{"650707":{"#nid":"650707","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Fall 2021 Convergence Innovation Competition First Round Judging  ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFall 2021 Convergence Innovation Competition First Round Judging\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMonday, November 8, 2021 \u0026ndash; Sunday, November 14, 2021\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs part of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cic.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EConvergence Innovation Competition\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;a panel of industry and campus partners will review teams\u0026rsquo; submission materials virtually.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAbout the Competition\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe CIC encourages students to create innovative, viable products and experiences whether they are projects for classes, individual classes or even beyond that. Convergence areas are determined by our campus, industry, and community partners. Winning entries will include a working end-to-end prototype which operates on converged services, media, networks, services, and platforms as well as a value proposition model. CIC winners go on to commercialization, other competitions, as well as internship and job opportunities strengthened by their competition experience. CIC is an annual event produced by\u202f\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/rnoc.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EGT-RNOC\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ipat.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EInstitute for People and Technology (IPaT)\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELearn more about the competition at the\u202f\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/cic.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EConvergence Innovation Competition website\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAs part of the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cic.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EConvergence Innovation Competition\u003C\/a\u003E,\u0026nbsp;a panel of industry and campus partners will review teams\u0026rsquo; submission materials virtually.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"As part of the Convergence Innovation Competition, a panel of industry and campus partners will review teams\u2019 submission materials virtually.  "}],"uid":"27513","created_gmt":"2021-09-13 17:50:07","changed_gmt":"2021-09-13 17:50:07","author":"Walter Rich","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2021-11-08T08:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2021-11-14T23:59:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2021-11-14T23:59:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2021-11-08 13:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2021-11-15 04:59:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2021-11-15 04:59:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"188084","name":"go-ipat"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFaith Sumpter\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nfaith@gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}