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VO Miami Dade College
Friday, May 28, 2021
The Daily News Clippings
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MIAMIHERALD.COM
State-run vacc e sites are shutting down
in June. Miami- ade may keep some open
BY MICHELLE MARCHANtE
mmarchante@miamiherald.com request is filled within 48' to
72 hours, according to the
All state-run vaccine sites division.
will close in June as part of Guthrie said the state
Florida's plan to leave will "continue to make sure
vaccine distribution to anybody that wants a vac-
county health departments cine, gets the vaccine."
and local providers, in- The division, which han-
eluding doctor's offices, dles the state's disaster
pharmacies and clinics. response, is also in the
Some state-run sites plan midst of preparing for
to provide vaccines through hurricane season — which
June 18. Vaccine locations officially starts on June 1. _
at ports, such as PortMiami The change will affect 11
and Port Everglades, will DANIEL A. VARELA dvarela@miamiherald.com, 2021 state-run vaccine locations
offer doses until June 20. All state-run vaccine sites, such as this one at Hard Rock in Miami-Dade County.
For other sites and vaccine Stadium in Miami Gardens, are slated to close in June. Those sites include Hard
pop-ups,, the last day will be Rock Stadium in Miami
June 25. Gardens, loanDepot park
There will still be more (formerly Marlins Park) in
than 2,000 locations across lar to what happened this select retail pharmacies, Little Havana and the
the state offering week with the four federally community health centers Overtown Youth Center,
COVID-19 vaccines, supported vaccination sites and urgent-care centers. according to the county's
according to the Florida in the state. Florida Division of Emer- health department. -
Department of Health in The FEMA-supported gency Management Direc- For the places listed
Miami-Dade County. vaccine site at Miami Dade tor Kevin Guthrie told the above, the last day of vacci-
Additionally, each county College North, for example, Miami Herald in an in- nations will be June 18. As
will have the option to was expected to shut down terview Thursday afternoon for other state-run sites,
convert the state-run vac- this week but was taken that the changes are part of such as,at Florida Memo-
cine sites to county-run over by Miami-Dade Coun- the division's transition rial University in Miami
sites to keep them open, ty and remains open. from emergency to "non- Gardens and the Ronselli
according to the Florida State-run testing will also emergency mode." Under Park Youth Center in
Division of Emergency end after Friday. Testing this move, the task of vac- Sweetwater;the final day
Management. This is simi- will still be available at cine distribution will return will be June 25..
other locations — incltiding to county health depart- _ Miami-Dade County told
`ments. the Miami Herald on
He said this is because Thursday afternoon that it
the counties are no longer was still debating whether
overwhelmed by long lines it would take over the oper-
at vaccine sites. Cases are ations at state-run sites.
going down and people can
get a vaccine as easily as Michelle Marchante:
they would a flu shot. And 305-376-2708,
when a provider asks the @TweetMichelleM
state for more shots, theZheilliami Hera 04), State-run vaccine sites are shutting down in June, but Miami-Dade may keep some open BY MICHELLE MARCHANTE MAY 27, 2021 08:33 PM, UPDATED 7 HOURS 26 MINUTES AGO All state-run vaccine sites will close in June as part of Florida's plan to move vaccine distribution to county health departments and local providers, including doctor offices, pharmacies and clinics. DANIEL A. VARELA DVARELA@MIAMIHERALD.COM All state-run vaccine sites will close in June as part of Florida's plan to leave vaccine distribution to county health departments and local providers, including doctor's offices, pharmacies and clinics. Some state-run sites plan to provide vaccines through June 18. Vaccine locations at ports, such as PortMiami and Port Everglades, will offer doses until June 20. For other sites and vaccine pop-ups, the last day will be June 25. There will still be more than 2,000 locations across the state offering COVID-19 vaccines, according to the Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County.
