BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Date iCal//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME;VALUE=TEXT:ĚÇĐÄÔ­´´ BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20181104T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20191103T020000 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20190310T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:calendar.356486.field_event_date.0@www.wright.edu DTSTAMP:20260219T051006Z CREATED:20190320T172655Z DESCRIPTION:Join us for a weekend intensive innovation event (“Hackathon”) to address a long-standing problem of significance in both the military an d public sectors. You will work with other students from varied background s to push the solutions as far as you can in the weekend timeframe and wil l pitch your ideas to regional experts on the problem.\n\nTopic\n\n The to pic for this event is 'Plastic Contamination of Oceans and Waterways'\n\nP lastic contamination of the oceans and open waterways is a global crisis.  Estimates range from 8-12 million metric tons of plastic waste entering t he oceans each year\, and that number is continuing to rise annually.  Ind eed\, by 2050\, it has been estimated that the mass of all the plastic was te in the oceans will surpass the total biomass of these bodies of water.  If left unabated\, the problem will continue to grow for much of this cen tury\, with a myriad of effects on humans and all of the organisms that ca ll the oceans and other open waters home.  We need to quickly identify way s to clean up existing waste\, prevent additional plastics from entering t he environment\, and come up with safe disposal methods for existing plast ic debris and recovered waste.\n\n•All ĚÇĐÄÔ­´´ students ar e eligible to participate.\n\n•Students will work in teams with other stud ents from varied backgrounds.\n\n•Mentors and experts will be available to answer questions.\n\n•Teams will pitch their ideas to regional experts on the problem. \n\n•Registration is requested\n\n wright.edu/innovation\n\n SPACE IS LIMITED\n\n \nEvent Webpage: /event/innovat ion-weekend DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190412T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190414T170000 LAST-MODIFIED:20190320T173304Z LOCATION:Student Success Room 207 SUMMARY:Innovation Weekend URL;TYPE=URI:/events/innovation-weekend-0 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR