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Congressional App Challenge Schedule of Events Monday, Tuesday RSVP: #HouseOfCode

Today and tomorrow close to 100 student winners of the Congressional App Challenge will be honored in Washington, DC. One team from Representative Susan Davis’ district paid their own travel expenses by starting a GoFundMe campaign that got a little help from the below spot on local ABC News Channel 10.

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Watch this 10News story about three Grossmont High School juniors who won 1st Place in The Congressional App Challenge. They started a GoFundMe campaign to pay for the trip to Washington.
Below is a schedule of events surrounding #HouseOfCode and these inspiring student coders. We hope you can make the #HouseOfCode reception tomorrow.SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Monday April 3

WHAT:     #HouseOfCode – Student Welcome Reception
WHEN:     5:30 – 7:30 PM, Monday, April 3
WHERE:  Amazon Office, Washington, DC
Tuesday, April 4

WHAT:     Panel: “Computer Science, Coding, and Beyond: Career Options in the Tech Community”
WHEN:     9:30 – 10:50 PM, Tuesday, April 4
WHERE:  Microsoft Offices, Washington, DC
WHO:       Austin Carson (TechFreedom. Formerly on the Hill), Rachel Bittner (Spotify, NYU. Formerly NASA), Clara Tsao (Presidential Innovation Fellow), Matt Legend (CEO of Legend. Formerly Google)

WHAT:     Student Viewing of U.S. Capitol Apps Display
WHEN:     12:30 – 4:00 PM, Tuesday, April 4
WHERE:  U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, DC

WHAT:      #HouseOfCode – Demo Day and Reception
WHEN:     4:30 – 7:30 PM, Tuesday, April 4
WHERE:  Rayburn Foyer, Washington, DC
RSVP:      https://houseofcode.splashthat.com/

  • Rhianon Anderson, Executive Director, Congressional App Challenge
  • Rep. Bob Goodlatte (VA-06), Co-Chair of the Internet Caucus, Inaugural CAC Co-Chair
  • Rep. Anna G. Eshoo (CA-18), Co-Chair of the Internet Caucus, Inaugural CAC Co-Chair
  • Rep. Ed Royce (CA-39), Co-Chair of the 2016 Congressional App Challenge
  • Rep. Seth Moulton (MA-06), Co-Chair of the 2016 Congressional App Challenge

The 2016 CAC was made possible by the generous support of our sponsors: Amazon Web Services, Capital One, Intel, Microsoft, the United Parcel Service, CA Technologies, and the Business Software Alliance.

For more information about #HouseOfCode, please visit: https://houseofcode.splashthat.com/
For more information about the Congressional App Challenge and the student winners, please visit our website.