Additionally, each county will have the option to convert the state-run vaccine sites to county-run sites to keep them open, according to the Florida Division of Emergency Management. This is similar to what happened earlier this week with the four federally supported vaccination sites in the state. The FEMA-supported vaccine site at Miami Dade College North campus, for example, that was expected to shut down earlier this week was taken over by Miami-Dade County and remains open. State-run testing will also end after Friday. Testing will still be available at other locations — including select retail pharmacies, community health centers and urgent care centers. Florida Division of Emergency Management Director Kevin Guthrie told the Miami Herald in an interview Thursday afternoon that the changes are part of the division's transition from emergency to "non-emergency mode." Under this move, the task of vaccine distribution will return to county health departments. He said this is because the counties are no longer overwhelmed by long lines at vaccine sites and crashing online appointment schedulers. Cases are going down and people can get a vaccine as easily as they would a flu shot. And when a provider asks the state for more shots, the request is filled within 48 to 72 hours, according to the division. Guthrie said the state will "continue to make sure anybody that wants a vaccine, gets the vaccine." The division, which handles the state's disaster response, is also in the midst of preparing for hurricane season — which officially starts on June 1. HOW WILL THIS AFFECT SOUTH FLORIDA? The change will affect 11 state-run vaccine locations in Miami-Dade County. Those sites include Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, loanDepot park (formerly Marlins Park) in Little Havana and the Overtown Youth Center, according to the county's health department. For the places listed above, the last day of vaccinations will be June 18. As for other state-run sites, such as locations at Florida Memorial University in Miami Gardens and Ronselli Park Youth Center in Sweetwater, the final day will be June 25. Miami-Dade County told the Miami Herald on Thursday afternoon that it was still debating whether it would take over the operations of some state-run sites. https://www.miamiherald.com/news/coronavirus/article251736033.html
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All state-run vaccine sites will close in June as part
of Florida's plan to leave vaccine distribution to
county health departments and local providers,
including doctor's offices, pharmacies and clinics.
Some state-run sites plan to provide vaccines
through June 18. Vaccine locations at ports, such as
PortMiami and Port Everglades, will offer doses until
June 20. For other sites and vaccine pop-ups, the
last day will be June 25.
There will still be more than 2,000 locations across
the state offering COVID-19 vaccines, according to
the Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade
County.
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over by Miami-Dade County and remains open.
State-run testing will also end after Friday. Testing
will still be available at other locations — including
select retail pharmacies, community health centers
and urgent care centers.
Florida Division of Emergency Management Director
Kevin Guthrie told the Miami Herald in an interview
Thursday afternoon that the changes are part of the
division's transition from emergency to "non-
emergency mode." Under this move, the task of
vaccine distribution will return to county health
departments.
He said this is because the counties are no longer
overwhelmed by long lines at vaccine sites and
crashing online appointment schedulers. Cases are
going down and people can get a vaccine as easily as
they would a flu shot. And when a provider asks the
state for more shots, the request is filled within 48
to 72 hours, according to the division.
Guthrie said the state will "continue to make sure
anybody that wants a vaccine, gets the vaccine."
The division, which handles the state's disaster
response, is also in the midst of preparing for
hurricane season — which officially starts on June 1.
How will this affect South Florida?
The change will affect 11 state-run vaccine locations
in Miami-Dade County. Those sites include Hard
Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, loanDepot park
(formerly Marlins Park) in Little Havana and the
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University in Miami Gardens and Ronselli Park Youth
Center in Sweetwater, the final day will be June 25.
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The District Board of Trustees of Miami Dade College will hold its monthly meeting on
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Two-Day Workshop June 1-2
Miami, May 24, 2021- Miami Dade College's (MDC) Business Innovation &
Technology (BIT) Center will explore different aspects of blockchain technology in the two-day
conference "Blockchain Sessions" June 1-2, 9:30 a.m. to noon.
This limited-seat in-person event will be held at the BIT Center facilities located at MDC's Wolfson
Campus. The workshop can also be followed online through https://tinyurl.com/rmfm6fk
(https://tinyurl.com/rmfm6fk) and is free and open to the academic community and the general
public.
"We are thrilled to offer for the first time at MDC this two-day seminar to generate a bigger
understanding of one of the most exciting and disruptive technologies of our time," said Chechu
Lasheras, BIT Center Director. "As Miami continues to grow and be recognized as a technology hub,
we at the BIT Center are proud to facilitate opportunities to learn about new technologies such as
blockchain and to hear from top experts in the field free of charge."
