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= Overview = [http://boom.cornell.edu/ BOOM] (Bits On Our Minds) is 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 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. [[File:Boom2011.png|thumb|Boom2011.png]]

<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/]

[mailto:boom.students@cs.cornell.edu '''<b>boom.students@cs.cornell.edu'''</b>]