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MARTA Partners with Tech Community for Yearlong Improvement Initiative
Do you love Atlanta? Want to help make MARTA better? The MARTA Hackathon series is a yearlong strategic technology initiative led by MARTA, Sandbox ATL, Code for Atlanta, HackGT, and other community groups to help create the next great thing in Atlanta transit. It kicks off October 28-29 in Tech Square with a 24-hour hackathon to create new ideas to increase ridership and improve the rider experience.
Tech Square Trading Cards: Batch 1
Tech Square Trading Cards are the latest collecting craze. These digital trading cards are a selection of Tech Square's best and brightest, from students to entrepreneurs, from coders to makers to administrators.
Spotlight: Acivilate
ATDC company Acivilate seeks to improve the way the criminal justice system works, with aims to reduce recidivism rates by better managing privacy rules. Culture, credibility, and connection were just a few of the deciding factors when CEO Louise Wasalewski selected Tech Square for her company’s headquarters.
Spotlight: Southern Company
Southern Company is the Southeast’s largest electric utility, operating in 18 states and serving over 9 million customers. Tech Square is home to Southern Company's Energy Innovation Center. Watch the video to check out their digs and discover what they love about being part of Tech Square.
Hump Day Exchange: Design Driven
Hump Day Exchange is one-part social gathering of the Tech Square community and one-part podcast recording. In episode 3, the topic was "Design Driven," exploring how every interaction we have is influenced by good and bad design. Guests included J Cornelius from Nine Labs, Amanda Rhein from MARTA, and Dave Black from Medicare Pathfinder. Click to open the story and listen to the episode.
Tech Square Intern Academy: Summer Odyssey
The Tech Square Intern Academy was like a jet pack strapped to an internship. Students got to have fun with other interns, meet leaders from a variety of Atlanta companies, and explore different corners of Tech Square and the greater Atlanta community - all while becoming a better person.
Hump Day Exchange: Your Robot Overlords
Hump Day Exchange is one part social gathering of the Tech Square community and one part podcast recording. In episode 2, the topic was "Your Robot Overlords" delving into the intersection of robotics and artificial intelligence. Guests included Barry Clark from SoftWear Automation, Dan McCarley from Gozio, and Keith McGreggor from Georgia Tech. Click to open the story and listen to the episode.
Recess Time: Virtual Reality
Virtual reality (VR) is emerging as one of this year's breakout technologies. See for yourself.
Leisure Sports Olympics 2016
What better way to ease your way back into the work week after the Memorial Day weekend than with a gourmet picnic, cold drinks, and some friendly competition. See the fun and frivolities with your own eyes.
Hump Day Exchange: Life in the Smart City
The Hump Day Exchange is one part social gathering of the Tech Square community and one part podcast recording. In this episode, we explore the topic of "Life in the Smart City" with Jim Stratigos from Cognosos, Matt Foreman, AT&T Smart Cities, and Rohit Malhorta, Center for Civic Innovation. Click on the story to listen to the conversation.
The Secretary of Energy Visits Tech Square
U.S. Secretary of Energy Dr. Ernest Moniz was the third Presidential Cabinet member to tour Tech Square this year and spent time at the Southern Company Energy Innovation Center, met startups like Emrgy, and saw firsthand what makes Tech Square the heart of Atlanta's tech scene.
ATDC Showcase 2016
More than 880 registered to attend the 2016 ATDC Startup Showcase on May 12 — breaking the attendance record set the previous year. And made for a fun after party.