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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#202020'>Be Part of the Solution! </span></b><span style='font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif'>Apply to<span style='color:#202020'> the </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/platform.younoodle.com/client/entry-rounds/2023_alaska_airlines_environmental_innovation_challenge/apply__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!gGYNX8s8q9isIYSJgnsfB2c1ojnKE7S-6lQaUs9-lIGo79x51NFMoG38IhNrC38cCw9oI3Bam8eY$" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0070C0'>Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge</span></a> by February 13<b><span style='color:#202020'><br></span></b>Bring your skills or innovative ideas to create change in the environmental space! <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif'><a href="eic.uw.edu">The Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge </a>(EIC) is UW’s annual environmental startup competition hosted by the Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship. This exciting, hands-on experience for both undergraduate and graduate students is<span style='color:#202020'> the place to bring your idea to life (think circular economy, climate tech, SDGs, regenerative ag and more!) with the help of local entrepreneurs and industry experts. Students who enter will receive judges’ feedback on their ideas, networking opportunities, and the potential to win prize money. </span>Enter the EIC with any product, process, non-profit, or service idea that addresses an environmental problem. <br><br><b><span style='color:#202020'>Questions?</span></b><span style='color:#202020'> E-mail EIC manager Lauren Brohawn at </span><a href="mailto:brohal@uw.edu">brohal@uw.edu</a><span style='color:#202020'>.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif'>Open to students attending an accredited college/university in WA, OR, ID, AK and British Columbia<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif'>Learn More + Apply:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><b><span style='font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif'>Learn more. </span></b><span style='font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif'>Full details on the </span><a href="eic.uw.edu"><span style='font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif'>EIC website</span></a>; <span style='font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif'>recording of info session will be posted soon!</span> <b><span style='font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><b><span style='font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif'>Form a team:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif'> Want to participate by joining an existing team? Still recruiting team members to bring your idea to life?<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=circle><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo3'><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/washington.startuptree.co/discover/events?is_global=2&tags=teamtuesdays__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!g4dK1A9s54R_w4RTeY5kNM7liW0zXzz6sOihrF9-l_N5o0EzoMxE5nO4dipbg_7xSZbHNkUfNFzLGg$"><span style='font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif'>Attend a Team Tuesday Meetup</span></a><span style='font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif'>, every Tuesday, 12 – 1:30 pm (locations vary)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo3'><span style='font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif'>Find a team/team members on <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/washington.startuptree.co/page/alaska-airlines-environmental-innovation-challenge__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!g4dK1A9s54R_w4RTeY5kNM7liW0zXzz6sOihrF9-l_N5o0EzoMxE5nO4dipbg_7xSZbHNkUe4uRYEA$">StartupTree</a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul></ul><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6'><b><span style='font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif'>Apply!</span></b><span style='font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif'> Deadline February 13<o:p></o:p></span></li><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=circle><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo6'><span style='font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif'>View the <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/washington.startuptree.co/discover/events__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!g4dK1A9s54R_w4RTeY5kNM7liW0zXzz6sOihrF9-l_N5o0EzoMxE5nO4dipbg_7xSZbHNkW0q8k_uw$">StartupTree events calendar</a> for application office hours in February<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo6'><span style='font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif'>Start/Finish Your Application: <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/platform.younoodle.com/client/entry-rounds/2023_alaska_airlines_environmental_innovation_challenge/apply__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!g4dK1A9s54R_w4RTeY5kNM7liW0zXzz6sOihrF9-l_N5o0EzoMxE5nO4dipbg_7xSZbHNkUGk30dOQ$">https://platform.younoodle.com/client/entry-rounds/2023_alaska_airlines_environmental_innovation_challenge/apply</a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6'><b><span style='font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif'>Did you say prizes?!<br></span></b><span style='font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif'>In addition to the chance of winning 3<sup>rd</sup>, 2<sup>nd</sup>, or the $15,000 grand prize, finalist teams could win one of these (more details <a href="eic.uw.edu">under “Prizes”</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif'>Big Picture Prizes ($5,000)</span></b><span style='font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif'><br>Clean Energy Prize sponsored by the <a href="https://www.cei.washington.edu/">UW Clean Energy Institute</a><br>EarthLab Community Impact Prize sponsored by <a href="https://earthlab.uw.edu/">UW EarthLab</a><br><br><b>Best Idea Prize ($2,500)</b><br>Best Idea for Climate Impact Prize sponsored by Eric Carlson, Board Member of <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/www.e8angels.com/__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!g4dK1A9s54R_w4RTeY5kNM7liW0zXzz6sOihrF9-l_N5o0EzoMxE5nO4dipbg_7xSZbHNkUCCL1EJw$">E8 Angels</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>