February 2020 eNewsletter
Autonomous Transportation and Connected Roads (ATCR) Announces First Round of Seed Grant Funding
The Autonomous Transportation and Connected Roads (ATCR) Seed Grant Program awarded three research projects in its first round of competitive funding. The ATCR is a collaboration between Georgia Tech and external sponsors, including Delta focused on stimulating research into the possible uses and infrastructure needs of autonomous vehicles (AV). Research teams will use Curiosity Lab at Peachtree Corners , which includes a 1.5-mile AV test track as their living lab. 
Lt. Gov. Duncan Appoints GA Innovates Task Force Panel
Building on Georgia's success in growing high-tech businesses, Lt. Gov Duncan has appointed a panel to advise him on making ‘Georgia the Technology Capital of the East Coast’. The panel includes former Georgia Tech President G.P. "Bud Peterson and Debra Lam, Managing Director, Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation at Georgia Tech.
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MetroLab Network Enters Next Phase with 35 Partnerships Between Universities and Local Governments

MetroLab Network says they will deepen their work with universities and local governments to drive research-informed, evidence-based policy and enable data and technology transformation. Georgia Tech is a founding member of MetroLab. 
Smart Community Corps Summer Internship

Deadline for Applications: February 21, 2020

Learn more about this great summer internship opportunity for Georgia Tech undergraduate and graduate students on our website   here   or view our  informational webinar !
GA Smart Webinar Series
On January 24th, John E. Taylor , Frederick Law Olmsted Professor in the School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, presented the 4th installment of our GA Smart Webinar Series entitled: Smart City Digital Twins

View the webinar here !
Upcoming Webinars :
Webinar #5 - Arthi Rao , CRP
Improving Equity Through Smart Community Planning
Past Webinars :
Webinar #1 - Christopher Le Dantec , LMC
Designing the Infrastructures of Digital Civic
Webinar #2 - Ramachandra Sivakumar , CRP
Transforming Today's Cities into Smart Cities - Challenges and Opportunities
Webinar #3 - Kari Watkins , CEE
Using Technology to Transform Multi-Modal Transportation
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GA Smart Spring Workshop - March 26
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