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"Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter will join the Social Good Summit this year via a special video message. Also the founder of The Carter Center, President Carter will speak about the ways social media is helping the eradication of six preventable diseases: guinea worm, river blindness, trachoma, schistosomiasis, lymphatic filariasis and malaria.\nFollowing the video message, two of Carter\u2019s advisory scientists will take to the stage for a one-on-one discussion. Dr. Donald Hopkins, vice president of health programs at The Carter Center and Dr. Mark Siddall, curator and principal investigator at the American Museum of Natural History, will delve into the possibilities of achieving eradication over the next 15 years and what that will mean for our world by 2030.\nThis new and innovative panel on global health will be one of many sessions looking at technology's power to better our world by the year 2030. Other confirmed speakers and panelists include Michael Dell, founder and CEO of Dell Inc., Liya Kebede, supermodel and maternal health advocate, Kweku Mandela, cofounder of Africa Rising and grandson of the late Nelson Mandela, and many more.\nThe Social Good Summit is a two-day conference about the intersection of technology and social good hosted by Mashable, the United Nations Foundation, the United Nations Development Programme, the Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation and the 92nd Street Y. The main event will be held at the 92nd Street Y in New York City on Sept. 21-22, and meetups will be held around the world.\nMake sure to buy your tickets to the event before they sell out!\nPurchase your tickets now.\nDate: September 21-22Time: Noon - 6 p.m. each dayLocation: 92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Ave., New York, N.Y.Tickets: $70 per day, or $110 for both daysPress: Press credentials will be given to press and bloggers from around the world to the Digital Media Lounge (DML). The DML is a fully-wired workspace at the 92Y where you can report, network and organize interviews. Apply here.\nHave something to add to this story? Share it in the comments."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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