{"662425":{"#nid":"662425","#data":{"type":"news","title":"DARPA Forward Connects Research Agency with Innovators in the Southeast","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.darpa.mil\/\u0022\u003EDefense Advanced Research Projects Agency\u003C\/a\u003E (DARPA) is coming to Georgia Tech October 25 and 26 to connect with academic and industry innovators with a goal of growing the agency\u0026rsquo;s community of talent and partnerships. The meeting is part of a series of six events called \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/forward.darpa.mil\/\u0022\u003EDARPA Forward\u003C\/a\u003E being held in key U.S. research and development hubs.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe meeting supports DARPA\u0026rsquo;s mission to make pivotal investments in breakthrough technologies for U.S. national security. \u0026ldquo;We defend against technological surprise by creating our own,\u0026rdquo; said \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.darpa.mil\/staff\/dr-stefanie-tompkins\u0022\u003EStefanie Tompkins\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E, DARPA\u0026rsquo;s director. \u0026ldquo;In DARPA\u0026rsquo;s search for transformative solutions, what we worry most about are the ideas we never hear. Ultimately, our goal with DARPA Forward is to reach more ideas, connect with more talent, and generate more surprises.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe DARPA Forward conference in Atlanta will be held at the Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center and will include talks by researchers from Georgia Tech and the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI). Several hundred attendees are expected.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAmong the speakers is \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/nihrecord.nih.gov\/2022\/10\/14\/wegrzyn-named-first-arpa-h-director\u0022\u003ERenee Wegrzyn\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E, the newly-named director of the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nih.gov\/arpa-h\u0022\u003EAdvanced Research Projects Agency for Health\u003C\/a\u003E, also known as ARPA-H. Wegrzyn holds a Ph.D. and bachelor of science degree in applied biology from Georgia Tech and will give a keynote talk on Wednesday, October 26.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gtri.gatech.edu\/newsroom\/darpa-forward-connects-research-agency-innovators-southeast\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003ERead the full story in the Georgia Tech Research Institute newsroom.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAmong the speakers is Renee Wegrzyn, the newly-named director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, also known as ARPA-H. Wegrzyn holds a Ph.D. and bachelor of science degree in applied biology from Georgia Tech and will give a keynote talk on Wednesday, October 26.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is coming to Georgia Tech October 25 and 26 to connect with academic and industry innovators with a goal of growing the agency\u2019s community of talent and partnerships."}],"uid":"34528","created_gmt":"2022-10-21 16:02:29","changed_gmt":"2023-03-02 19:56:27","author":"jhunt7","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-10-21T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2022-10-21T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"662426":{"id":"662426","type":"image","title":"The DARPA Forward conference will take place at the Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center.","body":null,"created":"1666368245","gmt_created":"2022-10-21 16:04:05","changed":"1666368245","gmt_changed":"2022-10-21 16:04:05","alt":"","file":{"fid":"250860","name":"georgia tech hotel.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/georgia%20tech%20hotel_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/georgia%20tech%20hotel_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":692707,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/georgia%20tech%20hotel_0.jpg?itok=YymeMCDj"}}},"media_ids":["662426"],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"130","name":"Alumni"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"},{"id":"138","name":"Biotechnology, Health, Bioengineering, Genetics"},{"id":"147","name":"Military Technology"}],"keywords":[{"id":"166882","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"192249","name":"cos-community"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"},{"id":"39511","name":"Public Service, Leadership, and Policy"},{"id":"39541","name":"Systems"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWriter: \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:john.toon@gtri.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJohn Toon\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nGTRI Communications\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nGeorgia Tech Research Institute\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAtlanta, Georgia USA\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["john.toon@gtri.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}