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Students will create concept for a tech product based on a chosen theme.
Sat, Jan 31, 2015 @ 10:00 AM   FREE   Microsoft HQ, 11 Times Square
 
     
 
 
              

  
 
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<P STYLE="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; margin: 0px 0px 10px; line-height: 1.7; color: #383838; font-family: proxima-nova, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">C/I's second hackathon of the year takes place at Microsoft NYC from 10am - 6pm,and we need technology mentorsand project judges who are excited about helping out students think creatively all day long. All students in attendance are a part of our year-long coding program from 12 different schools in the Bronx and Upper Manhattan.</P>
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