Fwd: Vodafone Americas Foundation

[Yael Schwartzman]

This might appeal  any one with ties to institutes in the US

Yael

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From: Tapan Parikh <par...@ischool.berkeley.edu>
Date: Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 1:37 PM
Subject: Fwd: Vodafone Americas Foundation
To: Yael Schwartzman <yae...@gmail.com>, Neil Patel <ne...@cs.stanford.edu>, Kuang Chen <kua...@eecs.berkeley.edu>, Brian DeRenzi <bder...@cs.washington.edu>, Yaw Anokwa <yan...@cs.washington.edu>, Neha Kumar <ne...@ischool.berkeley.edu>, Paul Javid <paul_...@mba.berkeley.edu>



This looks promising...  Any of you interested in submitting?

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From: Roxanne Miller <roxanne...@haas.berkeley.edu>
Date: Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 9:59 AM
Subject: Vodafone Americas Foundation
To: Tapan Parikh <par...@ischool.berkeley.edu>, Melissa Ho <m...@ischool.berkeley.edu>

Hi Tapan and Melissa,

I wanted to forward this to you...not sure if it already went to the TIER group or not...but please pass along to appropriate folks.

-Roxanne

Note from Victoria Liang: I know the people running this since I worked at Vodafone this summer.  They're serious about spending some money on good ideas, but are very specific about what they're looking for.  They want something with serious impact.  If you have a wireless-related startup, this would be a great opportunity to have the world's largest wireless carrier backing you.  Good luck!

 

The Vodafone Americas Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of our Wireless Innovation Challenge, a new competition that seeks to identify and fund the best innovations using wireless related technology to address critical social issues around the world.

 

We hope you will help spread the word to potential applicants by forwarding the attached fact sheet and press release, and directing them to the Foundation website at: http://www.vodafone-us.com/innovation.html and pressing the "enter" button below it, or directly reach the Challenge website at: http://challenge.vodafone-us.com

 

Three winners will be awarded prizes of $300,000, $200,000 and $100,000 for unique, late-stage wireless innovations that offer the best potential for creating social change in the areas of education, health, economic development, the environment and access to communication.

 

The Vodafone Wireless Innovation Challenge is open to projects submitted by applicants from universities and nonprofit organizations based in the United States. Eligible projects must:

·         Demonstrate a multi-disciplinary approach that uses an innovation in wireless related technology to address a critical global issue

• Hold the potential for replication and large scale impact
• Include a business plan or basic framework for financial sustainability and rollout

Applications will be accepted online from November 17 to February 2 at http://challenge.vodafone-us.com/.

 

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at chal...@vodafone.com.

 

More information is attached.  Thank you very much for spreading the word about the Wireless Innovation Challenge, and helping to discover innovations that can change the world.

 

Sincerely,

 

Vodafone Americas Foundation

Innovation Challenge

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Roxanne Miller
MBA Candidate 2009
Haas School of Business
University of California at Berkeley
roxanne...@haas.berkeley.edu
415-314-8802