Weekly PDA Newsletter - October 7, 2018
Anish Paul Antony
anishp at mit.edu
Sun Oct 7 06:16:50 EDT 2018
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Dear MIT Postdocs,
Here is your news for the week. Remember to please come for the monthly PDA meeting which is on Tuesday October 9, 2018.
Enjoy your week!
Follow the MIT-PDA on social media!
MIT-PDA
website<http://pda.mit.edu>
Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/groups/44093460815/>
Twitter<https://twitter.com/MITPDA>
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Boston-PDA
website<http://bostonpostdocs.org/>
NEXT MIT-PDA MEETING
October 9, 2018
12:00pm
Rm 3-434
Lunch will be provided!
REGISTER HERE<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScdKMYusFLKIZR5FS6OpybD9nFXA6rIjLyFCS8Na16pR99Y_w/viewform>
Please join us for our monthly MIT-PDA meeting! Get involved with any of the various committees (e.g., sports, advocacy, committee, community building) and have your voice heard. This is a great opportunity meet your fellow postdocs on campus!
MIT-PDA NEWS AND EVENTS
Postdoc Orientation Session
Lunch will be provided!
October 10, 2018 12PM - 1:15PM
Rm E17 1st floor
You may register for a session via Atlas or http://web.mit.edu/training/course.html?course=CDT21061c
Postdoc Volleyball and Soccer
Hosted by MIT-PDA Sports Committee
Join us for indoor volleyball (7PM to Gym Close at Zesiger Center) and soccer (Tuesday 7:30PM to 9PM at Johnson JAC Trackinfield, Zesiger Center)! Never played before? Don’t worry! All abilities are welcome. Spouses and significant others of postdocs are welcome free of charge! Friends and colleagues may join only if they have an athletics membership (otherwise you may need to pay a 1time entrance fee that is around $15).
Beginner? Show up early to learn how to play and improve skills. The courts are located in the Zesiger center. Enter through the Vassar street entrance and the attendees at the gate should let you through if you say you are with the PDA and present MIT ID. There are bathrooms in the facility where you can change or come with someone with a membership who can give you access to the locker rooms.
sports, Facebook group<https://www.facebook.com/groups/1499342643696472/>!
GLIMPSE (PDA PInG Initiative)
GLIMPSE is a show where we take our mobile recording studio across MIT campus and talk with researchers about their journey, research and outlook. Please visit http://glimpse.mit.edu/ to listen to the latest episodes. If you would like to be a guest on the podcast, or if you would like to submit some art (music, logo designs, etc.), please contact us at glimpse.podcast at gmail.com<mailto:glimpse.podcast at gmail.com>.
OTHER MIT AND LOCAL EVENTS
MIT Policy Hackathon: We the Future
October 8, 2018 9:30AM - 4:30PM
Boston's City Hall Plaza
The Notion of Vision: Dreaming and SeeingMIT Policy Hackathon: We the Future
October 8, 2018 6:30PM - 7:30PM
Broad Institute 415 Main Street, Cambridge
Catalyst Conversations was founded in late 2012 to open a critical path for dialogue between the arts and sciences. For HUBweek 2018, we are partnering with the Broad Institute to present The Notion of Vision: Dreaming and Seeing. Speakers will discuss both internal and external ways of seeing, perceiving and imagining, among other topics. This promises to be a terrific investigation of how you see what you see by way of a fascinating conversation.
Please note: all HUBweek Open Doors<https://2018.hubweek.org/page/1362608/open-doors> sessions require either a free or paid pass to HUBweek 2018. You can register for a pass here<https://2018.hubweek.org/page/1343124/register> and add this session to your agenda during the registration process. If you have already registered, you may add this session to your agenda by clicking here<https://2018.hubweek.org/settings/registration>.
How AI and Big Data are Disrupting Drug Discovery
October 9, 2018 8:30PM - 9:30PM
Broad Institute 415 Main Street, Cambridge
Drug development is costly and uncertain. Companies spend billions developing new drugs only to find they don't work well in the real world. But, artificial intelligence is promising to make this work cheaper, faster, and more effective.
Over breakfast, we'll discuss how the ability to process huge stores of data is enabling drug makers to identify the precise mechanisms of disease, target new therapies to address them, and build more detailed biological profiles of the types of patient who could benefit.
Please note: all HUBweek Open Doors<https://2018.hubweek.org/page/1362608/open-doors> sessions require either a free or paid pass to HUBweek 2018. You can register for a pass here<https://2018.hubweek.org/page/1343124/register> and add this session to your agenda during the registration process. If you have already registered, you may add this session to your agenda by clicking here<https://2018.hubweek.org/settings/registration>.
