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Upcoming Big Ideas Events  

Note: Some of our event dates have recently changed. Please see below andour website for the latest information!

Get a jumpstart on your project and strengthen your Big Ideas submission byattending our events or coming in for an advising session!

Pre-proposal Writing WorkshopTuesday, October 11 | 6:00pm PT | B100 Blum HallGet guidance and feedback on how to effectively craft your Big Ideas pre-proposal.RSVP here!

Innovators@CalTuesday, October 18 | 6:00pm PT | B100 Blum HallInnovators@Cal is an exciting event that fosters collaboration across the UCBerkeley campus for Cal entrepreneurs. It brings together students looking to form orjoin teams to support their innovative ideas for a night of pitches, team building, andinspirational speeches. RSVP your attendance here and register your interest topitch here!

More events

3 page pre-proposal submissions due November 16, 12pm PTSubscribe to contest updates

Learn more: http://bigideas.berkeley.edu/Questions? bigideas@berkeley.edu

The Blum Center’s Practitioners in Residence program connects on-campusinnovators and social entrepreneurs with a wide range of experts from industry, non-profits, government, and social enterprises. It's a unique opportunity to receive one-on-one real-world feedback and mentoring as you pursue social impact and developyour career.

Leila Makarechi, COO of Microclinic

International

Friday, October 7 | 9:00am - 12:00pm | Blum Center for

Developing Economies

Focus areas: strategic partnerships, public-privatepartnerships, scaling businesses.Leila Makarechi is Chief Operating Officer & Executive

Vice-President of Program Management at Microclinic

International. Microclinic International is nonprofit

international organization aiming to revolutionize how

deadly diseases are prevented and managed worldwide.

She has experience working in Latin America, the

Caribbean, India, and the Middle East. RSVP here for a

30 minute consultation, space limited. 

Naomi Baer, Stanford Center for Social

Innovation and Partners in Scale (past Net

Impact and Kiva)

Friday, October 14 | 10:00am - 1:00pm | Blum Center for

Developing Economies

Focus areas: financial inclusion, social impactmeasurement, strategy, scaling businesses.Naomi Baer is a current faculty member at the Center for

Social Innovation at Stanford and a current director at

Partners in Scale- a social sector strategy firm. She also

has managerial experience working at Net Impact and

Kiva. Naomi has previously served as a Big Ideas judge

so is a great resource for you as you prepare your pre-

proposals as well as being a great industry insider!RSVP here for a 30 minute consultation, space limited.

Big Ideas Alumni Update!

Back to the Roots are in the news! Have a look at how Big Ideas initiated theirentrepreneurial journey and the resources you can tap into like they did!

Back to the Roots co-founders Alejandro & Nikhil

were Big Ideas winners in 2009. Find out more about

Back to the Roots and their journey of

entrepreneurship to date here!

UC Berkeley D-Lab Workshops

Interested in conducting quantitative or qualitative research for your project? UC Berkeley'sD-Lab provides guidance to students on a range of research methods. All trainings areheld at Barrows 356: D-Lab Convening Room, check D-Lab's full calendar for workshopupdates and listings.

Finding Health Statistics and DataThursday, October 6, 2016 - 1:00pm - 2:30pm

Introduction to Data VisualizationWednesday, October 12, 2016 - 1:00pm - 2:15pm

Additional Opportunities 

Apply for the Startup@BerkeleyLaw FORM+FUND Workshop SeriesStartup@BerkeleyLaw is pleased to announce the 2016-17 FORM+FUND WorkshopSeries at UC Berkeley. The FORM+FUND workshops are two-hour interactive programsthat address critical operational, financial, and legal components of starting and scaling asuccessful business. Each workshop features office hours hosted by leading Silicon Valleyattorneys and venture capitalists. Workshop capacity is extremely limited and priority willbe given to entrepreneurs that enroll in the full series. 

Student Technology Fund- Call for ProposalsDo you have a tech idea that benefits Cal? The Student Technology Fund (STF) projectproposal submission process is now open for fast track projects with a cap of $5000 perproject. Learn more and apply here by October 9th.

Call for Innovations: Securing Water for Food Grand Challenge for Development

USAID's Securing Water for Food Grand Challenge for Development aims to increase

access to innovations that help farmers produce more food with less water, enhance water

storage, and improve the use of saline water and soils to produce food. It will provide up to

$2 million in funding for innovations improving water & food security. Learn more and apply

here by October 10. 

Trafficked Film Screening

On Friday November 4th (6pm) The Blum Center is hosting one of the world's foremost

experts on human sex trafficking, Siddharth Kara, for a screening of his film Trafficked. The

event will also feature a panel for discussion. Food will be served. Register here!

The Rodenbury Prize

Do you have a daring idea that puts humanity first? Does it benefit a large population and

is scalable/replicable? Then submit your bold solution that delivers on the promise of

innovation, captures the spirit of discovery and embraces the power of diversity to benefit

all humanity. Learn more and apply here by November 16th.

Apply for Institute of International Studies Undergraduate Merit Scholarship

The IIS Undergraduate Merit Scholarship supports undergraduate research in any area of

international studies for an award of up to $2,000. Research may be conducted

independently, in congruence with an honors thesis, or while studying abroad. The

scholarship is open to any UC Berkeley junior or senior with a minimum 3.5 GPA who has

completed at least one semester of study in residence at Berkeley. Apply by November 14,

contact iis.grants@berkeley.edu if you have any questions.

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