During the activity, organized in partnership with Nebulai (https://nebulai.com/), a Miami-based
digital transformation solutions federator and global marketplace, and Dragonchain
(https://dragonchain.com/), a technology leader in the blockchain space, attendees will have the
opportunity to delve deep into the fundamentals of blockchain and understand how this new
technology works.
"Nebulai is technology for good company. Our objective at Nebulai is to create a fair and trusted
technology solutions and human talent ecosystem. Our decentralized marketplace will allow
technology providers and human talent to sell and monetize their solutions and skills through Smart
Contracts. We wanted to organize this event in collaboration with Miami Dade College to create
awareness among students, staff, alumni, and the local business community of Blockchain topics and
their relevance to business and society. We also wanted to highlight MDC's focus on driving emerging
technology topics and bridge the knowledge gap of the local community as it relates to the
4th Industrial Revolution," said Stefano Gulbalis, Chief Innovation Officer at Nebulai.
https://news.mdc.edu/press_release/mdcs-bit-center-in-partnership-with-nebulai-and-dragonchain-explores-blockchain-technology-in-two-day-worksho... 1/25/28/2021 MDC's BIT Center, in Partnership with Nebulai and Dragonchain, Explores Blockchain Technology in Two-Day Workshop June 1-2 I MDC... Discussions will be led by leaders in the field such as Francesca de Quesada Covey, Investor & Former Libra Association + Novi Wallet, Facebook; Eric Kuhn, Senior Program Manager, Decentralized Identity at Microsoft; Raja Naeem Akram, CEO and cofounder at Seclea and Michelle Tsing, Director at Standard Protocol, Inc., among others. See a complete list of speakers and topics to be covered here (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mdcs-blockchain-sessions-tickets-155644223061). This workshop coincides with Bitcoin 2021 (https://b.tc/conference), the largest conference on the subject, taking place in Miami for the first time June 4-5. To register for the BIT Center's Blockchain Sessions workshop visit https://tinyurl.com/rmfm6fk (https://tinyurl.com/rmfm6fk). MDC's state-of-the-art BIT Center explores the role of technology in digital transformation, process automation, and analytics in the ever-changing business landscape. The BIT Center is an initiative of MDC's Miguel B. Fernandez Family School of Global Business, Trade & Transportation and offers various programs and courses in three core areas - marketing and digital marketing; banking and finance; and industry certifications. For a complete list of BIT Center courses and events, visit www.mdc.edu/bitcenter (http://www.mdc.edu/bitcenter). For more information about the BIT Center, please contact Chechu Lasheras at 305-297- 5696, jlashera@mdc.edu (mailto:jlashera@mdc.edu), or Max Ramirez rramirez2@mdc.edu (mailto:rramirez2@mdc.edu). https://news.mdc.edu/press_release/mdcs-bit-center-in-partnership-with-nebulai-and-dragonchain-explores-blockchain-technology-in-two-day-worksho... 2/2
5/28/2021 MDC's New BIT Center Offers Digital Marketing Summer Camp for High School Students June 14 — 18 I MDC News
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College
MDC's New BIT Center Offers Digital Marketing
Summer Camp for High School Students June 14 -
18
Miami, May 17, 2021 - Whether starting a business or a new blog about your favorite hobby, digital
marketing has become essential for success. And the earlier you master it, the better. This summer,
Miami Dade College's (MDC) Business Innovation & Technology (BIT) Center will offer a Digital
Marketing Summer Camp for high school students June 14 -18. Sponsored by Dade County
Federal Credit Union, the camp will be available virtually and in-person at the BIT Center, located at
MDC Wolfson Campus in downtown Miami.
Taught by guest speakers from Google, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTokstudents will learn the
fundamentals for launching a business through today's most popular digital marketing platforms.
They will also discover how to build an organic social media strategy, launch a paid media campaign
to a targeted audience, and how influencers work in the top networks.
MDC's state-of-the-art BIT Center explores the role of technology in digital transformation, process
automation and analytics in the ever-changing business landscape. The BIT Center is an initiative of
MDC's Miguel B. Fernandez Family School of Global Business, Trade & Transportation and offers
various programs and courses in three core areas - marketing and digital marketing; banking and
finance; and industry certifications. To learn more, visit www.mdc.edu/bitcenter.
