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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 first panel at the symposium focused on universities and their impact on the future of esports. The panelists were: Abhinav Venkatesan, vice president of Georgia Tech Esports; Michael Brooks, executive director of National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE); and Lucas Bailey, assistant director of Georgia State University Esports. The panel was moderated by Laura Levy, research director of gaming and esports applied research at Georgia Tech.