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Thu, Apr 30, 2015 @ 05:30 PM   $50   The Great Hall @ Cooper Union, 7 E 7th St
 
   
 
 
              

      
 
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<P><SPAN STYLE="text-align: center; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif;"><STRONG>MIT Enterprise Forum of NYC Presents:</STRONG></SPAN><BR STYLE="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: center;"><SPAN STYLE="text-align: center; font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; color: #0093d0;"><STRONG>Dream it. Code it. Win it.<BR>Unleashing Opportunities with Technology</STRONG></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN STYLE="text-align: center; font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; color: #0093d0;"><STRONG><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; color: #6c6c6c;"><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 11pt; color: #0093d0;"><STRONG>Unleashing Opportunities with Technology</STRONG></SPAN><BR>Computer Science has never been more exciting! Come to hear a panel of visionaries discuss how computer science education can be used as tool to create many opportunities by solving problems or creating efficiencies across many industries.</SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"></SPAN><BR STYLE="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><BR STYLE="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; color: #0093d0;"><STRONG>Moderator:</STRONG></SPAN><BR STYLE="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"></STRONG></SPAN></P>
<DIV STYLE="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin-left: 15px;"><SPAN STYLE="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif'; color: #6c6c6c;"></SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; color: #6c6c6c;"><STRONG>Jason Pontin</STRONG>- Editor in Chief and Publisher,<STRONG>MIT Technology Review</STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<P><SPAN STYLE="text-align: center; font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; color: #0093d0;"><STRONG><BR STYLE="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; color: #0093d0;"><STRONG>Scratch and Future of Computer Science Education:</STRONG></SPAN><BR STYLE="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"></STRONG></SPAN></P>
<DIV STYLE="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin-left: 15px;"><SPAN STYLE="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif'; color: #6c6c6c;"></SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; color: #6c6c6c;"><STRONG>Mitch Resnick</STRONG>- Professor of Learning Research at the<STRONG>MIT Media Lab</STRONG>and Chair of the<STRONG>Code-to-Learn</STRONG>Foundation.(Research includes development of<STRONG>SCRATCH Programming Software</STRONG>which is used by 8 Million students and<STRONG>Lego Mindstorms.</STRONG>)</SPAN></DIV>
<P><SPAN STYLE="text-align: center; font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; color: #0093d0;"><STRONG><BR STYLE="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; color: #0093d0;"><STRONG>Women and Diversity in Computer Science:</STRONG></SPAN><BR STYLE="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"></STRONG></SPAN></P>
<DIV STYLE="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin-left: 15px;"><SPAN STYLE="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif'; color: #6c6c6c;"></SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; color: #6c6c6c;"><STRONG>Georgia Garinois-Melenikiotou</STRONG>- - EVP of Corporate Marketing at<STRONG>Este Lauder ($10k Women's Prize)</STRONG></SPAN><BR><SPAN STYLE="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif'; color: #6c6c6c;"></SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; color: #6c6c6c;"><STRONG>Teresa A. Dahlberg</STRONG>- Dean, Albert Nerken School of Engineering, Chief Academic Officer,<STRONG>The Cooper Union</STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<P><SPAN STYLE="text-align: center; font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; color: #0093d0;"><STRONG><BR STYLE="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; color: #0093d0;"><STRONG>Disruptive Innovation Creates Opportunities:</STRONG></SPAN><BR STYLE="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"></STRONG></SPAN></P>
<DIV STYLE="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin-left: 15px;"><SPAN STYLE="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif'; color: #6c6c6c;"></SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; color: #6c6c6c;"><STRONG>Philippe Buhannic</STRONG>- Co-Founder and CEO of<STRONG>TradingScreen ($10K Technology Entrepreneurship Award)</STRONG></SPAN><BR><SPAN STYLE="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif'; color: #6c6c6c;"></SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; color: #6c6c6c;"><STRONG>Brian O'Kelley</STRONG>- Co-Founder and CEO of<STRONG>AppNexus</STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<P><SPAN STYLE="text-align: center; font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; color: #0093d0;"><STRONG><BR STYLE="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; color: #0093d0;"><STRONG>Organizer:</STRONG></SPAN><BR STYLE="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"></STRONG></SPAN></P>
<DIV STYLE="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin-left: 15px;"><SPAN STYLE="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif'; color: #6c6c6c;"></SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; color: #6c6c6c;"><STRONG>Cristina Dolan</STRONG>- MIT Media Lab Alumna, Co-Founder OneMain (IPO & Acquired)</SPAN></DIV>
<P><SPAN STYLE="text-align: center; font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; color: #0093d0;"><STRONG><BR STYLE="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"></STRONG></SPAN></P>
<DIV STYLE="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;" ALIGN="center"><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; color: #0093d0;"><STRONG>Dream it. Code it. Win it. Awards and Networking Reception:</STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<P><SPAN STYLE="text-align: center; font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; color: #0093d0;"><STRONG><BR STYLE="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; color: #0093d0; text-align: center;"><STRONG>College Level Prizes</STRONG></SPAN><BR STYLE="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"></STRONG></SPAN></P>
<DIV STYLE="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin-left: 15px;"><SPAN STYLE="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif'; color: #6c6c6c;"></SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; color: #6c6c6c;"><STRONG>$10,000</STRONG>-<STRONG>TradingScreen Technology Entrepreneurship Award</STRONG>Presented by<STRONG>Philippe Buhannic</STRONG>, Co-Founder and CEO of<STRONG>TradingScreen</STRONG></SPAN><BR><SPAN STYLE="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif'; color: #6c6c6c;"></SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; color: #6c6c6c;"><STRONG>$10,000</STRONG>-<STRONG>Women's Prize</STRONG>Presented by<STRONG>Georgia Garinois-Melenikiotou</STRONG>, EVP Corporate Marketing,<STRONG>Este Lauder</STRONG></SPAN><BR><SPAN STYLE="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif'; color: #6c6c6c;"></SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; color: #6c6c6c;"><STRONG>$30,000</STRONG>- A number of Innovation and Problem Solving Prizes.</SPAN><BR><SPAN STYLE="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif'; color: #6c6c6c;"></SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; color: #6c6c6c;">All applicants will receive a "<STRONG>Qualified Participant Certificate</STRONG>".</SPAN></DIV>
<P><SPAN STYLE="text-align: center; font-size: 16pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; color: #0093d0;"><STRONG><BR STYLE="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; color: #0093d0; text-align: center;"><STRONG>High School Prizes</STRONG></SPAN><BR STYLE="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"></STRONG></SPAN></P>
<DIV STYLE="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium; margin-left: 15px;"><SPAN STYLE="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif'; color: #6c6c6c;"></SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; color: #6c6c6c;">All applicants will receive a "<STRONG>Qualified Participant Certificate</STRONG>".</SPAN><BR><SPAN STYLE="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif'; color: #6c6c6c;"></SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; color: #6c6c6c;">Each winning team will receive one of a number of prizes:</SPAN><BR><SPAN STYLE="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif'; color: #6c6c6c;">-</SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; color: #6c6c6c;">Microsoft Surface Pros</SPAN><BR><SPAN STYLE="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif'; color: #6c6c6c;">-</SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; color: #6c6c6c;">Kaplan ACT/SAT Prep Courses</SPAN><BR><SPAN STYLE="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif'; color: #6c6c6c;">-</SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; color: #6c6c6c;">Federal Reserve Bank of New York - Tech Career Day</SPAN><BR><SPAN STYLE="font-stretch: normal; font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif'; color: #6c6c6c;">-</SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; color: #6c6c6c;">Others will be announced shortly</SPAN></DIV>
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