{"643875":{"#nid":"643875","#data":{"type":"event","title":"TOM Makeathon Application Deadline","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETOM:Georgia Tech invites you to participate in our annual Makeathon from March 12-14! This year, in the interest of safety, the Makeathon will be held virtually.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Makeathon will have teams of 5-7 Makers (people from any major interested in creating assistive technology) that help their Need-Knower (a person with a disability that gives the makers an idea of what they can work on) to create an affordable and open-source solution for the need knower\u0026#39;s challenges.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EClick\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdptM66oBjZ4VeNxcjxSu44Ss_UiK88_8RacpuMFVOmqp9pPQ\/viewform\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;to apply! All members of the Georgia Tech community are welcome to participate. The application will close on February 11.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETikkun Olam Makers (TOM) is part of a global\u0026nbsp;movement working to develop affordable solutions to\u0026nbsp;neglected challenges of people living with disabilities, the elderly, and the poor.\u0026nbsp;TOM:GT achieves this mission through an annual makeathon. Teams get paired up with local members of the\u0026nbsp;Atlanta community and work to create an innovative solution for their needs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJoin for the chance to be part of a global movement to help over 250 million of the most neglected members of society live a better life.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFeel free to email us back at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:georgiatech@tomglobal.org\u0022\u003Egeorgiatech@tomglobal.org\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;with any questions! We can\u0026rsquo;t wait to see all of you there!\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETOM:Georgia Tech invites you to participate in our annual Makeathon from March 12-14! This year, in the interest of safety, the Makeathon will be held virtually.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"TOM:Georgia Tech invites you to participate in our annual Makeathon from March 12-14! This year, in the interest of safety, the Makeathon will be held virtually. "}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2021-02-04 12:46:40","changed_gmt":"2021-02-08 01:37:41","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2021-02-11T00:00:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2021-02-11T00:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2021-02-11T00:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2021-02-11 05:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2021-02-11 05:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2021-02-11 05:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1182","name":"General"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"10377","name":"Career\/Professional development"},{"id":"1788","name":"Other\/Miscellaneous"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:teddy.lambert@gatech.edu\u0022\u003ETheodore Lambert\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}