Title: [Media Alert] 2016 Solve for Tomorrow Pitch Event
Publish Date: 3.8.2016
Category: Solve for Tomorrow

https://www.youtube.com/embed/LWjOwdrPKME

WHAT:
Students and teachers from 15 public schools across the nation will convene at the brand new Samsung 837 in the Meatpacking District to pitch their STEM-driven community-building ideas to a live panel of judges. From outfitting wounded warriors with prosthetics to filtering contaminated drinking water, these students and teachers are tackling big problems. They represent the 15 National Finalist schools in the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Contest – a competition that challenges students and teachers to tap into their STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) skills to innovate a solution to an issue affecting their communities.

Selected from more than 4,100 applicants nationwide, each school has spent the past several months planning and executing their projects. The 15 National Finalists will present their projects to judges on Tuesday, March 15 for a chance to be named one of five National Winners and receive an estimated $120,000 in technology. Three grand prize winners will be chosen by the judge’s panel; a fourth will be chosen by Samsung employees; and a fifth, the Community Choice Award winner, will be determined by a public vote on Twitter and Instagram. Online voting is open until 11:59 p.m. ET April 1, 2016.

WHO:
Event attendees and participants available for interviews include:

	National Finalist students and teachers (available March 14 through March 16)
	Ann Woo, Director of Corporate Citizenship, Samsung Electronics America
	Bree Falato, Manager of the Solve for Tomorrow contest

WHEN: 
Wednesday, Mar. 15, 2016, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
(NOTE: Recommended time for best photo opportunities is 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.)

WHERE:  
Samsung 837 (837 Washington Street, New York, NY 10014)

MEDIA RSVP:  
Please RSVP to SamsungSFT@allisonpr.com by Friday, Mar. 11, 2016.

FINALIST AND PROJECT DETAILS: 

*Estimated retail value