Digital Marketing Summer Camp pricing:
In-person (Class # 10757)
Seven seats available with social distancing, lunch included.
MDC's BIT Center
300 N.E. 2nd Ave., Building 2, first floor
Miami, Fl. 33132
$395
Virtual (Class # 10758)
$295
https://news.mdc.edu/press_release/mdcs-new-bit-center-offers-digital-marketing-summer-camP-for-high-school-students-june-14-18/ 1/25/28/2021 MDC's New BIT Center Offers Digital Marketing Summer Camp for High School Students June 14 — 18 I MDC News To register, click the link below and enter the class number: https://cs.mdc.eduipsc/PMYM1J/CUSTOMER/SA/c/MIS_STD_AEP_PRS.MIS_ADMT_ENRL_PAY.GBL (https://cs.mdc.eduipsc/PMYM1J/CUSTOMER/SA/c/MIS_STD_AEP_PRS.MIS_ADMT_ENRL_PAY.GBL). BIT Center Contacts: Chechu Lasheras at 305-297-5696, jlashera@mdc.edu (mailto:jlashera@mdc.edu); or Max Ramirez at rramire2@mdc.edu (mailto:rramire2@mdc.edu). https://news.mdc.edu/press_release/mdcs-new-bit-center-offers-digital-marketing-summer-camp-for-high-school-students-june-14-18/ 2/2
WEEK OF THURSDAY, MAY 27, 2021
BEST OF MIAMI
10 MIAMI TODAY
Cultural communi reinvented itself to bring back the arts
BY ABRAHAM GALVAN
As one of the main industries
disproportionally affected by BEST OF
MIAMI
the pandemic, the cultural arts
community had to find new
ways to reinvent itself and find
unique ways to bring back the
arts.
After more than a year of SPREADING
reimagining how to connect THE ARTS
artists with audiences, Miami AROUND
Dade College's Live Arts Miami
has been presenting and produc-
ing breakthrough interactive
experiences with the help of
interdisciplinary artists like
Fereshteh Toosi and their work
on Oil Ancestors: Metaphysi-
cal Hotline, a one-of-a-kind,
immersive telephone theater
experience designed for an
audience of one.
"I have always been very
impressed by the care they
puts into all of their work and
Fereshteh Toosi worked on one-of-a-kind telephone theater experience designed for an audience of one.
so much of their work is about
personal experiences, and per-
sonal encounters," said Kathryn
Garcia, Live Arts Miami's ex-
ecutive director. "And having
worked with them through the
pandemic, I was really taken
by how they translated that to
these very intimate, one-on-one
phone conversations."rapid global change, all while done at Bookleggers Library
in the comfort of their homes. has increased access to books
"In the piece for Live Arts throughout Miami-Dade, with
Miami, it takes a broader look a variety of free programs fea-
at people's responsibilities, andturing local authors, artists and
in the midst of this ecological performing arts professionals.
crisis we're in now The idea is "There's no one in Miami with
that it's an interactive audio and
a program remotely like theirs,"
time traveler experience," Toosi he said.
Toosi's OilAncestors' overall said. " I based it on the practice Bookleggers Library is a
initiative was inspired by their of seances. In this case, it's a nonprofit mobile library that
experiences, as a first-genera- little more like psychic hotlinesexpands access to free books as
tion immigrant of Iranian and that were happening back in the a way of building community.
Azeri, heritage, and how they '80s and '90s. The call will thenWith its headquarters at Bake-
feel petroleum imperialism take on the format of making house Art Complex at 561 NE
has defined the contemporary contact with other generations 32nd St., the mobile community
relationlitip.-between their through the telephone." library offers "Storytime for
ancestral homeland and the Thinking about ecology and Grownups," a weekly program
US, particularly conflicts and environmental issues and the in which writers and artists
resource extraction impacting climate crisis, people need to read short stories on Instagram,
many Caribbean, South, and be aware of what precedents monthly pop-up events, "New
Central American countries have been set before and what Bookbike," a library on wheels
that are represented among the actions have happened that lead being driven by local artists
immigrant diaspora in Miami. to the crisis currently taking stopping at various locations
Metaphysical Hotline's im- place, Toosi said. "And also, and providing street perfor-
mersive telephone theater ex- what is the legacy we want mances and free books; and
perience, which starts June 9, to leave behind for the future the recent grand opening of its
will seek out 24 curious; open- generations?" first store, called Beach Reads,
minded volunteer participants 0' Miami Poetry Festival's at 1600 Washington Ave. in
for a research study about power founder and director Scott Cun- Miami Beach.
