On Wednesday, April 7th, CHiPS will be hosting a Gala in honor of NYC Councilmember Brad Lander, for his work in securing a generous grant for CHiPS to own and operate a soup kitchen and shelter serving Park Slope, Gowns and the surrounding neighborhoods. Attendees will enjoy live jazz, cocktails, wine, beer and delicious bites from neighborhood restaurants.

CHiPS is a wonderful organization providing as many as 250 meals daily through their soup kitchen to, as well as shelter and support to women in need through their Frances Residency Program. This Gala will be their first annual, and proceeds will go directly to helping the organization with their work.

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Food and Technology are two of the hottest bedfellows these days, and there’s no better time for the 2016 Seeds and Chips International Conference on Food and Tech. This year, you can join hundreds of startups, companies in food and tech, investors, thought leaders and policymakers in Milan for 4 days of in-depth discussion about the future of food.

The speaker list is already long and growing; it includes names like Michiel Bakker, Director of Google Food, Mitchell Davis, Vice President of the James Beard Foundation, and Andrea Casalini, CEO of Eataly Net. They are currently seeking Exhibitors, and offering free transportation for select disruptive startups in the food system.

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