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Pop!Tech 2009: One Times A Million or the Other Way Around? Emily Pilloton from Project H Design
Today, I had the pleasure of having lunch with Emily Pilloton, founder of Project H Design, a Pop!Tech 2009 Social Innovation Fellow and a key character in the community interested in the nexus between design thinking and social impact. She is a really fast talker but a fascinating one.
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Breaking News: Pop!Tech Announces New Fellows Program
The morning sessions on day 2 at Pop!Tech is halfway through, with a major announcement just made by our host and curator Andrew Zolli: the Science and Public Leadership Fellows program.
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Pop!Tech 2009: Nanotechnology and Making Diagnostics Available for All
Diagnostics for All is using biotechnology to make low cost and accurate diagnostics available for the 60% of the population that lives outside of the reach of hospitals and clinics in the developing world.Haya
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Pop!Tech 2009: Enriching Soils, Producing Energy and Sequestering Carbon through re:char
"Coal cannot be clean. Getting it off the ground is a dirty process already", explained Jason Aramburu during our conversation last Wednesday night in Camden. "However, the principles of the clean coal process can be applied to biomass. When I discovered that I decided to found re:char.
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D.Light’s $10 Kerosene Killer
On Tuesday, D.Light Design released its newest product, the Kiran. Dubbed by its staff a $10 Kerosene Killer, the Kiran is the world’s most affordable quality solar lamp. According to the company’s web site, "It is a safer and brighter alternative to the kerosene lantern, and is designed to provide 360-degree lighting for the home or workplace."
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Pop!Tech 2009: Embracing Creative Possibility and the Amateur Spirit
The first session of Pop!Tech is through now and I can’t say enough about the energy that fills this room. Before moving on I’d encourage you to join the conversation live on poptech.org/live, follow @nextbillion and look out for the hashtag #poptech on Twitter.
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NextBillion Returns to Pop!Tech: Conference Preview
Early October marked my second year living in the US. Is that too long already or only the beginning? The last few days, and today in particular, have had a taste of "this-is-just-the-beginning". I just arrived to Maine where I’ll be live-blogging Pop!Tech 2009 for NextBillion, an opportunity that doesn’t come without a dose of healthy nostalgia.
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Looking for Ways to Get Involved? Check Out These Fellowship Opportunities
Fellowships are probably the best way to take a dive into the social enterprise space and learn about the challenges of the sector by working in the field. More importantly, participants join a cohort and cultivate relationships that will likely play a role in shaping future projects. A couple of noteworthy opportunities are currently available.
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