[bioundgrd] Fwd: Help Publicize ID Hack 2013?

[Janice Chang]

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> 
> Technology is powerful.
> Powerful enough to make an impact on poverty.
> 
> The Harvard Developers for Development & MIT Global Poverty Initiative present
> 
> ID Hack 2013
> A 28-hour hackathon that brings together hackers and NGOs from the greater Boston area 
> to work on projects that will make an impact on international development. Part of GPI's Poverty Action Week 2013. 
> 
> We're looking for people with all different levels of computer science to develop ideas and code 
> 6PM February 22nd - 10PM February 23rd @ Microsoft NERD 
> Join us for some awesome food, $1400 in prizes, and fun!
> 
> With projects from Partners in Health, Peace Corps, Sana Health, Dimagi, ClickMedix, 
> Jana care, Modi Labs, Open Concept Lab, and more!
> Sponsors include: Microsoft, Google, athenahealth, Jana care, Healthbox, Twilio, and Dropbox.
> 
> Sign up today!
> The first 100 participants get 5GB free Dropbox space!
> 
> Networking, making a difference in the world, great prizes...
> 
> ID Hack for international development
> ... would you?
> 
> __
> 
> This event is part of MIT Global Poverty Initiative's Poverty Action Week, a week dedicated to looking at various ways students can actively fight poverty from economic, public policy, healthcare, and technology perspectives. 
> 
> Other events include: 
> 
> Tuesday, February 19th (7:30PM 4-145): "Microfinance to Macrosolutions" featuring speaker Miguel Herrera, the Principal Director of Accion Frontier Investing Group. Dinner Provided.
> 
> Wednesday, February 20th (7:30PM McCormick Brown Living Room):“Policymakers with a Purpose: Reforms that have revolutionized international development." Roundtable discussion featuring 5 professors from MIT and Harvard Kennedy School specializing in public policy in international development. Registration required. Hors D'oeuvres served. 
> 
> Thursday, February 21st (7:30PM 4-163): "Improving World Health"featuring a panel of speakers from Vecna Technologies and Partners in Health. Dinner Provided.
> 
> 
> -- 
> Joanne Zhou
> Massachusetts Institute of Technology
> Department of Biology
> Class of 2015 | zhoujy at mit.edu

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