{"595518":{"#nid":"595518","#data":{"type":"news","title":"HackGT Soliciting Applications for Premier Annual Hackathon","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHackGT\u003C\/strong\u003E is soliciting applications for Hack GT 4, Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s premier annual hackathon to be held on Oct. 13-15 at the Klaus Advanced Computing Building. Interested students should apply on the HackGT \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/hack.gt\/\u0022\u003Ewebsite\u003C\/a\u003E by Sept. 15.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe event is an annual affair that attracts more than 1,000 collegians from around the nation. Last year, that number was over 1,200 participants.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe organization calls for students from all areas and levels of expertise.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;No matter your major or background, beginner or expert, our event is open to all, because hackathon projects are much more than coding,\u0026rdquo; a release for the event stated. \u0026ldquo;So, we are calling out to all the designers, the thinkers, the movers, and the shakers to join us on Oct. 13 for an unforgettable event filled with sensational sponsors, delicious food, and limitless potential for you to create something amazing.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe event is free of charge for all participants, but will feature prizes to be announced at a later date.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe theme for this year\u0026rsquo;s event, HackGT Director of Communications Jordan Madison said, was for all participants to reach new heights.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This means going out of their comfort zone, learning new skills, collaborating with new people, and have a grand time,\u0026rdquo; he said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information, go to the HackGT website or \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HackGT\/\u0022\u003EFacebook page\u003C\/a\u003E. For a video from last year\u0026rsquo;s event, go \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=V0y6rn-xbyg\u0026amp;feature=youtu.be\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"HackGT 4 will host over 1,000 collegians from around the nation in the October competition."}],"uid":"33939","created_gmt":"2017-09-05 20:45:59","changed_gmt":"2017-09-05 20:45:59","author":"David Mitchell","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-09-05T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-09-05T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"595517":{"id":"595517","type":"image","title":"Hack GT 4","body":null,"created":"1504644251","gmt_created":"2017-09-05 20:44:11","changed":"1504644251","gmt_changed":"2017-09-05 20:44:11","alt":"Hack GT 4 logo","file":{"fid":"226950","name":"Screen Shot 2017-09-05 at 4.38.07 PM.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Screen%20Shot%202017-09-05%20at%204.38.07%20PM.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Screen%20Shot%202017-09-05%20at%204.38.07%20PM.png","mime":"image\/png","size":304310,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Screen%20Shot%202017-09-05%20at%204.38.07%20PM.png?itok=zHqiPBTA"}}},"media_ids":["595517"],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"98591","name":"hackgt"},{"id":"103781","name":"hackathons"},{"id":"654","name":"College of Computing"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDavid Mitchell\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECommunications Officer\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:david.mitchell@cc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Edavid.mitchell@cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}