An Event By Pakathon
MIT Enterprise Forum Of Pakistan KARACHI 10 MAY 3 PM-6 PM
AT AMAN FOUNDATION
DATA & DESIGN CONNECT
Our Partners
What is Pakathon? Our mission is to connect entrepreneurs, researchers and technologists from Pakistan to those around the world to create projects and companies that can make an impact. We host events and meet-ups both online and offline to foster these connections because we believe that geographical boundaries should not limit us in realizing projects that can make an impact in Pakistan and the world.
Our Track Record Pakathon was launched in 3 cities (Boston, Lahore and Islamabad) in September, where there were 250 + attendees for our events and 30 projects. We partnered with groups from Harvard, MIT, Tufts, BU,Suffolk, Oxfam, HDF, LUMS and NUST, and our panel of judges provided $10K in seed money.
Our Next Event:
PAKATHON DATA AND DESIGN CONNECT Pakathon is working with Pakistan’s leading organizations to solve their biggest data, design or technology challenges by providing access to the brightest minds across the globe.
HOW THIS WORKS? 1. Organizations provide us a problem they are facing 2. The Pakathon Team works to format the problem into a Data, Design, Technology Challenge 3. The Challenge is publicized through the launch event in Karachi and through our chapters in Pakistan and North America 4. The Organization will be responsible for finalizing the winner by the prescribed deadline 5. Prizes will be awarded to winning teams
TIMELINES APRIL 12 List of Challenges and amount of prize money finalised. Global publicity begins.
MAY 10 Launch event at Aman Foundation in Karachi
JUNE 14 Final submissions due.
JUNE 28 Closing ceremony, prize distribution and ideas discussion.
WHAT IS THE IMPACT? 1. Grassroots and local approach to problem solving, where individuals on the ground identify challenges in their communities and then work globally to create innovative solutions. 2. We crowdsource problem solving: our global approach allows us to try and bridge the knowledge gap, where we can share experiences and those who have knowledge of problems can work with those who have knowledge of solutions. 3. Interdisciplinary collaboration creates connections between those interested in development, technology, art, design, social work or any particular field.
CHALLENGES Aman Health/Civil Hospital Challenge: Part 1: A solution to coordinate between major hospitals of Karachi. Updated on a day by day basis. Part 2: To devise some mechanism to alert staff of the Hospital in case of emergency through an automatic update on their mobile phone.
K Electric Data Challenge How do you optimize the efficiency of electricity distribution in a locality where electricity theft is a commonplace occurrence?
TCF Fleet Management How can you monitor designated geographic breaches in a fleet of vehicles Pan Pakistan including (but not limited to) vehicles stationed in remote areas with no access to cellular coverage?
NOWPDP For people with disabilities: How can we make our public spaces more accessible for the handicapped?
Engro Foundation How can technology be used to bring the cost of farmer education down?
WIN RS. 2 LAKHS For complete briefs visit www.pakathon.com
Sponsorship Details
We need your support!
Platinum Cost
$5,000
Promotion during all media interviews and public appearances
Yes
Availability of team members for recruiting and to give presentations
Yes
Email publicity
Logo at the signature of promotion email
Poster publicity
Large logo on poster
Facebook publicity
3 weeks
Twitter publicity
3 weeks
Booklet publicity
Half page ad
Website publicity
Logo on website
Gold
Silver
$3,000
$2,000
Logo at the signature of promotion email Small logo on poster
Small logo on poster
2 weeks
1 week
2 weeks
1 week
Logo on back page
Logo on back page
Logo on website
Logo on website
www.pakathon.com