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From: Hank Levy <levy@cs.washington.edu>
Date: Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 9:29 PM
Subject: FW: [Fwd: RE: Vodafone Wireless Innovation Project]
To: voting-faculty - Mailing List <voting-faculty@cs.washington.edu>


FYI -- Vodafone is going to award prizes for innovations using wireless  technology to address critical social issues around the world....


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Subject: RE: Vodafone Wireless Innovation Project
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:53:50 -0700
From: Brittany Hinchliff <Brittany.Hinchliff@vodafone.com>
To: Dondi L. Cupp <dcupp@u.washington.edu>, Fred B. Holt <fbholt@u.washington.edu>, Lynne U. Chronister <lchronis@u.washington.edu>
CC: Mani Soma <manisoma@u.washington.edu>
References: <747211284E3D654DB360E11873BD3E53027E10BA@VODEXCHANGE.vodafone-us.com> <AAA761A2C05F5E4FAD4F0B6433BDD7110CAC36FE12@sdc-mbx-01.exchange.washington.edu> <AAA761A2C05F5E4FAD4F0B6433BDD7110CACD936D9@sdc-mbx-01.exchange.washington.edu>


Hi all,


My name is Britt Hinchliff and I work at the Vodafone Americas Foundation, and on a particular initiative called the Vodafone Wireless Innovation Project.  The Wireless Innovation Project seeks to identify and fund the best innovations using wireless related technology to address critical social issues around the world.  Three winners will be awarded prizes of $300,000, $200,000 and $100,000 for unique, late-stage wireless related 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 deadline for applications is February 1, 2010.

Here is a link to our website: http://project.vodafone-us.com and I have also attached our latest press release and a fact sheet with some more information.  I would greatly appreciate if you all could pass this information along to any students or faculty who you think might be interested in applying.

If you have any questions, please let me know.

Thanks,

Britt

Brittany Hinchliff

Vodafone Americas Foundation

http://www.vodafone-us.com/

W: 925 210-3784  F:  925 210-3852

Vodafone Wireless Innovation Project:

http://project.vodafone-us.com


From: Dondi L. Cupp [mailto:dcupp@u.washington.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 2:45 PM
To: Brittany Hinchliff; Fred B. Holt; Lynne U. Chronister
Cc: Mani Soma
Subject: Vodafone Wireless Innovation Project

I’m also copying Professor Mani Soma who could be extremely helpful identifying potential research partners.

Best,

Dondi




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