and responsibility in an era of ningham said the work being "We're a library that functions
outside of the (Miami-Dade
County) Public Library Sys-
tem," said Nathaniel Sandler,
Bookleggers' founder and CEO.
"We get out into the streets and
the community and give away
free books, and we run the range
from going to bars and galler-
ies to homeless shelters and
prisons with a mix of artistic
and creative work."
Creating new programmings
like the three-wheel Bookbike
and weekly artist readings on
Instagram, Mr. Sandler said
Beach Books, which is open
Sundays from 1 to 7 p.m., is
another extension the library
will use to reach more people.
"It's a mix of a tourist store
and a free bookstore," he
said."We have towels, sun-
screen and shot glasses on one
side and free books on the other
side. This was how we pivoted
and were able to bring books
directly to people during the
pandemic."
The Museum of Contem-
porary Art, North Miami's
(MOCA) executive director
Chana Budgazad Sheldon said,
she has been excited about
Fringe Projects' work in down-
town Miami.
Nathaniel Sandler's Bookleggers Library effort gives away books. "Fringe Projects is an ex-as viewed through their diaspor-
ic lenses, said Deborah Lehman
Di Capua, Fringe Projects'
executive director and curator.
Curated along with Perez Art
Museum Miami's Maria Elena
Ortiz, the exhibition addresses
topics ranging from cultural my-
thologies, personal narratives
and historical realities. Taking
place throughout downtown
Miami and the Miami Design
District, PUBLIC COLOR illus-
perimental public art initiative trates the importance of making
that offers artists the opportu- diverse voices present in public
nity to realize site-determined art, Ms. Di Capua said.
projects and often explores "Initially, we were looking
less-conventional spaces with to work with artists who were
context-specific interventions, living and working in the Carib-
installations and performanc- bean," she said. "But with the
es," she said. "They recently pandemic, we shifted gears and
unveiled a gorgeous new work six of the seven artists are local
by Dominican Miami-bdse,d and are addressing all types of
artist Charo Oquet called Points issues that are not necessarily
of Joy. The vibrant sculpture related to the Caribbean or post-
celebrates the Afro-Caribbean colonial critique, but very much
roots of Miami's Latinx dia- related to their cultural roots."
sporic culture." Fringe Projects 'has always
Artist Charo Oquet sculptures worked in the public realm, but
are part of Frinii Projects' this new public spaces exhibi-
"PUBLIC COLOR," an outdoor tion is one of the largest projects
exhibition of eight newly com- the art institution has taken
missioned public art projects on, Ms. Di Capua said, "in the
by seven contemporary artists sense that we were doing eight
of Caribbean descent including projects in three months as op-
April Bey, Morel Doucet, Mark posed to three projects over the
Fleuridor, GeoVanna Gonzalez, course of a month and a half."
Johanne Rahaman and Kathia Before the pandemic, Fringe
St. Hilaire. used inside public spaces like
Using Miami as the context, storefronts or commercial
the art installations have cre- spaces, she said. "This year, we
ated site-specific artworks that wanted everything to be visible
explore themes and experiences and able to be experienced from Deborah Lehman Di Capua, executive director of Fringe Projects.
that inform collective urban life the outside."5/28/2021 Live Arts Miami Presents New, Interactive Theater Experience Created by Fereshteh Toosi I MDC News
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Live Arts Miami Presents New, Interactive Theater
Experience Created by Fereshteh Toosi
Miami, May 11, 2021 - Miami Dade College's (MDC) Live Arts Miami continues its successful LALA
Performance Series, featuring unforgettable new works addressing climate change and
sustainability with Oil Ancestors: Metaphysical Hotline, a remarkable, participatory experience via
telephone by Miami-based interdisciplinary artist and 2020/2021 LALA Artists In Residence
Fereshteh Toosi.
