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  <title><![CDATA["Ideas to Serve" Competition Info Session]]></title>
  <body><![CDATA[<p>Join us for an info session to learn more about the Ideas to Serve Competition. If you have an innovative idea for creating a better world, solving a problem in your local community, or improving the lives of people in developing countries, this competition is for you!</p><p>At the info session, we will give an overview of the competition, discuss entry requirements, and go over important dates and deadlines. We will also leave plenty of time for Q&amp;A.</p><p>Free food and drink will be provided!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>About the “Ideas to Serve” Competition</strong></p><p>The I2S competition is for current Georgia Tech students and recent alumni who have a <strong><em>very early stage product/service</em></strong> <strong><em>idea or venture concept</em></strong> that is focused on creating a better world.</p><p>All great ventures and organizations begin with great ideas. Therefore, I2S is primarily <strong><em>a competition of ideas, where creativity, imagination, and technology </em></strong>are applied to solving some of society’s most challenging social and environmental problems.</p><p>For the competition, student teams might design a product or service that focuses on reducing the effects of <strong><em>poverty</em></strong>, alleviating <strong><em>hunger</em></strong>, promoting <strong><em>health and wellness</em></strong>, improving <strong><em>air and water quality</em></strong>, or developing <strong><em>alternate sources of energy</em></strong>, to name a few.</p><p>To learn more about the competition, visit our website: <a href="http://ile.gatech.edu/i2s/">http://ile.gatech.edu/i2s/</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p>]]></body>
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      <value><![CDATA[<p>The I2S competition is for GT students and recent graduates who have very early stage ideas or venture concepts that address social and/or environmental problems. The 2013 competition kick-off event and info session will be held on January 23 in the Scheller College of Business.</p>]]></value>
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      <value><![CDATA[<p><a href="mailto:dori.pap@ile.gatech.edu">Dori Pap</a></p><p>Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship</p>]]></value>
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