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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Hello postdocs,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Love living in Boston but hate the winter months? See the message below from the MIT Outing Club (MITOC) for the perfect
way to learn to love the New England winter.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Contact Isaac (CC’d) with any questions!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Megan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:#F8F8F8"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D1C1D"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScG8gnGQ-LcBcwJE9-IZEsoO5Vowys8mzhcbLCZssTnoLs8dA/viewform?usp=header" title="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScG8gnGQ-LcBcwJE9-IZEsoO5Vowys8mzhcbLCZssTnoLs8dA/viewform?usp=header"><span style="color:#1264A3;text-decoration:none">Join</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D1C1D"> MITOC’s
winter school, a crash-course in cold-weather activities, this IAP to participate in fun outdoor adventures, learn new outdoor skills, and connect with a community of awesome people who love the outdoors!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:#F8F8F8"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D1C1D">Watch this <b><u><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kX6MQnqms_k" title="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kX6MQnqms_k"><span style="color:#1264A3;text-decoration:none">montage</span></a></u></b> to
see the cool stuff we get up to over winter school. Tons of outdoor trips are held every weekend of January that take us hiking, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, backcountry skiing, ice climbing, camping, orienteering, and more! Last year we held <b><u><a href="https://mitoc-trips.mit.edu/trips/?after=2024-12-31" title="https://mitoc-trips.mit.edu/trips/?after=2024-12-31"><span style="color:#1264A3;text-decoration:none">more
than 100 trips</span></a></u> </b>over IAP.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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A few important notes:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D1C1D">No prior experience is necessary!</span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D1C1D"> There are trips for all experience
levels, including beginner-level trips every weekend.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D1C1D">MITOC <a href="https://mitoc.mit.edu/rentals" title="https://mitoc.mit.edu/rentals"><span style="color:#1264A3;text-decoration:none">rents</span></a> out
gear, so you can easily rent any gear you might need for a trip.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D1C1D">Financial aid is available towards possible costs of a trip (see the signup form for details).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D1C1D">You and your friend can join a trip together by pairing up in the lottery system.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:#F8F8F8"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D1C1D">To sign up, please fill out <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScG8gnGQ-LcBcwJE9-IZEsoO5Vowys8mzhcbLCZssTnoLs8dA/viewform?usp=header" title="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScG8gnGQ-LcBcwJE9-IZEsoO5Vowys8mzhcbLCZssTnoLs8dA/viewform?usp=header"><span style="color:#1264A3;text-decoration:none">this
form</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:#F8F8F8"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1D1C1D">Best,<br>
Nathalie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Megan Priestley, Ph.D.</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><br>
Postdoctoral Fellow in the Stark Lab<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Community Building Chair, MIT Postdoctoral Association</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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