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<H2>3rd Annual Award-Winning "Dream It. Code It. Win It." Programming Competition Launches</H2>
<P><STRONG><SPAN><STRONG>TradingScreen, MIT Club of New York and MIT Enterprise Forum NYC return for $80,000 Student Contest to Promote STEM Education</STRONG></SPAN></STRONG></P>
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<P><SPAN><SPAN><A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://dreamitcodeitwinit.org/" REL="nofollow">Dream it. Code it. Win it.</A> Award Ceremonywill take placeat the Cooper Union Great Hall in <STRONG>New York, NY</STRONG> on <STRONG>Thursday,May 5, 2016</STRONG>. Students can submit entries through April 3, 2016. For more info, go to</SPAN></SPAN><A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://dreamitcodeitwinit.org/" REL="nofollow">dreamitcodeitwinit.org</A></P>
<P><SPAN><SPAN>Highlights from the past two years:</SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P><SPAN><SPAN>45 countries and some of the most prestigious schools being represented at the global competition</SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P><SPAN><SPAN>College and high school students were awarded $150,000 in cash and prizes for their creations which ranged from computer software, phone apps, to robotics</SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P><SPAN><SPAN>Women made up the majority of the diverse applicant pool</SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P><SPAN><SPAN>Eight teams have started their own companies and one team was invitedto The White House </SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P><SPAN><SPAN>The event won theCharitable Works Award, four Stevie Awardsand was honoredby theMIT Volunteer Honor Roll</SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P ITEMPROP="articleBody"><SPAN><SPAN>The focus at the 2016 Awards Ceremony is "<STRONG>Engineering Solutions from Social Good to Entertainment."</STRONG>The event will feature panels of entertainment and technology industry luminaries including<SPAN ITEMSCOPE="" CLASS="xn-person" ITEMTYPE="http://schema.org/Person"><SPAN ITEMPROP="name">Kevin Mayer</SPAN></SPAN>, senior executive vice president and chief strategy officer of The Walt Disney Company and<SPAN ITEMSCOPE="" CLASS="xn-person" ITEMTYPE="http://schema.org/Person"><SPAN ITEMPROP="name">John Underkoffler</SPAN></SPAN>, CEO and founder of Oblong, who is known for his innovations in UI-centered design, technology and commercial vision having served as a science advisor to films including<EM>Minority Report, The Hulk, Aeon Flux</EM>and<EM>Iron Man</EM>.</SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P ITEMPROP="articleBody"><STRONG><SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>This year's Platinum Sponsor is</SPAN><A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://dreamitcodeitwinit.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3366ff87689c0846ad0dcebac&id=15627b65a4&e=e4446c0da6" REL="nofollow"><SPAN></SPAN></A></SPAN></SPAN></STRONG><STRONG>Fiverr</STRONG>,<SPAN>the world's leading marketplace for creative professional services.</SPAN></P>
<P ITEMPROP="articleBody"><SPAN><SPAN>"Fiverr has always seen technology as a tool that fundamentally changes the way we solve problems," said<SPAN ITEMSCOPE="" CLASS="xn-person" ITEMTYPE="http://schema.org/Person"><SPAN ITEMPROP="name">Micha Kaufman</SPAN></SPAN>, CEO and co-founder of Fiverr. "<EM>Dream it. Code it. Win it.</EM>enables students to address the issues in their world the same way, and we're excited to provide support and guidance along the way."</SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>"There are a number of initiatives throughout</SPAN><SPAN ITEMSCOPE="" ITEMPROP="contentLocation" CLASS="xn-location" ITEMTYPE="http://schema.org/Place"><SPAN ITEMSCOPE="" ITEMPROP="geo" ITEMTYPE="http://schema.org/address"><SPAN ITEMPROP="addressLocality">Europe</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN>to encourage entrepreneurship, and there are many talented engineering students," said Philippe Buhannic, CEO and founder of TradingScreen. "French engineers have succeeded in creating the strong tech culture in academia.</SPAN><SPAN ITEMSCOPE="" ITEMPROP="contentLocation" CLASS="xn-location" ITEMTYPE="http://schema.org/Place"><SPAN ITEMSCOPE="" ITEMPROP="geo" ITEMTYPE="http://schema.org/address"><SPAN ITEMPROP="addressLocality">France</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN>has 80,000 engineering and 70,000 Ph.D. students. One-third of the 17,000 doctoral students graduating this year want to be entrepreneurs.This is a big shift over the past decade."<BR> <BR> "Problem solving is a critical skill that creates opportunities, which is what the competition rewards," said</SPAN><SPAN ITEMSCOPE="" CLASS="xn-person" ITEMTYPE="http://schema.org/Person"><SPAN ITEMPROP="name">Cristina Dolan</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN>,</SPAN><EM>Dream it. Code it. Win it.</EM><SPAN>founder and event organizer. "If you can solve an employer's problems, you have a job; if you can solve customer problems, you have a company; and if all students master problem solving, we will have a better world.The world's problems are becoming more complex, and we need diverse problem solvers to generate diverse solutions."</SPAN><BR> <BR> For tickets to the awards ceremony on May 5, 2016, please visit:<A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://mitefnyc.org/" REL="nofollow">http://mitefnyc.org/</A></SPAN></SPAN><BR> </P>
<P ITEMPROP="articleBody"><SPAN><SPAN>The Internet Society will provide a live webcast of the Awards Ceremony on<SPAN CLASS="xn-chron">May 5</SPAN>at:<A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://livestream.com/internetsociety/dreamitcodeitwinit3" REL="nofollow">http://livestream.com/internetsociety/dreamitcodeitwinit3</A>.</SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P ITEMPROP="articleBody"><SPAN><SPAN>Visit<A TARGET="_blank" HREF="http://dreamitcodeitwinit.org" REL="nofollow">dreamitcodeitwinit.org</A>for more information about the competition and the Awards Ceremony.<BR> Entries will be accepted untilmidnightonApril 3, 2016.</SPAN></SPAN></P>
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