MIT IDEAS Spring Generator Dinner 2019

IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge is MIT’s 20+ year-old annual social entrepreneurship program housed in the MIT PKG Public Service Center. Since its founding in 2001, IDEAS has enabled MIT student-led teams to apply their education and expertise in collaboration with community partners to address social and environmental challenges around the world. Through this program that culminates to an annual showcase and awards ceremony, teams learn to develop creative solutions in partnership with communities. Teams also benefit from a supportive body of reviewers, mentors, and funding up to $20,000 to further their efforts with affected stakeholders.Over 200 awarded IDEASteams have implemented innovative service projects in 44 countries, impacting hundreds of thousands of lives. These teams have secured more than $65 million in additional funding.

MIT IDEAS Social Innovation Challenge

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<P><SPAN><EM>Are you interested in learning more about innovation and social entrepreneurship opportunities at MIT?</EM></SPAN></P>
<P><EM>Working on a project to help underserved communities? Need funding? Want to recruit new team members?</EM></P>
<P><SPAN><EM>Want to get involved, but don't yet have an idea?</EM></SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN><SPAN>Join us</SPAN> for dinner. <SPAN>Pitch</SPAN> an idea. <SPAN>Find</SPAN> a team.</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN><EM>The IDEAS Generator Dinner is one of the best venues to find a team to join, pitch your idea to woo and recruit teammates, or pitch your skills to get hired onto a team. <BR></EM></SPAN></P>
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<LI>6:45 Doors Open - Dinner</LI>
<LI>7:00 Opening Remarks</LI>
<LI>7:15 Advice from Past Participants</LI>
<LI>7:30 Sixty-second Pitches</LI>
<LI>8:00 Networking</LI>
<LI>9:00 Event Ends</LI>
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<H3>Pitch Your Idea or Skill</H3>
<P>During the event, we will have openings for 20-30 sixty-second pitches from attendees. To be considered for a slot, submit your pitch to using the Eventbrite question.</P>
<P>Sign up to pitch an idea or your skills when you register for this event. Those selected to pitch will be contacted before the event with instructions on the process.Note: Pitching is optional! If you don’t want to pitch, just attend to mix and mingle, meet potential teammates, or hear about some of the exciting projects already underway.</P>
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<H3>About the Competition</H3>
<P><SPAN><BR></SPAN>Teams must be led by a full-time MIT student with MIT students making significant contributions to the project’s innovation. However, if you are not an MIT student, you are still welcome to attend the Generator Dinner to pitch an idea or get hired on a team. For full competition criteria and guidelines, please visit our website: <A HREF="http://ideas.mit.edu/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://ideas.mit.edu/</A></P>
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<H3><SPAN>What is MIT IDEAS?<BR><BR></SPAN></H3>
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<P>The MIT IDEAS program provides students with an opportunity to develop their innovative ideas and make positive changes in the world. As an annual innovation and social entrepreneurship competition run by the MIT Priscilla King Gray Public Service Center, the IDEAS Global Challenge enables students to apply their MIT education in real-world situations to tackle quality of life issues for people around the world.</P>
<P>IDEAS projects can address issues in one or more sectors, such as health, education, agriculture, energy and environment, water, finance and entrepreneurship, mobile technology, and housing and transportation. Teams are created and led by MIT undergraduate and graduate students, but they can include anyone from around the world. If you are looking to join an IDEAS team that needs your skill set or are simply interested in learning more about how to get involved, join the conversation and help move ideas towards realization.</P>
<P>Remember to submit your pitch here to be considered for a slot at this year's Generator Dinner!</P>
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MIT Stratton Student Center (W20) Lobdell, 2nd Floor

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