<div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">Hi everyone,</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">This should be of interest to a lot of you. Pakistan presents some unique challenges within the developing world for both ictd and libtech practitioners, students, researchers and enthusiasts and this is a unique opportunity to meet others who are interested in the potential of technology to bring about a change in the region and create things that can have real impact on the ground. </div>
<div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Please share widely within your networks and contact Asad Budruddin (cced here), one of the organizers if you have any questions.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Regards,</div>
<div dir="ltr">Samujjal Purkayastha</div><div dir="ltr"><br><div><img alt="Inline image 2" src="cid:ii_13fcfaac14275ad3" height="232" width="562"><br><br>We live in a unique moment in Pakistan's history. The country is
witnessing an unprecedented democratic awakening. Many Pakistanis both
at home and abroad are taking up civic duty to shape the future of their
country. It is in this spirit we bring you the world's first #Pakathon
-- a hackathon where techies and non-techies form teams, pair up with
mentors and over the course of 40 hours come up with a business,
website, app, software or project that aims to solve a problem you have
identified in one of these fields (1) <i>Violence</i> (2) <i>Education</i> (3) <i>Energy</i> (4) <i>Agriculture</i> (5) <i>Disaster Relief</i> (6) <i>Health</i>.
We are tired of people talking about Pakistan's problems. This is an
Anti-Conference: we are starting where the conference ENDS. No talk just
action. We are calling all hackers, educators, lawyers, doctors,
dissidents, accountants, physicists, musicians, artists, scientists and
entrepreneurs interested in making a difference to step forward and take
part. The team with the best demo will win funding to carry their idea
forward.<br>
<br>Register <a href="http://pakathon.eventbrite.com/" target="_blank">here</a>, form teams <a href="http://www.hackathon.io/pakathon/projects" target="_blank">here</a>, and follow us on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PakathonBoston" target="_blank">Facebook</a><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br clear="all">
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