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Dear Birck Students.

There is a recently announced West Lafayette Smart City Challenge. This competition is open to students/faculty at U.S. universities and colleges as well as start-ups with fewer than 25 employees. Finalists may secure up to $15,000 to develop their idea and prototype. 

Participants are tasked with developing a scalable IoT solution and/or software application using West Lafayette's IoT infrastructure to improve safety for vulnerable road users in West Lafayette. 

There is an informational webinar on October 20 at 1pm CT/ 2pm ET by the challenge sponsors. Registration is required and the link to sign up is: https://bit.ly/3uQfquO

Any questions can be directed to challenges@us-ignite.org. 

Best regards,

Ali

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