"Athgothon" Global Innovation Forum hosted in D.C. from August 12-14

On August 12-14, 2015, Athgo International will host the sixth Global Innovation Forum at the World Bank H.Q. in Washington, D.C. Dubbed “Athgothon,” the forum brings together over 200 bright people age 18-32 from around the world to join entrepreneurial teams and collaboratively generate startups. Attendees will receive guidance and insight from giants of industry in business, communication, and technology, and from national leaders from around the world.

SIR will pay the registration fee along with $100 toward travel for SIR inductees, past and present. For more, email national@sigmaiotarho.org

For more information, visit: http://www.athgo.org/press-release-4-april-2015/

Apply for the Carnegie Council on Ethics in International Relations' 2015 Trans-Pacific Student Contest

Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs announces its third Trans-Pacific Student Contest, a pioneering exercise in U.S.-Asia collaboration. The contest is part of Ethics for a Connected World, a three-year global education project to mark the Council's 2014 Centennial. Winners will receive a trip to New York City.

The contest will be conducted via Carnegie Council's online Global Ethics Network, a social media platform for people across the world who are committed to exploring the role of ethics in international affairs through joint projects, ongoing dialogues, and the creation of collaborative multimedia resources.

ESSAY OR VIDEO TOPIC: What is the future of U.S.-Asia relations or of the United States and one of the Asian countries listed below? Please use specific examples or stories to illustrate your points.

CONTEST REQUIREMENTS:

Each entry must be a collaboration between a student who is a citizen of the United States and a student who is a citizen of one of the following: Brunei, Cambodia, China (including Hong Kong and Macau), East Timor, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, North Korea, Philippines, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, or Vietnam.

FIND A PARTNER: If you need help finding a student partner for the contest, post an inquiry on the Trans-Pacific Contest Matchmaker page, or answer one of the existing requests.

The contest is open to undergraduate and graduate students only, and entries must be in English.

The entry can be either an essay or a video.

Essays should be written in op-ed style (not academic, footnoted papers) with a length of 2,000-3,000 words. Videos should not exceed 10 minutes.

CONTEST DEADLINE: April 30, 2015

CONTEST PRIZE: Contest winners will receive a free trip to New York City in autumn 2015 to participate in Carnegie Council's Fifth Global Ethics Network Annual Meeting.

To learn more, click here.

Welcome to Zeta Kappa: Kennesaw State University!

A big welcome to SIR's new chapter at Kennesaw State!

Carnegie Council’s first Student Research Competition

This competition will be held on Wednesday, May 20th from 12pm-2:30pm. Lunch will be served during a networking session, followed by presentations of original research by students from universities across the NYC metro area. Audience members will include students, professors, professionals, and the interested public.

Presentations will be 10 minutes long and must make a normative argument. They should be on topics related to ethics and international affairs (e.g. human rights, international law, justice, equality, accountability, sustainability, transparency, etc.).

There are a limited number of presentation slots available. In order to select the presentations, we ask that all interested candidates submit an abstract of no more than 400 words. The deadline for the abstract submission is Wednesday, April 1st.

The competition will be judged by a panel of academic and business professionals. The winner will receive a free year-long membership to the Council’s Carnegie New Leaders program.

If you are interested in competing, please email your 400 word abstract by April 1st to Jenna Zhang at jzhang@cceia.org.