{"47389":{"#nid":"47389","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Tech InVenture Prize Partners with GPB","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology is teaming up with Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB) to broadcast the finals of the InVenture Prize competition throughout the state of Georgia in March of 2010.  \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0027s InVenture Prize is an innovation competition for undergraduate students at Georgia Tech. Students can work independently or in teams to develop and present inventions, which will be judged by experts. The competitors will introduce their inventions in one or more preliminary rounds from which approximately 10 finalists will be selected to advance to a final round. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022This is an exciting opportunity for Georgia Tech,\u0022 said Vice Provost of Graduate and Undergraduate Studies Ray Vito.  \u0022It is a wonderful partnership that allows our students to show off their innovative ideas to the entire state.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe broadcast of the InVenture Prize aligns with GPB\u0027s mission to provide programs and services that educate, inform and entertain audiences.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022When I first saw the real life application and the value of these inventions, we were on board,\u0022 said Teya Ryan, President and Executive Director of GPB.  \u0022This broadcast will showcase the next generation of innovators and create more visibility for the great young minds that come out of Georgia Tech.   This kind of partnership is right on mission for GPB because public media is here to support all the  educational institutions in Georgia.  This is an inspiration project and we are extremely gratified to join Georgia Tech on the road to innovation.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022GPB plans to film the contestants along the way \u0026mdash; we want to capture their late-nights, their frustration and their successes. We are looking at having a statewide voting opportunity and perhaps student-generated video \u0026mdash; lots of   fun ways to get Georgians excited about seeing the next best thing to come out of our own Georgia Tech.\u0022 \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EGPB\u0027s broadcast of the program will be hosted by Miles O\u0027Brien, a 26-year broadcast news veteran with a passion for aviation, space and technology. Based in New York, O\u0027Brien owns a production company that creates, produces and distributes original content across all media platforms. For nearly 17 years, he worked as a correspondent, anchor and producer for CNN based in Atlanta and New York. At various times he was CNN\u0027s science, space, aviation, technology and environment correspondent. He has won numerous awards for his work and has just been named to the NASA Advisory Council. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETwo winning inventions, either individuals or teams, will be selected during the final round broadcast and will receive:\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EA cash prize of $15,000 for first place or $10,000 (sponsored by the ACC Intercollegiate Academic Collaborative) for second place\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EA free US patent filing by Georgia Tech\u0027s Office of Technology Licensing (each valued at approximately $20,000)\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EInvitations to free business services to pursue commercialization such as funding opportunities, office space, market vetting, and mentorship by faculty and industry entrepreneurs.\n\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022The goal of the InVenture Prize effort is to encourage an interest in invention, innovation, and entrepreneurial lifestyle among Georgia Tech students and create an infrastructure, culture, and focus that galvanizes, captures, and highlights student inventiveness and inventorship,\u0022 said Vito.  \u0022Georgia Tech students seem to always rise to the challenge and we\u0027re looking forward to seeing what this year\u0027s competitors invent.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe InVenture Prize finals are set for March 17, 2010.  For more information, please visit our Web site at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.inventureprize.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ewww.inventureprize.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Students Eager to Showcase Inventions March 17, 2010"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"The Georgia Institute of Technology is teaming up with Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB) to broadcast the finals of the InVenture Prize competition throughout the state of Georgia in March of 2010.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech\u0027s InVenture prize set for broadcast March 17, 2010"}],"uid":"27281","created_gmt":"2009-11-09 01:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:03:45","author":"Lisa Grovenstein","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2009-11-09T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2009-11-09T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"47390":{"id":"47390","type":"image","title":"InVenture Prize Logo","body":null,"created":"1449175107","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:38:27","changed":"1475894442","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:40:42","alt":"InVenture Prize Logo","file":{"fid":"190117","name":"tne92353.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tne92353.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tne92353.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":19079,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tne92353.jpg?itok=WmZDFLr7"}}},"media_ids":["47390"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.inventureprize.gatech.edu\/","title":"Inventure"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.gpb.org\/","title":"Georgia Public Broadcasting"}],"groups":[{"id":"1183","name":"Home"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"2029","name":"Competition"},{"id":"1182","name":"Invention"},{"id":"7764","name":"InVenture Prize"},{"id":"7769","name":"Ray Vito"},{"id":"1556","name":"undergraduate"}],"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\u003ELisa Grovenstein\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECommunications \u0026amp; Marketing\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=lgrovenste3\u0022\u003EContact Lisa Grovenstein\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-894-8835\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["lisa.grovenstein@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}