{"654937":{"#nid":"654937","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Spring 2022 Convergence Innovation Competition Second Round Judging","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe final round of judging for the spring 2022 \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/research.gatech.edu\/ipat\/cic\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EConvergence Innovation Competition\u003C\/a\u003E will feature selected finalist teams who participated in the first round of judging. Teams will meet with the panel of judges for conversations about their projects and opportunities to continue innovating. This event is open only to finalist team members and invited judges.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\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","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"CIC finalists demonstrate their projects and answer questions from a panel of judges with expertise in entrepreneurship and innovation. "}],"uid":"34483","created_gmt":"2022-01-28 17:28:12","changed_gmt":"2022-02-01 16:34:55","author":"fsumpter3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2022-04-20T17:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2022-04-20T19:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2022-04-20T19:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2022-04-20 21:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2022-04-20 23:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2022-04-20 23:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"69599","name":"IPaT"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"188084","name":"go-ipat"},{"id":"63931","name":"CIC"},{"id":"63951","name":"Convergence Innovation Competition"},{"id":"12888","name":"IPaT"},{"id":"104921","name":"GT-RNOC"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1788","name":"Other\/Miscellaneous"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFaith Sumpter\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nfaith@gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}