1998- 2000 DISCOVER Magazine's Awards for Technological Innovation ceremony. The Discover Awards is an annual competition that honors technological innovation developed within the competition year. The Columbus Foundation awards the $100,000 Columbus Foundation Award to a participant who demonstrates a program of ongoing work with specific outcome suggesting that an important discovery will result. The program is operated by DISCOVER Magazine, 114 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10011, Attn: Darlene Cavalier. DISCOVER THE FUTURE - The Future program is accomplished through three separate programs. Bayer/NSF Award for Community Innovation - The Bayer/NSF Award for Community Innovation is a national competition which asks sixth through eighth grade students to identify problems in their communities and solve them using the scientific process. The program is designed to foster curiosity, creativity and critical thinking skills in youth with diverse backgrounds, interests and abilities. The kids work in teams of four. There are ten regional pilot cities around the country Region 1 - Spokane, WA, Region 2 - San Francisco, CA; Region 3 - Kansas City, MO; Region 4 - Minneapolis, MN; Region 5 - Elkhart, IN; Region 6 - Houston, TX, Region 7 - Atlanta, GA; Region 8 - Charleston, SC, Region 9 - Pittsburgh, PA, Region 10 - New York, NY. The teams' entries are reviewed by a regional panel of judges who select three semi-finalist teams from each region. The
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