Join us in the Eco-Dome on the MIIS Campus!
Monterey County faces critical fresh water challenges. Some experts argue we are very near absolute limits to growth in agriculture, business, touristic, and domestic use. As the county’s aquifers are tapped, salt water from the ocean infiltrates, contaminating drinking and irrigation supplies. A local problem, yes. But one growing in many localities around the globe.
To foster creative thinking, the Monterey Institute is organizing an Innovation Challenge for Spring 2014. Watch the KION report here! The challenge seeks to illuminate ideas that are:
- sustainable across future generations
- progressive regarding economic growth
- affordable
- socially, economically, and politically just, and
- compelling to local stakeholders
A panel of external judges will select winners on April 23rd, 2014 at the Final Event of the Innovation Challenge. It is with enthusiasm that we extend an invitation to you to attend the Innovation Challenge Final Presentations, along with a community reception and chance to connect with student presentors, judges, and local stakeholders all interested in tackling Monterey County’s most pressing sustainability issues. The Reception will take place in the Eco-Dome on the MIIS campus – a unique space celebrating Earth Week and brought in by TEDx Monterey. You’ve never experienced hors d’oeuvres like this before!
Student groups brainstorming at MIIS’s Digital Learning Commons (DLC)
Welcome and Happy Hour: 5:00 – 5:45 p.m.
Student Presentations: 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Reception, Eco-Dome Mingle, Winners Announced! : 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Among the judges will be local stakeholders, so the practical value and feasibility of the idea to them will be critical to your success. The winning team will take home a $2,500 prize. The competition aims to encourage students to reach across degree silos, enhance collaboration, capitalize on a variety of classes, and promote interdisciplinarity. MIIS has partnered with with The Sustainability Academy on this event, with co-sponsorship and participation at the event from professionals affiliated with The Big Sur Land Trust, Carmel River Watershed Conservancy, Cal-Am Water, Eco Carmel, Mussey Grade Foundation, the Offset Project, Sustainable Carmel and more.
Visit the Water Challenge Website or go to the MIIS Newsroom to learn more!
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