if any of you want to do this, please let me know > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: Sana Odeh <[email protected]> >> Subject: [Dept] * Help me advertise the 2014 NYUAD Annual International >> Hackathon for the Social Good in the Arab World on Feb. 14 - 16, 2014! >> Date: December 10, 2013 at 12:25:05 AM GMT+4 >> To: [email protected] >> >> Dear Colleagues, >> >> I'm in the process of organizing the 2014 NYUAD Annual International >> Hackathon for the Social Good in the Arab World on Feb. 14 - 16, 2014. >> Last year's event was a big success! >> >> * I would like to ask you to help me advertise the NYUAD Hackathon and >> forward this invite to professors from top universities such as >> MIT, Stanford, Carnegie Mellon, Cornell, University of >> Illinois–Urbana-Champaign, Yale, Berkeley, University of Washington, and >> Georgia Institute of Technology, Princeton and Harvard) to nominate *ONE* of >> their best students >> to participate in the NYUAD International Hackathon. All expenses paid! >> >> last year, the US students that participated from Columbia, Carnegie Mellon, >> Harvey MUDD, NYU NY, Princeton, and Yale, had an excellent experience. I >> hope that you can help recruit students from top US universities for the the >> 2014 NYUAD Hackathon. >> >> *We will cover accommodation, food, and airfare. Please note that the >> deadline >> for nominations is Dec 18th, 2013 (Deadline Postponed). Let me know if you >> have any questions. >> >> Thanks in advance. >> >> >> Here is the invite for the NYUAD International Hackathon: >> >> ----------------------- >> Dear Colleagues, >> >> The NYU Abu Dhabi Department for Computer Science, in collaboration with the >> NYUAD Institute, is excited to announce the *2014 NYUAD Annual >> International Hackathon for Social Good in the Arab World. >> >> This exciting 3-day program is a collaboration aimed at bringing >> together computer science students, academics, and technology experts, >> from around the UAE, the Arab World, the US and Europe to foster a >> culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in computer science. We are >> excited to invite you to be part of this rapidly growing program to >> increase cooperation in Computer Science both within the Arab World as >> well as in the international CS community. >> >> This event will take place from February 14-16, 2014 at the NYU Abu >> Dhabi Downtown Campus. Small teams of students, headed by a mentor drawn >> from academics, professional developers, and accomplished >> representatives from regional and international startups, will compete >> by creating mobile and web applications dedicated to the social good in >> the Arab World. On the final evening, teams will present their >> application before a panel of distinguished judges and guests. >> >> *There are two ways to participate in the NYUAD Hackathon: >> >> 1) Nominate one student from your university to participate in the >> Hackathon: >> We would like to invite you to nominate one talented computer science >> student from your university for a *full scholarship* to participate >> in the 2014 NYUAD International Hackathon for the Social Good in the >> Arab World. As a professor of computer science, you play a critical >> role in helping to make this program a success. We are looking >> for entrepreneurial, highly intelligent students skilled at working in a >> team. We would like to emphasize that each University should nominate >> only a single student, so we encourage you to work with your faculty to >> select one highly talented individual. Please nominate someone as soon >> as possible: the final deadline for nomination is *December 18, 2013*. >> This is critical to give us the best chance of securing the necessary >> visas and arrangements. To nominate a student please click this link: >> http://nyuad.nyu.edu/news-events/conferences/nyuad-hackathon/hacakathon-student-nomination-form.html >> >> 2) Apply to become a Mentor during the NYUAD Hackathon: >> >> We are also looking for mentors to attend the event. We invite >> professors, tech start-up entrepreneurs, and professionals to nominate >> themselves to serve as a mentor for the teams of talented students >> during the event (You MUST be present during the entire three days of >> the Hackathon). We will only consider highly qualified academics, highly >> experienced tech developers, and founders of successful startups. To >> nominate yourself as a mentor for this event, please click this link: >> http://nyuad.nyu.edu/news-events/conferences/nyuad-hackathon/hackatho-mentors-team-leader-speakers-application-form.html >> >> We will cover accommodation, food, and airfare (if applicable) for all >> of the students and mentors. Thank you in advance for nominating your >> students and we hope to see you and your students in Abu Dhabi in >> February. For more information, please visit our website: >> http://nyuad.nyu.edu/news-events/conferences/nyuad-hackathon.html >> >> If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us at: >> [email protected]. >> >> Best Regards, >> >> Sana Odeh >> >> Chair and Founder of the Annual NYUAD International Hackathon for Social >> Good in the Arab World. >> >> Affiliated Faculty, NYU Abu Dhabi >> Faculty Liaison for Global Programs of Computer Science >> Clinical Professor >> Computer Science Department >> Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences >> New York University, New York >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Dept mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.cs.nyu.edu/mailman/listinfo/dept > >
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