InfoTech Niagara partners with AT&T for Western New York Civic App Challenge!

published on Tuesday, September 30th, 2014
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The AT&T Western New York Civic App Challenge is a two month virtual hackathon for WNY's most talented computer scientists, software developers and hardware engineers to build products that have the potential to benefit the local community.   To jumpstart the challenge, AT&T, Z80 Labs, and United Way of Buffalo & Erie County will host a free civic app symposium. "Opportunities in Open Data" will take place on Saturday, September 27 at d!g Buffalo (640 Ellicott Street) from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.   Submission deadline is November 10 via the challenge's official website. The awards announcement and winning mobile apps demo is November 20 at d!g.   Prizes totaling $18,000 will be awarded: $10,000 grand prize, $5,000 2nd prize, $3,000 3rd prize.   For more information, visit the challenge's website attwny.hackupstate.com to sign-up.   #ATTWNY is possible due to support from: AT&T University at Buffalo United Way of Buffalo & Erie County State University of New York at Fredonia Hack Upstate Z80 Labs InfoTech Niagara LaunchNY d!g Buffalo

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