InVenture Prize 2016 Finals

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Event Details
  • Date/Time:
    • Wednesday March 16, 2016 - Thursday March 17, 2016
      7:30 pm - 8:59 pm
  • Location: Ferst Center for the Arts
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Summaries

Summary Sentence: Georgia Tech's annual innovation competition will be shown live on Georgia Public Broadcasting

Full Summary: Georgia Tech's annual innovation competition will be shown live on Georgia Public Broadcasting

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In this televised round, the inventors of the final six inventions will each give a three minute presentation of their invention to a panel of expert judges before a live audience, followed by three minutes of Q&A.

Final round prizes include:

  • A cash prize of $20,000 for first place and $10,000 for second place.
  • A free U.S. patent filing by Georgia Tech's Office of Technology Licensing, for both the first-place and second-place winners.
  • A People's Choice Award of $5,000 selected by online and text voting during the event.
  • The winners of the InVenture Prize will automatically be accepted into the Summer 2016 cohort of Flashpoint, a Georgia Tech business creation and innovation program.

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Undergraduate students, Faculty/Staff, Public, Graduate students
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Status
  • Created By: Kristen Bailey
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Jan 6, 2016 - 12:17pm
  • Last Updated: Apr 13, 2017 - 5:17pm