XPRIZE Think Tank Shanghai Introduction

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The document outlines plans to create think tanks across China to solve practical problems in local communities and participate in XPRIZE competitions. It discusses goals of establishing think tanks, giving the groups a visual identity through badges and logos, promoting sponsors and scheduling events. Contact information is provided for a Shanghai meetup group and WeChat account as well as a link to a proposal on addressing global marine pollution.

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THINK TANK GOALS
• Create Think Tanks all across China
• Practical solutions to problems
• Events
• Relevant to the communities in China
• Push for XPRIZE funded by Chinese companies

CONTACT US
• http://www.meetup.com/xprize-think-tank-shanghai/
• WeChat Group and Subscription account
• Global Marine Pollution proposal: http://v.gd/kp8U25

XPRIZE Think Tank Shanghai Introduction

1. MAKING THE IMPOSSIBLE POSSIBLE

20. Why did the chicken cross the road?

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34. THINK TANK GOALS • Create Think Tanks all across China • Practical solutions to problems • Events • Relevant to the communities in China • Push for XPRIZE funded by Chinese companies

48. WHAT’S NEXT Give ourselves a visual identity (logo) Identify with Think Tank (badges, t-shirts) Promote XPRIZE participation and sponsors Schedule XEvents Translate material into Chinese Prototype solutions

49. CONTACT US • http://www.meetup.com/xprize-think-tank-shanghai/ • WeChat Group and Subscription account • Global Marine Pollution proposal: http://v.gd/kp8U25

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#3: Who is this? Elon Musk: http://ecomento.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/elon-musk-hydrogen.jpg
#4: Elon Musk, founder of Tesla Tesla: http://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Tesla_Roadster_Japanese_display.jpg
#5: Who is this? James Cameron: http://schmoesknow.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/James-Cameron-Rolex-Submariner.jpg
#6: James Cameron, director of movies such as Avatar and Titanic Avatar: http://playsmart.fr/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/avatar.jpg
#7: A little bit harder… Who is this? Anousheh Ansari: https://fortunedotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/96495468.jpg?quality=80&w=1024
#8: Anousheh Ansari… and as you can tell from her astronaut suit… First self-funded woman space tourist: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/station/crew-14/hires/jsc2006e38876.jpg
#9: …first woman with a self-funded trip to the International Space Station
#10: What do these people have in common? They are all members of the XPRIZE Foundation.
#11: What is an XPRIZE?
#12: …highly incentivized…
#13: …global scale…
#14: …highly visible…
#15: The original XPRIZE: the Ansari XPRIZE for first privately funded suborbital flight. You might remember the name… Ansari XPRIZE: http://ansari.xprize.org/sites/default/files/styles/front_hero/public/hero/ansari_web_slide_r1.jpg?itok=jQ9n0hQW&1427500800035
#16: Current space exploration XPRIZE with a 30M$ prize to land a privately funded rover on the moon
#17: The Ocean Health XPRIZE is interested in measuring acidification of the oceans accurately and cheaply
#18: Global Learning aims is to create software to allow hundreds of millions of children to learn how to read, write and do basic math without classes and/or teachers
#19: Get more information at xprize.org
#20: …and check out herox.com, the new platform for smaller scale competitions.
#21: Why did the chicken cross the road? Meaning, why do we need to organize competitions? http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AGallinas_cruzando_la_calle.jpg
#24: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2f/Apollo_17_Cernan_on_moon.jpg
#26: self-made, little color alteration on disputed areas from Image:China blank map.svg http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:SVG_blank_maps_of_China#/media/File:China_blank_map-alter4.svg
#27: Healthcare, specifically taking care of the elderly generation
#28: Air, water and soil pollution
#29: Disasters 汶川大地震，都江堰一名老婦被困50小時後，成功獲消防人員救出。An elderly woman was rescued after being trapped for over 50 hours. Dujiangyan, 2008 Sichuan Earthquake. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sichuan_earthquake_save..JPG
#30: Selene team was a team that joined the Lunar XPRIZE
#31: Cross-straits team, with a professor from Hangzhou Ying Ye, professor in the Department of Ocean Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou. Dr. Ying Ye received his M.S. in 1982 and his Ph.D. in 1985 from Nanjing University, China.
#34: forum.xprize.org
#36: http://forum.xprize.org/t/xprize-think-tank-shanghai-china-prc/1329
#38: Suning Commerce Group Co Ltd, the leading home appliance retailer in China, aims to reach sales of 25 billion yuan ($4.03 billion) from its crowdsourcing business in 2015 and 45 billion yuan by 2017. http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2014-08/20/content_18451194_10.htm eca86bd9e2e0155e199707.jpg
#40: Alibaba NYSE http://america.aljazeera.com/content/dam/ajam/images/articles_2014/09/Alibaba_091914.jpg
#41: Tencent Logo http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/Tencent_Logo.svg
#42: RMB https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2240/2205322601_fce55fc884_o.jpg
#46: xinchejian.com
#47: xinchejian.com
#48: http://www.meetup.com/xprize-think-tank-shanghai/
#50: Note: QR Code expires after about ~7 days Last update: 2015-03-31

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