Advisory: Congressman Johnson Celebrates 4th District App Challenge Winners

DECATUR, GA – On Saturday, February 3 from 1–3 p.m., Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04) is holding his third-annual Congressional App Challenge reception at the Fernbank Science Center as a part of a nationwide program that celebrates bright young minds across the country.

WHO: Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04); Jason Freeman, Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) Professor; Elaine Bryant, Microsoft Partner; Kamal Carter, Fernbank Instructional Specialist; Darnell Washington, Turner Broadcasting; Ryan Kilgore, Cartoon Network; More than 150 registered attendees;  

WHAT: Congressional App Challenge is a competition that allows students to compete against their peers by creating and an “app,” or game for mobile, tablet, or computer devices. It is designed to encourage student participation in computer science and coding. Display and showcase of mobile application and games in the center’s planetarium; Tours of the Fernbank Science Center and planetarium; Presentations for 1st-3rd place winners; For more information on the competition, click here

WHEN: Saturday, February 3, 1-3 PM;

WHERE: Fernbank Science Center, 156 Heaton Park Drive, Atlanta, GA;

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