BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//Calagator//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Calagator METHOD:PUBLISH VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130511T150121Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130610 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130607 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130511T150121Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130524T170734Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250464199 DESCRIPTION:This event runs from Friday\, June 7\, 2013 at 5:30pm through Sunday\, June 9\, 2013 at 9pm.\n\nDescription:\nMercy Corps and Startup Weekend have partnered to create a first-of-its kind event focused on s olving some of the world’s toughest problems through technology and entr epreneurship\, measured by solutions formulated from the boldest of idea s. \;\n \;\nTech4Change will serve as a platform to encourage new ways to think about entrepreneurship in challenging environments around the globe. The 54-hour marathon event will be focused on developing tech tools for the greater good and creating viable social enterprises that can scale to address global needs. \;\n \;\nWe need sharp business development and marketing experts with ideas for social change! \;\n We need Ruby and mobile engineers and developers! \;\nWe need UI/UX e xperts with an eye for all things beautiful! \;\n \;\nHere's an op portunity for you to gain experience working with social impact entrepre neurs and nonprofit program officers! Put your skills to the test at Te ch4Change and develop a minimum viable product with a shot for deploymen t with Mercy Corps! \;\n \;\nTech4Change will take place at Mercy Corps Portland Headquarters and will start with participants pitching th eir ideas for social change. You'll also get to hear pitches from Mercy Corps personnel who've been in the field. From there\, the crowd will ch oose the best ideas that will be developed during the weekend. The top p rize winning team will have a chance at deploying their application with Mercy Corps in the field! \;\n \;\nMercy Corps is a non-profit di saster relief and development organization with operations in over 40 co untries. Its mission is to alleviate suffering\, poverty and oppression by helping people build secure\, productive and just communities. Mercy Corps strives to catalyze community-led and market-driven solutions to g lobal poverty issues. Increasingly\, Mercy Corps is employing technologi es which have the potential to give millions of people new access to fin ancial services and information\, enabling them to grow businesses and i mprove their livelihoods\, health and communities. Mercy Corps is also i ncreasingly using startup technologies to streamline operations and meet compliance needs\, freeing up human and financial resources to benefit those in need.www.mercycorps.org\n\nTags: startups\, social change\, soc ial enterprise\, developers\, tech\, angels\, designers\, for good\, ent repreneur\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250464199 URL:http://www.portland.startupweekend.org SUMMARY:Tech4Change - A Mercy Corps and Startup Weekend Collaboration LOCATION:Mercy Corps: 45 SW Ankeny Street\, Portland Oregon 97204 US SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR