Networking
IDI joins forces with the MIT Technology and Culture Forum several times throughout the academic year to organize large-scale, Institute-wide events spotlighting and celebrating aspects of international development at the Institute. The 2012 – 2013 academic year kicked off with the 11th Anniversary of the International Development Fair, which serves as an introduction to and showcase of the many student groups, classes, centers, programs and academic departments at MIT that, through their activities, have demonstrated an interest in sustainable international development.
IDNight at the mit museum
IDNight 2013 will happen on Saturday, April 13 from 7pm-9pm at MIT N51 on the 3rd Floor (265 Massachusetts Avenue)
IDNight at MIT occurs each spring in collaboration with the Harvard International Development Conference (IDC). The event brings together a diverse audience to share ideas and learn about MIT international development technologies and projects. IDNight is an opportunity to build relationships between groups of people who bring many different perspectives to international development. It also promotes social awareness about pressing global issues such as poverty, public health, education, and mobility. IDNight at MIT is a unique opportunity for MIT students and staff to showcase their projects to a wide range of audiences. The IDNight draws hundreds of attendees, including a large number of Harvard and MIT students, local scientists, engineers and participants from the Harvard IDC that runs in conjunction with the IDNight.
Check back for regular updates about presenters at IDNight 2013. Questions? email idi@mit.edu
scaling development ventures
The first annual Scaling Development Ventures (SDV) conference was held on Saturday, February 29 at MIT. Audio recordings of the sessions are available on the SDV website.
Anyone who runs a venture in a low- or middle-income country knows about complexities of achieving scale. This one-day conference is an opportunity to explore strategies, models and resources that will help development ventures as they grow. The speakers have forged a path in this space and shared success stories to inspire and lessons learned to inform. They come from a variety of industries and operate in markets across the globe. SDV is jointly organized with D-Lab Scale-Ups, IDEAS Global Challenge, and the Media Lab's Entrepreneurship Program.
international development fair
The 2012 International Development Fair was held on Friday, September 28th from 1 - 3 pm in Student Street, Stata Center
The annual International Development Fair is held in late September or early October, and provides provides incoming and continuing MIT students, recent graduates and members of the MIT community an opportunity to learn about ways that they can become engaged in international development through student groups, academic course offerings and other activities on and around MIT's campus. Groups and organizations of all types set up booths to display their development projects and enlist the interested individuals who pass through the fair grounds.
