<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">NYC does not waste time. Launched on Oct 19, The second and final walkthrough will be next Monday Nov 6, SOI's are due Nov 9, and proposals Dec 15. Projects Feb 2, Winner announced March 2,, and installation done in time for G.I.'s summer opening May 1.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><br><u></u>
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joly posted: "At the Silicon Harlem Next-Gen Tech Conference last week, NYC CTO Miguel A. Gamiño announced that his office will promote a series of 'Moonshot Challenges' - Citywide challenges that encourage global entrepreneurs to partner with the City to propose solut" </span>
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<p style="direction:ltr;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4em;color:#444;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;margin:0 0 1em"><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycx/govchallenge.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" class="m_407418794005813308wp-image-9545" src="http://isoc-ny.org/p2/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/nycx_gi.png" alt=" Governors Island Connectivity Challenge" style="margin-bottom: 12px; clear: both; float: right; margin-left: 1em; padding: 4px; background-color: white; border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin-right: 0px;" width="188" height="188"></a>At the <strong><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="http://isoc-ny.org/p2/9515" target="_blank">Silicon Harlem Next-Gen Tech Conference</a></strong> last week, <strong><a style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2585b2" href="https://about.me/miguelgamino" target="_blank">NYC CTO Miguel A. Gami</a></strong><strong style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><a style="color:rgb(37,133,178)" href="https://about.me/miguelgamino" target="_blank">ño</a></strong><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> announced that his office will promote a series of '</span><a href="http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycx/challenges.html" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(37,133,178)"><strong>Moonshot Challenges</strong></a><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(34,34,34)">' - Citywide challenges that encourage global entrepreneurs to partner with the City to propose solutions to real-life problems and deliver groundbreaking business models that transform and improve citizens' lives. The first of these, in partnership with the </span><strong style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><a style="color:rgb(37,133,178)" href="https://govisland.com/about/the-trust-for-governors-island" target="_blank">Trust for Governors Island</a></strong><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(34,34,34)">, is the</span><strong style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> <a style="color:rgb(37,133,178)" href="http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycx/govchallenge.html" target="_blank">Governors Island Connectivity Challenge</a></strong><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(34,34,34)">, which seeks to demonstrate affordable ways to deploy high-speed wireless connectivity and identify the key infrastructure elements that enable effective deployment. What if 1 Gbps internet could be installed across 150 acres in less than a week and cost less than $100,000? </span><strong style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(34,34,34)">Finalists will receive $25,000</strong><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(34,34,34)"> to showcase their solutions on Governors Island, a microcosm for larger islands globally like Manhattan, Hong Kong, and Singapore. The winner will address the needs of the visitors of today and the multi-use tenants of tomorrow, while demonstrating their ability to mitigate risks associated with climate change, such as high winds, potential flooding, and storm surges. Video of the announcement is below.</span></p><p></p>
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