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Summer Issue 2017

The summer monsoon hasn't slowed us down in Hong Kong as we kicked off the season with our flagship MEMSI program in June. This was followed by a pitch event co-hosted with MIT-CHIEF for startup teams, seminars by visiting MIT professors, a send-off party, a STEAM camp, and a high school bootcamp on entrepreneurship and making. Behind the scenes, we're also fine-tuning the Node's premises and will soon unveil our space to the wider community this Fall!

High School Entrepreneurship and Making
08.12.2017 - 08.19.2017
23 students from 10 high schools across Hong Kong embarked on an eight-day bootcamp at the MIT Hong Kong Innovation Node to learn about discliplined entrepreneurship and making. The program was joined by teachers and educators, witnessing how student teams bring market-relevant ideas from concept to prototype.

STEAM Program
07.31.2017 - 08.11.2017
MIT PK-12 Action Group conducted workshops at the STEAM camp held at Chinese International School. The two-week event helped young innovators develop technology-enabled problem solving skills while nurturing the joy of making and tinkering with several MIT learning tools. From slime ball machines to smart homes to games created on Scratch and MIT App Inventor, the program culminated in a showcase for the community.

Summer Send-off Party
08.03.2017

We had a vibrant evening at the MIT Hong Kong Innovation Node with students from the MIT-China MISTI program, matriculated students, Node alumni, and alumni of the MIT Club of Hong Kong uniting from around the region. Over finger food and drinks, cultural and intellectual experiences were shared and treasured.

MIT Prof. Regina Barzilay
07.25.2017
Delta Electronics Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science professor Regina Barzilay spoke on how machine learning and natural language processing (NLP) can help cure cancer.

CTE Conference
07.13.2017
MIT Prof. Hal Abelson and the MIT App Inventor Team spoke at the inaugural International Conference on Computational Thinking Education advocating an extension to "computational action". Keynote speaker featured MIT alumna Margie Yang.

MEMSI June Showcase 06.17.2017
Students presented their business ideas and proof-of-concept prototypes at the MIT Entrepreneurship & Maker Skills Integrator (MEMSI) Showcase Day on June 17th. Despite the rain, over 100 supporters showed up to celebrate the teams' hard work as they undertook an accelerated journey through two weeks of entrepreneurship, making, and factory visits to China.

MIT Prof. Eugene Fitzgerald
07.21.2017
Merton C. Flemings-SMA Professor of Materials Science and Engineering professor Eugene Fitzgerald shares insights on large-scale application of the iterative innovation process to translational research and how it generates commercial impact.

MIT Provost Marty Schmidt 07.11.2017
A dynamic evening discussion at the Node with Provost Marty Schmidt highlighted the expanding importance of makerspaces across campus and MIT's plan to fuel hard tech entrepreneurship at and beyond the university.

Cofounders' Journey
07.05.2017
MIT-CHIEF brought MIT startup teams to present at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. An audience of over 120 attendees including investors, academic and industry professionals saw eight teams pitch their business ideas and technologies, represented by MIT Media Lab, CSAIL, Department of Electrical Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, and the Sloan School of Management.