We have received some fantastic submissions! Thank you to everyone who put tremendous effort into their entries. Evaluations for this first round will take place during the week of July 17. We will send out an update on the judges' decisions by close of business, Friday, July 21st.

 

We are very fortunate to welcome some experienced judges to evaluate the ideas we've received. These judges will reference the judging criteria that we've had posted as a resource. Because these judges are experts in their field, they'll also leverage their experience and professional judgement when making their evaluations. Best of luck to all our competitors!

 

 

Meet our judges:

Chelsea (McCullough) Collier
Editor at Large and Managing Partner
Smart Cities Connect

 

David Edmonson
Executive Director
Austin Tech Alliance

 

Belinda Perez
President
Austin Women in Technology Alliance

 

Daniel Lucio
Community Impact Manager
Google Fiber

 

Jesse Rodriguez
Business Process Consultant
Telecommunications and Regulatory Affairs
City of Austin

 

Angela Hanson
Consultant
City of Austin Office of Innovation

 

Scott Turnbull
National Technology Leader
U.S Ignite