{"586427":{"#nid":"586427","#data":{"type":"event","title":"2017 TechSAge Design Competition","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EHave an innovative technology-enabled design solution to help and empower\u0026nbsp;the aging population? Consider entering to the\u0026nbsp;second annual\u0026nbsp;TechSAge\u0026nbsp;Design\u0026nbsp;Competition. A two-phase global\u0026nbsp;competition\u0026nbsp;designed to\u0026nbsp;foster highly creative and impactful concepts, get\u0026nbsp;feedback to develop your\u0026nbsp;technology designs for the aging population and win cash prizes! Enter\u0026nbsp;online at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.techsagecompetition.com\/\u0022\u003Ewww.techsagecompetition.com\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;by\u0026nbsp;March 15, 2017 by 11:59 PM.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe\u0026nbsp;TechSAge\u0026nbsp;Design\u0026nbsp;Competition\u0026nbsp;2017 seeks to inspire talented students to\u0026nbsp;develop\u0026nbsp;innovative technology-enabled design solutions for the aging\u0026nbsp;population, especially\u0026nbsp;considering the varied abilities and disabilities of\u0026nbsp;older adults. Enter individually or as a team to the\u0026nbsp;competition\u0026nbsp;with a\u0026nbsp;unique submission under one of the following categories:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nHEALTH AT HOME: designed technology solutions for the home environment that\u0026nbsp;support\u0026nbsp;health and healthy activities in support to the healthcare system.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSOCIAL CONNECTEDNESS: designed technology solutions to encourage\u0026nbsp;communication, connectedness with people and social activities.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nACTIVE LIFESTYLE: designed technology solutions to promote physical and\u0026nbsp;cognitive activities, and how activities can promote healthy lifestyles.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCOMMUNITY MOBILITY: designed technology solutions to facilitate access to\u0026nbsp;activities and\/or locations.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDesigned technology solutions may be products and\/or systems including but\u0026nbsp;not limited to ambient technologies, wearable devices, mobile applications,\u0026nbsp;assistive robots\u0026mdash;in the broad areas of design and computation, including\u0026nbsp;industrial design, interaction design, graphic design, human-computer\u0026nbsp;interaction, human factors, software engineering, and artificial\u0026nbsp;intelligence, to mention a few. Each category will select the top three\u0026nbsp;designed technologies to\u0026nbsp;compete\u0026nbsp;in phase 2 of the\u0026nbsp;competition\u0026nbsp;for the\u0026nbsp;first, second and third place.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nA talented group of experts on product design, universal design, technology\u0026nbsp;design, human-computer interaction, robotics, design research methods, and\u0026nbsp;aging, to mention a few, will evaluate the submissions.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe\u0026nbsp;competition\u0026nbsp;is organized by the\u0026nbsp;TechSAge\u0026nbsp;Research Engineering\u0026nbsp;Rehabilitation Center (RERC) at the Georgia Institute of Technology, and\u0026nbsp;sponsored by the National Institute on\u0026nbsp;Disability, Independent Living and\u0026nbsp;Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe deadline for entries is March 15, 2017 by 11:59 PM.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nTo learn more about the\u0026nbsp;competition, please visit the following website:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/techsagecompetition.com\/\u0022\u003Etechsagecompetition.com\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Call for Participation"}],"uid":"27668","created_gmt":"2017-01-24 22:56:58","changed_gmt":"2017-04-13 21:13:09","author":"Elena Gonzalez","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2016-11-01T01:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2017-03-01T01:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2017-03-01T01:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2016-11-01 05:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2017-03-01 06:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2017-03-01 06:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"586428":{"id":"586428","type":"image","title":"2017 TechSAge Design Competition","body":null,"created":"1485298872","gmt_created":"2017-01-24 23:01:12","changed":"1485298872","gmt_changed":"2017-01-24 23:01:12","alt":"","file":{"fid":"223500","name":"TechSAge17CompetitionBanner.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/TechSAge17CompetitionBanner.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/TechSAge17CompetitionBanner.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":308108,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/TechSAge17CompetitionBanner.jpg?itok=qb_XQxyR"}}},"media_ids":["586428"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/techsagecompetition.com","title":"TechSAge Design Competition"}],"groups":[{"id":"1233","name":"CATEA - Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access"},{"id":"278701","name":"TechSAge"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"170926","name":"Student Design competition"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1788","name":"Other\/Miscellaneous"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EElena Gonzalez\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003Eelena.gonzalez@design.gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}