{"651835":{"#nid":"651835","#data":{"type":"event","title":"IPaT Thursday Think Tank: Convergence Innovation Competition (CIC) Finalists Showcase","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe finalist projects from the Convergence Innovation Competition (CIC) will be featured during this week\u0026rsquo;s Thursday Think Tank. Student teams are encouraged to attend the session to learn more about projects and network with campus and industry partners. The session will be from 3:30-4:30 p.m. ET via BlueJeans (\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bluejeans.com\/676296358\/1383\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/bluejeans.com\/676296358\/1383\u003C\/a\u003E).\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAbout the Competition\u003C\/em\u003E\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\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/rnoc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGT-RNOC\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ipat.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EInstitute for People and Technology (IPaT)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELearn more about the competition at the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/cic.gatech.edu\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EConvergence Innovation Competition website\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EVirtual Teleconference Details\u003C\/strong\u003E:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETo join:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bluejeans.com\/676296358\/1383\u0022 title=\u0022https:\/\/bluejeans.com\/676296358\/1383\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/bluejeans.com\/676296358\/1383\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIf you would like to call into the conversation using a phone, you can access using the phone numbers below:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E+1.408.419.1715 (United States (San Jose))\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E(see all numbers - https:\/\/www.bluejeans.com\/numbers)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMeeting ID: 676 296 358\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EParticipant Passcode: 1383\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEnter the meeting ID followed by #\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe finalist projects from the Convergence Innovation Competition (CIC) will be featured during this week\u0026rsquo;s Thursday Think Tank. Student teams are encouraged to attend the session to learn more about projects and network with campus and industry partners.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Convergence Innovation Competition (CIC) Finalists Showcase"}],"uid":"27513","created_gmt":"2021-10-20 12:50:27","changed_gmt":"2021-10-20 12:52:59","author":"Walter Rich","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2021-11-18T15:30:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2021-11-18T16:30:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2021-11-18T16:30:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2021-11-18 20:30:00","gmt_time_end":"2021-11-18 21:30:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2021-11-18 21:30:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"188084","name":"go-ipat"},{"id":"148261","name":"IPaT Thursday Think Tank"}],"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 - faith@gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}