You may be wondering, what is IDDS?
IDDS is a month-long summit focused on creating technologies and enterprises that improve the lives of people living in poverty. It was founded by our MIT D-Lab instructor, Amy Smith, and it draws people from all around the world.
Ben will be there for most of the summit, since he is an organizer. Alyssa, Jic, and I will join him July 16-19.
So, why are we going to IDDS?
This is a great opportunity for us to demo our stove to the international development community. Our team will get a chance to network, receive constructive feedback on our design, get advice on dissemination, etc. There will be be people there who are knowledgeable about low cost stove technology. Furthermore, Rajnish, our community partner with Avani NGO in India, will be at IDDS! It will be great for Rajnish to see the stove live in action. And if those aren't enough reasons to justify our trip, Colorado State University (which is hosting IDDS) also happens to have state-of-the-art stove testing facilities; we plan on running some tests on our stove while we're out there.
Our team is currently busy getting our stove ready, both for this IDDS trip as well as the Avani trip. Wish us luck!
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