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Whole Planet Foundation T-Shirt Challenge Challenge

ABOUT THE CHALLENGE

If you were given $200 to help lift yourself and your family out of poverty, how would you do it? In some developing world communities in Latin America, Africa and Asia, a loan as small as $200 can empower a woman to become an entrepreneur so that she can change her own life. Whole Planet Foundation funds poverty alleviation through microcredit in communities where Whole Foods Market sources products. The foundation has committed $26.5 million and supports more than a million people in 50 countries worldwide.

Create a design for a Whole Planet Foundation t-shirt that brings attention not only to the issue of global poverty, but also to the entrepreneurs who are lifting themselves out of poverty through their own energy, work and creativity. For inspiration, check out stories from some of the 199,659 microcredit clients who Whole Planet Foundation supports.

The chosen design will be sold on Threadless, with a portion of the sales supporting these amazing entrepreneurs, and the chosen designer will get to travel abroad with Intrepid Travel!

SUBMIT FROM
February 20 - March 12, 2012

UP FOR GRABS
$750 cash
$250 Threadless gift certificate
$1500 travel voucher from Intrepid Travel®

More info here! http://atrium.threadless.com/wholeplanet/
More challenges from Threadless! http://atrium.threadless.com/all/

Volunteer Opportunity: SIGGRAPH 2012

SIGGRAPH 2012 STUDENT VOLUNTEERS

DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY 13, 22:00 UTC/GMT. APPLY NOW!

Click here to visit the online application!

At SIGGRAPH 2012, science and art will come together in one outstanding international conference to explore computer graphics and interactive techniques from both points of view, and you can be a part of it!

The SIGGRAPH 2012 Student Volunteer Program is a unique opportunity for students to meet people involved in all areas of the computer graphics industry while contributing to the overall success of the SIGGRAPH Conference. The industry's future leaders are encouraged to apply: students who demonstrate leadership, service, and a passion for computer graphics and interactive techniques.

As a Student Volunteer, students will go behind the scenes to help run an international event, which draws thousands of people who share a passion for advanced computer graphics technologies. The benefits of being a Student Volunteer extend beyond the free full admission conference pass to professional development and private Student Volunteer Special Sessions with top professionals who were once Student Volunteers themselves! 

All of this is available to high school, undergraduate, and graduate students who are enrolled full time for at least one semester during the 2011-2012 academic year and are at least 18 years of age. Students can apply to volunteer for either 18 or 30 hours (approximately) during the conference. Volunteers who are willing to commit for at least 30 hours are eligible to apply for Travel Assistance Awards, which offer financial help for travel to and from the conference. The conference will run Sunday, 5 August through Thursday, 9 August, 2012 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

For more details on this wonderful opportunity, please check out: sv.siggraph.org

SIGGRAPH 2012 SV Presentation -This 2012 Student Volunteer slideshow presentation (linked below) outlines some of the highlights of the program: https://docs.google.com/present/view?id=dgdwmtdv_89fv52hh3p