[liberationtech] New Course (Fall 2016): Hacking 4 Diplomacy

[Shazad Mohamed]

Join us
*Tuesday, September 27, 6:30 PM*
*Hacking 4 Diplomacy *
*Info Session + Pizza + Informal Team Formation*
Tresidder, Oak Lounge West

In Hacking for Diplomacy, students work on developing innovative solutions
to pressing problems proposed by State Department offices. *These are real
problems with both humanitarian** and national interests at stake. *

hacking4diplomacy.stanford.edu

Students of all backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Applications are
submitted by-team. Preference for class admission is given to graduate
students with backgrounds from across the social sciences, engineering, and
the humanities. Qualified undergraduates will be considered.

The course includes an all star teaching team that sits at the intersection
of diplomacy and entrepreneurship, and includes serial entrepreneur *Steve
Blank*, *Jeremy Weinstein* (Political Science Professor), *Joe Felter* (CISAC
Senior Research Scholar), *Steve Weinstein *(CEO MovieLabs) and *Zvika
Krieger *(State Department).

Review a selection of submitted problems below and attend our *Info Session
(6:30pm, 9/27/16)*  where you will have a chance to meet the Teaching Team,
State Department Sponsors, and other interested students!

   - Hacking Violent Extremism Online
   <http://web.stanford.edu/class/msande298/problem-statements.html#Hacking_Extremism>
(Bureau
   of Counterterrorism)
   - Steer Clear: Avoiding Space Collisions by Tracking Objects in Orbit
   <http://web.stanford.edu/class/msande298/problem-statements.html#Steer_Clear>
(Office
   of Space and Advanced Technology)
   - Tracking Killers: Anticipating Mosquito Vector Threats
   <http://web.stanford.edu/class/msande298/problem-statements.html#Tracking_Killers>
(Office
   of International Health and Biodefense)
   - Crowdsourcing Radiation Detection with New or Improved Smartphone
   Materials
   <http://web.stanford.edu/class/msande298/problem-statements.html#Radiation_Detect>(Bureau
   of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance)
   - Leveraging Blockchain for Anti-Corruption
   <http://web.stanford.edu/class/msande298/problem-statements.html#Blockchain>
(Office
   of U.S. Foreign Assistance Resources)
   - Platform for a Coordinated Response to the Syrian Refugee Crisis
   <http://web.stanford.edu/class/msande298/problem-statements.html#Coordinated_Response>
(Bureau
   of Population, Refugees, and Migration)
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