Weekly Update November 2019 | Week 6 | Volume 18
WEEKLY UPDATE | Innovation @ Georgia Tech
This is the week to explore your idea to determine whether it's within an area of high demand. You do not want to miss this week in innovation filled with workshops and interactive sessions designed to help you carve out your niche!
Upcoming Events
Have questions? We have answers! Join us for our roundtable talk on innovation and entrepreneurship where you get to ask any questions of Dr. Nammy Vedire. Nammy has worked with a number of early-stage startups at Flashpoint, Georgia Tech & Yale CITY.

It's not too late to join us!

Location   : Clough 205Q (same floor as Starbucks | near to the elevators)
Date : Tuesday, November 5
Time:  11:00am - 11:45am

We will have lunch!
If you're planning to apply to CREATE-X Startup Launch , come share your ideas with members of the selection team to gain instant feedback and learn more about Startup Launch. This is a great opportunity to both pitch your ideas and meet potential co-founders.

Location : Klaus 2448 (classroom wing)
Date: Wednesday, November 6
Time: 5pm –6:30pm
SmartPM Technologies, Inc. provides construction companies with project analytics software that uses data analytics/AI to reduce cost and evaluate performance. Join us at our weekly Startup Exchange event to learn how Michael Pink was able to find an under served market and build a successful software business around it, and how you can do the same.

Location : Scheller College of Business, Room 101 ( 800 W Peachtree St NW | Atlanta )
Date: Friday, November 8
Time: 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Competitions
Open to undergraduate and graduate students, this competition – presented by GT-RNOC and IPAT – focuses on projects related to climate solu tions, players and fans, and health on the move. Winning entries will include a viable end-to-end prototype which operates on converged services, media, networks, and/or platforms. CIC entries can be based on class projects, student research projects, as well as personal hobbies and interests. 

Submission Deadline : Sunday, November 10
Live Judging and Demo Event:  Wednesday, November 13 (invitation only)
University startups are able to nominate themselves to work with successful business leaders across Georgia to develop their product or service. Student teams will work on perfecting their pitch, developing their product or service and providing a holistic approach to their startup. Monetary prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winning teams of the final competition in April 2019 will be awarded at $5,000, $3,000 and $2,000 respectively per team.

Submission Deadline : Wednesday, December 18
Community Stuff
What is it? How will it grow the future of technology?
Come out to Curiosity Lab at Peachtree Corners for a one-hour introductory class to 5G. The series is presented by our partners at Sprint. The class is brown bag lunch, meaning you are welcome to bring your own lunch and eat it in the classroom.

Location:   147 Technology Pkwy, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092
Date : Tuesday, November 5
Time:  12 pm - 1 pm
Cost:  Free

"Comcast NBCUniversal The Farm presents our third cohort of startup founders for Demo Day Fall 2019. After 12 weeks of fine-tuning their companies, watch our founders pitch their innovative solutions to some of the world’s most complex challenges."

Location:   Live! at the Battery Atlanta (825 Battery Avenue Southeast | #600 | Atlanta)
Date:  Friday, November 15
Time:  5 pm - 8:30pm (click on links to view schedule of events)
Cost:  Free
Stay Informed
 Submit your idea & we will partner one-on-one with you to move YOUR idea forward!
 Want to expand your team or join a team that already has an idea?
Join a team or expand your team by clicking below!
 Sign up today for an informal pitch session.
Receive up to $500 along with access to mentorship and coaching to help you create/build your idea.
Don't Miss These Future Events
Sunday, Nov. 10
Early Admission Deadline



Friday, November 15
5:00pm – 8:30pm
Pizza, fireside chat + Q&A, and startup competition featuring Managing Partner of Tech Square Ventures, Blake Patton.



Thursday, November 21
6pm - 9pm
Clark Atlanta University
Join us as we celebrate the third annual awards in Atlanta’s historic westside.
[Off-campus event]
Center for Academic Enrichment | Clough Commons 205
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