[Mitai-announce] FW: [EWB] GPI's Poverty Action Week

[Elan Pavlov]

Our friends at GPI are hosting a set of events this week on global poverty. This might interest some of you.

Elan  
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From: Amita Gupta [amitag at MIT.EDU]
Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2014 11:16 PM
To: gpi at mit.edu
Subject: Fwd: [EWB] GPI's Poverty Action Week

Hi GPI,

If you're interested in learning how you can use your computer science, business, biology or other skills to impact poverty, check out Poverty Action Week with events all next week culminating in the IDHackathon!

Amita

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Poverty Action Week 2014<https://www.facebook.com/events/238143479691851/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming>


22,000 children die each day of conditions due to poverty.
Come to Poverty Action Week to learn about what you can do to help
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Featuring:

Monday, 32-155, 7:30 - 9pm
[The Future Can't Wait: Why Taking Action on Poverty Matters] - Featuring Steven Gale, Senior Advisor for Strategic Opportunities at USAID

Tuesday, 32-155, 7:30 - 9pm
[Flood of Technologies for the Developing World: What Works] - Presentation by Bish Sanyal: Director of the Comprehensive Initiative of Technology Evaluation, Ford International Professor of Urban Development & Planning, and Director of the Spurs/Humphrey program // Preceded by a showcase of D-lab technologies including the Leverage Freedom Chair and Portatherm.

Wednesday, 3-133, 7:00 - 8:30pm
[Global Health Panel] - a discussion on access to healthcare, sustainable initiatives, and healthcare economics around the world // featuring: MGH medical directors Dr. Thomas Burke, Dr. Mehul Mehta, Dr. Ryan Carroll, and Dr. Kristian Olson

Thursday, 4-149, 7:30-9pm
[Entrepreneurs without Borders] - a panel discussion on social entrepeneurship and how we can make innovations that benefit the under-served through social enterprises // featuring: John Tebes (moderator) Kyle Engelmann from Health Leads, Kevin Saunders from Accion, Eric Reynolds from the D-Lab Scale-ups, Daniel Heyman from Bureh

Saturday-Sunday, Cambridge Innovation Center, 5pm - 5pm
[ID Hack<https://www.facebook.com/idhack.gpi.d4d>] - a hackathon where NGOs, international development enthusiasts, and hackers of all skill levels can collaborate on projects that will make an impact on international development. Learn more at http://idhack.developersfordevelopment.org/



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>From the creators of ID Hack 2013, we bring you...

ID Hack 2014<http://idhack.developersfordevelopment.org/>

5pm February 15th - 5pm February 16th
@ the Cambridge Innovation Center<https://www.google.com/maps/preview#!data=!1m4!1m3!1d2438!2d-71.0840429!3d42.3628857!4m12!2m11!1m10!1s0x0%3A0xdf5abd7b595ee940!3m8!1m3!1d45720!2d-88.4863795!3d44.2587855!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1>

The International Development Hackathon (ID Hack) is a 24-hour hackathon that brings together hackers, international development enthusiasts, and NGOs from the greater Boston area to work on projects that will make an impact on international development.

All skill levels welcome!

We have workshops and projects for you whether you’re an experienced hacker, just finished 6.00, or have no experience at all. We will be conducting workshops on introductory web development for those without experience.

Why hack for international development?


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Enjoy delicious food, compete for $2000+ in prizes, and have fun!
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Network with sponsors including Google, Microsoft, Twilio, Dropbox, McKinsey, JP.Morgan, Bridgewater, Intuit, InterSystems, and more!
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Work on projects from Partners in Health<http://pih.org/>, Peace Corps<http://peacecorps.gov/>, Sana Health<http://sana.mit.edu/>, Dimagi<http://dimagi.com/>, <http://clickmedix.com/> Jana Care<http://janacare.com/>, <http://modi.mech.columbia.edu/> and more!
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Use technology to impact the world.

Sign up today<http://idhack14.eventbrite.com/>
The first 100 participants get 5GB free Dropbox space!

Making a difference in the world, networking, great prizes...
I’D Hack for international development
... wouldn't you?
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