Inspired by the work of Buddhist eco-philosopher and author, Joanna Macy, Metaphysical Hotline
blurs the line between reality and fiction, fostering a sense of community and trust, all while
illuminating the complex relationship between humanity's past, present, and future. It will encourage
callers to remember their history as ancestors - both heroic and harrowing - while considering how
our personal stories contribute to the larger narrative around climate crisis.
Delivered as a 30-40-minute, one-on-one phone call, Metaphysical Hotline is described as "interactive
audio time-travel" which "seeks curious, open-minded callers for live and intimate conversations, with
an expert ancestral communications medium, about power and responsibility in an era of rapid
global change."
Given the intimate and immersive nature of the performance, participation is limited to 24 one-on-
one performances scheduled from 4 to 8 PM (EDT) on select dates between Wednesday, June 9 and
Sunday, June 20.
To be considered for participation, interested individuals must apply by May 23, 2021 at 11:59 PM
(EDT) by completing a pre-performance questionnaire
(https://3g14fbbx14v.typeform.com/to/IJAvigZz)-the first step into the mesmerizing world created by
this powerful and deeply-affecting performance. Participants will be chosen by lottery and will receive
a text message with an invitation to confirm their appointment time. Any individual 15 years or older
is invited and encouraged to apply. All application responses will serve to expand a "Metaphysical
Hotline research archive" devoted to the ongoing investigation of at-home ancestral transmissions.
The LALA Performance Series is the capstone to Live Arts Miami's Live Arts Lab Alliance Artist
(LALA) residency program (https://liveartsmiami.org/initiatives/lala/), which empowers local
performing artists from different backgrounds and disciplines to generate new work and establish
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new connections and networks of creative feedback and collaboration. To learn more about the
cohort, click here. (https://liveartsmiami.org/initiatives/lala/)
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Fereshteh Toosi is an artist of Iranian and Azeri ancestry whose projects foster animistic connections
through encounter, exchange, and sensory inquiry. Fereshteh designs experiences augmented by
handmade electronics, audio, video, and media transmissions. These intimate live art events often
take place outdoors in gardens, parks, and waterways. The immersive performances are produced in
conjunction with small sculptures, short films, installations, scores, and poetry. Fereshteh is an
Assistant Professor in the Art and Art History Department of the College of Communication,
Architecture, and the Arts at Florida International University. They earned The Ellies Creator Award in
2018 for Water Radio, a series of live art events during canoe and kayak outings. Recently Fereshteh
also received a Knight New Work 2020 award to support Oil Ancestors. http://fereshteh.net
(http://fereshteh.net).
WHAT: LALA Performance Series featuring Fereshteh Toosi Oil Ancestors: Metaphysical
Hotline
WHEN: Pre-performance questionnaire (https://3g14fbbx14v.typeform.com/to/IJAvigZz) due:
Sun. May 23 at 11:59 PM
Show Dates:
Weds. June 9, Thurs. June 10 and Fri. June 11 –4 6:00 PM and 8:00 PM (EDT)
Sat. June 12 and Sun. 13 —> 4 PM, 6 PM, and 8 PM (EDT)
Weds. June 16, Thurs. June 17 and Fri. June 18 . -> 6 PM and 8 PM (EDT)
Sat. June 19 and Sun. June 20 --* 4 PM, 6 PM, and 8 PM (EDT)
WHERE: Remote performance, via telephone.
TICKETS: This is a FREE event. RSVP and pre-performance questionnaire required.
Apply at www.liveartsmiami.org (http://www.liveartsmiami.org).
FOR PHOTOS AND VIDEOS: Click HERE
(https://www.dropbox.com/shinfks27iv1kghx61/AAA3zTgWG9ePmeukOTUHQFy-a?d1=0)
ABOUT LIVE ARTS MIAMI
Live Arts Miami is one of the city's oldest and boldest performing arts series: an action-driven, people-
centered platform for powerful performances, impactful community programs, and learning
experiences that spark dialogue, raise awareness around pressing issues, and open minds and hearts
in all who take part. For more information, please visit liveartsmiami.org and follow @liveartsmiami
on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for the latest updates.
