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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">From: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Cathy Xun Wang <<a href="mailto:cathyxw@mit.edu">cathyxw@mit.edu</a>></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Subject: Apply for the 2020 MIT Policy Hackathon!</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Date: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">September 21, 2020 at 12:05:08 PM EDT</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red"> We’re a group of MIT IDSS students in charge of running the annual MIT Policy Hackathon.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:red">Our application portal is now open – please help us share this exciting event with your students. Thanks!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica">Are you a data scientist, policy analyst, lawyer, or just interested in data driven policy? Apply to the 2020<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>MIT Policy Hackathon: Equity
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica">This hackathon is convened by students in MIT’s<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Technology & Policy Program</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Institute
for Data, Systems, & Society</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and aims to address relevant societal challenges via data and policy analysis. This year’s challenge areas include: Covid-19, Transportation, Urban Planning, Internet Policy, and Environmental
Justice. You can see examples of proceedings from prior policy hackathons,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.mitpolicyhackathon.org/prior-hackathons"><span style="color:#954F72">here</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica">When</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica">: Friday through Sunday October 23-25th, 2020 (Virtual)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica">How</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica">:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://tinyurl.com/polhackapp"><span style="color:#1155CC">tinyurl.com/polhackapp</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica">FAQs</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica">:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.mitpolicyhackathon.org/faq"><span style="color:#1155CC">www.mitpolicyhackathon.org/faq</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica">Contact Us</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica">:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:policyhackathon@mit.edu"><span style="color:#954F72">policyhackathon@mit.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica">As always don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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