<nodes> <node id="689410">  <title><![CDATA[Startup Launch Showcase: Spring 2026]]></title>  <uid>36811</uid>  <body><![CDATA[<p>The Spring Startup Launch Showcase is a live, in-person exhibition featuring startups from the Spring 2026 CREATEX Startup Launch cohort. Unlike pitch events, this showcase is designed for exploration and discovery, allowing attendees to walk through the space, engage directly with founders, and experience hands-on product demos. Participating teams are actively building solutions that address real-world problems today, spanning industries such as AI, healthcare, robotics, sustainability, and more. For students, the showcase offers an opportunity to see what early-stage entrepreneurship looks like at Georgia Tech and to get inspired by peers turning ideas into real companies. The showcase captures the energy, creativity, and momentum of startups—providing a front row view into the latest innovation emerging from campus.</p>]]></body>  <author>lhorn9</author>  <status>1</status>  <created>1775153344</created>  <gmt_created>2026-04-02 18:09:04</gmt_created>  <changed>1775153707</changed>  <gmt_changed>2026-04-02 18:15:07</gmt_changed>  <promote>0</promote>  <sticky>0</sticky>  <teaser><![CDATA[Experience the Spring Startup Launch Showcase and explore what Georgia Tech founders are building right now across emerging technologies and industries.]]></teaser>  <type>event</type>  <sentence><![CDATA[Experience the Spring Startup Launch Showcase and explore what Georgia Tech founders are building right now across emerging technologies and industries.]]></sentence>  <summary><![CDATA[<p>The Spring Startup Launch Showcase invites you to experience early-stage startups built by Georgia Tech founders in the Spring 2026 Startup Launch cohort. At this interactive showcase, student founders present launch-ready solutions, share demos, and discuss the real-world problems they are actively working to solve. This event offers a snapshot of innovation happening now at Georgia Tech and provides early exposure to entrepreneurship across a wide range of industries. The event is free and open to the public.</p>]]></summary>  <start>2026-05-21T17:00:00-04:00</start>  <end>2026-05-21T19:00:00-04:00</end>  <end_last>2026-05-21T19:00:00-04:00</end_last>  <gmt_start>2026-05-21 21:00:00</gmt_start>  <gmt_end>2026-05-21 23:00:00</gmt_end>  <gmt_end_last>2026-05-21 23:00:00</gmt_end_last>  <times>    <item>      <value>2026-05-21T17:00:00-04:00</value>      <value2>2026-05-21T19:00:00-04:00</value2>      <rrule><![CDATA[  ]]></rrule>      <timezone>America/New_York</timezone>      <timezone_db>America/New_York</timezone_db>      <date_type>datetime</date_type>    </item>  </times>  <gmt_times>    <item>      <value>2026-05-21 05:00:00</value>      <value2>2026-05-21 07:00:00</value2>      <rrule><![CDATA[  ]]></rrule>      <timezone>America/New_York</timezone>      <timezone_db>America/New_York</timezone_db>      <date_type>datetime</date_type>    </item>  </gmt_times>  <phone><![CDATA[]]></phone>  <url><![CDATA[]]></url>  <location_url>    <url><![CDATA[]]></url>    <title><![CDATA[]]></title>  </location_url>  <email><![CDATA[]]></email>  <contact><![CDATA[]]></contact>  <fee><![CDATA[]]></fee>  <extras>      </extras>  <location><![CDATA[The Biltmore Ballroom, 817 West Peachtree Street NW, Atlanta, GA]]></location>  <media>      </media>  <hg_media>      </hg_media>  <boilerplate></boilerplate>  <boilerplate_text><![CDATA[]]></boilerplate_text>  <sidebar><![CDATA[]]></sidebar>  <related>          <link>        <url><![CDATA[https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spring-startup-launch-showcase-tickets-1984784570078?aff=campuscalendar]]></url>        <title><![CDATA[Registration Link]]></title>      </link>      </related>  <files>      </files>  <groups>          <group id="583966"><![CDATA[CREATE-X]]></group>          <group id="655285"><![CDATA[GT Commercialization]]></group>          <group id="1188"><![CDATA[Research Horizons]]></group>      </groups>  <categories>          <category tid="194681"><![CDATA[Exhibit]]></category>      </categories>  <event_terms>          <term tid="194681"><![CDATA[Exhibit]]></term>      </event_terms>  <event_audience>          <term tid="194945"><![CDATA[Alumni]]></term>          <term tid="78761"><![CDATA[Faculty/Staff]]></term>          <term tid="177814"><![CDATA[Postdoc]]></term>          <term tid="78771"><![CDATA[Public]]></term>          <term tid="174045"><![CDATA[Graduate students]]></term>          <term tid="78751"><![CDATA[Undergraduate students]]></term>      </event_audience>  <keywords>          <keyword tid="192255"><![CDATA[go-commercializationnews]]></keyword>      </keywords>  <userdata><![CDATA[]]></userdata></node><node id="689406">  <title><![CDATA[I2P Showcase: Spring 2026]]></title>  <uid>36811</uid>  <body><![CDATA[<p>The I2P Showcase celebrates student innovation emerging from Georgia Tech’s Idea to Prototype (I2P) program, a semester‑long course where interdisciplinary teams turn early‑stage ideas into functional products. At the showcase, student inventors from across campus present prototypes designed to address real‑world challenges, sharing both their technical solutions and development process. Teams participating in I2P receive faculty mentorship, financial support for prototyping, and academic credit as they advance their ideas toward viable products. The showcase offers attendees the opportunity to interact with student teams, see prototypes up close, and learn more about pathways for invention, research, and entrepreneurship at Georgia Tech. Awards will be presented to top projects at the end of the event. The showcase is hosted by CREATE‑X and is open to students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community members.</p>]]></body>  <author>lhorn9</author>  <status>1</status>  <created>1775150356</created>  <gmt_created>2026-04-02 17:19:16</gmt_created>  <changed>1775152741</changed>  <gmt_changed>2026-04-02 17:59:01</gmt_changed>  <promote>0</promote>  <sticky>0</sticky>  <teaser><![CDATA[The I2P Showcase highlights Georgia Tech student inventors as they present functional prototypes developed through the Idea to Prototype (I2P) program.]]></teaser>  <type>event</type>  <sentence><![CDATA[The I2P Showcase highlights Georgia Tech student inventors as they present functional prototypes developed through the Idea to Prototype (I2P) program.]]></sentence>  <summary><![CDATA[<p>The I2P Showcase is a campus‑wide exhibition featuring Georgia Tech students who have spent the semester transforming invention ideas into working prototypes. Hosted by CREATE‑X, the showcase gives attendees the opportunity to engage directly with student teams, explore real‑world applications of their work, and learn more about the Idea to Prototype (I2P) experience. The event is free and open to the public, with awards announced at the conclusion of the showcase.&nbsp;</p>]]></summary>  <start>2026-04-27T17:00:00-04:00</start>  <end>2026-04-27T19:00:00-04:00</end>  <end_last>2026-04-27T19:00:00-04:00</end_last>  <gmt_start>2026-04-27 21:00:00</gmt_start>  <gmt_end>2026-04-27 23:00:00</gmt_end>  <gmt_end_last>2026-04-27 23:00:00</gmt_end_last>  <times>    <item>      <value>2026-04-27T17:00:00-04:00</value>      <value2>2026-04-27T19:00:00-04:00</value2>      <rrule><![CDATA[  ]]></rrule>      <timezone>America/New_York</timezone>      <timezone_db>America/New_York</timezone_db>      <date_type>datetime</date_type>    </item>  </times>  <gmt_times>    <item>      <value>2026-04-27 05:00:00</value>      <value2>2026-04-27 07:00:00</value2>      <rrule><![CDATA[  ]]></rrule>      <timezone>America/New_York</timezone>      <timezone_db>America/New_York</timezone_db>      <date_type>datetime</date_type>    </item>  </gmt_times>  <phone><![CDATA[]]></phone>  <url><![CDATA[]]></url>  <location_url>    <url><![CDATA[]]></url>    <title><![CDATA[]]></title>  </location_url>  <email><![CDATA[]]></email>  <contact><![CDATA[]]></contact>  <fee><![CDATA[]]></fee>  <extras>      </extras>  <location><![CDATA[Exhibition Hall, 460 Fourth Street NW]]></location>  <media>      </media>  <hg_media>      </hg_media>  <boilerplate></boilerplate>  <boilerplate_text><![CDATA[]]></boilerplate_text>  <sidebar><![CDATA[]]></sidebar>  <related>          <link>        <url><![CDATA[https://www.eventbrite.com/e/i2p-showcase-spring-2026-tickets-1982721384033?aff=campuscalendar]]></url>        <title><![CDATA[Registration Link]]></title>      </link>      </related>  <files>      </files>  <groups>          <group id="583966"><![CDATA[CREATE-X]]></group>          <group id="655285"><![CDATA[GT Commercialization]]></group>          <group id="1188"><![CDATA[Research Horizons]]></group>      </groups>  <categories>          <category tid="194681"><![CDATA[Exhibit]]></category>      </categories>  <event_terms>          <term tid="194681"><![CDATA[Exhibit]]></term>      </event_terms>  <event_audience>          <term tid="194945"><![CDATA[Alumni]]></term>          <term tid="78761"><![CDATA[Faculty/Staff]]></term>          <term tid="78771"><![CDATA[Public]]></term>          <term tid="174045"><![CDATA[Graduate students]]></term>          <term tid="78751"><![CDATA[Undergraduate students]]></term>      </event_audience>  <keywords>          <keyword tid="192255"><![CDATA[go-commercializationnews]]></keyword>      </keywords>  <userdata><![CDATA[]]></userdata></node></nodes>