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DESCRIPTION:Join us for an exciting event titled &quot;Tech Competitions &amp; Start
 up Opportunities&quot; by School of Computing and Informatics\, University of L
 ouisiana at Lafayette. Connect directly with industry leaders and entrepre
 neurs\, and get access to resources that will help you turn your ideas int
 o actual startups.\n\nAbstract: Tony Zanders leads Nexus Louisiana\, the s
 tate&#39;s premier innovation hub and tech incubator based in Baton Rouge. He 
 is coming to share opportunities that could shape your career—and potent
 ially put cash in your pocket.\n\nWhat you&#39;ll learn about:\n• DevDays 
 — A hands-on workshop and competition where students tackle real-world p
 roblems. Yes\, there are prizes.\n• Nexus Technology Cup — Part of ove
 r $180\,000 in cash prizes available through their year-long programming.\
 n• Networking events (Nexus Nights\, Founder Fridays) — Connect direct
 ly with industry leaders and entrepreneurs.\n• Incubator access — Reso
 urces to help you turn your ideas into actual startups.\n\nThe goal? Conne
 ct Louisiana&#39;s brightest minds to Louisiana&#39;s toughest challenges—and cr
 eate pathways for you to build careers and companies right here.\n\nSpeake
 r(s): Tony Zanders\, \n\nRoom: 215\, Bldg: HLF Griffin Hall\, 141 Rex St. 
 \, Lafayette\, Louisiana\, United States\, 70503
LOCATION:Room: 215\, Bldg: HLF Griffin Hall\, 141 Rex St. \, Lafayette\, Lo
 uisiana\, United States\, 70503
ORGANIZER:ashok.polavarapu1@louisiana.edu
SEQUENCE:55
SUMMARY:IEEE Lafayette Section Tech Competitions &amp; Startup Opportunities Ev
 ent
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/537182
X-ALT-DESC:Description: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Join us for an exciting event titled &quot;Tech
  Competitions &amp;amp\; Startup Opportunities&quot; by School of Computing and Inf
 ormatics\, University of Louisiana at Lafayette. &lt;span class=&quot;s14&quot;&gt;Connect
  directly with industry leaders and entrepreneurs\, and get access to reso
 urces that will help you turn your ideas into actual startups.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\
 n&lt;p class=&quot;s20&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s18&quot;&gt;Abstract:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span 
 class=&quot;s14&quot;&gt;Tony Zanders leads &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s19&quot;&gt;Nexus Louisiana&lt;/s
 pan&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s14&quot;&gt;\, the state&#39;s premier innovation hub and tech incub
 ator based in Baton Rouge. He&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s14&quot;&gt; is&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span clas
 s=&quot;s14&quot;&gt; coming to share opportunities that could shape your career&amp;mdash\
 ;and potentially put cash in your pocket.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;s21&quot;&gt;&lt;span
  class=&quot;s19&quot;&gt;What you&#39;ll learn about:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;div class=&quot;s23&quot;&gt;&lt;strong
 &gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s22&quot;&gt;&amp;bull\; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s19&quot;&gt;DevDays&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong
 &gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s14&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;mdash\; A hands-on workshop and competition whe
 re students tackle real-world problems. Yes\, there are prizes.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/di
 v&gt;\n&lt;div class=&quot;s23&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s22&quot;&gt;&amp;bull\; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=
 &quot;s19&quot;&gt;Nexus Technology Cup&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s14&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;mdash\
 ; Part of &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s19&quot;&gt;over $180\,000 in cash prizes&lt;/span&gt;&lt;sp
 an class=&quot;s14&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\;available through their year-long programming&lt;/span&gt;
 &lt;span class=&quot;s14&quot;&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;\n&lt;div class=&quot;s23&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s2
 2&quot;&gt;&amp;bull\; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s19&quot;&gt;Networking events&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span
  class=&quot;s14&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp\;(Nexus Nights\, Founder Fridays)&lt;/strong&gt; &amp;mda
 sh\; Connect directly with industry leaders and entrepreneurs&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span 
 class=&quot;s14&quot;&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;\n&lt;div class=&quot;s23&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s22&quot;&gt;&amp;bu
 ll\; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s19&quot;&gt;Incubator access&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span class=
 &quot;s14&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&amp;mdash\; Resources to help you turn your ideas into actual st
 artups&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;s14&quot;&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;s24&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=
 &quot;s14&quot;&gt;The goal? Connect Louisiana&#39;s brightest minds to Louisiana&#39;s toughes
 t challenges&amp;mdash\;and create pathways for you to build careers and compa
 nies right here.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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