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Georgia Tech is seeking projects for the 2022 ACCelerate: ACC Smithsonian Creativity and Innovation Festival in Washington, DC.

The festival serves as a gathering of all institutions included in the Atlantic Coast Conference to celebrate creativity and innovation with a specific focus on science, engineering, arts, and design. It will be held Spring 2022 at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. The 2019 ACCelerate Festival drew over 34,000 visitors. For information on the 2019 ACCelerate Festival, please visit http://acceleratefestival.com/.

Georgia Tech is seeking innovative, trans-disciplinary projects at the intersection of science, engineering, art, design, and technology to showcase at the festival. Faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to submit engaging and compelling projects with supportive media that demonstrate research and/or teaching impacts and have the potential to attract visitors. Projects can include cutting-edge technologies, innovative businesses or ideas, social innovation projects, or interactive installations. Applications will be evaluated based on completion/readiness for large-scale public presentation, suitability for the venue, and potential to actively engage the festival audience. Participating in this national festival provides the opportunity to meet investors, potential collaborators, and interact with a diverse international audience.

Here are Georgia Tech's projects from the 2017 ACCelerate Festival: https://youtu.be/lIoiJQ_tLOc

The deadline for project consideration for the upcoming festival is June 21, 2021. Top Georgia Tech projects will be selected for ACC and Smithsonian review and evaluation in August 2021.

Please read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability.

For more information or any questions, contact Aaron Shackelford at aaron.shackelford@arts.gatech.edu.

Project Name (as it will be published)

Point of Contact for project

Point of Contact email

Project Description

Include significance of the project, what visitors will see and how they will interact with the display and the presenters, all materials used in the project and display, any special lighting, sound, or other display requirements.

Web link for video and/or other project documentation

Each project will be given an 8 x 12 space. Will your project fit into this space?

Yes
No
The project can be adjusted to fit

How much time do you need for set up?
Set up hours will be 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm on Thursday (4/8) and 7:00 am - 9:30 am on Friday (4/9).

How many people will accompany your project? *
Remember you will need to staff your exhibit from 10:00-5:30 Fri-Sun. Allow enough staff for all three days.

Outlet requirements? (Select all that apply) *
Power strips will be up to each project team to provide.

1 or 2 15A 120V standard outlets
240V outlet
both 120V and 240V outlets
None

Does your project have specific power needs beyond standard wall outlets? If so, please describe your specific power needs.

Are there any unusual requirements for your project that we should be aware of?
In order to protect museum objects, please note that no water, open flames, insects, food, chemicals, or gas are allowed.

Please provide any additional supporting documents, web links, photos, etc. that you would like to help us better understand your project.