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  <title><![CDATA[Volunteer Judges Needed for K-12 InVenture Prize State Finals]]></title>
  <body><![CDATA[<p>Georgia Tech’s <a href="https://ceismc.gatech.edu/" target="_blank">Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing</a> (CEISMC) is looking for Georgia Tech faculty, staff, and student volunteers to serve as judges for the K-12 InVenture Prize Competition's State Finals at Georgia Tech on Wednesday, March 13.</p>

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<p><a href="https://k12inventure.gatech.edu/" target="_blank">K-12 InVenture Prize</a> is an invention and entrepreneurship program that challenges students to identify real-world problems and design novel solutions through analysis, creativity, and the engineering design process.</p>

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<p>Judges provide critical feedback to student teams as they compete amongst their peers. The 2024 competition will include elementary, middle, and high school students, and the winners of each division will be eligible to compete at the annual <a href="https://inhub.thehenryford.org/icw/competitions/us-nationals-landing" target="_blank">National Invention Convention</a>.</p>

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<p>Judges for in-person State Finals on March 13 can sign up here: <a href="https://b.gatech.edu/3uxFZJA" target="_blank">https://b.gatech.edu/3uxFZJA</a></p>

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<p>If you need more information, please email Randy Trammell at <a href="mailto:rtrammell8@gatech.edu" target="_blank">rtrammell8@gatech.edu</a>.</p>

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<p><em><strong>--Randy Trammell, CEISMC Communications&nbsp;</strong></em></p>
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