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From: Ethan <ethanpg@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Apr 21, 2014 at 6:29 PM
Subject: Hack to End Homelessness
To: Ed Lazowska <lazowska@cs.washington.edu>
From: Ethan <ethanpg@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Apr 21, 2014 at 6:29 PM
Subject: Hack to End Homelessness
To: Ed Lazowska <lazowska@cs.washington.edu>
Hi Ed,
I’m a former CSE PhD student (started in ’03 and left in ’07). I’m co-organizing an event in May called Hack to End Homelessness. You may have heard us promoting at last week’s Seattle Tech Meetup.
We’re trying to get technologists of all sorts to turn out May 2-4 to work with non-profits on addressing homelessness. I’m hoping UW students can be a big part of that. What’s the best way for me to get the word out to both grad and undergrad students? Would you be able to forward something on to the relevant groups?
We’re asking software professionals to pay $100 to help cover the costs of renting the venue and providing food from Friday-Sunday. But for UW students we’re offering a $35 ticket using the code ‘UWHACKS35’. And if the fee is still an obstacle for anyone they can email us and we’ll waive the fee entirely.
If you’re able to share an announcement, I’ll leave you with two pieces of copy. There’s the short announcement here, and a longer announcement at the end of the email:
Hack to End Homelessness, on May 2-4, brings together the best minds in technology and design to work with Seattle non-profits on ending homelessness. Designers and developers are invited to sign up today for an intense weekend of learning, designing and hacking. Bring your own ideas or work with one of our many non-profit partners on their urgent technology needs. More information at http://www.
Thanks for your help!
Ethan Phelps-Goodman
Want to build a social network that empowers the homeless community? Create an app to help homeless youth find shelter? Mine and visualize data on the true causes and solutions to homelessness?
Join us on May 2-4 for an intense weekend of designing, hacking and learning at Impact Hub Seattle! Designers, developers, social media experts, marketers, storytellers, and all other varieties of innovator are invited. Bring your own ideas or work side-by-side with one of our many non-profit partners on their urgent technology needs.
Build Something that Matters.
7pm Friday, May 2 — 7pm Sunday, May 4
Impact Hub Seattle
220 Second Ave South
Seattle WA 98104