{"154191":{"#nid":"154191","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Ideas to Serve 2013 Competition Finals","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECome support Georgia Tech students who are trying to make a positive difference in their communities and the world!\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJoin us at the final round of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ile.gatech.edu\/i2s\/\u0022\u003EIdeas to Serve Competition\u003C\/a\u003E to hear Georgia Tech students\u0027 innovative ideas for solving social and environmental problems. The five finalist teams will present their ideas to judges and an auditorium full of students, faculty and interested community members. At the end of the evening, prizes totalling $20,000, will be awarded. Come be inspired, get free raffle prizes, and vote for your favorite project!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe finalists are:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAnemo Check -\u003C\/strong\u003E Simple and inexpensive disposable anemia test with applications for resource-poor settings around the world\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBlue Sky\u003C\/strong\u003E - Affordable, effective, and \u201cgreen\u201d air filtration mask combined with a business model that reduces income inequality and funds pollution control measures\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFloMera -\u003C\/strong\u003E A way to detect breast cancer using a single drop of blood, providing earlier detection, lower cost, easier use, and better results than the existing mammogram \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Pentorship Program\u003C\/strong\u003E - Aims to reduce the rate of recidivism by providing business planning assistance, entrepreneurship courses, digital literacy and technology education to prison inmates \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EVein-to-Vein\u003C\/strong\u003E - A free and open source blood inventory management system designed to replace manual records used in many African countries and ensure the safety of blood used in transfusions. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMore About the Ideas to Serve (I2S) Competition\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI2S is a competition for current Georgia Tech students and recent alumni who have an early stage product or service idea aimed at creating a better world.\u0026nbsp; I2S is primarily a competition of ideas, where creativity, imagination, and technology are applied to the solving some of today\u2019s most challenging social and environmental problems.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIdeas for the competition might focus on reducing the effects of poverty, alleviating hunger, promoting health and wellness, improving air and water quality, or developing alternate sources of energy, to name a few. Learn more about the competition \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ile.gatech.edu\/i2s\/index.html\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Ideas to Serve Competition is for students and recent graduates who have innovative ideas for solving social and environmental problems. 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