Inaugural 2017 NuTech Prize
It is with great pleasure that Exit International announces the establishment of a prize to be awarded to the most innovative use of technology to improve the means of providing a peaceful, elective and autonomous (DIY) death.
The US$5000 prize will be awarded at the NuTech 2017 gathering in Toronto on 28th October 2017.
There is no entry fee required, and all submitted ideas will be considered for the award.
To submit a proposal (idea, draft, concept, or prototype) you are invited to contact NuTech at nutech@protonmail.com with a short (<500 word) summary of your proposal and (if applicable) related images.
A person submitting a proposal is welcome to attend the Toronto meeting, either in person or by video link, to speak about their idea.
Proposals will be considered by a specially convened judging panel consisting of:
Derek Humphry
Derek has had a lifetime of experience in the right to die movement, and authored the pioneering self-help manual Final Exit in 1991. Derek was instrumental in the establishment of the NuTech movement.
Tom Curran
Tom lives in Ireland and is the European coordinator of Exit International. He came to international prominence when, together with his partner, MS sufferer Marie Fleming, took a case for access to legal assistance to die to the Irish Supreme and High Courts.
Miriam de Bontridder
Miriam is an Appeals Court judge in NL with a long history of involvement in the Dutch right to die movement. Miriam lives in Amsterdam and is a Chairperson of Stichting De Einder.
For further information about the prize, or the NuTech (Toronto) gathering, please contact NuTech nutech@protonmail.com or by phone Philip Nitschke +31 630 966 992