Introduction to R
October 9, 2018 10:00 AM - 12:30PM
Building 14, 14N-132
Get an introduction to R, the open-source system for statistical computation and graphics. With hands-on exercises, learn how to import and manage datasets,...
Kendall Square: Innovation Playground
October 9, 2018 12PM - 8PM
292 Main Street
Unlock your imagination by teleporting around the world to various tech hubs, immersing yourself in a life-size coloring book, creating visual effects through augmented reality, interacting with a digital art installation<https://www.karlsims.com/flow.html> created by MIT alumnus Karl Sims, or dropping a beat on the turntables. Don't miss this interactive celebration of community, arts, and technology, culminating in a groundbreaking ceremony at 5:30pm for 314 Main Street, the future home of technology innovators and the MIT Museum.
MSP&C Toddler Playgroup
October 9, 2018 10:30AM - 11:30AM
Eastgate Penthouse, E55-PH
Our toddler group is back. We are starting the meetings again. Barbara our program assistant, will kick off the group and will be looking for volunteers to help out with meet-ups. This is a weekly group for parents of toddlers, to share information and support each other.
For more information contact us at spousesandpartners at mit.edu<mailto:spousesandpartners at mit.edu>
This group is sponsored by the Office of Graduate Education and MIT Spouses & Partners Connect, a dedicated network for the significant others of MIT students, postdocs, staff and faculty who have relocated to the Boston area. We organize activities that help you meet people, discover work and career opportunities, improve your English, share experiences and passions, and get information about living and parenting in Boston.
Expecting and New Parents Group at Westgate
October 10, 2018 11:00AM - 12:00PM
W85-Basement
Led by MIT mom Colleen, this is a weekly group for parents-to-be and parents of infants to crawlers to share information and support each other.
For more information, contact: Colleen<http://colleenefunk@gmail.com/>
Child Care
October 10, 2018 12PM to 1:30PM
NE49-5000
600 Technology Sq, Cambridge MA -2142
Presenter – Kathy Kasabula<http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/seminars/bios#Kathy>, B.A.; Child Care Operations Administrator, MIT Work-Life Center
This monthly introductory discussion is specially designed for expectant parents and those new to parenting or child care. The Choosing Quality Child Care session addresses your different infant and toddler child care options, what child care costs, how to find and evaluate your child care choices, planning your parental leave, and the transition to parenting.
Infants are welcome if alternative child care is unavailable.
Foundations of Deep Learning: An Introduction
October 2, 2018 2:00PM
Admirality Center
Please join MIT Professional Education for this inaugural workshop ofFoundations of Deep Learning: An Introduction, taking place at Admiralty Center, Hong Kong, China on October 10, 2018. This three-hour workshop will be conducted by MIT professor Vivienne Sze<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=As-mUL3LRyg&feature=youtu.be>, a renowned leader in building energy-efficient and high-performance systems and system design for deep learning.
Deep learning is widely used for many artificial intelligence (AI) applications including computer vision, speech recognition, robotics, etc. While deep learning delivers state-of-the-art accuracy on many AI tasks, it demands high computational complexity. Accordingly, designing efficient hardware systems to support deep learning is an important step towards enabling its wide deployment, particularly for embedded applications such as mobile, Internet of Things (IOT), and drones.
During the workshop, Professor Sze will provide an overview of recent advances towards enabling the efficient processing of deep learning. She will discuss various hardware platforms and architectures that support deep learning, and highlight key trends.
Immigrant Entrepreneurs from Main Street to the Fort Point
October 10, 2018 at 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Boston City Hall Plaza
Are we a stronger city and economy because of our historic openness to immigration or should we close the borders and restrict access?
What happens to the economy if we are more restrictive, or more open? What is the impact on jobs, employers and economic growth?
A panel, including Min He, Co-President of MIT Chief 2017, will address why our economy, from Main Street to Fort Point, depends heavily on immigrants, why the implications of restricting immigration are grim, and what more can be done to support immigrant entrepreneurs.
Please note: all HUBweek Ideas Dome sessions require either a free or paid pass to HUBweek 2018. You can register for a pass here<https://2018.hubweek.org/page/1343124/register> and add this session to your agenda during the registration process. If you have already registered, you may add this session to your agenda by clicking here<https://2018.hubweek.org/settings/registration>.
