Inaugural UIDEA Alumni Gathering

Light Bulb Glasses with Caption: Inaugural UIDEA Alumni Gathering
Light Bulb Glasses with Caption: Inaugural UIDEA Alumni Gathering

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Guests mingling at UIDEA Alumni Gathering

Guests mingling at UIDEA Alumni Gathering

Guests mingling at UIDEA Alumni Gathering

Guests mingling at UIDEA Alumni Gathering

Guests testing their Esports skills with UIDEA Team Illini Esports

Whiteboard messages for teams

Guests mingling at UIDEA Alumni Gathering

Whiteboard messages for teams

Guests mingling at UIDEA Alumni Gathering

Whiteboard messages for teams

Chatterbox members representing the rest of their team

Photo of Pixo staff and Ngage Now team members

GrayKea members

Guests during team pitch updates

Illini Esports special guests

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