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5/28/2021 The Idea Center at Miami Dade College Collaborates with MIT to Offer 2021 IDEA2 Program I MDC News
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The Idea Center at Miami Dade College
Collaborates with MIT to Offer 2021 IDEA2 Program
Apply for IDEA2 program and put your healthcare technology ideas to work
Miami, May 21, 2021 - For the first time, The Idea Center at Miami Dade College (MDC) is
collaborating with MIT IinQ, an international biomedical technology innovation consortium at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) Institute of Medical Engineering and Science to
offer the virtual 2021 edition of IDEA2, a program providing transformative mentorship, expertise,
and funding to emerging innovators with fresh and compelling new healthcare technology projects.
The Idea Center at MDC will coordinate the Miami-Dade County's participation in IDEA2, and its
Director, Gustavo Grande, will participate as a mentor during the six-month program, which kicks off
June 24.
"MDC's participation in IDEA2 heightens our ability to carry out our mission to prepare students for
success with excellent innovation, technology, and entrepreneurship skills," Grande said. "We invite
anyone with a great idea to address unmet medical needs to apply."
The annual IDEA2 program, which runs from June through December, recruits teams with strong
early-stage ideas for new technologies and innovation-driven enterprises. Through intensive
innovation workshops and hand-selected expert mentor relationships, teams strengthen their
technology focus and strategic plans. They complete IDEA2 with technology innovation projects
clearly focused on compelling medical needs, broad networks of connections, and improved abilities
to compete for collaborators and funding. This year, IDEA2 has a special emphasis on projects that
can improve health for women and communities historically underserved in biomedical research and
healthcare, which is particularly important given the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on these
communities.
This collaboration was enabled in part by funding from the Global CoCreation Lab, which fosters
innovation growth and expansion in Miami-Dade County by creating partnerships that accelerate
health tech, innovation-driven new enterprises.
"All eyes are on the emergence of Miami's technology industry, and we know that there are many
local entrepreneurs with impactful and inventive ideas in the healthcare tech space," said Alejandro
Roman, Executive Director of Global CoCreation Lab. "MIT's IDEA2 provides a valuable resource for
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Miami innovators in our growing tech sector and will attract more funders and founders to the
region. We're very pleased to collaborate with The Idea Center at Miami Dade College and to foster
participation in IDEA2 from Miami-Dade County."
The IDEA2 program is open to anyone in Miami-Dade County. To apply and for more information,
visit https://idea2.mit.edu/miami/ (https://idea2.mit.edu/miami/) or contact Gustavo Grande at
ggrande@mdc.edu (mailto:ggrande@mdc.edu).
About The Idea Center at Miami Dade College
The Idea Center @ MDC is the college's groundbreaking hub of innovation, the place where students
from all disciplines can gather, collaborate and take advantage of resources and training to develop
their entrepreneurial ideas. Through cutting-edge entrepreneurship education, professional
development and experiential learning, students and community members can acquire the tools
needed to identify challenges and develop solutions. The Idea Center's core programs include Startup
Challenge, CREATE accelerator, Impact Miami and Reimagining Cities, the Pioneers@MDC monthly
speaker series and the Mike Fernandez Global Business Leadership Series, to name a few. For more
information, visit www.theideacenter.co (http://www.theideacenter.co).
About MIT linQ
MIT IinQ is an initiative based at the Institute for Medical Engineering & Science (IMES) at MIT to
develop a new paradigm for biomedical technology innovation. Part of the MIT Innovation Initiative,
IinQ unifies a portfolio of international innovation programs focused on improving healthcare
through need-driven, interdisciplinary research, and training. For more information, visit
http://mitlinq.org (http://mitlinq.org).
About Global CoCreation Lab
Global CoCreation Lab is a community-focused organization that serves as an external innovation
partner for health technology and business, the Global Co-Creation Lab orchestrates research and
development, innovation, and entrepreneurship activities within a precompetitive environment. It
works with the public and the private sectors for the co-creation of breakthrough technologies and
innovation-driven enterprises that solve problems of importance for Miami-Dade and beyond.
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