{"654941":{"#nid":"654941","#data":{"type":"event","title":"IPaT Thursday Think Tank: Convergence Innovation Competition (CIC) Showcase \u0026 Winner Announcement","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe finalist projects from the Convergence Innovation Competition (CIC) will be featured during this Thursday Think Tank. Student teams are encouraged to attend the session to learn more about projects and network with campus and industry partners.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAbout the Competition\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe\u0026nbsp;CIC\u0026nbsp;encourages students to create innovative, viable products and experiences with the support of campus and industry resources and guidance. 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.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs part of the competition, one team is awarded a Golden Ticket to participate in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sites.gatech.edu\/startuplaunch2021\/\u0022\u003ECreate-X Startup Launch\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Eprogram during the summer! Winning team members and runner up team members receive a prize for participating. The prizes vary each semester and typically include electronics and other unique items. The winning CIC teams go on to launch, commercialization, other competitions, as well as internship and job opportunities strengthened by their competition experience. CIC runs in the Fall and Spring semesters and is produced by\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/rnoc.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGT-RNOC\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/ipat\u0022\u003EInstitute for People and Technology (IPaT)\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELearn more about the competition at the\u202f\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/ipat\/cic\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EConvergence Innovation Competition website\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EVirtual Conferencing Details: \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMeeting URL: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/bluejeans.com\/330471123\/2261?src=join_info\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/bluejeans.com\/330471123\/2261?src=join_info\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMeeting ID: 330 471 123\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EParticipant Passcode: 2261\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWant to dial in from a phone?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDial one of the following numbers:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n+1.404.458.0105 (United States)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n(see all numbers - https:\/\/www.bluejeans.com\/numbers)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEnter the meeting ID and passcode followed by #\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The competition finalists will discuss their experience participating in the competition and winners will be announced through a livestream on BlueJeans. "}],"uid":"34483","created_gmt":"2022-01-28 18:02:31","changed_gmt":"2022-01-28 18:02:31","author":"fsumpter3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2022-04-21T16:30:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2022-04-21T17:30:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2022-04-21T17:30:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2022-04-21 20:30:00","gmt_time_end":"2022-04-21 21:30:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2022-04-21 21:30:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"148261","name":"IPaT Thursday Think Tank"},{"id":"63951","name":"Convergence Innovation Competition"},{"id":"365","name":"Research"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1788","name":"Other\/Miscellaneous"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"177814","name":"Postdoc"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"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":""}}}