{"id":7355,"date":"2018-09-17T19:50:13","date_gmt":"2018-09-17T19:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/researchbdev.wpengine.com\/environmental-studies-newsletter\/?p=7355"},"modified":"2018-09-17T22:14:54","modified_gmt":"2018-09-17T22:14:54","slug":"off-campus-event-new-england-food-system-innovation-challenge-11-9-11-11-in-standish-me-registration-closes-10-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.bowdoin.edu\/environmental-studies-newsletter\/events\/off-campus-event-new-england-food-system-innovation-challenge-11-9-11-11-in-standish-me-registration-closes-10-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Off campus Event: New England Food System Innovation Challenge, 11\/9-11\/11 in Standish, ME (registration closes 10\/8)"},"content":{"rendered":"

4th Annual New England Food System Innovation Challenge<\/strong>
\nFriday, November 9- Sunday, November 11, 2018
\nSaint Joseph’s College in Standish, Maine<\/p>\n

Registration<\/a> for the program closes on October 8th.<\/p>\n

College Challenge<\/strong>:How might we create products, services, app’s or organizations that support the expansion of production, distribution, processing and consumption of local, sustainably produced food and seafood<\/em>. \u00a0We are seeking idea or very early stage ventures. Consider products or services that address one or more of the following:<\/p>\n

* Helping food producers become resilient in light of climate change.
\n* Applying big data to small-scale production.
\n* Utilizing the Internet of Things (IoT) to bring efficiency to small producers and harvesters.
\n* Providing equal access and ability to purchase healthy food to all.
\n* Reducing or repurposing food waste.
\n* Making the food supply chain transparent to all.
\n* Reducing or conserving inputs – like water – in the production of healthy, sustainably produced food.
\n* Using drones to improve the efficiency of small-diversified farms.* Integrating aquaponics, hydroponics or land based aquaculture into the food system.<\/p>\n

The food system is vast and complex system and this is by no means a complete list. We are looking for innovative and sustainable idea stage enterprise that could become startup ventures.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Please view this Three-minute video \u00a0https:\/\/vimeo.com\/252044306<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0and the attached PDF for further information.<\/p>\n

Registration is now open at: \u00a0www.NEInnovationChallenge.org<\/a>
\nBill Seretta, Convener and Co-Chair
\n207.831.1438
\nbill.seretta@TheSLab.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Tom Settlemire Co-Chair
\n207.8416747
\ntsettle@bowdoin.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

2018 Planning Committee:<\/u><\/p>\n

Barry Woods – Director of Electric Vehicle Innovation at ReVision Energy
\nEliza Huber-Weiss – Garden Education Coordinator at St. Mary’s Nutrition Center
\nElizabeth Boepple – BCM Environmental & Land Law, PLLC
\nJennifer Monti, MD – Maine Medical Partners
\nNick Guidi – Student, Saint Joseph’s College
\nJesse Juntura – DSPolitical<\/p>\n

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