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<p class="MsoNormal">Students, join us for the upcoming May event below and share with your UW student networks, hosted by the Buerk Center in partnership with Microsoft. This is open to all UW undergrad and graduate students, any major.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Attached are two social media/image sharing options in case they’re useful.
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<p class="MsoNormal">See you there!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Lauren<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#002060">Lauren Brohawn </span></b><span style="color:#002060">|<b>
</b>Associate Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.foster.washington.edu/centers/entrepreneurship/eic/Pages/eic.aspx"><span style="color:#002060">Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge</span></a><span style="color:#002060"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:brohal@uw.edu"><span style="color:blue">brohal@uw.edu</span></a> |
<a href="startup.uw.edu"><span style="color:blue">startup.uw.edu</span></a><span style="color:#002060"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Spark Innovation Workshop: AI for Sustainable Aviation<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Friday, May 10 // 9 am – 2:30 pm<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Maple Hall Great Room <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Register here: <a href="https://washington.startuptree.co/event/s/NCYgrRCiXXnuGhhWxdgAH4/Spark-Innovation-Workshop%253A-AI-for-Sustainable-Aviation">
https://washington.startuptree.co/event/s/NCYgrRCiXXnuGhhWxdgAH4/Spark-Innovation-Workshop%253A-AI-for-Sustainable-Aviation</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#191B1E;mso-ligatures:none">Join us for a </span><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Spark Innovation Workshop: </span></i><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#191B1E;mso-ligatures:none">AI
for Sustainable Aviation! </span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#191B1E;mso-ligatures:none">This event brings UW students together for an interdisciplinary workshop with corporate leaders from Microsoft, Alaska Airlines,
Boeing, the Port of Seattle, and others to ideate on sustainable aviation ideas for the future. <br>
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Hear about problem spaces related to sustainable aviation from the corporate leaders above, then participate in ideation sessions on solutions.
</span><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Student<span style="color:#191B1E">s will also have the chance to participate in a Pitch Challenge at the end of the workshop with the chance to win a prize for Best Pitch!</span></span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#191B1E;mso-ligatures:none"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#191B1E;mso-ligatures:none">Solutions include hardware, software, and AI; think inside the plane (design, optimization, materials, fuel) and outside the plane (infrastructure,
supply chain, and more).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#191B1E;mso-ligatures:none">Register now to get the full workshop schedule.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#191B1E;mso-ligatures:none">Catered food and beverages provided.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#191B1E;mso-ligatures:none">Open to UW undergraduate and graduate students from any major<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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