Yes.
MIT policy requires faculty, researchers, research staff, academic instructional staff, postdocs, and others as directed to disclose any engagement with a foreign entity that is (or appears to be) Reasonably Related to your Institutional Responsibilities.
Additionally, even if the activity is part of your normal MIT responsibilities (and would not otherwise be considered an Outside Professional Activity, or OPA), it must still be disclosed if it involves a foreign entity. MIT has an expedited disclosure process for these situations.
Examples
- Serving as an editor of a foreign journal – Disclose if with a foreign journal; not required for domestic journals such as Science
- Representing MIT on a foreign government or international committee – Disclose if with organizations like CERN; not required for U.S. agencies such as NIH
- Giving academic lectures, presentations, or seminars at foreign institutions – Disclose if at institutions such as the Sorbonne; not required for U.S.-based institutions such as Harvard