<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">This looks to be a good follow up to ISOC-NY's blockchain breakout session at the IGF-USA last week. If you missed that the video is at <a href="https://livestream.com/internetsociety/igfusa2015nyc/videos/93238598">https://livestream.com/internetsociety/igfusa2015nyc/videos/93238598</a></div><div class="gmail_quote"><br><br><u></u>


        
        
        
        


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                                joly posted: "On Monday July 27 2015 Microsoft NY and MIT Media Lab will present Blockchain For Social Good. Bitcoin and the Blockchain are changing the way people think about currency, digital assets, and identity. The MIT Media Lab recently launched a promising new i"                        </span>
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Where: LMHQ, 150 Broadway, New York, NY 10038<br>
When: Monday, July 27th 6:30pm<br>
RSVP: <a style="text-decoration:underline;color:rgb(37,133,178)" href="http://blockchain4good.splashthat.com/" target="_blank">http://blockchain4good.splashthat.com/</a><br>
Webcast: t.b.d.<br>
Twitter: <a style="text-decoration:underline;color:rgb(37,133,178)" href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23blockchain&src=typd&vertical=default&f=tweets" target="_blank">#blockchain</a></strong></p></div>
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                        
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