Apr 14: Immigration Strategies for MIT Postdocs and PhD Students Exploring Entrepreneurship

[Vincent Chan]

For those who cannot see it, the registration link is:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/immigration-strategies-for-mit-postdocs-and-phd-students-exploring-entrepreneurship-registration-16432816998

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> On Apr 6, 2015, at 10:18 AM, Vincent Chan <chanv at MIT.EDU> wrote:
>
> Immigration Strategies for MIT Postdocs and PhD Students Exploring
> EntrepreneurshipHosted by the MIT Venture Mentoring Service
> <http://vms.mit.edu/> Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
> (EDT)
> MIT Classroom, 54-100 (http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=54) *Registration
> required*<image001.jpg>
> <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/immigration-strategies-for-mit-postdocs-and-phd-students-exploring-entrepreneurship-registration-16432816998>
>
> Innovation and entrepreneurship is in the air everywhere at
> MIT. International MIT PhD students and postdoctoral researchers are
> increasingly exploring entrepreneurial options and venture creation for
> when they leave the Institute.  However, if you are here on a visa and you
> have expectations of starting a technology-based company when you leave
> MIT, the reality is that it won’t be easy.
>
>
> This workshop is intended to help International MIT postdoctoral scholars
> and PhD students understand the limited options available to them for
> working and remaining in the US *after leaving MIT*.  This session will
> help you understand the key issues involved from an immigration standpoint
> and the importance of developing appropriate strategies well in advance
> that may lead to desired outcomes.
>
>
> *The Program:*
>
>    - *Opening remarks* – *Roman Lubynsky, MIT VMS*
>
>
>    - *An entrepreneur’s perspective* – *Rana El-Kaliouby, Co-founder of
>    Affectiva, former MIT postdoc*
>
> Rana will share her experiences with her visa issues –the problems, the
> challenges, frustrations, and solutions- as she transitioned from MIT to
> her startup.  Rana is CSO and Co-founder of Affectiva. At MIT, she
> spearheaded the applications of emotion-sensing and facial coding. Rana was
> recognized by Entrepreneur Magazine as one of the “7 Most Powerful Women To
> Watch In 2014”, inducted into the “Women in Engineering” Hall of Fame, and
> is a recipient of Technology Review’s “Top 35 Innovators Under 35” award.
>
> ·         *Issues and strategies from immigration lawyers* – *Mintz,
> Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.*
>
>
>
> §  *Susan Cohen
> http://www.mintz.com/professionals/detail/name/susan-j-cohen
> <http://www.mintz.com/professionals/detail/name/susan-j-cohen> *
>
> §  *Bill Coffman
> http://www.mintz.com/professionals/detail/name/william-l-coffman
> <http://www.mintz.com/professionals/detail/name/william-l-coffman>*
>
>
>
> *Followed by Questions and Answers*
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