Energy and Water Policy and Reform in Central Americal
October 11, 2018 1 to 2 PM, 56-162
Carlos de la Torre is an advisor with a fiscal transparency program in Central America that has as partners several key stakeholders, including the Ministry of Finance, USAID and Deloitte. Using a stakeholders' centered approach, this program focuses on making more transparent in budget documents and financial statements the subsidies between the state-owned enterprises such as the electricity company and the water utility and other government agencies, consumers and private producers. These subsidies include, but are not limited to, tariff subsidies, uncollected accounts receivable, government loan guarantees, tax subsidies and concessional loans.
Further details can be found here<http://calendar.mit.edu/event/energy_and_water_policy_and_reform_in_central_america#.W7j3h5NLhj0>
DSL Speaker Series: Donna Hicks
October 11, 2018 4 to 4 PM Walker Memorial
The Division of Student Life Speaker Series is proud to present Donna Hicks, Ph.D., who will lecture on her latest book:
"Leading with Dignity: How to Create a Culture that Brings Out the Best in People"
In her new book, Hicks explores the under recognized role of dignity in workplace culture. She argues that the extent to which leaders pay attention to, recognize, and understand the dignity concerns underlying people’s grievances makes an enormous difference as to whether leaders can resolve conflicts, have better relationships, and remedy toxic workplace cultures.
In this landmark book, Hicks extends the reach of her award winning book
Dignity: Its Essential Role in Resolving Conflict, and offers leaders a specific, practical guide to achieving a culture of dignity.
Currently an associate at Harvard’s Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Hicks has worked extensively on international conflict resolution in the Middle East, Sri Lanka, Columbia, Cuba, and Northern Ireland (with Archbishop Desmond Tutu). In her current work, she and has found that although dignity is our highest common denominator and plays a critical role in the well-being and health of a workplace culture, most of us – including leaders – know very little about it. Often confused with the concept of “respect,” dignity goes much deeper, and reflects our inherent value and worth. Everyone wants to be treated in a way that shows they matter. Without a working knowledge of dignity, leaders unknowingly fail to honor it in others and unintentionally cause emotional pain, conflict, and distrust – which can ultimately create a toxic work environment.
Further details can be found here<https://mit.universitytickets.com/w/event.aspx?id=885&p=1>
Addressing Global Climate Change: Ideas to Impact
October 11, 2018 6 to 9 PM, W20
For the first time, Climate CoLab will be co-hosting an event with MIT's Graduate Student Council, which will highlight several winning proposals from contests in 2018 and 2017 that address global climate change.
The event features eleven winners covering a variety of topics within global climate change. All winners will not only present their idea, but will engage in vigorous dialogue with the audience during panel discussions. Participants get the chance to ask the speakers on stage questions and also connect with them after the official talks in a more intimate setting. We also encourgae participants to share their experiences with winners, and suggest ways the proposals could improve.
Event will be held at the MIT Student Center in Lobdell and West Lounge from 6:00 PM- 9:00 PM (ET). Registration is open to anyone, but space is limited. Sign up for the event via Eventbrite<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-panel-discussion-and-pitch-event-hosted-by-mit-climate-colab-and-gsc-sustainability-tickets-49620434054>
CAPD – Career Advising and Professional Development
Postdoc 1:1 appointments<https://capd.mit.edu/explore-careers/services-alumni-and-postdocs> are with Bob Dolan in E25-143G. Log in to CareerBridge<http://careerbridge.mit.edu/>; select "Advising," then “Advising Appointments” to select a time that works for you.
For a list of company presentations click here<https://capd.mit.edu/events>
For a list of company presentations on campus this week
Refer Here<https://capd.mit.edu/events>
MIT Alumni Association’s Infinite Connection – Register for an Infinite Connection account to gain access to MIT’s online alumni directory and other resources, including the MIT Alumni Job Board<https://owa.exchange.mit.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=FOU2FkEl2EM7x6UV_y9yYJMDp3bHis2su40w4NGsugJGFJ0-TyHWCA..&URL=https%3a%2f%2falum.mit.edu%2fcareers%2fjobs>. The Alumni Association sends an email message to postdocs once they become eligible. The message contains registration instructions and a unique user ID. See the postdoc page of the Infinite Connection website<https://owa.exchange.mit.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=C7GkuuRQ8XqhtmtHz2MNPjMkTrwhhi5WKY4FbyMGENVGFJ0-TyHWCA..&URL=https%3a%2f%2falum.mit.edu%2fnetworks%2fSharedInterestGroups%2fpost-doc> for information.
