DUAL DS in contact with NGOs
DUAL DS Update--DUAL DS is in contact with NGOs such as the Red Cross and SIF and will disseminate any volunteer requests towards immediate assistance and/or reconstruction of the Tsunami affected region.
Keep tuned to this page and the monthly DUAL mailings for updates.
Many thanks to the efforts of Saurabh Tiwari (IIT alumnus) for establishing this weblog, and also Abinash Kumar Tiwari (IIT alumnus) and Woo Kang Wei (Cornell alumnus).
Any enquiries on DUAL DS email Li Lin Goh, DUAL DS Chairperson at lilingoh@ksg.harvard.edu or Hau Yee Ng, DUAL President at HauYee.Ng@alum.mit.edu
RED CROSS VOLUNTEERS' RELIEF EFFORT FOR TSUNAMI VICTIMS IN FULL SWING.
Geneva, 31 Dec 200--With the number of those killed in the devastating Asian earthquake and tsunamis rising to over 120,000, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent societies has put in place what looks set to be its largest emergency relief operation ever.
The initial response by Red Cross and Red Crescent volunteers in the vital first few days of the crisis in evacuating survivors and providing emergency relief materials is being bolstered by an international operation which will assist over two million people in the most vulnerable communities affected by the crisis over the next six months.
DUAL-SMU Technology & World Change Competition
DUAL-SMU Technology & World Change Competition--DUAL DS is pleased to announce DUAL's sponsorship of The DUAL-SMU Technology and World Change Competition organized by DUAL DS and SMU.
The contest aims to foster understanding of technology’s potential for contributing to innovative life, economic deveopment, and social good and these goals:-
MIT/DUAL - NUS Competitions
MIT/DUAL - NUS Competitions--DUAL Development & Skillbase Initiative ("DUAL DS") & MIT Club Technology & Development Initiative ("MIT Club TD") are pleased to announce that the MIT Club is sponsoring a Competition organized by MITClub TD and DUAL DS involving 7 MBA level technology courses at NUS for 2004/2005.
The competition:-