{"650710":{"#nid":"650710","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Fall 2021 Convergence Innovation Competition Finalist Judging - Day 1 ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFall 2021 Convergence Innovation Competition Finalist Judging\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWednesday, November 17, 4-6 p.m.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe final round of judging for the fall 2021\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cic.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EConvergence Innovation Competition\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;is a two-day\u0026nbsp;process. Selected teams who participated in the first round of judging are invited to participate in the second round. Teams will meet with the panel of judges for conversations about their projects and opportunities to continue innovating.\u0026nbsp;Each team will have a\u0026nbsp;scheduled\u0026nbsp;20-30 minute\u0026nbsp;session on one of the two finalist judging days.\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\u003EThe final round of judging for the fall 2021\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cic.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EConvergence Innovation Competition\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;is a two-day\u0026nbsp;process. Selected teams who participated in the first round of judging are invited to participate in the second round.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The final round of judging for the fall 2021 Convergence Innovation Competition is a two-day process. Selected teams who participated in the first round of judging are invited to participate in the second round. "}],"uid":"27513","created_gmt":"2021-09-13 17:52:16","changed_gmt":"2021-09-13 17:56:04","author":"Walter Rich","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2021-11-17T16:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2021-11-17T18:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2021-11-17T18:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2021-11-17 21:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2021-11-17 23:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2021-11-17 23:00:00","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":""}}}