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Writing & Communication Center<https://owa.exchange.mit.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=dnjqtZurWapEwlhrZvDCbvPxlJDyNY54NAjMAliCtz1GFJ0-TyHWCA..&URL=https%3a%2f%2fcmsw.mit.edu%2fwriting-and-communication-center%2f> – One-on-one sessions with professional writers
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Career planning strategy for Postdocs – details here<https://owa.exchange.mit.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=mgk7EamI92Kdhn2X5HZgFJfd61j1-zoYpuAQNvDE3RZGFJ0-TyHWCA..&URL=https%3a%2f%2fpostdocs.mit.edu%2fsites%2fdefault%2ffiles%2fdocuments%2fCareer-Planning-Strategy-for-MIT-Postdocs-2015-05-08.docx>, and other tools<https://owa.exchange.mit.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=jQl4nOH2aezwZ7r6vVXg0PaMgMwwG5u5hpzSHaucI35GFJ0-TyHWCA..&URL=https%3a%2f%2fpostdocs.mit.edu%2fcareer-development%2fmentoring-and-advising%2fpostdoctoral-mentoring-and-advising-toolkit>
Management 101 for Scientists (Why Communication May Save You)
Oct 17: Save the date - 3-00-4:30 pm, Joanne Kamens, PhD, Executive Director, Addgene. Sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research.
MIT Creative Arts Council
Please consider registering for Hacking Arts 2018 (October 13-14, 2018 MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, MA)! http://hackingarts.com/<https://owa.exchange.mit.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=-pdJkVCtiwJ37Swojwokq18fdY4o4KrjIq1vMMjlERK2TUInTiHWCA..&URL=http%3a%2f%2fhackingarts.com%2f>
Founded in 2012, the MIT Hacking Arts Festival is an annual conference that ignites cross-disciplinary innovation at MIT. Artists, engineers and entrepreneurs come together for a two-day festival to take on challenges at the intersection of the arts and technology. Participants form an interdisciplinary team of creative students and young professionals and have 24 hours to design, build and present their idea to a panel of judges.
Postdocs are invited to attend concerts and lectures on campus, a full schedule of arts events can be found on the MIT Events Calendar http://calendar.mit.edu/calendar?event_types%5B%5D=102755<https://owa.exchange.mit.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=TggnCen6sXmUDMABJ_Q_TKF4ubEyNlWEcAY9B1g2ZOK2TUInTiHWCA..&URL=http%3a%2f%2fcalendar.mit.edu%2fcalendar%3fevent_types%255B%255D%3d102755>
Did you know that MIT has a museum, an art center and 8 galleries? Come check them out! https://arts.mit.edu/exhibitions/<https://owa.exchange.mit.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=U_NAyKkBWJA09KHEhANr7YotbAumnja6-M8h3EC7ewO2TUInTiHWCA..&URL=https%3a%2f%2farts.mit.edu%2fexhibitions%2f>
MIT encourages scientist (students, postdocs and faculty) to engage in art projects:
Have an art project in mind? Postdocs are welcome to submit their proposals for an art project to MIT Arts Council CAMIT Grants Program. CAMIT Grants support art projects across all disciplines that engage the MIT community. The deadline for fall 2018 CAMIT grant applications is Monday, October 22. For more details:https://arts.mit.edu/camit/about/grants/.
Did you know that MIT owns a world class Public Art collection comprising over 50 works of art by internationally renowned artists of the 20th and 21st century? The works are viewable across campus and you are welcome to explore them with a self-guided walking tour (https://listart.mit.edu/collections/public-art-collection)
Want to be up to date about art events happening on campus? Sign up for the Arts at MIT Newsletter https://arts.mit.edu/subscribe/<https://owa.exchange.mit.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=MwvkOPjwIooNKXh9TASdXZmN3meDL9z_JZj0vNZ1VZu2TUInTiHWCA..&URL=https%3a%2f%2farts.mit.edu%2fsubscribe%2f>
MIT CSAIL Conference on Securing the Enterprise at MIT
On October 31, CSAIL, with the support of BT, is hosting Securing the Enterprise at MIT. The conference will bring together global security professionals, government officials, and academic researchers for a discussion on the challenges and responses to key cybersecurity issues impacting private and public organizations across the world.
Open to MIT Postdocs. More details on the conference below. CSAIL also invite you to visit their conference website: https://securingtheenterprise.csail.mit.edu/ for speaker updates.
