Georgia AIM Week in Southwest Georgia

On Thursday, October 3, 2024 the Southwest Georgia Regional Commission hosted a Georgia AIM Day at Colquitt County High School as a part of Georgia AIM Week. This event was to promote the work taking place with the grant funds provided through the Georgia Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing (Georgia AIM) in Southwest Georgia.


The Georgia AIM Mobile studio was on site for students to tour demonstration vignettes that offer access and training to Manufacturing 4.0 technologies. The Georgia AIM Mobile Studio is a project under the Georgia AIM grant with the Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs (RICE), the University of Georgia, KITTLABS, and Technologists of Color. About 100 students were able to tour the studio and engage with the tech on board.


Meanwhile, community members were also welcome to tour the mobile studio and view training modules and virtual simulators purchased with Georgia AIM grant funds for teaching and training purposes for the students of Colquitt County High School. The Southwest Georgia Regional Commission, in partnership with the Georgia AIM Grant made available funding for regional high schools through their Career Technical and Agricultural Education programs. Colquitt County High School received funds for an Anatomage Table for their anatomy and allied heath studies, a Fire Emergency Simulator, and a Heavy Equipment Simulator.


A special thank you to Angela Hobby Director of Community Relations for Colquitt County School System and Chad Horne CTAE Director for helping the Regional Commission facilitate this event at the High School.


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