Undergraduate and graduate students from across Illinois will converge at the Illinois Tech Idea Shop on Friday, February 24 and Saturday, February 25 for Code for the Kids, the Hackathon. We will be hacking the development of a secure peer-to-peer platform for Illinois foster families. We are producing this event in collaboration with Illinois DCFS and Illinois DoIT. Registration is open on Eventbrite. Learn more at www.codeforthekids.com.

This event is being produced in partnership with the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services and the Illinois Department of Technology and Innovation. It will be a great networking event for technologists interested in opportunities in the governmental sector.