{"63815":{"#nid":"63815","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech hosts FIRST LEGO League State Tournament","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology\nwill host 50 teams of 480 teens competing in the State of Georgia FIRST LEGO\nLeague Robotics Tournament on Saturday, January 29, \u0026nbsp;from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the\nStudent Center. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EFIRST (For Inspiration and\nRecognition of Science and Technology) is an organization that was founded to\ninspire interest in science and engineering among young people.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ESaturday\u0027s event is the State Championship\nand the top team of the event will advance to the World Festival in St. Louis in\nlate April.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EWith a theme of \u201cBody\nForward,\u201d teams of students aged 9 to 14 will explore the cutting-edge world of\nbiomedical engineering to discover innovative ways to repair injuries, overcome\ngenetic predispositions and maximize the bodies\u0027 potential, with the purpose of\nleading happier, healthier lives.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe event is co-hosted by\nGeorgia Tech\u2019s School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Center for\nEducation Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing and Georgia Tech\nResearch Institute, as well as LEGO Robotics Design and Outreach Community.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ESo far in this year\u0027s\ntournament, 337 teams have competed in 12 qualifiers and three super-regional\ncontests, involving a total of 2,500 students. Through these qualifiers, the\nfield was narrowed to 50 teams that will participate at the event Saturday at\nTech.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe State of Georgia FIRST LEGO League Robotics Tournament will be held on Jan. 29 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Georgia Tech\u0027s Student Center.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27462","created_gmt":"2011-01-24 16:01:01","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:08:02","author":"Liz Klipp","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-01-24T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2011-01-24T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.georgiafll.org\/","title":"Georgia FIRST LEGO League"},{"url":"http:\/\/firstlegoleague.org\/","title":"http:\/\/firstlegoleague.org\/"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/academics\/outreach\/fll\/index.html","title":"http:\/\/www.ece.gatech.edu\/academics\/outreach\/fll\/index.html"}],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"133","name":"Special Events and Guest Speakers"}],"keywords":[{"id":"5537","name":"First LEGO League"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaura Diamond\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003Cbr \/\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-660-2926\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["liz.klipp@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}