To help CSAIL with event logistics they are asking all MIT faculty, staff and students to register at https://www.regonline.com/securingtheenterprise. Use access code Enterprise2018 to access the site. Please use your MIT email address when registering. There is no cost to attend, however, your card will be charged $25 if you do not attend the event without notification. Please notify industry at csail.mit.edu<mailto:industry at csail.mit.edu> or update your registration by 10/30 and you will not be charged for the cancelation.
CHECK OUT THESE SITES FOR ADDITIONAL EVENTS
postdocs.mit.edu<http://postdocs.mit.edu> (Office VPR)
MIT CAPD Events<https://gecd.mit.edu/mit-events>
MIT Spouses&Partners Events<http://spouses.mit.edu/mit-events>
MIT Events<http://events.mit.edu/>
Boston PDA Events<http://bostonpostdocs.org/events-calendar/>
Mass-AWIS Events<http://mass-awis.org/category/events-calendar/>
MIT RESOURCES FOR POSTDOCS
Work Life Center
The MIT Work-Life Center is pleased to announce the launch of the Fall 2018 Seminar Series<http://hrweb.mit.edu/worklife/seminars>. The presenters, who are experts in their fields, will share research-based strategies, tips, and information on more than 25 topics, including pathways to well-being; navigating life as a young professional; parenting in the digital age; planning and paying for college; learning how to help an aging family member; managing your finances; and planning for your retirement.
Childcare Information – Check out the resources and schedule of presentations offered by the MIT Work-Life Center https://hr.mit.edu/worklife/child-care
All seminars and webinars are free of charge and open to the entire MIT community and their families. However, registration<http://hr.mit.edu/worklife/seminars/all> is required.
The MIT Work-Life Center’s popular Seminar Series provides research-based strategies, tips, and information to help you deal with a diverse array of work-life issues.Please visit: http://hr.mit.edu/worklife/seminars
http://hr.mit.edu/worklife/seminars/all
MIT HR offers resources and tools to help employees and managers grow and develop skills
Please check: http://hr.mit.edu/learn<https://owa.exchange.mit.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=m7bs6G4sboXRwqtvNj4b5mBjE5bOlaojwxdCd0Qtou7uzhApSyHWCA..&URL=http%3a%2f%2fhr.mit.edu%2flearn>
Fixing Our Broken Sleep
Presented by Rick Clerici, C. HT., C.S.E.; Director, Clear Mind Systems
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 | 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Building: 76-156<https://owa.exchange.mit.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=qqN84jDZm-eqcY-4wgytM4QEDzmHdaI2cFCfVwr4D_hGFJ0-TyHWCA..&URL=https%3a%2f%2fowa.exchange.mit.edu%2fowa%2fredir.aspx%3fC%3d58ExEcciqnm2wxgxMMc4qm7zPTOJKZ9cDiMeGn8qolh8bHNziBXWCA..%26URL%3dhttp%253a%252f%252firui.mjt.lu%252flnk%252fAGIAAEQqwugAAAAAAAAAAGmYNRUAASKJvEoAAAAAAAiW3gBbkUYhigXnp1sURpqwdA6YYZHWnwAIJw4%252f6%252fUNPGn9vsHt6e5D6NCa_Efw%252faHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS9tYXBzL3BsYWNlL0tvY2grSW5zdGl0dXRlK0ZvcitJbnRlZ3JhdGl2ZStDYW5jZXIrUmVzZWFyY2grYXQrTUlUL0A0Mi4zNjIyOTQ5LC03MS4wOTE0NzExLDE3ei9kYXRhPSEzbTEhNGIxITRtNSEzbTQhMXMweDg5ZTM3MGE5MzJlOTc4ODE6MHgzOGY1ODM0ZjU2MGZhN2RkIThtMiEzZDQyLjM2MjI5MSE0ZC03MS4wODkyODI0> (Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research)
Register<http://hr.mit.edu/worklife/seminars/event/fixing-our-broken-sleep-1539705600>
Practicing Mindfulness for Awareness, Wellness, and Connection
