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“The 18 members of the first-­‐annual NYC Turing Fellows class were selected from over 750 undergraduate, masters, and PhD-­‐level applicants to the program, with candidates from all of the top 20 computer science programs as ranked by US News & World Report. After extensive evaluation and review, 31 semi-­‐finalists were selected and invited to NYC for a networking dinner on March 4th and then a full day of interviews on March 5th at the iconic New York Times building.”
“‘New York City continues to grow as a center for innovation, and the NYC Turing Fellows Program will build on that momentum by attracting some of the country’s top engineering and computer science talent to local ventures,’ said Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg.”
“A group of venture investors and entrepreneurs who love the growth and potential of New York City’s startup scene, but think it could benefit from an infusion of talent, today launched an initiative to draw top tech students to the big apple.”
“The NYC Turing Fellows Program officially launched today, to match computer science and engineering students from top universities with New York City startups for paid summer internships.”
“[Applicants] will interview with a group of participating startups including Foursquare, SecondMarket, Simulmedia, Tumblr and Yipit. These startups were joined by a number of investors in sponsoring the program. Those investors include Ron Conway’s SV Angel, Bessemer Venture Partners, and First Mark Capital.”
“A new program started by Blip.TV co-founder Mike Hudack, venture capitalists Warren Lee (Canaan Partners) and Brian Hirsch (Greenhill SAVP) aims to bring 15 top students to some of New York City’s most fabulous startups.”
“Can you pass the Turing Test? The New York tech startup scene is especially vibrant, and there are lots of people working hard to promote innovation in NYC … this opportunity is too good to not share with you.”
“The NYC Turing Fellows program wants to bring talented computer science and engineering students to New York in droves, and they’re planning to place them at some significant Web businesses including SecondMarket, Foursquare and Tumblr.”