{"692662":{"#nid":"692662","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Make-A-Thon Fall 2026","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe Make-A-Thon is a three-day weekend where student Makers are paired with a Need Knower,\u0026nbsp; someone who lives with a real daily challenge, to design and build a working solution, by the end of the weekend.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EHere\u0027s how it works:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EMeet your Need Knower. Teams receive a real problem statement from a member of our community facing a specific daily-living challenge that no off-the-shelf (accessible) product solves.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EDesign \u0026amp; build, together. Over three days, Maker teams brainstorm, prototype, and iterate with mentors and materials on hand to help turn ideas into something real.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EDeliver something that matters. By the end of the weekend, each team hands their Need Knower a working prototype built specifically for them. A solution they can actually use.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003ENo engineering background required just curiosity, creativity, and a willingness to build something for someone who needs it!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EJoin us in Making that Matters!!\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Make-A-Thon is a three-day weekend where student Makers are paired with a Need Knower,\u0026nbsp; someone who lives with a real daily challenge, to design and build a working solution, by the end of the weekend.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Make-A-Thon is a three-day weekend where student Makers are paired with a Need Knower,  someone who lives with a real daily challenge, to design and build a working solution, by the end of the weekend."}],"uid":"36418","created_gmt":"2026-09-17 19:11:30","changed_gmt":"2026-09-17 19:13:08","author":"sgagliano3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2026-10-16T15:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2026-10-16T15:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2026-10-16T15:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2026-10-16 19:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2026-10-16 19:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2026-10-16 19:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"location":"Instructional Center","extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1182","name":"General"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1791","name":"Student sponsored"}],"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:tcreel6@gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETiffany Creel\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}