Presented by Gretchen Ki Steidle, M.B.A.; Founder and President, Global Grassroots and the Conscious Social Change Initiative
Friday, October 26, 2018 | 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Building: 76-156<https://owa.exchange.mit.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=2cnmioQm93dicoB11LN7tuKGDCWKfWBGQcVM6mtb_r1GFJ0-TyHWCA..&URL=https%3a%2f%2fowa.exchange.mit.edu%2fowa%2fredir.aspx%3fC%3davyrSUx1vm98HJOZnioKqeT0D5PLI0OME6iS_EIGI0Z8bHNziBXWCA..%26URL%3dhttp%253a%252f%252firui.mjt.lu%252flnk%252fAGIAAEQqwugAAAAAAAAAAGmYNRUAASKJvEoAAAAAAAiW3gBbkUYhigXnp1sURpqwdA6YYZHWnwAIJw4%252f10%252fbJ2kF3xMdMAnVqAq_psYYQ%252faHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS9tYXBzL3BsYWNlL0tvY2grSW5zdGl0dXRlK0ZvcitJbnRlZ3JhdGl2ZStDYW5jZXIrUmVzZWFyY2grYXQrTUlUL0A0Mi4zNjIyOTQ5LC03MS4wOTE0NzExLDE3ei9kYXRhPSEzbTEhNGIxITRtNSEzbTQhMXMweDg5ZTM3MGE5MzJlOTc4ODE6MHgzOGY1ODM0ZjU2MGZhN2RkIThtMiEzZDQyLjM2MjI5MSE0ZC03MS4wODkyODI0> (Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research)
Register<http://hr.mit.edu/worklife/seminars/event/mindfulness-practice-for-awareness-wellness-and-connection-1540569600>
The Power of Resilience: Inspirational Stories of Overcoming Hardship
Presented by Daniel Jackson, Ph.D.; Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT
Tuesday, October 30, 2018 | 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Building: NE49-5000<https://owa.exchange.mit.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=-s4C4z9f7NQswkzPKbUr431q82QbEhJmx0_-HUI3PJtGFJ0-TyHWCA..&URL=https%3a%2f%2fowa.exchange.mit.edu%2fowa%2fredir.aspx%3fC%3dc0KweuoD1Pdgk-tKjimbbxvrUXxZx3xuohE5KYRHPq58bHNziBXWCA..%26URL%3dhttp%253a%252f%252firui.mjt.lu%252flnk%252fAGIAAEQqwugAAAAAAAAAAGmYNRUAASKJvEoAAAAAAAiW3gBbkUYhigXnp1sURpqwdA6YYZHWnwAIJw4%252f12%252fv5h6H80eDgCaMmxvKJESxQ%252faHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS9tYXBzL3BsYWNlL05FNDksKzYwMCtUZWNobm9sb2d5K1NxdWFyZSwrQ2FtYnJpZGdlLCtNQSswMjEzOS9ANDIuMzYzNDEwMywtNzEuMDk1MjczMiwxN3ovZGF0YT0hM20xITRiMSE0bTUhM200ITFzMHg4OWUzNzBhYzczYzUwNTlmOjB4ZWJjZGUxNTRiNjIxNmMyOSE4bTIhM2Q0Mi4zNjM0MDY0ITRkLTcxLjA5MzA4NDU> (5th floor, L-Lab)
Register<http://hr.mit.edu/worklife/seminars/event/the-power-of-resilience-inspirational-stories-of-overcoming-hardship-1540915200>
Making It All Add Up: Your Big Financial Decisions
Presented by Steven Dimitriou, A.I.F., Q.P.F.C.; Managing Partner, Mayflower Advisors
Wednesday, November 7, 2018 | 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Building: 46-3189<https://owa.exchange.mit.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=BRcmaIW6Ntfq2b6437St8fLBVauhoORX-fnugwOzTzRGFJ0-TyHWCA..&URL=https%3a%2f%2fowa.exchange.mit.edu%2fowa%2fredir.aspx%3fC%3d8rOplHOr4T1g_AP70vBWoUnlD9u5RKFt_rjTXj2vPmDnzXVziBXWCA..%26URL%3dhttp%253a%252f%252firui.mjt.lu%252flnk%252fAGIAAEQoywAAAAAAAAAAAGmYNRUAASKJvEoAAAAAAAiW3gBbkT-4bKkpHKxeTZKBgjE4noE-BgAIJw4%252f10%252faEZIKK_8FyLgxsOqI9yYIg%252faHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS9tYXBzL3BsYWNlL0JyYWluK2FuZCtDb2duaXRpdmUrU2NpZW5jZXMrQ29tcGxleCwrNDMrVmFzc2FyK1N0LCtDYW1icmlkZ2UsK01BKzAyMTM5L0A0Mi4zNjIzMDYzLC03MS4wOTM5NTQ2LDE3ei9kYXRhPSEzbTEhNGIxITRtNSEzbTQhMXMweDg5ZTM3MGFiZmQyMzM3MWY6MHg2ZGUwZTc5ZDFiY2U5YmY3IThtMiEzZDQyLjM2MjMwMjQhNGQtNzEuMDkxNzY1OQ> (Brain & Cognitive Sciences)
Register<http://hr.mit.edu/worklife/seminars/event/making-it-all-add-up-part-1-the-big-financial-decisions-1541628000>
MIT Spouses&Partners Connect
Offers social and career-related groups and events for your spouse/partner/family. For more information and event listings, visit http://spouses.mit.edu/.
