Upcoming Events

Date: March 6
Time: 6:00-8:30 p.m.
Location: Liquidnet, 498 Seventh Avenue, 15th floor, New York, NY 10018
Cost: $10 all attendees
Registration Deadline: Monday, March 5, 2012

On Tuesday, March 6, join the MIT Club of New York, Liquidnet, the Hub NYC and the MIT Public Service Center to kick off this year's MIT IDEAS Global Challenge.

Expect an inspiring evening where you’ll learn about the annual IDEAS Global Challenge and hear from three student-led teams developing innovative solutions to positively impact underserved populations. The teams include:  

Safe Water World

Disseminating a low-cost microbial water testing kit that enables simple and accurate testing and improves the data collection on water quality worldwide;


Advanced, Low-Cost Autoclave Solutions (ALCAS)

Bringing cost-effective, easy-to-use, and portable medical instrument sterilization to Nepal and India’s rural hospitals;

Low Cost Curriculum for the Blind (LCCB) 

Designing low-cost tools and materials that improve the quality of math and science education for blind studen ts in Lebanon, Kenya and the United States.

  Practical Energy Network

  Enabling high schools students around the globe to create clubs and explore creative, hands-on energy projects. Think the Do-It-Yourself/Maker movement mashed up with Cub Scouts and 4H.

At the end of the evening, attendees can “donate” their skills, networks and knowledge to help these three teams and more advance their work. To start thinking about how you’d like to help, check out the Help Wanted ads: http://globalchallenge.mit.edu/help/wanted

Then join us in person on:

Tuesday, March 6, 6:00-8:30 p.m.
Liquidnet, 498 Seventh Avenue, 15th floor, New York  

Cost: $10 all attendees

RSVP by March 5 at http://bit.ly/zrFoov

Refreshments will be served. 

We specially invite attendees with experience working with underserved populations, domestically and internationally; and those with an entrepreneurial background, a technical expertise to share, connections with governments or social impact organizations, and those interested in mentoring teams in the future. 

Learn more about the event and the teams entering this year at the MIT IDEAS Global Challenge website: http://globalchallenge.mit.edu/events/view/232

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This event is only possible with the support of Liquidnet and the Hub NYC. Thank you!