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Newegg Enrolls as Sole Sponsor of Illinois Statewide High School Virtual Hackathon -- hackIMSA
Leading tech online retailer supports computer programming sprint competition, encouraging students’ interests in the sciences CITY OF INDUSTRY,
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nLeading tech online retailer supports computer programming sprint competition, encouraging students’ interests in the sciences\n\n CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nNewegg (NASDAQ: NEGG), a leading global technology e-commerce retailer, today announced its exclusive, sole sponsorship of hackIMSA, a 48-hour virtual Illinois statewide high school hackathon, taking place May 13-15. The hackathon is the first of its caliber in Illinois.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220509005219/en/Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy students, who are members of the Code Society computer science club, pause while organizing hackIMSA, a Newegg-sponsored Illinois statewide virtual high school hackathon, taking place 48 consecutive hours, May 13-15. From left: Anirudh Chari, Blessita Charly, Shria Halkoda and Kevin Huang. (Photo: Business Wire)\nDeveloped and hosted by Code Society, a computer science club at the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA), a top-rated, magnet high school in Aurora, Ill., hackIMSA is a virtual sprint programming competition for computer science students from high schools throughout the state.\n\nThe competition is open to individuals or teams of up to five and runs 48 consecutive hours: beginning at 6 p.m. Central Time on Friday, May 13, and ending at 6 p.m. on Sunday, May 15.\n\nA leading desktop PC, laptop and components retailer, Newegg pursued the competition’s exclusive sponsorship to support Illinois high school students’ interests in computer programming. The company provided Newegg gift cards totaling $5,000 to be distributed among the winning teams at the hackathon’s conclusion.\n\nNewegg also contributed through marketing support and by providing an experienced computer science employee to serve as one of the judges.\n\nFor additional details and to register (Illinois high school students only; registration closes May 13 at noon Central Time) please access this link: https://newegg.io/hackIMSA\n\n“Our club was interested in hosting a statewide, virtual hackathon for high school students because it’s an opportunity to engage our computer science and problem-solving skills in an exciting, challenging 48-hour only competition,” said Anirudh Chari, an event organizer from Code Society at the Illinois Mathematics ...