The University of South Florida’s Invention Convention Florida state program in partnership with USF Research & Innovation and the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame proudly announce that Daniel Park, an 11th-grade student from Hillsborough County, Florida, has made history as the first Floridian to win the Best in Show award at the prestigious Invention Convention Americas 2024 competition, which featured over 130 finalists, selected from more than 178,000 participants, who were judged by a panel of 30 international experts.