[wanabidii] Press Releases: Department of State Announces 2015 Fishackathon Winners

You are subscribed to Press Releases for U.S. Department of State. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Press Releases: Department of State Announces 2015 Fishackathon Winners 07/10/2015 12:13 PM EDT Department of State Announces 2015 Fishackathon Winners Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC July 10, 2015 The Secretary’s Office of Global Partnerships at the U.S. Department of State announced today the two grand prize winning teams of the 2015 Fishackathon, a public-private partnership which uses technology to create innovative solutions for the sustainable management of fisheries and the protection of our ocean. The “/tone/GSMA mFish” grand prize for the best mobile app, selected by a panel of expert judges, is awarded to Team Fish-o-Tron from London, who created an app to measure and track fish. The team will win a paid trip for two team members to showcase their app at the 2016 GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. The “Our Ocean” grand prize, selected as the “people’s choice award” through public voting on the ChallengePost site, is awarded to Team KnowFish from Atlanta, who created an app that displays fishing species, laws, and regulations based on detected location. The team will win a paid trip for two team members to attend and demo their solution at the 2015 Our Ocean conference in Chile this October. The two grand prize winning teams were chosen out of a pool of 12 finalist teams representing each city where Fishackathon was held this June 5–7. Many of the teams are already working with the organizations who suggested the problem statements they chose to address in their solutions, with the potential to scale the platforms and implement them around the world. For further information on Fishackathon, visit fishackathon.co or contact S/GP at partnerships@state.gov. Follow Fishackathon on social media at @fishackathon, @GPatState, and #codeforfish. The Office of Website Management, Bureau of Public Affairs, manages this site as a portal for information from the U.S. State Department. External links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein. Stay connected with the State Department:       External links found in this content or on Department of State websites that go to other non-Department websites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein.  Update your subscriptions, modify your password or email address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your email address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please visit subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. This service is provided to you at no charge by U.S. Department of State. This email was sent to wanabidii@googlegroups.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: U.S. Department of State · 2201 C Street NW · Washington, DC 20520

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