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Brilliant Welcome, Good Eats in the Omni Hotel Atlanta

Brilliant Welcome & Good Eats in the Omni Atlanta, originally uploaded by KenEKaplan.

A crazy week in Atlanta for my first trip to work at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.

We shared stories on blogs, social networks, Twitter, Utterz and video sharing sites to help participating science students and parents follow the excitement and amazing projects from the event.

This was truly one of the most inspiring events I’ve attended in a long time. To see so may young people with the spark in their eye, intelligence in their words and caring in their gestures. The science was out of the world but the students and teachers at the event lifted hope in me that our future is in good hands.

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Robot RoVAAR at Intel ISEF 2008

Robot RoVAAR at Intel ISEF 2008, originally uploaded by KenEKaplan.

This solar powered robot vehicle was one of the many cool things I saw today roaming the floor at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. The RoVAAR, Robotic Vehicle for Automation Application Research is a project by high school senior Brian Michael Cherbak.

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The Action of Atlanta — Young Scientists Compete at ISEF

I packed my bags on Mother’s Day arrived in Atlanta the next evening to meet up with the Intel International Science and Engineering team.

I’ll be meeting some of the 1,500 high school science students who arrived from over 50 countries to compete for big $ and scholarships.  Here are a few stories so far:

Video — Road to Intel ISEF:  Wizkids Worldwide Gather

What They’re Saying on the Road to ISEF

My Gear for ISEF

Let the games begin

Video — First Look at the Action at ISEF

Wired’s GeekDad Coming to ISEF

It’s Tuesday, Day Two…and I’m off to the show.  If you have a favorite science project story — past or present — please share it here.