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Global Entrepreneurship Week (17th- 23rd Nov)
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Global Entrepreneurship Challenge:
Launch Date: November 17th-23rd
For one week, millions of young people around the world will join a growing movement of entrepreneurial people to generate new ideas and to seek better ways of doing things. Over 75 countries are coming together for the first time to host Global Entrepreneurship Week, an initiative to inspire young people to embrace innovation, imagination and creativity. To think big. To turn their ideas into reality. To make their mark.
Today, entrepreneurial individuals appear from all walks of life to exploit business opportunities for both economic and social gains. From November 17 - 23, 2008, Global Entrepreneurship Week will connect young people everywhere through local, national and global activities designed to help them explore their potential as self-starters and innovators. Students, educators, entrepreneurs, business leaders, employees, non-profit leaders, government officials and many others will participate in a range of activities - online and face-to-face - to harness the energy of social networking, to connect people taking action in their local and global communities and to celebrate entrepreneurship across the globe.
Overall, the Week will tap into a culture with a passion for networking. It will blend into the fabric of everyday life, engaging young people in school, at home, on the web and at work. Through this initiative, the next generation of entrepreneurs will be inspired and emerge. In doing so, they will begin to acquire the knowledge, skills, networks and values needed to grow innovative, sustainable enterprises that have a positive impact on their lives and the lives of those around them.
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Innovation Tournament:
Thurs 13th- Monday 17th Nov:
We challenge you to create as much value as possible from a common, everyday object. What's the catch? The object won't be revealed until Thursday 13th November and you'll only have 4 days to complete the challenge.
All you need to do is form a team of any size, and register.
You then need to film your work over the four days, and submit your finished video by 5pm on Monday 17th November via youtube. You can use the object in any way you wish, and you can define your own value.
€2000 prize fund (€500 per category winner). Each category winner will represent DkIT/ Ireland in the Global Round.
To submit and upload your winning Innovation Tournament: Click Here.
Mystery Object has been revealed and is 'bottle(s) of water'
Guest Speaker, Kate Gaynor- Special Stories
Tues 18th Nov @ 12pm
Special Stories Publishing was found in 2006 by children's author Kate Gaynor. Kate founded the publishing house Special Stories Publishing in order to illustrate, design, print and market her own series, produce and publish high quality, specialized children's books that deal with difficult topics in a sensitive and fully child centred way.
All books published through Special Stories Publishing are reviewed and approved by healthcare professionals of the associated topics in question. Such as teachers, foster care and adoption social work teams, diabetes nurses and speech therapists, all of whom are experts in their field..
Wed 19th Nov- Innovators Club Enterprise Summit
Showcasing of DkIT Student Businesses. Click here to visit the Innovators Club Website for further information