Weekly Wednesday Meetings
3-5 p.m. in the Eastgate Penthouse – E55
Every week we invite speakers from MIT, the community, or our group to share their expertise; we visit interesting places in Boston; or we socialize around art and fitness.
October 3: Immigration Q&A
October 10: Boston by Foot tour (please note we will meet at 1:15 p.m. in front of the Kendall T Stop)
October 17: Culture Shock – how to manage your transition to a new city
October 24: Improve your English - lesson from the YMCA International Learning Center
October 31: Pumpkin Carving – bring your own pumpkin, we supply the tools
Career Connect Conference - Part 1
Monday, October 15
10:00am to 3:00pm
E25-401
Start off your job search with MIT Spouses & Partners Career Connect! Our conference is a great way to get inspired, ask some of your burning questions, and meet other job seekers. This conference will cover all of the basics of a job search: resumes, cover letters, interviewing and networking. Our speakers are MIT staff members who have worked with MS&PC for many years, and they understand the unique challenges our job seekers face.
PLEASE REGISTER HERE!<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeue6JUJFv0S0Zuvx-6SSo_4L8hEUsSzztjqvxQ8VTlDhUbpg/viewform>
Please note that this conference is not designed for MIT students or academic professionals.
Kids Clothing & Toy Exchange
Monday, October 22
10:00am to 11:30am
Z-Center, Johnson JAC LOBBY
When you arrive (starting at 10 a.m.), you will be asked to check-in and make a name tag. Then you will be directed to place your donations on the appropriate tables around the room. Items will be arranged by age and gender.
Please let us know if you are coming!<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe55SNT2PU7LwmesuWr7zK0hgtfawu-PHFM7FJGGjWL-7WlJg/viewform>
Then you may choose several items you would like to take.
At 11:15 a.m. if there are many items remaining, you may take as much as you like.
The exchange will include kids clothing, outerwear, shoes, toys and books for children ages birth-5.
Expectant parents welcome. You do not need to bring clothes to participate, but please bring your own bags.
Any leftover donations will be given to Cradles to Crayons<https://www.cradlestocrayons.org/boston/>, a non profit organization that provides children from birth through age 12, living in homeless or low-income situations, with the essential items they need to thrive - at home, at school and at play. They supply these items free of charge by engaging and connecting communities.
Crafternoon: Salt Art Candles
Thursday, October 25
1:30-4:30 p.m. in the Eastgate Penthouse
Supplies provided on a first-come, first-served basis.
MIT Language Conversation Exchange
http://lce.mit.edu
lce at mit.edu<mailto:lce at mit.edu>
Facebook @MITLCE
Language Lunches
October 12 at noon in E19-202
October 23 at noon in E23-009
Meet Eat Speak
Come to meet other language enthusiasts, students taking learning languages, and native speakers of languages you’d like to practice. All MIT community members welcome! This is a great way to find a language partner! Lunch will be served.
Brought to you by the International Student Office, Office of Graduation Education, Institute Community and Equity Office and the Language Conversation Exchange<http://web.mit.edu/lce>.
MIT Om under the dome
Sessions are held every Monday at noon and Thursday at 5:30pm (excluding Institute holidays).
Thursday, October 11, 2018 5:30pm - 6pm
Building 10-500
https://calendar.mit.edu/event/om_under_the_dome#.W6U8hM5JGUk<https://owa.exchange.mit.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=4i2MdAHabSrg9mDq4Ub_GJDrTeRHMiCpZP86wYTyyx_uzhApSyHWCA..&URL=https%3a%2f%2fcalendar.mit.edu%2fevent%2fom_under_the_dome%23.W6U8hM5JGUk>
MIT Employee Resource Groups
Join an Employee Resource Group (ERG) at MIT!
