the program, you can opt to either meet in a larger social gathering or small-group meetups:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The large group gathering will be a coffee meeting on campus (date TBD, coffee and pastries provided), where you can meet your buddy group, as well as mingle with other postdocs
at the event.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">In a small group meetup, you will meet your buddy group on your own time for coffee/tea and receive a reimbursement for your expenses!<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Tell us about yourself and we will match you with 2-3 postdocs with similar academic and personal interests. <b>Registration closes on Thursday 9<sup>th</sup> October</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Register at:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://forms.gle/nb472BeXULgTLBeN9">https://forms.gle/nb472BeXULgTLBeN9</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Best Wishes,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Megan Priestley<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">MIT PDA Community Building Committee Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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