[ingo-hcmc] Fwd: Invitation to Grand Challenges Canada Event - 21 August 2013

[Van Ly]

Dear HCMC-INGO list,
Please find below a notice for an interesting event for NGOs involved in health or social enterprise.  Please feel free to circulate the notice below from the Canadian Consulate.  

Please contact Mireille Thai directly if you are interested. I am not one of the organizers.

Sincerely,

Van Ly
East Meets West

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> From: <Mirelle.Thai at international.gc.ca>
> Subject: Invitation to Grand Challenges Canada Event - 21 August 2013
> Date: 13:17:19 GMT+07:00 Ngày 09 tháng 8 năm 2013
> To: <Mirelle.Thai at international.gc.ca>
> 
> Dear colleagues,
>  
> The Consulate General of Canada in Ho Chi Minh City is pleased to invite global health innovators and social entrepreneurs to an introductory presentation on Grand Challenges Canada, a non-governmental organization that is dedicated to supporting Bold Ideas with Big Impact in global health. The event will allow for interested innovators to learn about funding opportunities from the organization’s Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Peter Singer.
>  
> Date:              21 August 2013
> Time:              14:00 – 16:00
> Venue:           Sunflower A Ballroom (1st Floor), Rex Hotel, 141 Nguyen Hue Blvd., D.1, HCMC
>  
> Dr. Peter Singer’s introductory presentation on Grand Challenges Canada will be followed by a Q&A session and discussion. Please note that the presentation will be given in English only.
>  
> Grand Challenges Canada’s primary focus is solving critical health challenges in low- and middle-income countries. To date, the organization has funded more than 300 innovators with $100,000 grants through the Stars in Global Health program, and has approved six $1 million grants in partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The attached brochure provides an overview of Grand Challenges Canada’s priorities and programs.
>  
> If you know of other social entrepreneurs or innovators in global health who would be interested in attending this event, we encourage you to forward them this invitation.
>  
> Please confirm your participation by email to Ms. Mirelle Thai (mirelle.thai at international.gc.ca) by 19 August 2013. A limited number of spaces are available, and we will accommodate participants on a first-come, first-served basis.
>  
> Best regards,
>  
> Audri Mukhopadhyay
> Consul General of Canada
> Ho Chi Minh City

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