Weekly PDA newsletter - Jan 03, 2016

Sun Jan 3 13:24:23 EST 2016

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Dear MIT Postdocs,

Happy New Year!!!

We hope you all had a great start into 2016 and you were able to recharge your batteries over the holidays.
If you made some New Year's resolutions, our fingers are crossed that you will achieve them. And if one of them is to get more involved in your community, we have two great opportunities: the next PDA meeting on January 11th and the first meeting of the Postdoc Initiatives Grant (PInG) committee this month.

Best,
Kathrin
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Dr.-Ing. Kathrin Graetz
Corresponding Secretary
Postdoctoral Association of MIT (PDA)
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Next PDA meeting:   January 11, 12pm @E25-202       (in one week!)            register here<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1-vT1gzgyik3JHFWaRgQwAVeVoiaoQFK7iP2MO4dtKwo/viewform>       Lunch will be provided!

This Week's Topics:

·         Upcoming PDA Events

·         From the PDA Committees

·         Postdoc Orientation Sessions

·         From the PDA PInG Initiatives

·         Other Events at MIT

o   Independent Activities Period

o   Teach it Yourself! A life-enhancing contest for MIT students

o   MIT European Career Fair 2016

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Upcoming PDA Events:

PDA Sports:    https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=Sport%20Activities%20for%20MIT%20Postdocs

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>From the PDA Committees:

Join the Postdoc Initiatives Grant (PInG) Selection Committee!  We need your help choosing the new initiatives and programs that will benefit our postdoc community in the next year.  The first meeting will be this month.  The time commitment is minimal (2-3 in person meetings and remote grant review).  Email Elizabeth Stewart, ejstewar at mit.edu<mailto:ejstewar at mit.edu> to join PInG and get involved in the PDA.

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Postdoc Orientation Sessions:

After a first trial run last summer, the PDA now offers Postdoc Orientation Sessions open to all postdocs at MIT. Topics covered include:

  *   Data on postdoc population at MIT
  *   MIT oversight of postdocs
  *   Defining postdoc expectations
  *   Differences between fellows and associates
  *   PDA structure and initiatives
  *   How to get involved
The sessions will be typically the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month at 12pm (45-60min) in E19-306. Lunch will be provided.
The dates for the next six months are as follows: Jan 4, Jan 25, Feb 1, Feb 22, Mar 7, Mar 21, Apr 4, Apr 25, May 2, May 16, June 6, June 20

If you are interested in participating, you can register via Atlas or using this link<http://web.mit.edu/training/course.html?course=CDT21061c>.

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>From the PDA PInG Initiatives:

Yoga Classes
on Wednesdays at 7:30pm at Marlar Lounge 37-252. Tickets and more info are available here.<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-mit-yoga-postdoctoral-initiative-mypi-tickets-17836512489>

Dec. 2, Dec. 9, Dec. 16, 2 weeks break for Christmas and New Year's, Jan. 6, Jan. 13, Jan. 20, Jan. 27, Feb. 3, Feb. 10

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Other Events at MIT:

Independent Activities Period (IAP) 2016
For over four decades, IAP has provided members of the MIT community (students, faculty, staff, and alums) with a unique opportunity to organize, sponsor and participate in a wide variety of activities, including how-to sessions, forums, athletic endeavors, lecture series, films, tours, recitals and contests. The topics are endless, including engineering, skill development (presentations, teaching, communication, leadership, research), patents, start-ups, data management, figure skating, dancing, music, and much more. Some sessions require pre-registration.
Date: January 4 - 29
Browse Listings here<http://web.mit.edu/iap/>
List of Offerings by the MIT Library (i.e. patents, data mining and management, literature search) here<http://student.mit.edu/iap/ns189.html>

Teach It Yourself! A life-enhancing contest for MIT students
Showcase your creativity and help your peers at the same time! Participate in MIT's inaugural Teach It Yourself Contest and contribute your ideas to MIT's new Life Learning<http://lifelearning.mit.edu> platform for sharing your experience, accessing information, and making connections. Support other MIT students by sharing what you've learned about taking care of yourself, connecting with others, and making the most of MIT.
WHAT: Express your ideas through creative microlearning: 2-5-minute videos, short articles and listicles, infographics, etc. Don't know how to craft those?  Sign up for our IAP Microlearning Boot Camp<http://student.mit.edu/searchiap/iap-9289af8d51582ec401515ea3584c00ff.html>.  Not on campus?  No worries: register for the contest and we'll send you resources. Besides the satisfaction of helping other students, you may win one of our many prizes. Check them out and register here<https://lifelearning.mit.edu/about-initiative/whats-new/teach-it-yourself-mit-student-contest-about-shared-experience>.
WHEN: Register<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1QCExUpcMl-qCBVoQB89fBOoEu6hcRkiuOh_3LuWRkDA/viewform?c=0&w=1> for the contest now through February 10. Sign up for the Microlearning Boot Camp<http://student.mit.edu/searchiap/iap-9289af8d51582ec401515ea3584c00ff.html> by January 3.
WHAT ELSE: See more deadlines, judging criteria, categories, prizes, and example topics on the website!
QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? Please contact us at lifelearning at mit.edu<mailto:lifelearning at mit.edu>.

MIT European Career Fair 2016 (organized by the MIT European Club)
The European Career Fair<https://fasmail.harvard.edu/OWA/redir.aspx?C=xpExdYiBvEW7ZnMYolcx-xSNPFN2_tIIXeSvccGyxzE_mmjbg0F48AaUrBtATSrD5bEQXahJMcw.&URL=https%3a%2f%2fecf.fairsey.com%2f> (ECF) is an annual recruiting event at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology which is organized by the MIT European Club in partnership with the European Commission, the MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives, the German American Business Council,  and the German Academic Exchange Service. Our mission is to connect employers from all over Europe with the most talented students and young professionals in the US.
Date: February 6th 2016 at the MIT
It is our 20th anniversary and the ECF will continue to serve the Boston area universities and colleges by providing opportunities for students at all levels to connect with European companies and non-profit organizations. This career fair is the largest of its kind in the United States with an average of 4000 submitted résumés and 100 companies from the Research, Technology and Finance/Business sector. Past participating companies are amongst others:
Bayer, Roche, BMW, Shell, Volkswagen, Siemens, McKinsey, Boston Consulting Group, Total, Audi, Novartis, Allianz, Deutsche Bank, Munich RE, IBM, Philips, Generali, Merck, BASF, SAP, Sennheiser, Thales Group and many more.
No matter what you are looking for - from summer internships to leading management positions - at the European Career Fair you can find it all.
Submit your résumé now under https://ecf.fairsey.com/.
For more updates follow us on LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=AAIAAAiIQzwBEUUPf5T1hJeioSQnXMFZfMeEX9o&trk=nav_responsive_tab_profile> and Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/ECF.MIT/>.
For questions contact: support_ecf2016 at mit.edu<mailto:support_ecf2016 at mit.edu>

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Other helpful sites:
postdocs.mit.edu (Office VPR)
MIT GECD Events<https://gecd.mit.edu/mit-events>
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MIT Events<http://events.mit.edu/>

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