Changes

= Overview = [http://boom.cornell.edu/ BOOM] (Bits On Our Minds)&nbsp;is a<span style="font-size:smaller;"></span>n an annual showcase of student cutting-edge research in digital technology at Cornell University. It is in its 17th year of running and is organized by the Department of Computing and Information Science in collaboration with the College of Engineering. Cornell students present their projects which feature a variety of disciplines in digital technology such as games, robotics, autonomius autonomous vehicles, and smartphone apps. Prizes are awarded to the most creative and innovative projects, and some of the names of the categories are based of the corporate sponsors. BOOM originally started as a simple science fair that only featured Computer Science students. However, it is now an event that promotes large collaboration across many different departments at Cornell University.&nbsp;[[File:Boom2011.png|thumb|Boom2011.png]]

According to Amy Fish, the [http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/2008/03/boom-exhibition-shows-digital-projects-all-over BOOM 2008]<u>&nbsp;]</u>coordinator, BOOM is a "chance to say, 'Congratulations, you've been working hard. We think your project is really fabulous; let's show it off!"&nbsp;

In addition to showcasing the creativity and talent of Cornell students, BOOM is also sponsored by well known and large corporations such as Google and Lockheed Martin who send representatives to the event for scouting and nurturing of talent.[[File:Boom2011.png|thumb]]

A large amount of projects at BOOM originated as class projects. There are many classes at Cornell University that involve the creation and the implementation of digital technologies. This is especially the case in the Information and Computer Science Department where there are classes on video game design and robotics. Cornell University and its faculty recognize the number of creative and exciting projects students work on in class or independently. These class classes help continue the increase in the number of quality projects at BOOM.&nbsp;

<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 16.968000411987305px;">BOOM is free and open to the public. Middle school and High school students and their teachers often attend BOOM. There are special pre-event presentation and showcase sneak peaks available to school groups where they have the opportunity to meet with the Cornell student presenters prior to the general public’s arrival. All BOOM attendees will be able to&nbsp; participate in demonstrations and vote on their favorite project. Last year in BOOM 2013, the Ithaca High School Robotics Club had the opportunity to demonstrate their work before the event. This outreach program gets students excitied about technological innovation even before they are in college.&nbsp;</span></span>

[http://boom.cornell.edu/students-and-faculty/outreach/http://boom.cornell.edu/students-and-faculty/outreach/]

'''Mailing Address[mailto:'''<br/>Venture for America<br/>c/o Eileen Lee<br/>40 West 29th Stboom., Suite 301<br/>New York, NY 10001 '''infostudents@ventureforamericacs.org'''&nbsp; &nbsp; | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;'''(646) 736-6460''' = Resources = [1]&nbsp;[http://ventureforamericacornell.org&nbsp http://ventureforamericaedu boom.org&amp;nbsp]; [2]&nbsp;[http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=7537948&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=DpBX&locale=en_US&srchid=2371142341380851232981&srchindex=7&srchtotal=687&trk=vsrp_people_res_photo&trkInfo=VSRPsearchId%3A2371142341380851232981%2CVSRPtargetId%3A7537948%2CVSRPcmpt%3Aprimary http://wwwstudents@cs.linkedincornell.com/profile/view?id=7537948&amp;authType=NAME_SEARCH&amp;authToken=DpBX&amp;locale=en_US&amp;srchid=2371142341380851232981&amp;srchindex=7&amp;srchtotal=687&amp;trk=vsrp_people_res_photo&amp;trkInfo=VSRPsearchId%3A2371142341380851232981%2CVSRPtargetId%3A7537948%2CVSRPcmpt%3Aprimaryedu]   ''Also see:'' [https://twitter.com/venture4america https://twitter.com/venture4america] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t383l_7-o4o&feature=youtu.be http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t383l_7-o4o&amp;feature=youtu.be]&nbsp;(Andrew Yang @ Georgetown TEDx)

[[Category:ResourcesCornell BOOM]]