ERGs are employee-led groups formed around common interests, issues and/or a common bond or background. ERGs host activities such as lectures, socials, dinners, etc. Both Postdoctoral Fellows and Associates are invited to join. Current ERGs include:
* African, Black, American, Caribbean @MIT (ABAC at MIT) ERG
* Asian Pacific American ERG
* Latino ERG,
* Lesbian, Gay, ,Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) ERG
* Millennials ERG
* Women in IT ERG
Check out the link for more information and upcoming events: https://hr.mit.edu/diversity-inclusion/ergs
MBTA Access
As a reminder, all postdoctoral fellows and postdoctoral associates on MIT’s Cambridge
campus are eligible for free, unrestricted subway and local bus access. MIT provides this benefit
through a special MBTA* chip embedded in the MIT ID card. (*Massachusetts Bay
Transportation Authority). Check the back of your ID card. If “Charlie INSIDE!” is written on it,
you are all set. Questions? Visit the Atlas Service Center (E17-106).
OTHER RESOURCES
Free Membership for the National Postdoctoral Association
MIT is a Sustaining Member of the NPA, which means you can become an affiliate member for free. This will help you network with other postdocs across the country and gain access to members only resources that can help further your career. To join, click on this Affiliate Memberships direct link for MIT<http://www.nationalpostdoc.org/general/register_start.asp?regkey=B87D7B9B-5C95-48F6-9ECA-A5014531B05D> and follow the registration process, using your MIT email address. Once you click “submit,” the NPA will review your request and confirm your membership by email about a week later.
SAI
Driving Cultural Change in Life Sciences Publishing
Oct 22, 12pm - 1pm
45 Prospect Street in Central Square
Details Here<https://www.stemadvocacy.org/>
The goal for the series is for people in science development to engage, learn, share and connect. Presenters get a chance to share their work and participants get a chance to hear about all the exciting projects currently in the works.
BRING YOUR OWN LUNCH!
Oct.9: Maker Break, 5:30-9pm; MIT, Building 50, Walker Memorial. A celebration of making at MIT. Free and open to MIT students, postdocs, staff, faculty, and alumni, all skill levels. Hosted by Project Manus. Have fun and show your smart and creative sides. Register at https://makerbreak.mit.edu/register/https://makerbreak.mit.edu/register/
Oct 10: BPDA Biotech/Pharma and Data Science Networking Night; 6-8pm; at Meadhall (4 Cambridge Center, Cambridge) Register here!<https://bpda-networking-meadhall1010.eventbrite.com>Meet local postdocs and rub elbows with industry professionals and talent acquisition professionals from local Biotech and Pharma companies. With complimentary appetizers and a cash bar.
Oct 15: Deadline for application for Path of Professorship (Nov. 16 & 17) for women graduate students and postdocs. General information and Application: http://odge.mit.edu/development/pop/.[Spots are limited. Preference is given to graduate students who are within 2 years of degree completion and to postdocs whose job search is most imminent.]
Oct 16: Insight Data Science Open House, 6pm; at 280 Summer Street, Floor M, Boston, MA 02210. Hosted by the Boston Insight Data team. Information and Registration<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe8sdzt1qYdhvkIVWUFrLxYszhnO7hQKc2xcuT_wQ_YrP08vQ/viewform>
Oct 17: Why capable graduate students [& postdocs] suffer from the Imposter Syndrome, and how to THRIVE in spite of it! 6:30-8:30 pm; in 10-250. Dr. Valerie Young, internationally recognized expert and author, will be conducting an interactive session on the Imposter Syndrome. While the talk is geared towards graduate students, all are welcome. Sponsored by Office of the Vice Chancellor; CAPD; Division of Student Life; Office of Graduate Education; MindHandHeart; MIT Graduate Student Council; and MIT Alumni Association.
Oct 17: Management 101 for Scientists (or, Why Communication May Save You); 3-4:30pm; in Singleton Auditorium, 46-3002. Speaker: Joanne Kamens, PhD, Executive Director, Addgene. Sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research. Register here: Management 101 for Scientists.<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeHNk4-uw2xxTDWVXLTqsCEeyzW33nRXAhU6_wP1LFbBljVWQ/viewform>
Science training rarely includes the skills needed to effectively manage an academic lab or nonacademic work group. Talented managers get more done in any work place, and not all science trainees have a good role model for this skill. Just like doing research—effective management is something you can learn and at which you can excel. This talk is designed to give you an introduction to the skills you can develop to be a good manager. Useful resources and tools provided for future training. Details about Dr. Kamens here<http://postdocs.mit.edu/news/management-101-scientists-or-why-communication-may-save-you>.
Oct. 25: BPDA Halloween Party; Thursday, starting at 7:00pm; at The Greatest Bar, 262 Friend St., Boston. For information on Boston Postdoctoral Association sponsored events: Join the BPDA mailing list<http://bostonpostdocs.org/mailing-list/>; connect on Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/groups/BostonPostdocs/>; website http://bostonpostdocs.org/.
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