{"602611":{"#nid":"602611","#data":{"type":"event","title":"TechSAge Design Competition Deadline","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/techsagecompetition.com\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ETechSAge Design Competition\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;seeks to inspire talented college students from around the world to develop innovative technology-enabled design solutions for the aging population. Students are encouraged to partner with an older adult to develop a creative solution that responds to their user needs and everyday challenges.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDesigned solutions may be products and\/or systems, including but not limited to ambient technologies, wearable devices, mobile applications, and assistive robots. They can fall into the broad areas of design and computation, including industrial design, interaction design, graphic design, human-computer interaction, human factors, software engineering, and artificial intelligence.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDesigns should be entered under one of the following categories:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n***Health at Home\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n***Social Connectedness\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n***Active Lifestyle\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n***Community Mobility\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EPrizes:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe TechSAge Design Competition 2018 is a two-phase competition. Up to ten (10) finalists will be selected to move on to Phase II of the competition. Each finalist will receive a $250 cash prize. In Phase II,\u0026nbsp;finalists will compete for overall First-Place Prize and the winner will receive an additional cash prize of $1,000.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003ESubmission materials:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nFor Phase I, the submission is a poster 24 inches by 36 inches describing the conceptual thinking, motivation and concept generation, different views of 3D representation, solutions described in use (i.e. storyboard\/scenario), to mention a few. Important: the solution MUST showcase the partnership with an older adult to develop a creative solution that responds to their user needs and everyday challenges.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nFor Phase II, a revised poster 24 inches by 36 inches and a video up to 5 minutes should be submitted.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EImportant dates:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nPhase I Submission Deadline: March 25, 2018, by 11:59 p.m. EST\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nContestant notified of Phase I outcome: on or before April 15, 2018\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nPhase II Submission Deadline: May 15, 2018, by 11:59 p.m. EST\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nContestant notified of Phase II outcome: on or before June 1, 2018\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nExperts on product design, universal design, technology design, human-computer interaction, robotics, design research methods, and aging will evaluate the submissions.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe competition is organized by the Rehabilitation Engineering Rehabilitation Research Center on Technologies to Support Successful Aging with Disability (RERC TechSAge;\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/techsage.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Etechsage.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E) at the Georgia Institute of Technology, and sponsored by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nTo learn more about the competition, please visit the following website: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/techsagecompetition.com\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Etechsagecompetition.com\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The\u00a0TechSAge Design Competition\u00a0seeks to inspire talented college students from around the world to develop innovative technology-enabled design solutions for the aging population."}],"uid":"27980","created_gmt":"2018-02-20 14:39:27","changed_gmt":"2018-02-20 14:39:27","author":"Alyson Key","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2018-03-25T01:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2018-03-25T01:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2018-03-25T01:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2018-03-25 05:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2018-03-25 05:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2018-03-25 05:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"177174","name":"techsage design competition"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1788","name":"Other\/Miscellaneous"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}