Fwd: Congratulations - You have been selected for #PitchTech4Dev

[New Media Task Force]

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From: New Media Task Force <newmediatas...@gmail.com>

Subject: Congratulations - You have been selected for #PitchTech4Dev

Date: November 9, 2013 at 8:04:07 PM EST

To: Neha Mehra <nm2...@columbia.edu>, Anahita Arora <aa3...@columbia.edu>, Jacob Otis Moore <jom...@columbia.edu>

Dear Khabri,

Congratulations! Your submission, Khabri, has been selected to compete in the final round of the #PitchTech4Dev competition. This means you had one of the 10 best proposals in the first round and now you have a chance to convince a panel of judges that your idea deserves to win it all. Below we offer a few logistical notes for the final round:

Logistics:

• The Final Round of the competition will be held on Thursday, November 14 from 3:00pm until 7:00pm in IAB 1512. Registration is at 2:30pm.
• The schedule is available here: http://pitchtech4dev.wordpress.com/event-schedule/.
• The dress code is business casual.
• You will be presenting a 8 minute talk to the judges, followed by 5 minutes of Q&A. You will be cut off if you go over time.
• Here is the basic scoring criteria (subject to change): http://bit.ly/1afqvpT. It should help you understand what the judges will be looking for in your proposal.
• Your PowerPoint slides for your talk is due to this email address by 5pm Wednesday, November 13th. This will give us time to set up the presentations and you time to practice your final version.

We think you have a great idea that is both a) unique and b) full of potential. We look forward to hearing your presentation. Also, please invite your friends and classmates to the event on November 2nd, and congratulations again!

If you haven’t already, please invite your friends to join the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/431503413639279. This is a great opportunity for our friends to not only watch you pitch but meet judges from Google Ideas, Dimagi, Ericsson, Lucas Point Ventures, BBC Media Action Lab. They can also network with representatives from partner organizations such as AppLab, Clinton Health Access Initiatives, Millennium Villages Project , Modi Research Group, Ushahidi and Community Systems Foundation. 

Sincerely,
NMTF Board

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New Media Task Force

School of International and Public Affairs 

Columbia University

New York, NY  USA

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From: New Media Task Force <newmediatas...@gmail.com>

Subject: Congratulations - You have been selected for #PitchTech4Dev

Date: November 9, 2013 at 8:06:34 PM EST

To: Heather George <heather...@gmail.com>, Ines Amenabar <ia2...@columbia.edu>, abr...@columbia.edu

Dear Teacher Absenteeism North Ghana,

Congratulations! Your submission, Teacher Absenteeism North Ghana, has been selected to compete in the final round of the #PitchTech4Dev competition. This means you had one of the 10 best proposals in the first round and now you have a chance to convince a panel of judges that your idea deserves to win it all. Below we offer a few logistical notes for the final round:

[New Media Task Force]

Dear #PitchTech4Dev Contestant,

We regret to inform you that your submission has not been selected to compete in the final round of the #PitchTech4Dev competition. We want to thank you for submitting your great idea and wish you luck in pursuing it further, unfortunately we have limited space and cannot accommodate all submissions.

We encourage you to attend the competition and networking event on Thursday, November 14 from 3:00pm until 7:00pm in IAB 1512. Event schedule: http://pitchtech4dev.wordpress.com/event-schedule/.

If you haven’t already, please join the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/431503413639279. This is a great opportunity for you to network with experts from Google Ideas, Dimagi, Ericsson, Lucas Point Ventures, BBC Media Action Lab. You can also network with representatives from partner organizations such as AppLab, Clinton Health Access Initiatives, Millennium Villages Project , Modi Research Group, Ushahidi and Community Systems Foundation. 

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