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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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The InVenture Prize @ Georgia Tech 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. Up to 8 inventions will be selected from Preliminary Rounds to advance to the Final Round. In the Final Round, two inventions will be selected as winners.
The expert judges will meet the inventors on stage before a live audience and an audience of both television and internet viewers. Afterward, judges will meet in private to evaluate the inventors on the 5 criteria. A score will be assigned to each category for each invention. The sum total score will be assigned and the winner ($20,000) and runner-up selected ($10,000). Fans will also vote for their favorite team to be the recipient of the People's Choice Award ($5,000). Doors close at 7:15 p.m. for the 7:30 p.m. live broadcast of the event.
Fore more information, go to http://inventureprize.gatech.edu.
