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Girish Mururu, 23, a first year masters student in computer science ponders his school work at the G. Wayne Clough Undergraduate Learning Center at Georgia Tech.

Credit: John Spink, jspink@ajc.com

Credit: John Spink, jspink@ajc.com

Girish Mururu, 23, a first year masters student in computer science ponders his school work at the G. Wayne Clough Undergraduate Learning Center at Georgia Tech.


Today's moderator: Rick Badie

Rick Badie joined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution as an education reporter in 1997. A South Georgia native, he's covered the region's immigrant communities, was a feature obituary writer and opinion columnist for the AJC's Gwinnett edition.

Techie.com, a web magazine, recently named Atlanta one of the top 10 emerging tech hubs in 2014. Today, the magazine's editor-in-chief explains why  our region's techie culture is considered one of the nation's most innovative and creative. Meanwhile, an executive with AT&T Mobility writes  about the Metro Atlanta Chamber's new Mobility Task Force.