MURFREESBORO,
Tenn. — Organizers planning the second Hack-MT computer event at MTSU are
seeking additional groups of tech-savvy college and university entrants for the
Feb. 3-5 event as the Jan. 27 deadline approaches.
So far,
Belmont, Fisk, Regent and Union universities have joined MTSU in registering
for the 36-hour event that brings software developers, visual designers,
programmers and computer science students to the university Science Building.
To
register, visit hackmt.eventbrite.com.
In the
inaugural Hack-MT last year, 270 people registered and more than 200
participated during the weekend. In all, 16 products were developed by teams.
Two of those were funded by MTSU College of Basic and Applied Sciences Dean Bud
Fischer and the teams completed them.
MTSU’s
Department of Computer Science is holding the event in collaboration with Hack
Tennessee and the TN STEM Innovation Network.
First
Tennessee Bank is this year’s presenting sponsor. Other sponsors include
LeanKit, Decision Source Inc., Servpro Industries Inc., Bondware, Caterpillar
Financial and Ingram Book Company.
For more
information, call Chrisila Pettey at 615-898-2397. Pettey is chair of the
computer science department.
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